Latin America: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis
Latest news and analysis of pensions, asset management, regulation and trends in Latin America from our award-winning journalists.
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NewsVelliv invests in World Bank’s Amazon Reforestation-Linked Bond
Danish pension fund says principal-protected bond aligns well with its environmental, social priorities
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NewsInstitutional investors see geopolitical bad actors as 2024 economic threat
Institutional investors have ‘good reason for concern’ as the geopolitical landscape is looking ‘less stable going into 2024’, says Natixis research
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market debt: Corporates struggle to sway bond investors
There are mixed views about the prospects for emerging corporate debt, despite the sound fundamentals
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Alecta says $75m blue bond investment meets sustainability, risk/return needs
Bond will enable Belize to refinance existing debt at lower cost, releasing $180m earmarked for marine preservation, says Swedish pension fund
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging Market Debt: Populism battles ESG in Latin America
Many policies championed by populist leaders in Latin America are in direct conflict with the ESG goals of global investors
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AP7, KLP join retailers in urging Brazil to throw out Amazon bill
Proposed law would “encourage further land grabbing and widespread deforestation”, says Norwegian pension fund
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Asset Class ReportsBrazil’s allure defies negative signals
Latin America’s largest economy continues to hold the interest of investors despite its poor showing on COVID, the economy and politics
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Tyne and Wear pension fund shares in $62.5m class action payout
Preliminary approval given to settlement with Chilean mining company
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NewsBrazil ministers meet investors to discuss deforestation fears
Meeting follows open letter backed by many heavyweight investors
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ATP resorts to DKK13m divestment after Mexican mining giant fails to engage
Danish pension fund’s fundamental preference is engagement, says ESG chief
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PRI hits 500th asset owner signatory ‘milestone’ with Colombian fund
70% of the signatories are investment managers
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Institutional investors’ delegation to visit tailings dam communities
Investors hearing ‘radically divergent’ accounts of disasters and follow-up action
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APG, LGIM support efforts to halt deforestation in Brazil
Investors signed statement of support after global companies called for buy-side backing
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PKA invests DKK250m in Latin America, Africa micro-loans
CEO Damgaard Jensen says investment combines several of PKA’s key goals
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Joseph Mariathasan: Argentina’s 100-year bond
Are backers of the South American country’s ultra-long-term government debt being wise or foolish?
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Joseph Mariathasan: Venezuela – is the risk priced in?
Venezuela may be a mess, but what counts is whether asset prices reflect the risks
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NewsUK public fund to sue Chilean chemicals company
Tyne & Wear pension scheme claims losses of $4.4m due to ‘securities violations’
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Latin America best placed to meet global 2°C energy target: S&P
Despite a high carbon footprint, Latin American equities also offer high exposure to renewables
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IFRS rejects call for guidance on foreign-currency discounting
Committee recommends use of judgement when discounting using thinly-covered bond markets
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AP1, Bpf AVH among investors settling with Brazil's Petrobras
Investors settle with oil company following bribery, fraud scandal
