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21/04/2011

Swiss & Global AM announces an increase in its assets

Swiss & Global Asset Management as of the end of March had assets of CHF82.5bn, an increase of CHF2.1bn (2.5%) for the quarter, fundweb reports. The increase is due to rising markets as well as to subscriptions, the management firm says.
21/04/2011

Foreign asset management firms highly active in Spanish market

In first quarter, the number of funds launched in Spain by Spanish management firms increased 68%, to 46. 60% of these products are guaranteed funds, according to figures from VDOS Stochastics, reported by Expansión.However, foreign management firms in that time registered 98 funds with the CNMV. They largely added emerging markets bond funds (20), international bonds (18) and emerging markets equities (16) funds to their ranges. The most active were JP Morgan, MFS International, BNP Paribas, Schroders, and UBS.
21/04/2011

M&G to sell 14 retail funds in the Netherlands

On 15 October 2010, the British asset management firm M&G Investments obtained a sales license for the Netherlands for 14 of its open-ended funds (M&G American Fund, M&G Asian Fund, M&G Global Basics Fund, M&G Global Leaders Fund, M&G Global Growth Fund, M&G Japan Smaller Companies Fund, M&G Pan European Fund, M&G European Corporate Bond Fund, M&G Global Convertibles Fund, M&G European Strategic Value Fund, M&G Pan European Dividend Fund, M&G Global Emerging Markets Fund, M&G Global Dividend Fund and M&G Optimal Income Fund). A team of three people based in Frankfurt will now actively distribute the products. The team is led by Volker Buschmann, managing director and head fo Northern Europe sales, assisted by Andrea Below, business development manager, and Helen Oeij, sales support.The targets will be managers of funds of funds, wealth managers, family offices, insurers and banks. Since 2005, M&G has focused on institutional clients in the Netherlands, particularly pension funds.The British asset manager says that of EUR40.8bn in assets in its retail funds. EUR7.96bn, or 19.5%, come from continental Europe.
21/04/2011

Assets under management up at BNY Mellon

In first quarter, BNY Mellon earned net profits of USD625m, compared with USD690m in October-December, and USD601m in the corresponding period of last year.Assets under custody, administration and management set a new record as of the end of March. For custody and administration, assets totalled USD25.5trn as of 31 March, which represents a 2% increase since the end of December, and 14% year on year.Assets under management, for their part, totalled USD1.2trn as of the end of March, 5% more than at the end of 2010; the increase since 31 March 2010 comes to 11%. This increase is a result of both net subscriptions and market appreciation.
21/04/2011

BlackRock recruits a head for real estate

BlackRock has announced the arrival of Jack Chandler as global head of real estate. He will report to Matthew Botein, head of the alternative investors division at the US management firm, and will be in charge of all real estate investments, in the form of equities or bonds. Chandler was previously global chief investment officer and executive chairman for Asia at LaSalle Investments.
21/04/2011

First State awards a custody mandate to State Street

First State Investments, an affiliate of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, has awarded a mandate to State Street Corporation to provide custody and fund administration services for its British Sicav and its 16 sub-funds (GBP11bn in assets).
21/04/2011

Operating margin up and net profits down at Martin Currie

The Scottish asset management firm Martin Currie has announced that in 2010, before taxes and taking into account the suspension of bonuses in 2009, it earned profits of GBP14.1m, up 25% compared with 2009 (GBP11.3m). Based on these results, the operating margin is up to 17% from 16%. Earnings increased to GBP81.6m, from GBP70.3m. Revenues came 34% from the retail segment (compared with 32% in 2009), 20% from hedge funds (compared with 18%), and 46% from institutional clients (compared with 50%). Geographically, the United States and the United Kingdom respectivelyl generated 31% and 30% of earnings, compared with 26% and 34% the previous year.However, pre-tax profits and net profits, excluding one-time elements, fell to GBP14.1m and GBP8.9m, respectively, compared with GBP20.8m and GbP14.5m in 2009.Assets were down to GBP11.9bn as of the end of December, compared with GBP11.8bn twelve months earlier. The best-performing asset class was Chinese A-class equities, at 28.4%, followed by Chinese small and midcaps (11.11%), and global commodities (6.7%). Losses of 4.1% affected global portfolios outside the United States and EAFE (Europe, Australasia, and the Far East).
21/04/2011

Head leaves F&C

Paul Grice, head of UK and international bonds at F&C Asset Management, has left the firm, Financial News reports. He spent five years at the company.
21/04/2011

Santander Asset Management UK launches two funds

Santander Asset Management UK has announced the launch of two funds. The Global Emerging Equity fund, a fund of funds, will be managed by the multi-management team, led by Tom Caddick. The Dividend Income fund will be managed by Hak Salih, also manager of the Santander Equity Income fund, and will invest as a top priority in UK and European equities.
21/04/2011

F&C launches an emerging markets long/short fund

The F&C Group is to launch a UCITS III fund which will bring together its scale and pedigree in emerging market investments with the absolute return expertise of Thames River, the boutique asset manager acquired by F&C in 2010. The Thames River Global Emerging Markets Absolute Return Fund will have daily liquidity, access to the full range of UCITS III investment powers and will contain a mix of long and short positions. The Fund, which is planned to launch on 1 June, will be managed by Kristof Bulkai and Hugo Rogers, co-managers of the Thames River Water & Agriculture Absolute Return Fund and Thames River Isis Fund, a global emerging markets long/short fund. Bulkai and Rogers will join the F&C Emerging Equities team led by Jeff Chowdhry.
21/04/2011

Source and Nomura launch a volatility ETF

Source and Nomura announced on 20 April 2011 that they have launched an ETF, the Nomura Voltage Mid-Term Source. Its objective is to replicate the Nomura Voltage Strategy Mid-Term 30-day USD TR index. The ETF adopts a tactical approach to volatility, in order to gain from peaks in volatility, while attenuating the costs of hedging related to holding a systematically risk-short position. The launch of the new fund brings the number of ETF and ETC products available from Source dedicated to equities, bond and commodities indices to 91. Characteristics ISIN : IE00B3LK4075 Currency of the fund and listing: USD Location of listing: London Stock Exchange Annual management fees: 0.30%
21/04/2011

db X-ETC launches three new ETC funds in pounds sterling hedged for currency risks

Following the recent launch of the db Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC (see Newsmanagers of 18 April), db X-ETC on 20 April announced that it has listed three more currency-hedged ETCs in pounds sterling on the London Stock Exchange: the db Physical Silver GBP Hedged ETC, db Brent Crude Oil Booster GBP Hedged ETC, and db Agriculture Booster GBP Hedged ETC.The physical gold fund charges 0.69%, while the physical silver fund has a TER of 0.85%, and the oil and agriculture funds, which use synthetic replication, charge fees of 0.45%.Assets in ETCs on the db X-ETC platform as of 19 April totalled EUR1.4bn.
21/04/2011

Generali wants to grow in asset management

Asset management is becoming increasingly strategic for Generali, Il Sole – 24 Ore reports. In 2010, the business made operating profits of EUR354m, 10% of the total, which remains modest compared with Axa and Allianz (20-25%). But Giovanni Perissinotto, CEO of Generali, is planning to increase operating profits from asset management by 25% per year in the next few years, largely due to Asia and Russia. In China, the Italian group would like to increase its stake in the asset management firm Guotai from 30% to 50%. And it is planning to create a joint venture with the same entity in Hong Kong.
21/04/2011

HSBC Trinkaus IM recruits Christian Klein

The Luxembourg asset management firm HSBC Trinkaus Investment Managers has announced that it has recruited Christian Klein from IP Concept Fund Management, to develop its white label fund management activities. His job title is director of the sales department for institutional clients. He will report to the two co-CEOs, Thies Clemenz and Ralf Funk.
21/04/2011

Moody's confirme la note de la dette souveraine islandaise

Moody’s Investors Service a confirmé mercredi la note Baa3 que l’agence attribue à la dette souveraine islandaise en dépit du référendum par lequel la population de l'île a rejeté l’accord Icesave. Le «non» l’a emporté pour la deuxième fois en Islande début avril lors d’un référendum sur l’accord conclu par le gouvernement pour rembourser la Grande-Bretagne et les Pays-Bas à la suite de la faillite en 2008 de la banque en ligne.
21/04/2011

La hausse des taux d’intérêt, bête noire des investisseurs institutionnels

D’après une enquête conduite par Allianz Global Investors Europe auprès de plus de 150 investisseurs institutionnels européens, près d’un sondé sur quatre estime même que la hausse des taux constitue le risque le plus significatif qui devrait peser sur les 12 prochains mois. L’enquête a été réalisée en mars et en avril de cette année, avant la hausse anticipée du taux directeur de la Banque Centrale Européenne (BCE).
21/04/2011

Les reventes de logements rebondissent aux Etats-Unis

Selon les chiffres de la Fédération des agents immobiliers américains (NAR), les reventes de logements aux Etats-Unis ont dépassé les attentes en mars, rebondissant de 3,7% sur un mois après une contraction de 8,9% (révisé de 9,6%) en février. Elles ont atteint 5,1 millions d’unités le mois dernier après 4,92 millions (révisé de 4,88 millions) le mois précédent.
21/04/2011

Nasdaq OMX affiche un profit en hausse de 70%

Le bénéfice de Nasdaq OMX Group, qui a lancé avec ICE une offensive sur Nyse Euronext pour contrer l’offre amicale de Deutsche Börse, a bondi de 70% au premier trimestre porté par l’activité en Europe et sur les dérivés. Nasdaq OMX Group a dégagé 104 millions de dollars de profits au premier trimestre, soit 57 cents par action, contre 61 millions de dollars (28 cents) sur la même période de 2010. La hausse des coûts d’exploitation de 12% a été compensée par une progression de 26% des revenus liés aux transactions. Le chiffre d’affaires a augmenté de 15% à 415 millions de dollars. L’opérateur s’attend à des coûts opérationnels de 895 à 915 millions de dollars cette année. Le PDG, Robert Greifeld, a fait savoir que Nasdaq OMX Group était disposé à se battre pendant encore un an si nécessaire et a précisé qu’une nouvelle offre était envisageable si les états financiers du groupe cible lui étaient dévoilés.
21/04/2011

Nouvelle hausse des taux au Brésil

La Banque centrale du Brésil a relevé mercredi d’un quart de point son taux directeur, à 12%. L'établissement a pris cette décision en tenant compte de l'évaluation des risques d’inflation qui a atteint 5,9% en 2010, bien au-dessus de la prévision officielle de 4,5%, du rythme encore incertain de l’activité domestique et de la complexité de l’environnement international.
21/04/2011

La BoE manque de conviction sur l'inflation

Les minutes du dernier comité de la banque centrale n’ont pas fait évoluer le rapport de force entre partisans d’une remontée des taux ou du statu quo, en raison de données économiques mitigées et de mesures d’anticipations d’inflation stables en mars.
20/04/2011

Les Etats-Unis manquent d'un plan crédible pour leur déficit

Les Etats-Unis manquent d’un plan crédible à moyen terme pour réduire leur déficit, déclare le chef économiste du Fonds monétaire international, Olivier Blanchard, dans un entretien publié mercredi dans Le Monde. «Le débat entre les deux partis qui s’est conclu le 8 avril par un plan d'économies de 39 milliards de dollars était insuffisant», dit-il, «Celui-ci leur semble d’autant moins urgent à traiter que les Etats-Unis n’ont aucune difficulté à placer leurs bons du Trésor», poursuit Olivier Blanchard.
20/04/2011

Les anticipations de hausse des taux reportées après la publication des minutes de la BoE

Les investisseurs ont reporté leurs anticipations de relèvement des taux d’intérêt par la Banque d’Angleterre après la publication du compte-rendu de la dernière réunion de la banque centrale. Lors de cette réunion du comité de politique monétaire des 6 et 7 avril, ses membres se sont une nouvelle fois exprimés à six voix contre trois en faveur d’un maintien du taux directeur à 0,5%. Les banquiers centraux soulignent que la perspective d’inflation n’a pas évolué suffisamment pour modifier leur point de vue.

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