Brazilian financial company BTG Pactual has started distributing Evli Fund Management Company’s funds to institutional investors across Latin America.
BTG Pactual operates in the main Latin American cities offering Investment Banking, Wealth Management and Asset Management services. The company will promote a diverse range of Evli’s funds to its institutional investors in Latin America, starting with European Corporate bond funds, Global equity and Nordic equity funds. In addition, Evli’s Frontier and Factor funds will be distributed.
Petter von Bonsdorff (pictured), head of International Business Development at Evli, says: “BTG is known for engaging with the best managers for every asset class and wanting to incorporate local expertise to offer best in class products to institutional clients. In addition, the company has a unique and broad cross border presence in Latin America. We’re delighted to co-operate with BTG.”
Ignacio Pedrosa, head of Third Party Distribution at BTG, adds: “At BTG we are very selective in our partnerships and choose the best company that can offer quality products, best investment managers and whose products enjoy high, credible track record. In Evli’s case 80 per cent of the mutual fund AUM comes from institutional investors. The Funds are actively managed with a long-term perspective. On average, senior portfolio managers have worked at Evli for 10 years and have around 20 years of industry experience.”
