How Pension Funds Administrators Manage the Crisis

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América Economía's 2009 Pension Fund Administrator ranking lists the top 100 Latin American operators. Three are from Central America: Confía and Crecer from El Salvador, 46th and 50th, and Costa Rica's "Popular Pensiones", in the 96th position.

These three companies were in the small group of 15 companies that managed to increase the volume of assets under administration.

According to the analysis published with the ranking, "the secret to this, comment some of the companies, was conservative investment strategies, preservation of wealth, and, above all, keeping the focus on the customer".

Source: americaeconomia.com

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