Growth Funds
in Central America
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Despite the international financial crisis, assets have grown by 8% in 2010 and the number of investors increased 10% to 33.432 customer accounts.
Among other options, stock funds won over many investors reappearing as an investment option with over 200 investors. Also open Growth Funds increased 12%, Megafunds with an 11% increase and Money Markets with 12%.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A special Fitch report on the status of the country's financial funds industry.
In Fitch's opinion the Costa Rican financial investment funds (FIF) industry displays a constant need to reorganize its portfolios in order to remain in the market as an alternative investment option.
Capitales.com
Company Profile
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama.
Phone: (506) 2280 5130
Monday, January 25, 2010
In Costa Rica, investment funds grew 16% in 2009, in spite of losing almost 10% of their investors.
During the past financial crisis, the Costa Rican market turned out to be more stable than international markets, making it a relatively safer place for storing capital.
Monday, March 16, 2009
In Costa Rica, 55% of the total in investment funds is in extreme liquidity instruments.
The fear caused by the financial crisis has prompted investors to abandon growth and income investment funds which typically offer better returns and put their money in highly liquid, low return funds, where the money can be withdrawn in less than 24 hours.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Three diversified investment funds that invest their assets abroad had a big reception from individual investors.
Just four weeks after the Sama y CFS Asesores investment group launched three new options, the amount of investors increased more than four time and investments in euros went up from 2 to 53.