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31/05/2012

Nominations chez Investec

Investec Asset Management vient de recruter Tom Nelson et Charles Whall qui vont gérer le fonds global energy, rapporte Money Marketing.Ils vont remplacer Mark Lacey et Jonathan Waghorn dont le départ a été annoncé le mois dernier et qui devraient quitter la société courant juillet. Tom Nelson travaillait précédemment chez Guinness Asset Management, Charles Whall chez Newton. Ils devraient prendre leurs fonctions en septembre pour le premier, un peu plus tard pour le second.
31/05/2012

La fusion Ibercaja/Liberbank crée le 6ème gestionnaire espagnol

Au lieu de se rapprocher de la société de gestion d’Unicaja comme cela semblait prévu, Liberbank Gestión va fusionner avec Ibercaja Gestión (4,43 milliards d’actif gérés fin avril), ce qui créera la sixième société de gestion espagnole avec des fonds d’un encours de 5,33 milliards, rapporte Funds People, passant devant Ahorro Corporación (4,78 milliards). Actuellement Ibercaja Gestión est le septième gestionnaire espagnol et Liberbank Gestión, le 24ème.Les cinq premiers sont, dans l’ordre, Santander AM (20,3 milliards), BBVA AM (19,15 milliards), InverCaixa (14,9 milliards) et Popuylar Gestió, (6,19 milliards).
31/05/2012

Credit Suisse recrute une grosse pointure chez Barclays pour l'Asie

Christopher Faddy, Asia head of distribution pour le pôle gestion d’actifs de Barclays, a été recruté comme head, asset management distribution pour l’Asie hors Japon (NJA distribution) par Credit Suisse à Hong-Kong. Il sera plus particulièrement chargé de la distribution de prestations de gestion des investissements pour les fonds souverains (sovereign wealth funds), les investisseurs institutionnels et les distributeurs extérieurs.
31/05/2012
Fonds

Partner Bank propose un produit patrimonial à base d'ETF

L’autrichien Partner Bank commercialise désormais en Allemagne le Kopernikus-Index-Korb, un modèle de gestion de fortune à base d’ETF exclusivement à réplication physique qui a été lancé en Autriche en mai 2011et n’a affiché en 2011 qu’une perte maximale de 15 % tout en étant investi à 100 %, rapporte Fondsprofessionell. Pour les quatre premiers mois de 2012, ce produit enregistre une performance de 6,3 %, net de frais.
Fonds
31/05/2012
Fonds

Sept nouveaux ETF d'UBS Global AM cotés à Francfort

Depuis mercredi, la cote du segment XTF de la plate-forme de négociation électronique Xetra (Deutsche Börse) comporte un total de 981 références, avec l’adjonction de sept ETF de droit irlandais lancés par UBS Global Asset Management.En fait, il s’agit de trois nouveaux produits répliquant des indices MSCI USA, USA Value et World, mais disponibles à chaque fois en parts I (institutionnelles) et A (retail). Le septième réplique le S&P 500. Ces ETF affichent des taux de frais sur encours (TFE ou TER) compris entre 0,23 % et 0,45 %.
Fonds
31/05/2012

Le Santander cède ses actifs colombiens

Labanque chilienne Corpbanca SA a acheté au 30 mai une participation de 51 % dans Banco Santander Colombia SA et Santander Investment Trust Colombia pour 624 millions de dollars, rapporte Investment Europe. Le reliquat des parts ainsi que d’autres filiales colombiennes du Santander seront achetés pour le 30 juin, le montant total de la transaction ressortant à 1,23 milliard de dollars que Corpbanca finance avec une augmentation de capital de 650 millions de dollars.Selon Cinco Días, cette cession va générer pour le Santander des plus-values de 615 millions d’euros.
31/05/2012
Fonds

db x-trackers lance 8 ETF obligataires sur le LSE

La Bourse de Londres (London Stock Exchange) a annoncé le 30 maique db x-trackers (groupe Deutsche Bank) a fait admettre à la négociation huit nouveaux ETF obligataires qui répliquent les indices Markit CDX North America aussi bien en catégorie investissement qu’en dérivés de crédit à haut rendement. Cela porte à 25 le nombre d’ETF obligataires lancés depuis avril. Au total, le LSE cote plus de 100 ETF obligataires.
Fonds
31/05/2012

M&G recrute un commercial chez DNCA Finance

Thomas d’Hauteville, qui était en charge des relations investisseurs Nord et Sud-Ouest de la France chez DNCA Finance, a quitté la société de gestion hier, selon nos informations. Il rejoindra, à compter du 1er septembre prochain, le bureau de M&G Investments France à Paris dirigé par Brice Anger. Thomas d’Hauteville travaillera au sein de l'équipe ayant en charge la promotion des produits de M&G auprès des conseillers en gestion de patrimoine indépendants, les banques privées et les family office.
31/05/2012
Fonds

Russell Investments accorde un mandat à une boutique américaine

La boutique de gestion américaine Strategic Fixed Income, spécialisée sur le segement des taux et devises américains, a remporté un mandat obligataire de 329 millions de dollars auprès de Russell Investments, rapporte Citywire.Strategic Fixed Income devient ainsi le cinquième sous-conseiller sur les fonds domiciliés à Dublin Global Bond et Global Bond (Euro Hedged), ainsi que sur le fonds basé en Australie, International Bond. Les actifs sous gestion de ces fonds s'élèvent à environ 4,1 milliards de dollars. Les autres gestionnaires de ces trois fonds sont Pimco (rotation sectorielle macro), Colchester Global (taux et devises), Brookfield Investment Management (crédit hypothécaire) et Loomis Sayles (high yield et marchés émergents).
Fonds
31/05/2012

Les boutiques sont en voie de disparition

Des jours sombres attendent les nouveaux entrepreneurs du monde de la gestion de fonds, selon Mattias Hagen, responsable de la recherche de gérants pour SEB Wealth management, interrogé par Citywire. En effet, les obstacles réglementaires devraient saborder leurs rêves de lancer une nouvelle entreprise. Il pense également que nous allons faire face à une concentration du secteur de la gestion d’actifs, tant du côté des producteurs que des distributeurs.
31/05/2012
Fonds

Eaton Vance lance deux fonds Ucits

La société de gestion américaine Eaton Vance Management a annoncé le lancement de deux fonds Ucits investis sur les marchés émergents et les actions monde, rapporte Citywire. Sa filiale Parametric Portfolio Associates gérera ces deux produits, appelés Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Parametric Emerging Markets Core et Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Parametric Global Equity.
Fonds
31/05/2012
Fonds

SEB AM lance un FCP de Reit Asie-Pacifique

L’allemand SEB Asset Management (SEB AM) a annoncé le 30 mai le lancement du SEB Asia Pacific REIT Fund, un FCP de droit luxembourgeois dont l’administration est assurée par Universal-Investment-Luxembourg (filiale du francfortois Universal-Investment) et qui investira exclusivement dans des real estate investment trusts (Reit) de la région Asie-Pacifique.Ce produit conforme à la directive OPCVM IV est destiné à des investisseurs désirant des revenus élevés et des distributions régulières sans encourir de risques «incalculables».La gestion est assurée par une équipe répartie sur les sites de Francfort et Singapour et dirigée par Thomas Körfgen, head of real estate equities ainsi que Julian Mittag, gérant de fonds Reit.CaractéristiquesDénomination : SEB Asia Pacific REIT FundCodes IsinParts A : LU0753286219 Parts C : LU0757781637Souscription minimale : 5 millions d’euros (parts A)Distributions : février, mai, août et novembreCommission de gestion : 0,40 % (parts A et C)
Fonds
31/05/2012

Old Mutual nomme un responsable de la distribution

L’antenne britannique du groupe Old Mutual Asset Managers a nommé Steven Brown au poste de responsable de la distribution auprès des conseillers, priorité étant donné aux partenariats stratégiques sur le marché britannique wholesale dans la perspective de l’introduction de la réglementation RDR le 1er janvier 2013.Steven Brown travaillait précédemment chez RBS Global Banking & Markets. Il prend ses fonctions le 1er juin.
31/05/2012
Fonds

BofA-ML accueille un fonds émergent de Rohatyn

La plate-forme de fonds coordonnés de Bank of America Merrill Lynch s’est ouverte à un gestionnaire alternatif de plus, The Rohatyn Group. Ce dernier vient de lancer le MLIS TRG Global Emerging Markets UCITS Fund qui investit aussi bien en actions qu’en obligations et en devises des pays émergents en utilisant des stratégies directionnelles, de valeur relative et d’arbitrage (pair trades).CaractéristiquesDénomination : MLIS TRG Global Emerging Markets UCITS FundCode Isin : LU0717846496Commission de gestion : 2 % (actuellement 1 %)Commission de performance : 20 % avec high watermark (actuellement 10 %)Souscription minimale : 1 million d’euros
Fonds
31/05/2012

US hedge funds increasingly crossing the Atlantic

The Wall Street Journal cites the examples of P. Schoefeld Asset Management, Marathon Asset Management, Octavian Advisors and Strategic Value Partners, as signs that a growting number of US alternative management firms are “hopping the pond,“ i.e., crossing the Atlantic to invest or open offices in Europe at a time when high yield investments are becoming scarcer in the United States. Some hedge fund managers think that banks will be required to sell assets at fire sale prices, while others are looking for shares which have been driven too low, or corporate debt which will need to be restructured in times of crisis.
31/05/2012

BNY Mellon recruits for outsourcing team

BNY Melllon has announced the recruitment of two people for its team dedicated to outsourcing. Paul Gately has been appointed as head of global outsourcing business. He will report to John Lehner, who has also recently been appointed.
31/05/2012

Suitors for Dexia AM line up

According to Agefi, citing information from Reuters, Affiliated Managers Group, Federated Investors, New York Life Insurance and Permira are planning to make bids for Dexia AM. Macquarie is also reportedly in the process of evaluating the asset management firm. Dexia is hoping to sell off its asset management division, which as of the end of December had EUR78bn in assets, for about EUR750m.
31/05/2012

Direct financing by funds gaining momentum

The financial ratings agency Fitch Ratings estimates that fund financing will be likely to grow in size in the future, as debt reduction now being required of the banking sector will favour a strong desintermediation movement. Corporate and real estate loans will be the most highly financed by funds, which will often use debt to increase the returns paid out to pension funds or insurers. Fitch reports that these funds are often incorporated as limited partnerships, closed funds or vehicles with very limited regulations, and invest in private equity, loans, bonds and real estate. These funds, similar in many ways to structured products such as CLOs, nonetheless differ in several points, Fitch remarks, such as legal structure, flexibility of assets, and sources of financing.
31/05/2012

Nikko AM developing fund selection activities

The asset management group Nikko Asset Management has appointed Aoifinn Devill has head of the World Series Fund Platform, to direct and develop manager selection activities, first in Japan, and then in Europe and other parts of Asia, Hedge Week reports. Funds from the platform distributed under the Nikko AM brand name are currently sub-advised by more than 40 fund managers worldwide, including Pimco, Wellington, JP Morgan AM, Ashmore, Blue Bay and Franklin Templeton, and are distributed to retail and institutional investors throughout Asia. The platform currently has over USD29bn in products from third-party managers distributed in Japan, Australia and Singapore.
31/05/2012

Foreign banks in Switzerland hold out better in crisis

Foreign banks in Switzerland are surviving the crisis better than expected. Their cumulative net profits have increased 4%, to CHF2.04bn in 2011, the Association of foreign banks in Switzerland (ABES) reported on 30 May. Added value and personnel in the sector have both fallen by 1%. The number of businesses operating in Swiss territory fell last year, from 154 to 145 as of the end of December 2011. Foreign banks nonetheless employ about 20,000 people in Switzerland. The movement of consolidation means that there are now only 141 businesses as of the end of April 2012, which corresponds to about 45% of all banks in Switzerland. As last year, no new licenses were issued in 2011. This decline should nonetheless be viewed in perspective, due to the current economic and political turbulence, the Association notes. Assets under management have fallen 5% to CHF860bn, compared with CHF910bn one year previously. The largest foreign wealth manager is HSBC Private Bank (Suisse SA), followed yb Banque Sarasin & Cie SA, BSI SA, Crédit Agricole (Suisse) SA and Coutts Bank SA. The association also claims that Switzerland will soon be offering solutions to strengthen the attraction of the financial market. It defends withholding taxes, which “remain the only option, and which unite regularisation of wealth, future taxation, and protection of privacy.” In addition, “although self-declaration is considered an adequate proposal, Switzerland will offer it as an international standard at the OECD, and introduce it as such. Switzerland will call off plans to adopt more transparent standards which are not internationally recognized.”
31/05/2012

Credit Suisse recruits a big name from Barclays for Asia

Christopher Faddy, Asia head of distribution for the asset management unit at Barclays, has been recruited as head, asset management distribution, for Asia ex Japan (NJA distribution) by Credit Suisse in Hong Kong. He will be responsible for providing investment management services to sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors and third-party distributors.
31/05/2012

Ibercaja/Liberbank merger creates Spain's sixth-largest asset manager

Instead of merging with the asset management firm Unicaja, as had originally appeared planned, Liberbank Gestión will be merging with Ibercaja Gestión (EUR4.43bn in assets under management as of the end of April), which will create Spain’s sixth-largest asset management firm, with assets in funds of EUR5.33bn, Funds People reports, putting it ahead of Ahorro Corporación (EUR4.78bn). Currently, Ibercaja Gestión is the seventh-largest Spanish asset manager, while Liberbank Gestión is 24th. The top five are, in order, Santander AM (EUR20.3bn). BBVA AM (EUR19.45bn), InverCaixa (EUR14.9bn), and Popuylar Gestió (EUR6.19bn).
31/05/2012

Spanish asset managers continued to lose weight in 2011

According to the CNMV annual report, assets at Spanish asset management firms and investment funds as of the end of December totalled EUR132.369bn, 8% less than at the end fo 2010. Of the EUR11.256bn by which assets under management declined, EUR10.853trn were due to net redemptions, and EUR673m to losses on portfolios. Overall, 207 funds ceased operations, of which 204 were absorbed into other funds, As of the end of 2011, the profession had 2,341 funds, 88 less than one year previously. Average assets were down to EUR56m from EUR59m in 2010. Profits at the 114 Spanish asset management firms wree down by 6.5% last year, to EUR194m, compared with EUR207.5m, due to an 8% contraction in management commission revenues, at EUR1.61bn, partly offset by a 3.8% reduction in personnel costs to EUR188.26m.
31/05/2012

Appointments at Investec

Investec Asset Management has recruited Tom Nelson and Charles Whall to manage the global energy fund, Money Marketing reports. They will replace Mark Lacey and Honathan Waghorn, whose departure was announced last month, and who will be leaving the firm in July. Nelson previously worked at Guinness Asset Management, Whall at Newton. They will begin in their new roles in September in the former case, slightly later in the latter.
31/05/2012

Eaton Vance launches two UCITS funds

The US asset management firm Eaton Vance Management has announced the launch of two UCITS funds investing in emerging markets and global equities, Citywire reports. Its affiliate, Parametric Portfolio Associates, will manage the two products, known as Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Parametric Emerging Markets Core and Eaton Vance International (Ireland) Parametric Global Equity.
31/05/2012

Basel III timetable remains unchanged despite crisis

The timetable to enact Basel III legislation remains unchanged, despite the euro zone debt crisis, the head of the financial stability board (FSB), Mark Carney, stated on 30 May. The new Basel III standards, passed in 2010, will gradually be enacted from 2013, and will be fully in force by 2019, the head said following a meeting in Hong Kong of the banking regulatory organism. “I would not call this timetable aggressive. It is a timetable established by consensus. It will not change,” the head, who is also governor of the Canadian central bank, told the press. Many US banks are said not yet to have fully applied Basel III standards, published in 2004, which have been rolled out in Europe. Some actors in the sector nonetheless claim that the rules adopted are too strict at a time when the world is facing a credit drought provoked by the debt crisis in Europe. “It is absolutely essential … that banks be correctly capitalised,” says Carney. Applying the measures “will contribute to financial stability and growth worldwide, including in Europe,” the head adds.
31/05/2012

Several money market ETFs in preparation in China

Several Chinese asset management firms, including China Universal, E-fund, Harvest, ICBC-Credit Suisse, Full Goal and Yinhua, are currently in talks with the Shanghai (SSE) and Shenzhen (SZSE) stock exchanges to launch money market ETFs, ahead of applying to the Chinese regulator (CSRC) for a license, Z-Ben Advisors reports. If the plans are approved by the authorities, cash deposits in securities accounts could be used to buy shares in these money market ETFs. Currently, asset management firms are still facing several technological problems such, for example, as T+0 transactions, which would then help to ensure liquidity.
31/05/2012

SEB AM launches an FCP fund of Asia-Pacific REITs

The German asset management firm SEB Asset Management (SEB AM) on 30 May announced the launch of the SEB Asia Pacific REIT Fund, a Luxembourg-registered FCP fund whose administration is provided by Universal-Investment-Luxembourg (an affiliate of the Frankfurt-based Universal-Investment), which will invest exclusively in real estate investment trusts (REIT) in the Asia-Pacific region. The product is compliant with UCITS IV, and is aimed at investors seeking high returns and regular distributions without “incalculable” risks. Management is provided by a team at offices in Frankfurt and Singapore, and led by Thomas Körfgen, head of real estate equities, and Julian Mittag, manager of REIT funds. Characteristics Name: SEB Asia Pacific REIT Fund ISIN codes: A share class: LU0753286219 C share class: LU0757781637 Minimal subscription: EUR5m (A share class) Distribution: February, May, August and November Management commission: 0.40% (A and C share classes)
31/05/2012

Partner Bank offers an ETF-based wealth management product

The Austrian Partner Bank is now offering the Kopernikus-Index-Korb, a wealth management model based exclusively on physical replication ETFs, launched in Austria in May 2011 and which in 2011 only made a maximal loss of 15%, while remaining 100% invested, in Germany, Fondsprofessionell reports. In the first four months of 2012, the product has posted gains of 6.3%, after fees.
31/05/2012

Seven new ETF funds from UBS Global AM listed in Frankfurt

Since Wednesday, the XTF segment of the Xetra electronic trading platform (Deutsche Börse) lists a total of 981 funds, with the addition of seven Irish-registered ETF funds launched by UBS Global Asset Management. There are in fact three new products which replicate the MSCI USA, USA Value and World indices and which are each are available in I (instutional) and A (retail) share classes. The seventh product replicates the S&P 500. The ETFs have total expense ratios ranging from 0.23% to 0.45%.

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