Category: 1999

Regional Equity, Open End MK Panamerika. One-Year Return: -15.13%. Advisor: Michael KepplerMK Panamerika’s rather unique approach to investing in Latin America avoided it from losing far less than its peers […]

ECONOMICS Moderated by Ashwin Vasan, Oppenheimer Asset Management Neil Dougall, Dresdner Kleinwort BensonLike most economists, Neil Dougall forsees a sharp contraction in Brazil’s GDP this year, by around 4.5%. The […]

How has the Latin American custody business been affected by the regional economic uncertainty? On March 4, 1999, a group of custody officials met in New York to discuss this and other issues, such as clearance and settlement procedures, securities lending and proxy voting.

Regional Equity, Open End Latinvest Fund. Seven-Year Risk Adj. Return: 36.6%. Manager: Peter GruberPeter Gruber, whose Latinvest fund ranks on top of the regional equity funds for seven-year returns, frequently […]

Minority shareholders are beginning to challenge the historical disregard for their rights in Latin America.

LatinFinance presents its yearly review of the top investment managers in Latin America, based on one-,three-,five- and seven year returns provided by Standard & Poor’s. In the wake of last year’s rollercoaster markets, however, S&P is judging funds not simply on total returns, but is also taking volatility into account by using the sharpe ratio as its principal criterion. Categories include debt and equity as well as regional and country funds.

Regional Equity, Open End Regis Global Equity. Three-Year Risk Adj. Return: 30.57%. Manager: Alejandro Silveyra (See winner for regional equity, open end, for five-year category). Regional Equity, Closed End Latin […]

French banks gave been blessed by their relatively low exposure to Latin America. But that doesn’t mean they are shying away from the region.

Veteran emerging markets player Mark Mobius argues in favor of a single currency for Latin America.