iShares MSCI All Peru

  • Why Investors Should Consider Peru

    By Matt Smith - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: BVN, BAP, EPU, NEM, SCCO

    Peru is one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America. Its economy has been expanding at a startling speed, with an annual average GDP growth rate of 5% over the last two decades. The staggering rate of economic growth has been fueled by a commodities boom and a significant influx of foreign direct investment into the country´s commodities sector. This has generated solid tax and royalty revenues that more »

  • Spanish Clark Kent is the Superman of Latin ETFs (part 3)

    By Nick Slepko - November 14, 2012 | Tickers: COPX, AND, EPU, ECH, SCCO

    Colombia has been the cornerstone of ETF superhero Global X Funds’ success.  After leaving Madrid, surviving Wharton, and picking up a CFA on his way to co-founding Global X, CEO Bruno del Ama and his team currently oversee 31 ETFs, which have brought $1.5 billion under management in less than five years. 

    [continued from part 2]

    Nick Slepko:  How did you develop your Global X FTSE Andean 40 ETF more »

  • Foreign ETFs: Beyond BRIC

    By Nihar Patel - October 12, 2012 | Tickers: EPU, THD, TUR

    Much has been made about the BRIC countries and even I wrote an article on them before. Their economic potential is not to be trivialized. However, it is always prudent to look for the next article-friendly batch of countries that can be packaged into an acronym.

    Risks to consider are that these countries are potentially even more unstable than the BRIC countries. They also have the same path ahead of more »