Latin America Coverage
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market 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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NewsAlecta 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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NewsAP7, 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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NewsTyne 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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NewsATP 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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NewsPRI hits 500th asset owner signatory ‘milestone’ with Colombian fund
70% of the signatories are investment managers
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NewsInstitutional investors’ delegation to visit tailings dam communities
Investors hearing ‘radically divergent’ accounts of disasters and follow-up action
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NewsAPG, 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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NewsPKA invests DKK250m in Latin America, Africa micro-loans
CEO Damgaard Jensen says investment combines several of PKA’s key goals
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NewsJoseph 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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NewsJoseph 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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NewsLatin 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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NewsIFRS rejects call for guidance on foreign-currency discounting
Committee recommends use of judgement when discounting using thinly-covered bond markets
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NewsAP1, Bpf AVH among investors settling with Brazil's Petrobras
Investors settle with oil company following bribery, fraud scandal
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Features
Brazil’s trapped potential
Brazil’s huge market and competitive global companies hold out promise for investors but its economic recovery is being fettered by a political impasse
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NewsNGO report attacks pension fund 'land-grab' in Brazil
Sweden’s AP2 says ‘confident’ in due-diligence process
