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September
Galtere is raising about $1 billion for a private equity fund to invest in production facilities for agricultural commodities
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August
The US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has acquired a 10% equity stake in Chile’s Central Shares Depository
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IPC Systems today announced that GFI Group has implemented IPC’s IQ/MAX trading solution
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Refractory producer, Magnesita Refratários, has appointed Deutsche Bank
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Credit Suisse is planning to launch a $1 billion fund specializing in emerging market debt
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Chile is planning a new derivative law changes
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Invesco has launched the Invesco Latin American Equity Fund
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BM&FBovespa has appointed Itau Unibanco to structure an exchange-traded fund
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July
The Carlyle Group and Banco do Brasil have jointly set up a new fund
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BNY Mellon has appointed Juan Morales as president and general manager of the corporate trust business in Mexico
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BBVA, the Spanish banking group, has made a strategic decision to become a global banking group
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Peru’s central bank will increase the limit on overseas private pension funds’ investments to 30% from 28%
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The Chilean government is planning new laws to govern different types of financial funds to simplify the legal framework
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June
BM&FBovespa has chosen Citigroup’s Brazilian unit to manage the trading of receipts representing global companies
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J.P.Morgan Chase is in talks to buy a Brazilian hedge fund and private equity group
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The Peruvian central bank has raised the limit on foreign investments made by the nation’s private pension funds
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Hedge funds are increasingly turning their attentions to emerging markets in their search for alpha and are using equity swaps to mitigate the risk, a new report says
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BNP Paribas Securities has opensend a Brazilian office
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Clearstream and Brazilian central securities depository, CETIP, have signed a deal to jointly develop
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Morgan Stanley has started cash equity trading for securities listed on the BM&F Bovespa Exchange via direct market access (DMA) and algorithmic strategies
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Liquidnet members will be able to trade Mexican equities using its platform
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JP Morgan has been named as the depositary bank by Hypermarcas
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Chile bourse is developing a securities clearing house to attract more foreign investors
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May
The Santiago Stock Exchange and UK-listed trading technology company, Fidessa, have signed an agreement, which will allow exchange members direct electronic access to Chile’s bourse
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is planning a $5-6 billion infrastructure fund.
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Invesco Perpetual is planning to roll out a Latin American investment trust.
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Earth Capital Partners is planning to invest in timber plantations in Latin American countries
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Peru pension fund AFP Integra, is looking to allocate more of its $7.5 billion of assets abroad in emerging markets.
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Rothschild has been terminated by the New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) as smid-cap equity manager.
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April
Allianz Global Investors is planning to roll out a Brazilian open ended investment company.
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WisdomTree is rolling out nine ETFs on the Mexican stock exchange.
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Mexico’s private pension funds have more than $1bn to commit to new sectors, such as infrastructure, real estate and private equity
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Brazil’s Plural Capital is set to roll out three offshore funds
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Standard Chartered announced today that the Brazilian Central Bank has given Standard Chartered Brazil final authorisation for the bank to begin investment banking operations there.
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Citigroup has rolled out a global operating platform especially for hedge funds.
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Putnam Investments has rolled out a global equity fund of funds, which will offer exposure to all sectors in the MSCI World Index.
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Banco Modal will set up a $1 billion private equity fund to invest in energy assets
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Advent International has closed a $1.65 billion private equity fund in Latin America
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Morgan Stanley has set up a hedge fund office in Sao Paulo.
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March
Legg Mason affiliate, Batterymarch Financial Management, believes emerging markets have excellent economic staying power and that valuations show no signs of an emerging markets bubble.
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Global regulators, working under the guidance of the Bank of International Settlements, have proposed measures for securities financing and derivatives trading.
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Global regulators, working under the guidance of the Bank of International Settlements, have proposed measures for securities financing and derivatives trading.
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Colombian pension fund, Proteccion, is looking to invest $1.3 billion in private equity by 2012
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F&C is combining two of its core capabilities - emerging market equities and sustainable investment – by launching a new strategy that will give investors access to the growth potential of emerging economies.
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J.P. Morgan is to launch an investment trust focusing on Brazil.
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Buyout firms are poised to spend $9 billion in Brazil on everything from infrastructure to oil exploration
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February
Mexico’s pension funds will acquire a $200 million stake in a fund investing in private equity.
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Cielo has appointed Deutsche Bank as depositary bank for the sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme.
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HSBC Mutual Fund will roll out an open-ended fund of fund schemes in India
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Jefferies has hired a new senior international equity trader responsible for the LatAm region
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The Venezuelan Securities Commission is introducing stricter rules for brokers and stock exchanges
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January
Brazil's regulator has taken measures to boost currency risk supervision
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The central bank of Brazil is making changes to its clearing rules
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has been selected by RMK Timberland Group to provide custody, fund administration and shareholder services for a Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) in Luxembourg.
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Macquarie Group has launched a $408 million Mexican infrastructure fund in Mexico, with Mexico’s infrastructure fund, Fonadin, and seven Mexican pension funds.
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Advance Emerging Capital has started a Brazilian equities fund, in partnership with Rio de Janeiro-based Leblon Equities Gestao de Recursos
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The equity market rally that began in March 2009 will continue in 2010, but the market’s rise will be less steep than last year.
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The North American markets are hotly contested by the biggest players but further south the focus is on the developing markets where local players also get a look in.
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