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04/02/2014

UBS returns to profitability in 2013

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The UBS group on 4 February announced that it has earned net profits of GBP3.2bn, compared with a loss of GBP2.5bn in the previous year. The firm has also profited from a rebound in confidence on the part of its clients, with net inflows of CHF54bn to wealth management activities, a 14% increase compared with 2012, Assets invested by the Group totalled CHF2.39trn as of the end of fourth quarter, up by CHF51bn compared with the previous quarter. Assets invested in Wealth Management were up CHF15bn to CHF886bn as of 31 December 2013, due to the positive performance of the markets of CHF12bn and a net inflows of CHF6bn, partly offset by negative currency effects of CHF2bn. Assets invested with Wealth Management Americas were up by CHF34bn to CHF865bn as of 31 December 2013. In US dollars, assets invested were up by USD51bn to USD970bn, reflecting a positive evolution of the markets of USD46bn, and sustained inflows. Asstes invested in Global Asset Management were up by CHF3bn to CHF583bn as of 31 December 2013. The positive performance of the markets for CHF16bn was partly offset by a net outflow of CHF7bn and negative currency effects of CHF6bn.
04/02/2014

Dominique Wohnlich becomes head of private banking at Lombard Odier in Zurich

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The private bank Lombard Odier has appointed a new head of private banking in Zurich, in the person of Dominique Wohnlich, according to a statement released on 3 February. Wohnlich, who has been in office since 1 February as Local Managing Director, will continue the development of wealth management activities at the Zurich office, which has 100 employees. Wohnlich had been head of private equity investment at Credit Suisse for the private banking segment. Before joining Credit Suisse in 2007, he spent more than six years at UBS. He succeeds Richard Nahmani, who led the Zurich office from 1991 to 2013, and who become director of an affiliated company at Lombard Odier. The Lombard Odier group has also appointed Felix Xavier Oeschger as head of Swiss private clients in Zurich.
04/02/2014

BNP Paribas SS starts a depository banking activity in Switzerland

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BNP Paribas Securities Services on 3 February announced that it is developing its deposotiry banking activities on the Swiss market. The expansion permits its instituional clients and asset managers who manage funds domiciled in Switzerland to benefit from the pan-European experience of the bank in the area of depository services (custody and registry, management of financial flows and supervision), and the solidity of a major international banking group. The launch response to a growing desire on the part of clients of BNP Paribas Securities Services to consolidate its operational services in Switzerland, particularly depository banking and custody services. The bank has already won its first depository banking mandate in this market from one of the largest independent fund of funds management firms in Switzerland. With this major step, it affirms its engagement on the Swiss market.
04/02/2014

La Française AM seeking distribution agreements in Italy

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In a filmed interview with Bluerating, Alex Ricchebuono, head of La Française AM for Southeastern Europe, says that he is seeking new fund distribution agreements for the firm in Italy. In Italy, La Française AM has largely present in the institutional management sector. “Concerning retail, we are open to distribution networks: the large ones, but also and especially the small and medium ones,” says Ricchebuono.
04/02/2014

BNY Mellon launches two Japanese equity funds on the European market

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } After their launch in Spain (Newsmanagers of 31 January 2014), BNY Mellon is offering two Japanese equity funds on the European market, according to Citywire. The two funds, BNY Mellon Japan All Cap Equity and BNY Mellon Japan Small Cap Equity Focus, will be managed by an equity team at BNY Mellon, which will report to Miyuki Hashima. The two strategies, which will be domiclied in Dublin, will be launched with seed capital of an undisclosed amount.
04/02/2014

Algebris launches funds on the FinecoBank platform

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The asset management firm Algebris Investments has signed a distribution agreement in Italy with FinecoBank, a company of the UniCredit group, Bluerating reports. The funds which will be available on the platform are: Algebris Financial Credit Fund and Algebris Financial Income Fund.
04/02/2014

European stock markets adopt a new standard

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) and FIX Trading Community have announced that the Market Model Typology (MMT) has become a FIX standard. As a result the standard is available for adoption by all market participants. This will allow them to enhance data standardisation and provide greater clarity on the types of activity conducted. This will all contribute to enhanced transparency for the benefit of investors, market participants and regulators. The MMT initiative was originally launched by FESE to support the implementation of the original 2010 CESR recommendations on post-trade reporting standards. MMT will make it easier to consolidate data from multiple venues to create a European consolidated post-trade tape.
04/02/2014

Assets up for sustainable funds in Germany

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to EcoReporter, assets in the 283 “sustainable development” funds available in Germany totalled EUR30.4bn as of the end of December 2013, compared with EUR28.1bn one year previously. During the year 2013, 21 funds of this type were liquidated, many funds were merged, and existing funds decided to adapt their management to enter the sustainable category, Fondscheck reports. Overall, there is only one more fund than at the end of 2012. In total, according to statistics from BVI, EUR710bn were invested in open-ended funds in Germany as of the end of 2013.
04/02/2014

Premier AM recruits a salesperson from Sarasin & Partners

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The British firm Premier Asset Management (AM) has recruited Paul Pugh to the newly-created position of head of strategic partnerships on its sales team. He will be responsible for the development of distribution of funds from Premier AM, a service for the management of portfolios and investment outsourcing offers with key partners, including regional financial advisers and life insurance companies. Pugh, formerly of Cazeonve Capital, Sarasin & Partners and Zurich Intermediary Group, previously worked until January 2014 at Sarasin & Partners, where he was director of sales and investment.
04/02/2014

Lloyds Banking makes further write-downs for PPI

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The British bank Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), which was bailed out by the government in 2008, on 3 February announced nearly GBP2bn in new provisions, but promised a return to dividends in second half. In an unscheduled statement, released ahead of the release of annual results on 13 February, LBG has stated that it will be writing down a provision of GBP1.8bn in fourth quarter, related to litigation concerning PPI credit insurance, and another GBP130m related to abusive sales to SMEs of products to protect against interest rate variations. LBG has previously written down billions of pounds to cover compensation payments related to the PPI scandal. Despite that, the bank promises that it will earn a “small” pre-tax profit for 2013, and that it is planning to request permission to restart dividend payments in second half.
04/02/2014

Barclays chief renounces bonuses for 2013

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The CEO of the British bank Barclays, Antony Jenkins, on 3 February announced that he would be renouncing all bonuses for the year 2013. Jenkins stated that he has taken the decision due to the various fines and provisions written down by the group, and due to the effort required of shareholders as part of a capital increase of nearly GBP6bn last year. “I have concluded that it would not be fair, under the circumstances, for me to accept a bonus for 2013, and I have therefore respectively declined the one which was offered me by the board of directors,” Jenkins, who was appointed in summer 2012 to restore the reputation of the bank embroiled in the Libor scandal, says in a statement.
04/02/2014

Alain Grisay, former CEO of F&C, dies

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Alain Grisay, former CEO of F&C Asset Management, has died, Investment Week reports. Grisay, 59, left F&C, where he had been CEO since 2006, in 2012. He also worked at J.P. Morgan for 20 years.
04/02/2014

Modifications to bond team at M&G

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Ben Lord, head of fixed interest, will now assume responsibility for the M&G UK Inflation Linked Corporate Bond fund, while Jim Leaviss becomes second manager, Money Marketing reports. Lord and Leaviass had previously been co-managers of the fund, whose assets under management total GBP837m. Leaviss will also work as second manager of the M&G Gilt and Fixed Interest Income fund (GBP773m), on which he had previously been principal manager. The fund is now managed by Mike Riddell. Leaviss will be principal manager of the M&G Inflation Linked Corporate Bond fund, while Lord becomes second manager. They had previously both been co-managers of the fund.
04/02/2014

Standard Life Investments leads inflows in 2013

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Due to its absolute return product, the Standard Life GARS Fund, Standard Life Investments has led fund inflows in the United Kingdom, with net subscriptions totalling GBP3.47bn, not far off double the inflows of its nearest rival, Old Mutual Global Investors, which total GBP1.81bn, according to the most recent edition of the Pridham Report, Investment Week reports. They are followed by BlackRock (GBP1.63bn), Artemis, (GBP1.49bn), BNY Mellon (GBP1.46bn), Cazenove (GBP1.16bn in first half alone, as the asset management firm was then acquired by Schroders), Henderson (GBP1.02bn), Schroders (GBP980m), and AXA IM (GBP878.3m).
04/02/2014

Schroders increases its stake in Liontrust AM to 23%

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 30 January, Schroders increased its stake in the capital of Liontrust Asset Management from 19.6% to nearly 23%, according to a statement released to the London Stock Exchange by the British firm. The announcement comes a few days after the publication of interim results by Liontrust AM, marked by growth in its assets of GBP196m between 1 October and 31 December 2013, bringing its total asses under management to GBP3.6bn.
04/02/2014

Danske Bank blacklists an Israeli bank

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The largest bank in Denmark, danske Bank, has blacklisted the Israeli Bank Hapoalim due to its involvement in financing the construction of settlements, Investment Europe reports. The bank has already withdrawn from Africa Israel Investments and Danya Cebus for the same reasons.
04/02/2014

Departure of a fund manager from Danske Invest

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Danske Invest has appoined a replacement for equity manager John William Olsen, who has decided to leave the firm, Citywire reports. Max Jul Pedersen will succeed him on the six funds he had previously managed: Danske Invest Engros Aktier, Danske Invest Global Plus, Danske Invest Global Stockpicking, Danske Invest Global Stockpicking A, Danske Invest Global Stockpicking 2, Danske Invest Engros Global.
04/02/2014

Standard Life Investment recruits a bond manager

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Standard Life Investments (SLI) is adding to its bond and credit teams. The asset management team has recruited manager Mark Munro, who left Scottish Life Investment Partnership (SWIP) on 8 November 2013, Investment Adviser (FT Adviser) reports. Munro will rejoin Daniel McKernan, head of investment grade and sterling credit at SLI, with whom he had previously worked at SWIP before McKernan left the firm in September 2013. At SLI, Munro has been appointed investment director on the credit team. He will be responsible for retail funds from the firm, including the Strategic Bond, Ethical Corporate Bond, and institutional funds.
04/02/2014

Norwegian sovereign fund excludes Israeli businesses

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Norwegian sovereign fund (USD810bn in assets) has prohibited investment in two Israeli companies, Africa Israel Investments and Danya Cebus, due to “serious violations” of human rights, Financial Times fund management reports. The Norwegian finance minister has placed the two businesses on a blacklist due to their suspected involvement in settlements in East Jerusalem, which are illegal under international law. The move comes in the context of a European boycott of Israeli busineses with activities in the Palestinian territories.
04/02/2014

Lazard Asset Management recrute une équipe d'ING IM

Lazard Asset Management a recruté des gérants d’ING Investment Management au Moyen-Orient, une région où la société compte accroître sa présence. Farah Foustok, ancien directeur général d’ING IM dans la zone, rejoint Lazard comme managing director au bureau de Dubai, selon un communiqué. Quatre autres spécialistes de la gestion actions l’accompagnent.
04/02/2014

Cheyne Capital fait grandir ses fonds Ucits

Avec le lancement récent du Cheyne European Mid Cap Equity Fund, les cinq fonds à compartiments Ucits de Cheyne Capital ont atteint les 575 millions de dollars d’actifs, alors qu’ils s’élevaient à 30 millions de dollars il y a deux ans, a indiqué mardi le spécialiste de la gestion alternative. Le hedge fund gère au total 6,5 milliards de dollars d’encours.
04/02/2014

Les actifs gérés franchissent le cap des 3.000 milliards d’euros en France

Les encours sous gestion (mandats et organismes communs de placement) ont atteint 3.023 milliards d’euros en 2013, selon les chiffres publiés ce matin par l’Association française de la gestion financière (AFG). S’il s’agit d’un montant record, il ne réjouit pas pour autant les responsables de l’association. Ces derniers regrettent la faiblesse de la progression des encours (seulement 3,1% par rapport à 2012), malgré la forte hausse des marchés actions en 2013. «La collecte a été globalement décevante», conclut l’AFG, qui souligne que le marché a été porté par la croissance des mandats et fonds étrangers gérés en France (+5,2%), alors que les fonds de droit français ont stagné (+1,2%). Cette perte de compétitivité de ces véhicules, depuis 5 années consécutives, inquiète l’association.
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04/02/2014

L'indice manufacturier déçoit aux Etats-Unis

La croissance du secteur manufacturier américain a fortement ralenti en janvier, tombant à son plus bas niveau en huit mois. L’indice ISM est ressorti à 51,3, un chiffre nettement inférieur à son niveau de décembre (56,5) comme aux attentes des économistes interrogés par Reuters, qui tablaient en moyenne sur 56,0. La composante des commandes nouvelles a chuté à 51,2 contre 64,4 en décembre, le plus fort décrochage mensuel en 33 ans.
04/02/2014

BPSS démarre une activité de banque dépositaire en Suisse

BNP Paribas Securities Services a annoncé le développement de son activité de banque dépositaire sur le marché suisse. BPSS est l’une des premières banques dépositaires d’Europe avec près de 900 milliards d’euros d’actifs en dépôt.
04/02/2014

La Française grandit dans l'immobilier

La Française et Forum Partners concrétisent leur joint-venture en acquérant l’activité de gestion de Cushman & Wakefield. Une opération qui leur permet de gagner plusieurs années dans leur projet d’alliance. Cushman & Wakefield Investors gère 1,2 milliard de dollars d’actifs.

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