Negative Rates Have Overstayed Their Welcome

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Los tipos de interés negativos han dejado de ser bienvenidos
CC-BY-SA-2.0, FlickrPhoto: T-Mizo. Negative Rates Have Overstayed Their Welcome

Low rates are a problem. An article las week in The Wall Street Journal notes that more than $8 trillion of sovereign debt now trades at negative rates. But negative rates have now overstayed their welcome, and policymakers need to consider the unintended consequences.

This problem is something the Federal Reserve is already aware of, though it is unclear if other central banks are too, points out Kathleen Gaffney, Co-Director of Diversified Fixed Income, and Henry Peabody, Diversified Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Eaton Vance, in the company´s blog.

Both belive that there was a time for emergency measures. While the global economy is not out of the woods, and an adjustment to higher rates would be painful for a few groups, marginally higher rates would likely be a positive at this point. However, explain the managers, this would require central bankers to admit that they are not central planners and there are limits to monetary policy.

“When global central banks began their march to zero, it was well-intentioned. Lower rates spur investment and increased money supply lead to inflationary pressures as the cost of capital is reduced. But something has changed. It’s unclear what precise threshold was crossed, but incentives and risks have shifted. This brought with it unintended consequences that outweigh the benefits of 0% rates”, say.

The cost of capital is artificially low and distorting the capital markets. Corporations, at least partially at the behest of the short-term nature of many shareholders, began to embrace the low risk-adjusted return by buying back their own shares. So yes, an extended period of emergency monetary policy has benefitted some.

However, Gaffney and Peabody highlights that this has come at the expense of savers. “Savers have been forced out of bonds and into equities in order to pick up lost return. Now, the volatility in the equity market has an outsized impact on psychology and, perhaps, spending. The impact on savers has been so severe that many are highlighting the ironic and sad increase in “liabilities” associated with low returns; attaining goals is that much harder”.

According to the experts, the Fed (and other central banks) would be well-served to increase rates and generate both a more meaningful cost of capital, as well as improve income for savers. Higher rates would likely ease the pressure on consumers, allowing them to spend. This, along with well needed infrastructure spending and fiscal expansion could lead to a greater demand for credit. Higher rates would be supported by fundamentals. A higher rate would also be an affirmation of growth, and would also likely bring a focus back to long term projects and capital expenditure.

This thinking, along with relative value, is behind Eaton Vance positioning in commodity related credit as well as currencies that will benefit from the combination of supportive policy and private capital inflow, and away from interest rate risk.

“The adjustment to get to higher rates will potentially be painful for some, particularly those expecting a low volatility world to persist. Capital will likely flow toward sectors of the market that offer a cushion against higher rates, and credit with improving fundamentals”, they conclude.

 

How Important is the Valuation of High-quality Companies?

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¿Cómo de importante es la valoración a la hora de incorporar una empresa de alta calidad en la cartera?
CC-BY-SA-2.0, FlickrPhoto: Lucas Hayas. How Important is the Valuation of High-quality Companies?

Does the valuation of a high ROIC company matter? If Q1 companies have typically outperformed, is there any benefit to also selecting cheaper companies, or should we simply remain agnostic to stock valuation?

According to Investec experts, they prefer to use free cash flow (FCF) yield as their valuation metric as it captures the cash-generating power of the business, rather than the income statement profits, which are based on accrual accounting and are more vulnerable to manipulation by management. Moreover, the FCF yield better reflects the available cash that can be reinvested into a business for future growth, or returned to investors.

The next graph prepared by Investec shows that valuation does matter, and is more important for companies with low ROIC (those in Q4). The highest return at the individual stock level appears to be achieved by investing in companies with a high ROIC and FCF yield. Historically, investing in these companies has provided outperformance of 3.8% per annum. Meanwhile, investing in the most expensive companies with a Q1 ROIC has typically resulted in modest underperformance of 1.2%. Importantly, this analysis takes no account of the final ROIC of the company like the prior charts, and does not, therefore, assess the sustainability of high returns.
 

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“We believe in exercising caution when operating in these areas of the market. A combination of high ROIC and seemingly cheap valuation can imply the market is anticipating a structural problem with the company’s business model, often meaning that returns have a high probability of fading fast. In this scenario you need a fundamental understanding of the inner workings of the company’s business model to properly assess the sustainability of returns. In our experience, we rarely find such an opportunity that is attractive on a risk-adjusted basis over a long-term investment horizon,” says Investec.

Alternatively, they suggest, to purchase a stock with a Q4 FCF yield, “we require the business model to be impeccable with structural trends that mean we are compensated with above average growth and limited uncertainty. Again, these types of opportunities tend to be few and far between. Lofty valuations are often caused by market over-exuberance around future growth, resulting in long-term underperformance. Consequently, we select moderately valued companies with a high ROIC that we believe can be maintained over the long term.”

Implications for portfolio construction
To generate outperformance they aim to construct a portfolio for their Investec Global Franchise Strategy that, in aggregate, maintains a Q1 ROIC. Figure 7 tracks the Investec Global Franchise Strategy’s ROICs against the median quartiles for the market and shows that this aim has been met for almost the entire lifespan of the strategy. “We believe this is a positive indicator for its future performance, as we have confidence that the companies that make up this portfolio have competitive advantages to maintain their current high returns. Crucially, this confidence is based on our detailed bottom-up analysis of these companies and an assessment that their ROICs are sustainable over the long term.”
 

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“Valuation plays an important role in our investment process. Although we believe that quality companies deserve a premium valuation, we are not willing to include overpriced stocks in our portfolios. For us, investing in high-quality companies only makes economic sense if FCF yields are superior to long-term bond yields. This comparison comes from the stable and consistent cashflow generation of these companies, many of which have bond-like characteristics,” they conclude.

Schroders Enters into Market for SME Direct Lending Through a Partnership with NEOS Business Finance

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Schroders entra en el mercado de financiación directa para pymes y nombra responsable de Marketing para EMEA
CC-BY-SA-2.0, FlickrPhoto: Moyan Brenn. Schroders Enters into Market for SME Direct Lending Through a Partnership with NEOS Business Finance

Schroders today announces that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Dutch direct lending firm NEOS Business Finance. Schroders has acquired a 25 per cent. stake in the business.

Launched in 2012, NEOS Business Finance provides institutional investors access to an alternative debt financing platform for Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company has developed an approach to give SMEs access to small to medium size loans through a standardised issuance and loan terms process.

NEOS Business Finance will provide investment advisory services to Schroders in connection with the management of investment funds of Schroders’ clients investing in SME financing.

NEOS Business Finance has an extensive network and broad client base. To date, NEOS Business Finance has launched one investment fund funded by two large Dutch pension funds. In addition NEOS Business Finance works with the largest Dutch bank ABN Amro to source SMEs in need of financing. This complements Dutch government policy which encourages pension funds and other institutions to actively participate in local economies.

Philippe Lespinard Co-Head of Fixed Income at Schroders said: “Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe are increasingly looking to obtain debt financing from non-bank lenders. Part of this trend is explained by the decreasing supply of credit in that space by commercial banks who face increasingly onerous capital requirements on loans perceived as risky by regulators and supervisors. On the demand side, borrowers expect faster approval times and lower collateral requirements than afforded by banks’ traditional processes and systems. These conflicting trends open up a space for non-bank actors to provide growth financing to SMEs on simpler and faster terms.”

Repurchasing Confidence: The Potential Benefits Of Stock Buybacks

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Los datos demuestran que las empresas con programas de recompra de acciones superan al mercado a largo plazo
CC-BY-SA-2.0, FlickrPhoto: Susanne Nilsson. Repurchasing Confidence: The Potential Benefits Of Stock Buybacks

There’s no substitute for a well-run company with solid fundamentals, steady earnings growth and a seasoned management team. But investors in even the most profitable firms are always looking to add value. Two commonly used methods for bolstering corporate shareholder value are dividends and stock buybacks.

A company may decide to repurchase outstanding stock for many reasons — to telegraph confidence in the company’s financial future, return cash to investors in a tax-efficient manner (shareholders typically pay taxes on dividends) or simply to reduce the number of shares outstanding. In some cases, buying back shares just makes good financial sense – particularly when a company’s stock is trading at a discount, explains Thomas Boccellari, Fixed Income Product Strategist at Invesco.

A positive buyback performance track record

For these same reasons, investors may wish to consider companies with a propensity for repurchasing shares. A company stock repurchase is like reinvesting a dividend without incurring taxes.

“Consider also that the shares of companies that repurchase stock have tended to outperform and exhibit lower volatility than the broader market. In fact, studies show that buyback announcements have historically led to a 3% jump in stock price on average, and that the subsequent average buy-and-hold return over four years was 12%” points out the strategist.

And he adds, “the chart below shows the dollar amount of share buybacks for companies within the S&P 500 Index since 2004, as well as the performance of the NASDAQ US BuyBack Achievers Index relative to the S&P 500 Index. A rising orange line indicates that the NASDAQ US BuyBack Achievers Index (BuyBack Index) outperformed the S&P 500 Index; when the orange line is falling, the BuyBack Index underperformed the S&P 500 Index”.

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So, according to the expert, while past performance is not a guarantee of future results, you can see that when the dollar amount of buybacks increased, as shown by the purple line, the stock of companies that repurchased shares (as measured by the BuyBack Index) generally outperformed the S&P 500 Index. Conversely, when the dollar amount of buybacks decreased, the stock of companies that bought back shares generally underperformed the broader market.

The benefits of international buyback shares

While stock buybacks have long been popular as a means of returning cash to shareholders in the US, they are also gaining favor internationally ­— particularly in Japan and Canada, poins out.

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“Investing in international companies with a history of buying back outstanding shares offers the added advantage of international exposure — including geographic diversification and, in some cases, more attractive valuations than US-based companies. With both interest rates and stock valuations currently low, I believe international companies will increasingly view share repurchases as a sound investment proposition and a means of enhancing shareholder value”, concludes.

The PowerShares International BuyBack Achievers Portfolio tracks the NASDAQ International BuyBack Achievers Index and provides diversified exposure to international companies that repurchase their own shares.

Why Do Chileans Invest in Chile? Should We Follow Their Example?

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¿Por qué los chilenos invierten en Chile? ¿Deberíamos seguir su ejemplo?
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Luis Felipe Céspedes, Minister for Economy, Development, and Tourism of the Republic of Chile, shared his overview on the current situation of “the most competitive economy in Latin America,” its optimistic forecasts and investment opportunities in the country –which was placed 35th in the Global Competitiveness Index– for the more than 200 participants in the World Strategic Forum. We had a chance to interview him after his speech at the event held in Miami last week.

Céspedes attributes the success of this Southerneconomy on the strength of four key elements: its institutions and the communication between them, the macroeconomic framework, the financial system and the commitment to the country’s openness and global integration. “We need to generate savings which will later be invested,” he said, referring to the financial system, adding that the vocation of integration with the economy of the rest of the world is not only governmental but a commitment of the country.

The reality is that Chilean investors represent a tiny part of the capital which the wealth management industry manages in Miami, since, say the experts, Chile presents conditions of security, stability, and opportunities for investment which are rare in the region. The Minister agrees and explains that the process of internationalization of companies, the strong growth of the economy, and its openness made it very attractive to invest in Chile. To this we must add that the government recently carried out a tax reform plan that included a capital repatriation plan, with a preferential tax rate of 8% so that fortunes held offshore would be returned to the country.

Chilean investors who wish to seize the opportunities offered by foreign instruments can do so without major difficulties, contrary to what happens in other economies in the region. According to a report by ALFI, the Association of the Luxembourg Funds Industry, of the 100 most international fund managers in the world, 57 have their products registered in Chile. And according to a study by Global Pension Assets Study, published by Willis Towers Watson, Chile is the market where the volume of pension fund assets under management grew the most globally, according to CAGR figures over the last 10 years (in local currency), up to 18%.

Cespedes insists that “the growth of the Chilean economy is due to its own engines” even though it “benefits when neighboring countries do well”. With a GDP of $ 22,972 (ppp), and a net public debt with a surplus of 3% of GDP, the minister explained that the state budget is consistent with the long-term forecasts, so that, for example, “this year we have adjusted our budgets to the lower copper prices and its long-term forecasts”. Unemployment is at around 6%, inflation fluctuates between 3 and 4%, and growth forecast for this year stands at 2%.

Challenges

The great challenge is to increase productivity; that is difficult partly because the Chilean labor force is very small -half of that in the OECD countries- and its economy is concentrated in several, but limited sectors. In this respect, the government has set several objectives: to generate diversification, attract investors, establish policies to improve competitiveness and provide opportunities for innovation.

Mining

One of the country’s great talents and major industries is mining. Chile is the largest copper producer in the world and accounts for 30% of world reserves of a mineral which represents 60% of its exports, 20% of revenues in the state coffers through taxes, generates 11% of all employment and accounts for 13% of the country’s GDP. The question is can copper play a new role in the development of the Chilean economy?

“We have to attract investments”

It’s complicated, but doable. At least, that’s what is deduced from the optimistic speech of this finance professional, and from the policy stating that “we have to attract investments” in order to improve technology and innovation, the connection between demand and providers, care for the environment, and develop the production process to adapt it to global needs, promoting exports of other, already manufactured, copper-related products.

Opportunities

Following the fall of oil prices and the sharp rise in energy prices, the government took action: “Since 2013, the government has reduced the price of energy by 40% and investment in the energy sector is now greater than that allocated to copper. We have attracted new investors to the energy sector,” the satisfied Minister for the Economy pointed out.

According to the minister, opportunities currently lie in mining development, sustainable tourism, healthy food, construction, creative economy, the fishing and fish farming sector, technology, and health services.

“The five largest companies in the world did not exist 20 years ago, however, the 10 largest Chilean corporations are all more than 20 years old,” he says, convinced that the key is to attract innovative minds.

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Luis Felipe Céspedes Cifuentes is Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of the Republic of Chile. He previously held various positions in the Central Bank of Chile, the last as Director of Research; he was chief economist adviser to the finance ministry, a professor at several universities, both in Chile and in the United States, and author of numerous publications on monetary, fiscal, and currency exchange policies.

Revenge of the Bonds – Why a US Inflation Scare is Looming

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“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair” – Sam Ewing (baseball player)

According to Aneet Chachra and Steve Cain from Henderson, discussing inflation far too often devolves into a cage match between the “deflation forever” team versus the “hyper-inflation is coming” camp. The former has gained the upper hand with ECB President Mario Draghi pushing through a comprehensive easing package while Google searches for “helicopter money” are surging.  However, based on recent economic data and the stabilization in commodities, a moderate pickup in inflation is more likely ahead. Meanwhile, the US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) market appears to systematically underestimate future inflation due to structural reasons. Thus, bond markets and the Federal Reserve could be “behind the curve” necessitating two or more rate hikes in 2016 with a knock-on effect on medium-term yields. This is not a call for persistent, surging inflation, but rather a view that fixed income markets are overly optimistic in disregarding the risks of higher inflation.

February headline consumer price inflation (CPI) in the US was just +1.0% year-over-year (YoY), however core CPI (which excludes food & energy) rose +2.3% YoY, its highest reading since 2008. This wide differential was mainly due to lower commodity prices, especially crude oil which fell -32% YoY through February 2016. However, the March 2016 decline is much smaller at -20% YoY, and the futures curve projects that oil’s year-over-year change will turn positive during the fourth quarter of 2016.

Another deflationary force has been the rising US dollar which gained 20% over the last two years, reducing the cost of imported goods. But the year-over-year change for the dollar index just turned negative for the first time since mid-2014. This will gradually make imports more expensive for US consumers, although with a typical lag of 6-12 months.

Importantly, lower unemployment is finally driving higher wages with companies passing on some of the post-crisis profit margin expansion to employees. Fourteen US states have raised their minimum wage in 2016, with California (the most populous state) poised to further increase its minimum from $10/hour to $15/hour over the next five years. Labour markets have recovered not just in the US and the UK, but the unemployment rate in Japan is below pre-crisis levels. European unemployment remains elevated but has been improving since 2013.

Given all the above factors are widely known – why do TIPS still only forecast annual inflation of about 1.6% over the next decade? Perhaps TIPS prices are biased. There is an argument that TIPS should be expensive relative to nominal bonds as they are one of the few ways to directly hedge inflation risk.

But the available evidence since TIPS were launched in 1997 shows the exact opposite. Even with fairly benign inflation over the last 20 years, realized 5-year and 10-year inflation has averaged above TIPS-implied forecasts at issuance. The average gap has been about 0.35% per year ie. TIPS buyers have generally outperformed nominal bondholders.
 

Despite their valuable inflation protection qualities, why have TIPS historically been under-priced? Two reasons stand out. The first is their liquidity is poor relative to regular US bonds – traders joke the acronym really stands for “Totally Illiquid Pieces of Stuff”. Secondly, inflation expectations are often highly correlated to equity market moves particularly during large sell-offs. Hence TIPS do not provide the diversification to risk portfolios that other bonds do.

The generally negative correlation of nominal treasuries offer significant hedging benefits and are likely expensive to reflect this “crisis alpha” value – especially in the era of Risk Parity funds. Thus nominal treasuries are overvalued, TIPS are undervalued, and both distortions artificially compress the implied inflation rate forecast. An alternative measure that uses nominal 10-year yields minus trailing 12-month core CPI shows that real US 10-year rates are currently near 30-year lows of -0.5% per annum.
 

An interesting historical precedent is the 1985-1988 period when oil prices collapsed from above $30/barrel in late 1985 to below $10/barrel in 1986 pushing inflation lower. However, starting in 1987 (see black line below) a gradual rebound in oil prices drove a spike in CPI. This led to several Fed rate hikes and a significant selloff in US treasuries, with bond yields rising from 7% to above 9% within six months. 

“Although we are unlikely to see a bond selloff quite as severe as 1987 given sluggish world growth and low yields globally, fixed income markets appear to be ruling out even a modest spike in rates.  We should also not underestimate the highly stimulatory effects of cheap energy on importing nations where offsetting shale oil industries do not overwhelm them – eg. the Eurozone and Japan.  Remarkably, Fed funds futures are only pricing in one rate hike this year, while US 10-year yields have fallen about 30bps in the last five months despite a concurrent 40bps rise in core CPI. Stronger inflation data and consequently a rise in bond yields appear to be an underappreciated risk,” they conclude.

Source: Bloomberg, as at 30 March for all data, unless otherwise stated.
 

Now Is The Time To Flock To Asian Equities, Says Pinebridge Investments

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Asia ex Japan equities are set to benefit from the second wave of the “flying geese” economic model, according to global asset manager PineBridge Investments.

In its most recent whitepaper: Why it’s Time Time to Flock to Asian Equities, PineBridge Investments explains that as developing markets move up the value-chain, long-term investment themes across the region are emerging, including increasing  demand for premium goods and services in sectors including healthcare, media, tourism and telecommunications.

Wilfred Son Keng Po, Portfolio Manager, Asia ex Japan Equities at PineBridge Investments, says:  “The dynamic we’re now seeing is that ambitious and well-managed companies in Asia are being buoyed by progressive population trends, increased wealth, better education and social welfare, and supportive government policies for innovation and entrepreneurship. We believe this new trend offers equity investors significant potential in the years to come.”

In its original incarnation, the “flying geese” economic model   saw a cascade of technology transfer from Japan to the “Asian tigers”: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. But PineBridge explains that a second iteration is now in operation that includes China, Southeast Asia and India.

“Both China and India are vast markets that are becoming manufacturing and innovation power houses, supported by Asean nations. These Southeast Asian economies provide both the natural resources and value-added manufacturing products and services to drive domestic demand as well as to boost manufacturing sectors for exports,” adds Elizabeth Soon, Portfolio Manager, Asia ex Japan Equities at PineBridge Investments. 

“We believe that while economic growth in Asia is impacted by US interest rates, commodity prices, and the pace of structural reforms, the progression of developing economies along the value-chain will continue be the main driver for powerful, long-running investment themes across several industries, despite the economic headwinds.”

These investment themes include:

  • Domestic demand will continue to expand, helping the consumer retail sector, especially in China where the government is re-directing the country’s economic growth from an investment and export platform to one based on household consumption.
  • Southeast Asia’s expanding middle class will also provide a strong market for branded consumer goods. This rapidly growing demographic segment is spending money on mobile phones, internet access, and online shopping. Some of the fastest growing sectors have been in technology, media, both outbound and inbound tourism and telecommunications.
  • Meanwhile, aging populations in countries such as Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea mean that health care – including hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and technology will be another opportunity for investors.

PineBridge says that for investors in Asia ex Japan equities to succeed, sectoral trends such as domestic consumption should be considered a main driver of growth but not looked at in isolation. Detailed analysis of company performance, management, balance sheets and potential, is needed as broad-brush investment style choices such as size, growth, value, and momentum are unlikely to be rewarded due to continued market volatility.

“Investors can use the volatility caused by macro factors to look for durable and high-quality companies within consumer sectors that are both driving the region’s growth and supplying demand for premium products and services across the flock of flying geese,” adds Mr. Son Keng Po.

Fannie Wurtz appointed Managing Director, Amundi ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta

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Fannie Wurtz, nombrada managing director de Amundi ETF, Indexing & Smart Beta
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Amundi continues to develop its ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta, which are major components of the Group’s strategy. In this context, Fannie Wurtz is appointed Managing Director of the ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta business line under the supervision of Valérie Baudson, member of Amundi’s Executive Committee.

Fannie Wurtz is Managing Director of ETF & Indexing Sales at Amundi. Prior to joining Amundi in February 2012, she was responsible for ETF Institutional Sales and Amundi ETF business development with French & Swiss institutional clients at CA Cheuvreux from 2008.

In addition, the Board of Directors of CPR Asset Management has appointed Amundi’s Valerie Baudson as CEO of the company. CPR Asset Management is a subsidiary of Amundi which manages, in particular, thematic equities with close to €38bn in assets under management.

The CPR Asset Management Board of Directors has also promoted Emmanuelle Court and Arnaud Faller, respectively, to Deputy CEO heading business development and Deputy CEO heading investments. Nadine Lamotte has been confirmed as Chief Operating Officer responsible for Administration and Finance. The above named make up the Management Committee which also includes Gilles Cutaya, Head of Marketing and Communication.

Mexico’s Mutual Fund Industry Grew 9% in Dollars the Last Five Years

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La industria de fondos en México crece un 9% en dólares en 5 años
CC-BY-SA-2.0, FlickrPhoto: Antonin. Mexico's Mutual Fund Industry Grew 9% in Dollars the Last Five Years

In the last 5 years, the Mexican mutual fund industry’s Assets Under Management grew 9% in dollar terms, while the Afores (Public Pension Funds) grew 31% in the same period. It is noteworthy that in the period the peso lost 40% versus the dollar, which was one of the main reasons there was only a single digit growth.

According to the regulator (CNBV) as well as industry information (AMIB), the mutual funds companies manage US$ 112 billion through 567 mutual funds. There are little more than 2 million contracts divided between 29 intermediaries. The three largest participants account for 56% of the market and the 10 largest participants have a combined 90% market share. The three largest are bank related entities, with more than 10% market share each. These three are: Banamex with 25% of all AUM, BBVA Bancomer with 19% and Santander with 12% as of the end of 2015. In the last 5 years Banamex increased its market share 0.5%; while BBVA’s decreased by 4% and Santander also saw outflows equivalent to 1% of its AUM.

While there is still a strong interest, from both locals and foreigners, to enter and increase their presence in the mutual fund industry in Mexico, reviewing the figures for the last five years, the most important changes come from GBM which added an extra 2% market share to their AUM, to settle with 4% market share and in ninth place; and the case, already mentioned, of BBVA Bancomer whose market share fell from 23 to 19%. The rest have small variations of plus or minus one percent.

In addition to the above, the entities that stand out are Banorte IXE (on 4th place with a 7% market share) with an increase in market share of 1.2%; Actinver (5th place with 6% market share), Finaccess with 0.8% (15th place with 1% of the market); and Principal (13th place and 1% of the market) with an increase of 0.6% over five years.

Although the number of debt and equity funds offered is very similar (280 debt funds vs 287 equity funds for a total of 567 funds at December); the distribution by assets class is not the same: 73% of assets are in debt funds while only 27% are in equity funds.

Reviewing the composition of the assets between debt and equity funds of each intermediary we observe some specialization. Managers with more than 90% of its assets invested in debt funds are: Nafinsa (98%); CI Fondos (98%); Intercam (96%); Monex (95%); HSBC (93%); Mifel (92%); Vector (91%); Invex (90%); and Multiva (90%). Those with more than 60% of its assets in equity funds are: Valmex (70%); GBM (65%); Inbursa (59%) and Finaccess (59%).

It is estimated that management fees average 1.12% in Mexico with debt funds fees are around 1%, while funds fees ranges between 1.5 and 2%, on average.

Reviewing the five years figures, one concludes that the fund business in Mexico is a long term one and where participation slowly grows.
 

Jason Kotik will talk US Small Caps at the Fund Selector Summit in Miami

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Jason Kotik, de Aberdeen Asset Management, hablará de cómo invertir en empresas norteamericanas de pequeña capitalización en el Fund Selector Summit de Miami
CC-BY-SA-2.0, FlickrPhoto: Jason Kotik, senior investment manager, North American Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management . Jason Kotik will talk US Small Caps at the Fund Selector Summit in Miami

Jason Kotik, senior investment manager, North American Equities at Aberdeen Asset Management is set to discuss smaller companies investing when he takes part in the upcoming Fund Selector Summit Miami 2016 on the 28th and 29th of April.

As a manager, Aberdeen has been harnessing big ideas in the North American smaller company space for years. The companies may be small, but they believe they have the potential to pack a punch for long-term investors, especially those willing to dig deep.

The conference, aimed at leading funds selectors and investors from the US-Offshore business, will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne. The event-a joint venture between Open Door Media, owner of InvestmentEurope, and Fund Society- will provide an opportunity to hear the view of several managers on the current state of the industry.

Kotik, Aberdeen senior investment manager and member of Aberdeen’s North American Equity Team, will speak about how to find such opportunities, including reasons why the current period offers opportunity to invest in small-cap equities.

Kotik’s responisbilities include co-management of client portfolios at Aberdeen, which he joined in 2007 following the acquisition of Nationwide Financial Services. Previously, he worked at Allied Investment Advisors and T. Rowe Price. He graduated from the University of Delaware and earned an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. He is a CFA charterholder.

You can find all the information about the Fund Selector Miami Summit 2016, aimed at leading fund selectors and investors from the US-Offshore business, through this link.