With the environment for Brazil's big banks getting ever trickier, Bradesco's diversification and defensive nature leave it well placed to deal with government meddling and lower profitability
In the wake of a landmark investor survey of Latin America’s banking sector, LatinFinance takes stock of a range of views of investment professionals weighing up the merits of a fast evolving industry
Brazil’s central bank has taken control...
Itau has agreed to pay BRL83m...
Brazil's Caixa Economica Federal plans to...
Banco Cruzeiro do Sul says it...
Last week’s further chopping of the...
Itau Unibanco and Banco BMG have...
The outlook for Brazilian banks and their shareholders has darkened. Crude government measures to stimulate credit look dangerous while the consumer story is starting to unravel
The outlook on Bolivia's banking system...
JPMorgan has made a $250m capital...
The recent government intervention in Brazil's...
The continuing reduction of credit spreads...
Despite assets taking a hit, investors...
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Jun 4 - 5, 2013 | The Westin, Lima, Peru
Explicitly designed to connect the international investment community and leaders from the Andean... more
Jul 16 - 17, 2013 | Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, Australia
An in depth look at the rapidly evolving state of the Latin America Australia investment... more
Sep 10 - 11, 2013 | Westin Beijing Chaoyang, Beijing, China
LA-CIF is the leading event connecting Latin America and China. Through an invitation-only,... more
Sep 13, 2013 | Shilla Hotel, Seoul, Korea
LA-KIF will examine the rapidly evolving LatAm-Korea investment relationship, the pace & direction... more
How busy will LatAm global-local currency debt issuance be this year?
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At a fundamental level, the issue is how to generate healthy returns in the medium to long term. Policy holders can see their fund go down over the course of a week or a month, but what we really should be looking at is returns over 20 or 30 years.
Daniel Schydlowsky, Peru’s banking, insurance and private pension fund regulator
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