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06/11/2013

Acatis forms partnership with Mars AM

The German asset management firm Acatis, which a few months ago opened a sales office in Paris (see Newsmanagers of 29 March 2013), has decided to participate in the development of a new asset management firm, with the purchase of a 30% stake in the capital of the young business Mars Asset Management.The newcomer in the field of asset management in Germany is an independent asset management firm founded in Spring 2013 by four asset management professionals: Volker Kurr, Jens Kummer, Andreas Bichler and Damian Krzizok. It offers multi-asset class portfolio management, manager selection and geographical allocation as part of equity management.As part of the strategic partnership, Mars AM will provide Acatis with anvestment advising for its Acatis 5 Sterne-Universal fund, which assigns a lot of importance to geographical allocation. Acatis will however not distribute funds from Mars AM, whose range includes the open-ended fund Mars 10, aimed at institutional investors.
06/11/2013

Four managers found AR boutique

Four former fund managers from the asset management firm MEAG (Munich Re group) have decided to create a boutique specialised in absolute returns, Citywire reports. The new entity, entitled Skalis, which will be based near Munich, has not yet received clearance from the supervisory authorities. The initiative follows the departure last month of the bond manager Ingmar Przewlocka, with three other colleagues, Jens Bies, Andreas Grassl and Marc Decker, to found the new firm. Grassl and Decker also worked at MEAG while Bies comes from Deka Asset Management. The four partners are planning to launch a strategy which will be inspired by the MEAG Eurorent fund, and which will invest primarily in European bonds, but which may also be exposed to equities and may introduce derivatives.
06/11/2013

Philipp Lehner leaves BlackRock for ACM Bernstein

From 1 January, Philipp Lehner will join ACM Bernstein, and will leave the institutional sales team at BlackRock in Germany. He joined the group in 2001, at the time Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Das Investment reports. He will remain based in Munich.The process to replace Lehner has already commenced, says Markus Taubert, who leads BlackRock institutional distribution in Munich.
06/11/2013

amLeague : la gestion active se fait mieux respecter à l'international

Avec des marchés d’actions toujours bien orientés, le mois d’octobre à été de nouveau profitable à la gestion active. Mais bien que sur les trois mandats actions «full invested», aucun portefeuille n’ait enregistré de pertes et que les gains des meilleurs sont sensiblement plus élevés que ceux des indices de référence, on notera que ces derniers ont été, somme toute, difficiles à battre. Ainsi, seuls quatre gérants sur dix-huit y sont parvenus dans le mandat actions «zone euro» (5,38% pour l’Eurostoxx NR), huit sur vingt-deux au sein du mandat Europe (3,93 % pour le Stoxx 600 NR) et cinq sur douze dans le cadre du mandat «Global Equities» (3,46 % pour le Stoxx 1800 NR). Il s’agit donc dans ce dernier cas de la plus forte proportion de gérants actifs battant le marché. D’autre part, à quelques exceptions près, les gérants «value» auront une nouvelle fois dominé les débats. Mais des différences sont perceptibles en bas de tableau par rapport au mois précédent. Les «quants» n’occupent plus systématiquement les dernières places, certains - comme Vivienne Investissement dans le mandat Actions Europe figurant même parmi les meilleurs.
06/11/2013

Singapore funds increase exposure to Europe

The two Singapore sovereign wealth funds, Temasek and GIC Private, have quietly increased their exposure to Europe, and especially the United Kingdom, this year, the Financial Times reports. Last month, the GIC sovereign wealth fund bought a 28.5% stake in the British firm Rothesay Life. It also increased its stake in Royal Mail to slightly over 4%. Earlier, Temasek bought a small stake (less than 1%) in Lloyds Banking Group. In August, GIC was in negotiations to acquire half of Broadgate in the City of London.
06/11/2013

City Financial builds presence in bonds

The independent asset management firm City Financial has recruited Philip Lee with immediate effect as global bond manager in its bond team. He will work in close collaboration with Graham Glass, principal manager of the City Financial Defensive Global Bond Fund. Lee previously worked at Asset Risk Consultants, an independent investment advising firm, where he had been associate director.
06/11/2013

Sovereign fund transparency progressing slowly

The most recent rankings of sovereign funds on the basis of transparency remained highly stable in third quarter compared with the previous quarter, according to the transparency index Linaburg-Maduell, from the SWF Institute. The top of the rankings continue to be occupied by 10 sovereign funds, which have scored the highest possible rating of 10. These are followed by 10 sovereign funds with a score of 9, one more fund than in the rankings for second quarter, due to the addition to the list of the Alabama Trust Fund. The most recent rankings gained five new entrants, bringing the total number of sovereign funds reviewed for transparency to 51 from 46 previously. Aside from the Alabama Trust Fund, the other new entrants do not necessarily score well, as the Oman Investment Fund has a rating of only 4, like the Mexican oil fund (Oil Revenues Stabilization Fund of Mexico).
06/11/2013

Structured products are better regulated in Germany from 1 November

The German association of promoters of structured products (DDV) has passed a new code of conduct which is much stricter than the last one. The new code, which came into force on 1 November, though voluntary, includes much stricter regulations than the previous one, with a particular insistence on the notion of transparency. “In addition to the transparency of products, the transparency of costs now plays a central role in good conduct. Structured products now have a lead time in terms of cost transparency. No other sector is as open with its clients,” says Hartmut Knüppel, CEO and member of the board at the professional association.
06/11/2013

Daniel Vaquero promoted to CIO of Popular Banca Privada

Daniel Vaquero, director of fixed income management, has been promoted to chief investment officer at Popular Banca Privada. He will be replaced in the position he is leaving by Ángel Pérez Carretero, who joins from Allianz Popular AM, Funds People reports.The asset management affiliate of the private bank from Banco Popular has 11 people, led by Jordi Padilla, and has assets of EUR1.25bn, which represents an increase of 15% since the beginning of the year. Overall, assets at Popular Banca Privada total EUR5.1bn.
06/11/2013

Ignis AM signs distribution partnership with Tyndall AM

Ignis Asset Management and Tyndall Investment Management Limited (Tyndall AM) have formed a strategic alliance in Australia. Under the terms of the agreement, Ignis will sub-advise investment strategies exclusively with Tyndall AM into the institutional market in Australia.Initially, Tyndall AM will offer Ignis’ Absolute Return Government Bond strategy and Liability Driven Investment (LDI) solutions to institutional investors. Tyndall AM may also consider other Ignis investment strategies, such as emerging market debt, as part of its multi- manager and World Series Fund platform offerings in future.Tyndall AM, based in Sydney, manages approximately GBP13.9 billion of assets on behalf of institutional, insurance and private wealth clients in Australia. It is part of Nikko AM, an independent fund manager in Asia headquartered in Japan.
06/11/2013

Dmitry Solomakhin will now focus on the Fidelity FAST Global

Citywire reports that HyunHo Sohn, portfolio manager and former tech sector analyst, has become the manager of the Global Technology sub-fund of Fidelity Funds (EUR330m), a position which had previously, until 31 October, been occupied by Dmitry Solomakhin. Solomakhin will now concentrate on the management of the FAST Global long/short fund launched recently (see Newsmanagers of 8 October).
06/11/2013

Franklin Templeton launches first ETF

On 7 November, Franklin Templeton will launch the Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF, its first ETF. According to Index Universe, it will be an actively-managed fund of bond ETFs, whose ticker code witll be FTSD. The total expense ratio is announced at 0.30%.The portfolio will be focused on Treasurys, with a maximal maturity of three years.
06/11/2013

Cohen & Steers plans to create ETFs

The real estate specialist Cohen & Steers Capital Management has submitted license applications to the SEC for index-based and actively-managed ETFs, Index Universe reports.The first product will be an index-based ETF replicating the in-house index Cohen & Steers Realty Majors Index, which will thus be focused on global REITs.For actively-managed products, the license application does not include a real product, but does mention the possibility of launching several funds, including products based on US and international equities, as well as currencies. These funds may use short-selling strategies.
06/11/2013

UBS Global AM reopens Emerging Markets Bonds 2017 USD

Until 15 November, subscriptions for US dollar shares in the UBS Emerging Markets Bonds 2017 USD fund will be reopened by UBS Global Asset Management, so satisfy high demand on the part of clients. The objective is to limit additional assets to USD100m, compared with the USD231m collected in the two weeks following the launch of the fund on 21 October, Funds People reports.The fund is a buy & hold product which invests primarily in emerging market government debt in US dollars. Maturity is set for August 2017.
06/11/2013

UCITS hedge funds remained in positive territory in October

At a time when they lost an average of 0.40% in August, before gaining 0.65% in September, UCITS hedge funds in October have posted returns of 1.18%, meaning that their gains since the beginning of the year total 3.20%, according to the UCITS Alternative index calculated by the Swiss firm Alix Capital.UCITS funds of hedge funds, for their par, posted gains of 0.86% in October and 3.38% for the first ten months of the year.In October, only two strategies out of eleven showed losses: commodities (-0.46%) and volatility (-0.43%). The largest gains were for CTA (+2.20%) and long/short equity (1.85%).Commodities and volatility are also the two strategies with the heaviest losses since the beginning of the year, with -3.64% and -3.77%, respectively, while the FX strategy shows losses of 3.26%. The three best results were for long/short equity (+8.94%), multi-strategy (+3.71%), and event-driven (_3.44%).
06/11/2013

Universal teams up with Daiwa on Japanese equities

Daiwa AB Investments (DSBI) is planning to release its Japanese strategies in Europe, with the help of the German firm Union-Investment, Citywire reports. The partnership in 4 November led to the joint launch of the Japan Equity Fundamental Active Fund, managed by Masashi Kamohara.It is the first Japanese equity fund to be distributed by Universal through a Luxembourg UCITS platform dedicated to DSBI. The new fund is expected to receive a sales license for Germany and the United Kingdom within two weeks.
06/11/2013

Henderson invests in Hildesheim

With Palmira Capital Partners, Henderson Global Investors (HGI) has acquired a logistical centre for an undisclosed sum, with 44,631 square metres in Hildesheim (Lower Saxony). The property, completed in 2013, will be added to the Henderson German Logistics Fund (HGLOF).It is the second German institutional fund (Spezialfonds) from HGI. The objective is annual returns of 8%.
06/11/2013

Equities still highly popular in the UK in September

Equities were the most popular asset class in the United Kingdom in September for the sixth consecutive month. Retail net inflows totalled GBP1.3bn in the month, bringing the total for third quarter to GBP3.8bn. Inflows to bond funds totalled GBP99m, compared with an average of GBP55m in the past twelve months. Inflows to mixed funds totalled GBP375m, compared with an average of USD335m over twelve months.
06/11/2013

BlueBay AM recruits new COO

BlueBay Asset Management has appointed Luc Leclercq as chief operating officer (COO).Previously, Leclercq worked at State Street where he was senior vice president and responsible for middle office client relations with a focus on asset management.
06/11/2013

FCA publishes stricter governance rules to protect minority shareholders

Listed companies in London will have to comply to stricter governance rules to safeguard minority interests from abuse by controlling shareholders, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced on Tuesday. These proposals follow a consultation by the FCA’s predecessor, the Financial Services Authority, in October 2012. The consultation responded to concerns from the investment community over the governance of premium listed companies with a controlling shareholder and the rights of minority shareholders. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has strengthened its listing rules to protect minority shareholders. The new rules will give shareholders in premium listed companies additional voting rights and greater influence over key decisions, the FCA says in a statement. Companies listed in London under the premium regime will be expected to adhere to stricter governance criteria than those which are under the standard regime.
06/11/2013

Les actifs des clients américains de Pictet s'élèvent à 3,6 milliards de dollars

Les actifs sous gestion des clients américains de Pictet s'élèvent à 3,6 milliards de dollars, a indiqué au Jerusalem Post Bertrand Demole, l’un des huit associés de la banque privée suisse.Bertrand Demole précise par ailleurs que Pictet ne souhaite pas se développer par le biais d’opérations de croissance externe. «Nous sommes engagés dans un processus de croissance organique et nous n’avons jamais compté une fusion ou une acquisition dans notre histoire», déclare-t-il.
06/11/2013

Le head of institutional sales alémanique de Lyxor rejoint Bluebay

finews.ch rapporte que David Keel vient de quitter, au bout de dix mois seulement, le poste de directeur des ventes institutionnelles de Lyxor Asset Management en Suisse alémanique pour rejoindre le britannique Bluebay Asset Management comme head of sales Switzerland. Il sera plus particulièrement chargé de l’acquisition et de suivi de la clientèle institutionnelle.Avant d’être recruté par Lyxor, David Keel travaillait chez Barclay Capital Fund Solutions.
06/11/2013

BlackRock recrute une grosse pointure chez Credit Suisse

Regional head investment & portfolio management Asia Pacific et country head asset management Singapore chez Credit Suisse Asset Management, André Bantli a rejoint BlackRock comme patron de la distribution retail pour la Suisse, rapporte finews.ch.Basé à Zurich, André Bantli travaillera en étroite coopération avec Roger Stüber, senior client relationship manager, qui demeure responsable des grands comptes de particuliers, et sera subordonné à Martin Gut, country head Switzerland.
06/11/2013
Fonds

Mirabaud lance son fonds d’obligations convertibles mondiales

Comme annoncé il y a quatre mois (lire Newsmanagers du 29 juin), Mirabaud a annoncé le 5 novembre le lancement de son fonds coordonné Mirabaud-Convertible Bonds Global, qui avait été créé sous forme d’un fonds en incubation voici quelques mois.Ce produit est géré par Renaud Martin, responsable des obligations convertibles, et Nicolas Crémieux, gérant de portefeuille senior ayant rejoint Mirabaud Asset Management cet été en provenance de Dexia AM.Le fonds Mirabaud – Convertible Bonds Global, qui a obtenu l’agrément de la CSSF luxembourgeoise début septembre, vise à saisir «les meilleures opportunités de l’univers mondial des obligations convertibles, en particulier celles émises aux Etats-Unis, en Europe mais aussi de manière opportuniste dans le reste du monde, y compris dans les marchés émergents», selon un communiqué. Il complète le Mirabaud - Convertible Bonds Europe lancé début décembre 2012, qui affiche un encours de 220 millions d’euros.
Fonds
06/11/2013

Pirelli convainc le marché avec son plan stratégique

Le titre Pirelli avançait de quelque 4,5% mercredi vers la mi-séance à la Bourse de Milan, malgré la révision en baisse de son objectif de bénéfice d’exploitation 2013 pour cause d’euro fort. Le fabricant de pneus italien, numéro 5 mondial, a présenté un plan stratégique qui prévoit notamment une marge opérationnelle de plus de 15% d’ici à 2017. Pirelli compte accélérer son développement sur le segment des pneus pour voitures haut de gamme, qui devrait représenter 44% de son chiffre d’affaires d’ici à 2016, contre 38% aujourd’hui.
VALÉRIE PÉCRESSE
06/11/2013

Les indices PMI d'octobre sont révisés en hausse

L’indice composite Markit en zone euro, qui mesure la croissance à la fois dans l’industrie et les services, est ressorti à 51,9 contre 52,2 en septembre et 51,5 en première estimation. Pour le seul secteur des services, il recule à 51,6 contre 52,2 en septembre et 50,9 en première estimation. Pour la France, l’indice PMI composite, qui combine celui des services et celui de l’industrie manufacturière, s’est maintenu à 50,5, un niveau supérieur à l’estimation flash de 50.
THIERRY PHILIPPONNAT
06/11/2013

Monaco va adhérer à la convention fiscale de l'OCDE

La principauté va adhérer «dès que possible» à la Convention multilatérale d’assistance administrative mutuelle de l’OCDE pour lutter contre la fraude et l'évasion fiscale. Une lettre d’intention a été remise mardi par José Badia, conseiller du gouvernement monégasque pour les relations extérieures de Monaco, à Pascal Saint-Amans, directeur du centre de politique et d’administration fiscales de l’OCDE.
06/11/2013

Trusteam Finance absorbe Alcyone Finance

Les activités de gestion des OPCVM et d’ingénierie patrimoniale assurées par Alcyone Finance seront regroupées prochainement chez Trusteam Finance, ont annoncé les deux groupes. Trusteam Finance, qui avait annoncé au 1er janvier 2013 la signature d’un partenariat privilégié avec Monte Paschi Banque en France dans la gestion d’actifs, poursuit ainsi son développement. Le nouvel ensemble gérera près de 600 millions d’euros pour une clientèle institutionnelle et privée.
06/11/2013

Londres donne plus de pouvoir aux actionnaires minoritaires

La Financial Conduct Authority britannique a annoncé hier de nouvelles règles sur le listing pour protéger les investisseurs minoritaires. Celles-ci donnent notamment un droit de veto aux administrateurs indépendants sur les transactions entre la société cotée et son actionnaire de contrôle, et soumet la nomination de ces indépendants au vote en AG des seuls minoritaires.
06/11/2013

Accélération de la croissance des services aux Etats-Unis

La croissance du secteur des services a, contre toute attente, retrouvé des couleurs le mois dernier aux Etats-Unis, les entreprises ayant multiplié les embauches malgré la fermeture partielle des services fédéraux intervenue pendant la première quinzaine d’octobre, a annoncé l’Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Son indice est ainsi ressorti à 55,4 contre 54,4 en septembre et un niveau de 54 qui avait été anticipé en moyenne par les économistes.

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