AFP Habitat denies having negotiated the purchase of Profuturo | Economy | Peru

AFP Habitat refused negotiations to purchase Profuturo AFP company controlled by the group of Scotiabank according to the Chilean newspaper El Mostrador last Wednesday.

The Superintendency of the Securities Market (VMS) has asked AFP Habitat to clarify the information mentioned by the Chilean media, in accordance with the provisions of the GV's Significant Events and Reserved Information Regulations.

According to the request, a representative of the company badured that she was not in negotiation for the purchase of Profuturo AFP.

"My client is not negotiating to acquire the property of Profuturo AFP," said Ana Cecilia Jara, AFP Hábitat's stock representative.

AFP Habitat entered the Peruvian market to participate at the end of 2012, winning the first tender of the subsidiaries of the private pension system . According to SBS figures, of the 6,954,954 active subsidiaries as of October 31, 2018, AFP Habitat held a 15.6% stake, with 1,086,024 subsidiaries behind Integra (28.9%). , Prima (29.6%) and Profuturo (25.9%).