Peru’s pension system is growing exponentially, leaving managers scrambling for investment options. Infrastructure investments, foreign assets and a deeper equity market may help.
Category: 2011 September / October
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Betting on Sustainability
Investing in sustainability can be costly, but companies that do tend to outperform the index. The new M&E LatinFinance Sustainability Index (Brazil) proves the point.
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Running for Cover
Mexico’s Congress looks set to pass covered bond legislation. The move will create a whole new asset class for the local market and may rejuvenate mortgage funding.
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Brazilian Skirmishes
M&A activity in 2011 continued to outpace last year in terms of sheer number of deals, although total dollar size for the year has shrunk. Through August 19, 1,021 deals […]
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Safe-Haven Status
Mexico’s sovereign local currency debt has never been more popular, but this has done little to help further develop the local corporate debt markets.
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Catching Up
LatAm infrastructure spending is lagging behind emerging market peers. Private sector investments may take up the slack, but are governments doing enough?
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Shifting Gears
Rising sales figures in Mexico’s automotive industry are drawing new investment in production while one of the country’s largest parts manufacturers is readying its own growth spurt.
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Clearing the Way
The easing of cross-border clearing and settlement in LatAm has gone hand in hand with regional integration. Is a centralized system the next step?
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Something Real
Reasons to buy global real-denominated bonds abound, but will risk aversion scare foreign investors away from this asset class? Yields may be too tempting to resist.
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Coming to a Standstill
New issuance prospects in August appeared as dim as they had at any time since the 2008-2009 financial crisis. With markets shedding value across the globe, investors started to question […]