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10/03/2014

AEW Europe appoints Rob Wilkinson as CEO

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } AEW Europe on 7 March appointed Rob Wilkinson as its CEO, replacing Christian Delaire. Wilkinson joined the firm in 2009 as managing director, head of European fund management and separate accounts, and was then appointed as chief investment officer in 2011. Before joining AEW Europe, Wilkinson served in a variety of roles at Goodman Group, UBS Investment Banking and Eurohypo. Jean Laveille has also been appointed as deputy CEO at AE Europe SA until 31 January 2015, when he will become Senior Advisor. AEW Europe is a European leader in real estate investment advising for third parties. The European platform has over EUR18bn in assets under management in 16 countries, and has over 280 employees in 9 European countries.
10/03/2014

BlueMountain looks to grow in Asia

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BlueMountain Capital, one of the New York asset management firms best known for its credit management, has set up shop in Tokyo in order to develop in Asia, Hedge Fund Intellidence reports. The office, which has 3 members, is led by Charles Kobayashi, partner and CLO portfolio manager. The flagship fund from the firm, BlueMountain Credit Alternatives, which invests primarily in North American and European credit, may extend its exposure to the Asian region. Assets under management at BlueMountain Capital total over USD18bn, invested in absolute return strategies and a CLO portfolio.
10/03/2014

Bill Gross says that El-Erian has a grudge

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Bill Gross, co-founder and co-chief investment officer at Pimco, has accused his former CEO, Mohamed El-Erian, of seeking to undermine him. He has told Reuters that he has “evidence” that his former right-hand man “wrote” an article published in the Wall Street Journal on 24 february, which describes the deterioration of the relationship between the two men, as performance fell. When Reuters asked if it was possible to access this “evidence,” Gross replied “You are on his side (...).” He added that he was monitoring El-Erian’s telephone conversations.
10/03/2014

Allianz GI revises exposure of BRIC Stars fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Allianz Global Investors has modified most of the sectoral bets of its BRIC Stars fund, following the departure of manager Michael Konstantinov, Citywire reports. The fund was taken over by the San Diego team, led by Kunal Ghosh, in October 2013. The fund, whose assets under mangement total about USD480m, has reduced its exposure to basic consumer products and financials, in preference to discretionary consumer products and IT.
10/03/2014

German residential real estate reviewed by Deutsche Bank

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Residential real estate prices in Germany are highly varied, as prices observed in the most sought-after west German cities are 60% higher than in cities in the east of the country, according to a study by the real estate research agency at the university of Ratisbonne (IREBS), in partnership with Deutsche Bank. According to the study, cities in west Germany fall into four categories. Firstly seven cities are in a top tier, with prices rising faster than average int eh apst few years. These include Munich, which is uncontestably the most expensive city in Germany. The second group is university cities, where a growing number of students are also driving prices up, such as Freiburg im Breisgau. These are followed by cities which have recently seen sharp price rises, such as Bremerhaven and Schweifurt. Lasty, the study identifies structurally weak cities, which are mostly located in the Ruhr and the north of Germany (Gelsenkirchen, Lübeck).
10/03/2014

UCITS hedge funds gained 1.06% in February

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The UCITS Alternative index from the Swiss frim Alix Capital gained 1.06% in February, after a decline of 0.38% in January. Only 2 strategies out of eleven finsihed the month with losses: currencies (-0.278%), and volatility (-0.08%). The UCITS hedge fund index gained 0.94% in February, after a decline of 0.07% in January.
10/03/2014

Haitong launches its first standard RQFII ETF

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Haitong International Securities Group on 7 March listed its first ETF compatible with renminbi qualified foreign institutional investor (RQFII) rules on the Hong Kong stock market, entitled Haitong CSI300 Index ETF, Asia Asset Management reports. Haitong becomes the first financial firm based in Hong Kong to issue an RQFII ETF. The product will be overseen by Hai Tong Asset Management, an affiliate of Haitong International Securities Group, and will invest directly in shares of the CSI300, with a similar weighting to their respective weights in the index. As of the end of February, Haitong International Securities group had a total of CNY6.7bn (USD1.06bn) in RQFII quotas via its parent company, Haitong International Holdings.
10/03/2014

Legal & General closes a GBP200m fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Legal & General is in the process of closing the Global Macro Themes fund, which has GBP222m in assets, as its current manager, Ben Gill, is leaving the firm, Investment Week reports. The absolute return fund will be closed on 25 April this year, as investors have selected either to be reimbursed or to transfer their assets to another Legal & General vehicle. The fund, most of whose GBP222m in assets come from internal sources, according to the website, reached GBP590m in assets at its peak.
10/03/2014

Low growth in spanish pension fund assets in February

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Spanish individual pension funds are small in size. According to preliminary data from the Vdos Stochastics agency as of 21 February their assets have risen very modestly by 0.78%, or EUR451m, to a total of EUR58.15bn, Those favourable growth is largely due to a revaluation of underlying portfolios totalling EUR474m. However, Spanish pension funds have seen an outflow of EUR23m in the month of February.
10/03/2014

ING IM to recruit an Asian equity team

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } ING Investment Management is planning to recruit four Asian equity specialists for its investment centre in Singapore, Citywire Asia reports. The recruitments, which will include managers and analysts, will be followed by the launch of global and regional products for Asian clients.
10/03/2014

European platform market grows

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The open architecture platform market in Europe has reached EUR1.27trn under administration as of third quarter 2013, compared with EUR958bn one year previously, and EUR740bn in third quarter 2011, according to the Platform guide to European platforms and open architecture. The five largest European actors in the market in terms of assets are UBS Fondcenter, Allfunds Bank, Credit Suisse, Cofunds and BNP Paribas Securities Services.
10/03/2014

Korean pension fund Poba launches a request for proposals

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Korean pension fund Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), which has USD5.5bn in assets under management, has launched a request for proposals from international fund of hedge fund companies, for a USD50bn mandate, which may be increased to USD80bn depending on performance, Asia Investor reports. In order to be eligible, interested managers are required to offer custom products, have at least USD10bn in assets under management, at least 10 years experience in the management of funds of hedge funds, and lastly, have an asset base which includes at least 30% institutional investors.
10/03/2014

Berenberg wins an institutional mandate

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The German private bank Berenberg has announced that it has won a mandate from the British firm Aerion Fund Management, one of the largest pension fund managers in the United Kingdom, with assets under management of GBP15.2bn as of the end of September 2013. Berenberg has been contracted to manage currency risks for Aerion totalling GBP3.5bn. Assets under management at Berenberg now total about EUR34bn, of which EUR15bn are for institutional clients.
10/03/2014

Les créations d'emplois s'accélèrent aux Etats-Unis

Le nombre de créations d’emplois a été plus élevé que prévu en février aux Etats-Unis. Le pays a gagné 175.000 emplois le mois dernier, après 129.000 en janvier, a annoncé le département du Travail vendredi. Toutefois, le taux de chômage a augmenté à 6,7% contre un plus bas de cinq ans de 6,6% en janvier.
10/03/2014

L’inflation augmente faiblement en Chine

Les prix à la consommation en Chine ont augmenté de 2% en février, à leur rythme le plus faible en 13 mois, tandis que les prix producteurs ont baissé pour le 24ème mois d’affilée, de 2%, à leur rythme le plus fort en sept mois, montrent des chiffres publiés hier par le Bureau national de la Statistique. Les économistes interrogés par Reuters anticipaient une hausse exactement au même rythme des prix à la consommation et une baisse de 1,9% des prix producteurs.
10/03/2014

Paris utilisera la réserve de précaution pour contenir le déficit

Le gouvernement français utilisera la réserve de précaution de 7 milliards d’euros pour tenir sa trajectoire de réduction du déficit budgétaire, a affirmé hier soir sur BFM TV le ministre de l’Economie et des Finances, Pierre Moscovici, au moment où des experts s’attendent à un dérapage par rapport à l’objectif d’un déficit public de 3,6% cette année, puis en-dessous de la limite de 3% à fin 2015.
10/03/2014

Saint-Maur-des-Fossés pourrait voir sa dette réduite de 20%

La dette Saint-Maur-des-Fossés pourrait être réduite de 20% après la décision de justice rendue vendredi de condamner la banque Dexia à revoir les taux d’emprunts souscrits par la ville, a déclaré samedi le maire Henri Plagnol. La banque devra en effet substituer au taux variable, qui avait été fixé pour un emprunt de 5 millions d’euros contracté par la commune, le taux d’intérêt légal qui est inférieur. Selon Henri Plagnol, ce jugement entraînerait pour ce seul emprunt une «économie potentielle de 600.000 euros par an». La décision de justice pourrait «s’appliquer à tous les emprunts que la ville a souscrits avec Dexia, qui s'élèvent à 50 millions et représentent 20% de la dette de la commune». Celle-ci a contracté une quinzaine d’emprunts du même type auprès de Dexia. L'élu espère ainsi faire des «dizaines de millions d’euros d'économie» et il table sur un «assainissement définitif de la dette de la ville».
10/03/2014

Berlin prévoit 6,5 milliards d’euros d'emprunts nets en 2014

Le gouvernement allemand prévoit de limiter les nouveaux emprunts nets de l’Etat fédéral à 6,5 milliards d’euros cette année et de les ramener à zéro en 2015 pour la première fois depuis 1969, a appris vendredi soir Reuters d’une source haut placée au ministère des Finances. L’objectif pour 2014 correspondrait à une situation d'équilibre budgétaire structurel, hors éléments exceptionnels.
10/03/2014

Amiral Gestion met le cap sur la dette

La société a créé une société commune avec Capzanine pour collecter un fonds de dette destiné aux PME et aux ETI, cotées comme non cotées
10/03/2014
Gestion d'actifs

Le Fonds de Compensation remplace son gérant actions monde

Le Fonds de Compensation (FDC), 12,3 milliards euros d’encours sous gestion, vient de remplacer un ses gérants actions monde. Le FDC a attribué le mandat de gestion du compartiment FDC SICAV Actions Monde - Actif 2 à Kleinwort Benson Investors. Invesco Asset Management a été écarté en raison de performance insatisfaisante, selon Marc Fries, le président du comité d’investissement. Pour l’institution luxembourgeoise, l’objectif de ce compartiment est de surperformer son indice de référence, à savoir le MSCI World Total Return (net) exprimé en USD et converti en EUR. Les actifs du Compartiment sont gérés de manière active afin de maximiser la performance pour le niveau de risque spécifié (tracking error) dans le mandat de gestion. La stratégie dinvestissement actuelle du Fonds de Compensation : Actions 32,5% (dont actions monde 25%, actions marchés émergents 5%, small cap 2,5%) Obligations 54% (dont obligations libellées en euro 26,5%, obligations monde couvertes 25%, obligations marchés émergents 2,5%) Immobilier 8% (biens immobiliers Luxembourg 5%, biens immobiliers monde 3,5%) Liquidités libellées en euros 5%
Gestion d'actifs
10/03/2014

La Chine va réformer les retraits de cote

Selon le Shanghai Securities News qui cite le président de la Commission de régulation boursière chinoise Xiao Gang, Pékin étudie une réglementation plus favorable au marché concernant les retraits de cote et ces nouvelles règles pourraient être publiées d’ici à la fin de cette année. La réforme porterait également sur les procédures de transfert entre les différentes places boursières du pays.
10/03/2014

Les autoroutes allemandes deviendront payantes pour les étrangers

Dans un entretien au magazine, le ministre fédéral allemand des transports Alexander Dobrindt a indiqué qu’il présenterait au cours du premier semestre 2014 un projet de loi instaurant des péages autoroutiers pour les voitures particulières étrangères. Il ajoute que près de 5 milliards d’euros seront consacrés durant la présente législature à l’amélioration du réseau routier et autoroutier du pays.

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