L'indice PMI Markit de la zone atteint 53,2 en janvier contre 52,1 en décembre, mais celui de l'hexagone reste inférieur à 50, en territoire de contraction
Le conseil d’administration de Natixis Asset Management (NAM) devrait nommer Jean-François Baralon directeur général délégué début février, a appris L’Agefi de sources concordantes. L’actuel directeur finances et opérations de NAM remplacera Philippe Zaouati, désormais patron de Mirova, le pôle d’investissement responsable de NAM devenu filiale à part entière le 1er janvier. Jean-François Baralon est entré au comité exécutif de NAM en 2007.
La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne a rejeté un recours introduit par la Grande-Bretagne contre des dispositions du règlement sur les ventes à découvert. L’arrêt conforte les pouvoirs des autorités européennes telle celle des marchés financiers (Esma) et pourrait faire jurisprudence.
La demande pour la dette périphérique atteint des niveaux exubérants. En témoigne le livre d’ordres de 40 milliards d’euros pour l’emprunt de 10 milliards à 10 ans émis hier par l’Espagne, un record du genre seulement devancé par l'émission inaugurale du FESF, signature supranationale.
BlackRock met de l’ordre dans sa gamme de produits. Le gestionnaire d’actifs américain a décidé de fermer son fond multiclasse d’actifs Active Managed Porfolio, dont les encours ressortent à 11 millions de livres, faute d’avoir atteint la taille critique. Ce véhicule sera définitivement clos à compter du 21 février.
Ron O’Hanley, qui dirigeait l’activité de gestion d’actifs de Fidelity Investments depuis 2010, quittera la société à la fin du mois de février. Selon un courrier adressé aux associés, il devrait être remplacé en interne au cours des prochaines semaines. Le document précise que Ron O’Hanley souhaite passer plus de temps avec sa famille et collaborer avec des ONG.
La BCE a annoncé mercredi que son Conseil des gouverneurs avait proposé la désignation de Sabine Lautenschläger à la vice-présidence du Mécanisme de supervision unique (MSU), l’organisme de supervision unique des principales banques de la zone euro qui sera dirigé par Danièle Nouy. Ancienne vice-présidente de la Bundesbank, Sabine Lautenschläger fera son entrée lundi au directoire de la BCE.
La SICAV Emergence et NewAlpha Asset Management annoncent la signature d’un quatrième partenariat d’incubation avec la société Rcube Asset Management. Grâce aux 30 millions d’euros apportés par Emergence, le fonds Rcube Global Macro UCITS atteindra dès son lancement le 31 janvier 2014 un encours sous gestion qui lui permettra de répondre aux exigences des investisseurs institutionnels. Agréé par la Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), le fonds Rcube Global Macro UCITS[1] met en ??uvre une stratégie d’investissement global macro sur l’ensemble des classes d’actifs hors matières premières, uniquement à travers des instruments liquides. Créée en 2010, la société Rcube fournit des analyses et des conseils d’investissement à une clientèle sophistiquée d’investisseurs institutionnels, et de gérants de hedge funds, nord-américains et européens. A la demande de nombreux clients institutionnels, les fondateurs, Cyril Castelli, Paul Buigues et Stéphane Alloiteau, ont décidé en 2013 de transformer Rcube en société de gestion afin de mettre en ??uvre eux-mêmes leur processus d’investissement dans leurs propres fonds. Au-delà de la performance financière attendue par tout investisseur, NewAlpha et Emergence souhaitent avant tout contribuer à la reconnaissance, en France et à l'étranger, de l’expertise unique des jeunes sociétés de gestion françaises innovantes, notamment dans le domaine de la gestion quantitative.
Le conseil d’administration de Natixis Asset Management (NAM) devrait nommer Jean-François Baralon directeur général délégué début février, a appris L’Agefi de sources concordantes. L’actuel directeur finances et opérations de NAM remplacera Philippe Zaouati, désormais patron de Mirova, le pôle d’investissement responsable de NAM devenu une filiale à part entière le 1er janvier dernier. Entré en 2007 au comité exécutif de NAM, Jean-François Baralon y siège au côté de Pascal Voisin, directeur général, et de Ibrahima Kobar et Emmanuel Bourdeix, co-directeurs des gestions.
La SICAV Emergence et NewAlpha Asset Management annoncent la signature d’un quatrième partenariat d’incubation avec la société Rcube Asset Management. Grâce aux 30 millions d’euros apportés par Emergence, « le fonds Rcube Global Macro Ucits atteindra dès son lancement le 31 janvier 2014 un encours sous gestion qui lui permettra de répondre aux exigences des investisseurs institutionnels», indique un communiqué.
La syndication du nouvel emprunt de référence à 10 ans du Royaume d’Espagne a rencontré mercredi un succès dans des proportions rarement vues. Le livre d’ordres aurait atteint 40 milliards d’euros, après avoir attiré 22 milliards immédiatement après son ouverture, selon des sources de marchés. Cette demande a permis au souverain de fixer à 10 milliards d’euros le montant de son émission. Les nouveaux titres ont été placés à un spread de 178 points de base au-dessus des swaps, ce qui correspond à un rendement d’environ 3,84%. Les taux à 10 ans espagnols, qui reculaient à 3,68% dans la journée, sont tombés cette semaine à leur plus bas niveau depuis 2009. Barclays, BBVA, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Santander et la Société Générale étaient en charge du placement.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Italian asset management firm Anima sgr has modified its governance with an eye to an initial public offering, Bluerating reports. Marco Carreri, who is already managing director and CEO of Anima sgr, has also been appointed as deputy director of Am Holding, the shareholder of Anima. Giuseppe Zadra, already chairman of Am Holding, has also been appointed as chairman of Anima sgr. Maurizio Biliotti, top director of Banca Popolare di Milano, is resigning from his position as deputy director of Am Holding and as chairman of Anima sgr.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The activist investor Elliott Management Corp has increased its stake in the German medical retailer Celesio, in which it now holds the equivalent of 24.08% of voting rights, compared with less than 20% previously, according to documents subitted to the Frankfurt stock exchange, the news agency Reuters reports. Elliott has increased its stake in the German business following the failure of a bid by McKesson for Celesio. Elliott also states in its documents submitted to the stock market that it holds convertible bonds representing an additional 7.93% of voting rights. In other words, Elliott has a theoretical total of 32.01% voting rights. As the convertibles have not yet matured, Elliott is not immediately required to submit a buyout offer, which is required under German lay whenever a stake exceeds 30%.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } UBS is adding to its team dedicaed to high net worth clients and family offices in Germany, according to Finews. The bank has receuited a complete team from Morgan Stanley for its Munich office. Carl von Wrede is joining UBS as head of ultra-high net worth clients. He will lead a team of 9 people. He will be assisted by two of his former colleagues from Morgan Stanley, Wolfgang Reuter and Ingo Stegmaier. A fourth person will join them during the year.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } JP Morgan Asset Management (AM) has announced the appointment of Travis Spence as head of strategic relationships for the group in Asia-Pacific (ex Japan), in order to build its presence serving major intermediary clients, including third-party instituitonals such as banks, insurers and private banks, Asian Investor reports. Spence, based in Hong Kong, will report directly to Jed Laskowitz, CEO for Asia-Pacific at JP Morgan AM. Spence had previously been head of liquidity for Asia-Pacific, in charge of short-term bond activities primarily for institutional clients.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Scott Collison, based in Singapore, as head of sales for alternative management in Asia. He will report to Mark Browning, managing director for the region, and will work to accelerate the growth of the activity and sales of alternative products in the group within Asia, relying on local teams dedicated to institutional clients and retail distribution. Before joining Franklin Templeton, Collison was CEO of Talos Strategies, a financial advising structure for alternative and traditional asset managers.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The discreet asset management firm PGC, which in 2013 made waves with its recruitment of Cécile Imbert, former manager at Prigest, is now making news again. With the recruitment of Sebastien Lemonier, the firm has engaged the services of a widely-known manager. Lemonier, who worked for nine years at Tocqueville Finance, now part of La Banque Postale, spent five years working with Don Fitzgerald, during which time he managed one of the flagship funds of the range, Tocqueville Value Europe. After his departure in June 2012, the manager joined star manager Marc Tournier, formerly of Tocqueville Finance, with whom Newsmanagers understands he formed an ambition to found a joint company. The project was recently abandoned, and Lemonier is therefore returning to service at a small French “value” type asset management firm which is now changing names, as PGC will now be known as Mansartis. Mansartis, composed of two companies, Pgc Société Privée de Gestion et de Conseil and Pgc Colonne Vendôme, has nearly EUR600m in assets under management.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Lombard Odier Investment Management has given its global energy fund to the former analyst Pascal Menges, the asset management firm tells Citywire Global. He replaces Michael Hulme, who joined Carmignac Gestion this week.
Pimco announced yesterday that its chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer Mohamed A. El-Erian has decided to step down from his role and leave the firm in mid-March. He will remain a member of the Allianz International Executive Committee and, as of mid-March, also advise the board of management of Allianz on global economic and policy issues. Pimco’s founder William H. Gross will continue to serve as the firm’s CIO. At the same time, the firm has appointed a new portfolio management and executive leadership team. They will immediately begin to transition into their new roles.Douglas Hodge is promoted chief executive officer. He is a managing director in the Newport Beach office and is currently Pimco’s Chief Operating Officer. Jay Jacobs becomes president. He is a Managing Director in the Newport Beach office and is currently the Head of Talent Management globally. Finally Craig Dawson is appointed Head of Strategic Business Management: Mr. Dawson is a Managing Director and is currently Head of PIMCO Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, based in the Munich office. This departure comes as Pimco’s flagship fund, the Pimco Total Return Fund, which is also the biggest bond fund in the world, recorded net outflows of USD41.1bn in 2013.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Daniel Loeb, manager of the hedge fund third Point, with USD14bn in assets under management, has sent a letter calling for the Dow Chemical group, in which he holds his largest investment position (USD1.3bn, according to CNBC), to be split up, Agefi reports. The hedge fund estimates that the activity, which primarily has divisions in “commodities and energy” and “plastics and performance,” could generate an EBITDA of USD9bn.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BNY Mellon IM on 21 January announced the launch of the BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Debt Fund Opportunistic Fund in France. It is the 4th emerging market debt fund in the range managed by Standish, asset management affiliate of BNY Mellon Investment Management, the specialist in this asset class. The fund, with daily liquidity, is a sub-fund of the SICAV BNY Mellon Global Funds, plc, domiciled in Dublin and UCITS licensed. The fund is managed by Alexander Kozhemiakin, director of bond strategies for emerging markets at Standish, who has solid experience in emerging market bond management and an excellent track record.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Henderson Global Investors has promomted Paul O’Connor as co-director of its multi-asset class unit, Investment Week reports. He will assist Bill McQuaker to develop the firm’s international presence in institutional and retail markets. O’Connor’s promotion comes one year after he joined Henderson.