EVLI BANK PLC PRESS RELEASE AUGUST 31, 2017 AT 11:00 AM
As of August the 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, head of International Business Development, explains the motives behind the agreement: "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, highlights Evli's investment team's extensive experience, the quality products and the funds high degree of usage among institutional investors as the reasons behind the co-operation. "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% 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", Pedrosa says.
Additional information: Petter von Bonsdorff, Head of International Business Development, Evli Bank Plc, tel. +358 (0)9 47669 111
Evli Bank Plc
Evli is a bank specialized in investments that helps institutions, corporations and individuals increase their wealth. The product and service offering includes mutual funds, asset management and capital markets services, alternative investment products, investment research, administration of incentive programs and Corporate Finance services. The company also offers banking services that support clients' investment operations. Evli is the highest ranked and most used institutional asset manager in Finland.*
Evli has a professional staff of over 200 employees and EUR 11.8 billion in client assets under management (net 6/2017). Evli Bank Plc's B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
* TNS Sifo Prospera "External Asset Management Finland 2017
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