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30/07/2013

Aberdeen loses only GBP2.7bn in AUM despite GBP3.4bn in outflows

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As of 30 June, total assets at Aberdeen Asset Management plc, which has acquired Artio Global Investors (GBP6.7bn in assets under management) and SVG Advisers (GBP4.3bn), totalled GBP209.6bn, compared with GBP212.3bn as of the end of March, according to an interim management statement released on 29 July. Net outflows exceeded a decline of GBP2.7bn in assets, totalling GBP3.4bn, of which GBP0.3bn are due to Artio, while market, performance and currency effects, for their part, wiped out a net GBP10.3bn of total assets under management in the period.Martin Gilbert, CEO, says that in gross terms, net inflows in second quarter totalled GBP9.66bn, meaning that in the first nine months of the year to 30 September, they total GBP34.26bn, In the last three quarters under review, Aberdeen posts net inflows of GBP1.04bn.Aberdeen is pleased that net outflows largely affected the least profitable products. Gross subscriptions to the global emerging market strategy were down due to measures taken to restrict inflows, which resulted in net outflows of GBP926m, but Asia-Pacific funds saw net inflows of GBP744m.The report states that nearly GBP2.5bn in net redemptions took place in June.
30/07/2013

Strong growth for Reich & Tang (Natixis GAM)

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The New York-based asset management firm Reich & Tang, an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management, on 23 July announced that its assets have topped USD32bn, which represents a 22% increase since the beginning of the year, as assets in its money market funds are up by as much as 40%.Assets in money market funds and segregated accounts represent about USD16bn, while sums administered in programmes with FDIC coverag on sale from banks and broker-dealers also totals USD16bn.Michael Lydon, CEO, says that in addition to the recent acquisition (with Nationwide Financial) of the mutual funds HighMark from UnionBanCal, he is expecting inflows of USD2bn to USD3bn in the next 45 to 60 days and that assets in money market funds will increase by about 65% this year.
30/07/2013

Assets and profits up at Artisan Partners

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } At the end of second quarter 2013, the US firm Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc, based in Milwaukee, had assets of USD85.79bn, compared with USD83.18bn three months earlier, and USD64.07bn one year previously. However, net inflows in April-June, at USD1.41bn, were lower than in January-March (USD2.19bn), while remaining slightly higher than the USD1.36bn posted in the corresponding period of last year.Market effects were positive to the tune of USD1.2bn, compared with USD6.66bn in first quarter; they were negative by USD1.36bn in April-June 2012.By GAAP accounting standards, net profits in April-June totalled USD5.7bn, compared with USD3bn in the previous quarter. The Artisan Partners initial public offering was completed on 12 March 2013.
30/07/2013

Promotion for Yves Trinquet at Prudential Fixed Income

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } After serving as a portfolio manager at Prudential Fixed Income (USD400bn in assets as of the end of March 2013), Yves Trinquet has taken care of his family and then served as a consultant. He has recently been appointed as managing director and head of quantitative research and co-head of risk management at his former employer, which is an asset management affiliate of Prudential Financial (USD1.06trn in assets), specialised in bond solutions for institutional investors.Trinquet will be responsible for the development of exclusive rate curve and credit risk models, as well as all aspects of portfolio risk management and performance analysis.He will also become the sole head of risk management, following the departure of Martin Lawlor, who has announced plans to retire in 2014.
30/07/2013

Record earnings and profits at WisdomTree

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The New York-based ETF management firm WisdomTree has reported record net profits and earnings in second quarter, according to its chairman & CEO, Jonathan Steinberg. Its pre-tax profit margin totalled 33% in April-June, on average total assets of USD28.4bn.In detail, on earnings of USD37.3m, net profits in second quarter totalled USD12.2m, compared with USD29.3m and USD7.9m in January-March; in the corresponding period of 2012, net profits were limited to EUR0.1m, on earnings of EUR20.4m.As of 30 June, total assets came to USD29bn, compared with USD25.1bn three months earlier, and USD15bn one year previously. Net subscriptions were still very high, with USD5bn in April-June, compared with USD5.9bn in first quarter, and only USD0.3bn in the corresponding period of 2012.
30/07/2013

Strong increase in assets for Mapfre funds

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As of 30 June, investment funds from Mapfre had assets under management up 14% compared with the end of December, at EUR2.7bn, while assets in pension funds, at USD5.1bn, were up by 3.4%, Funds People reports.The increase in assets under management is attributed to efforts on the life insurance network, net subscriptions, and performance effects.
30/07/2013

Spanish funds and Sicavs are 11.3% invested in other funds

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to statistics from the Spanish securities commission (CNMV), Spanish investment funds and Sicavs had EUR17.528m invested in other collective investment vehicles as of 31 March, which represents 11.3% of their total assets, which had increased by 5.04% in first quarter to EUR130bn for funds, and 3.7% of EUR24bn in Sicavs, Funds People reports.In January-March, funds increased their exposure to Spanish funds by 12.40%, and exposure to foreign funds by 11.14%, as investment in the form of shares in foreign funds totalled EUR7.904bn as of the end of March, while investment in shares of other Spanish funds totalled EUR3.563bn. That corresponds to 6.07% and 2.74% of total assets under management, respectively.International funds, at EUR5.261bn, represented 21.42% of assets in Spanish Sicavs, compared with EUR800m or 3.26% for Spanish funds.
30/07/2013

ETF assets up at Vanguard in Europe

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As of the end of June, assets under management in ETFs domiciled in Europe (Ireland) by the US firm Vanguard Group totalled USD1.4bn, compared with USD1.3bn one month earlier (see Newsmanagers of 18 June).In the United States, Vanguard has posted net inflows of USD26bn for its 67 ETFs, which represents the best results in the industry, a statement says.Branded ETF assets in Australia and Canada each total about USD1bn. And Vanguard states that it admitted its first ETF to trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange in May.Worldwide, assets under management in ETFs by Vanguard totalled USD281bn as of 30 June.
30/07/2013

Net outflows from pension plans in first half

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In the first six months of 2013, Spanish retirement savings plans, known as pension plans, saw net redemptions of EUR748m, of which EUR471m came from individual plans, EUR264m from corporate plans, and EUR12m from mixed plans, Funds People reports. The largest net outflows were from VidaCaixa de Seguuros y Reaseguros (EUR71m), Mapfre Vida Pensiones (EUR65m), and Santander Pensiones (EUR59m). The leader in the sector, BBVA Pensiones, for its part, has seen net redemptions of EUR46m. According to statistics from the Spanish Inverco association of asset management firms, individual pension plans as of the end of June represented 62% of total assets, compared with 37% for corporate plans, and 1% for mixed plans.
30/07/2013

Nordea accused of covering up legal problems at Aletheia

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In September 2012, investors were informed that the Nordea 1 North American Growth fund, managed by Aletheia, had fallen to USD53.5m, compared with USD468m two years previously, and would be merged with the Nordea North American All-Cap sub-fund, managed by Eagle Asset Management.On this subject, Financial Times Fund Management (FTfm) reports that several former Nordea employees accuse their former employer of completely concealing from investors the fact that Aletheia, the US outsourced management firm, and its head, Peter Eichler, were sentenced to a fine by the SEC for various fraud and accounting irregularities. In addition, the state of California has imposed a fne of USD2m on the firm, which Aletheia was not able to pay, leading to its bankruptcy.Nordea claims that the accusations by its former employees on the subject of legal issues and accusations concerning Aletheia and Eichler had virtually no impact on the performance of the fund.
30/07/2013

Fidelity preparing 10 sectoral ETFs based on MSCI indices

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Index Universe reports that Fidelity Investments has submitted applications to the SEC for ten sectoral ETFs which will be based on MSCI indices. These are the first results of a partnership signed with BalckRock (see Newsmanagers of 14 March). The funds for which licenses have been applied for are the following: Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index ETFFidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETFFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFFidelity MSCI Energy Index ETFFidelity MSCI Financials Index ETFFidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETFFidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETFFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFFidelity MSCI Materials Index ETFFidelity MSCI Telecommunications Services Index ETF Fielity has not disclosed any tickers or total expense ratios for these products.
30/07/2013

Six consecutive months of net inflows for Italian asset management

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Although well below EUR8.7bn in May and EUR6.9bn in April, inflows to Italian asset management have remained positive overall for the sixth consecutive month in June, with EUR2.54bn (of which EUR2.49bn are for foreign-registered funds). Since the beginning of this year, net subscriptions totall EUR38.36bn.However, assets as of 30 June were down by nearly EUR23bn compared with the end of May, at EUR1.24162trn, compared with EUR1.2644trn, according to statistics from Assogestioni.In detail, among open-ended funds (which had total inflows of EUR2.78bn), equity funds saw net redemptions of EUR1.22bn, while net redemptions from bond funds totalled EUR722m, but balanced and flexible funds attracted EUR1bn and EUR2.2bn, respectively. Money market funds attracted net subscriptions of EUR1.9bn.The four asset management firms which posted the highest net inflows last month were Intesa Sanpaolo (EUR826.4m), Banco Popolare (EUR721.1m), Pioneer Investments (EUR603.7m) and Amundi (EUR414.5m), The heaviest net outflows were from BNP Paribas (-EUR362.8m) and Franklin Templeton Investments (-EUR258.9m).
30/07/2013

Enrico Letta critique l'action européenne en Grèce

Le président du Conseil italien a estimé lundi que les mesures de rigueur imposées par l’Union européenne à la Grèce en échange d’une aide financière avaient aggravé la récession dans le pays et le chômage dans l’ensemble de l’Europe. «Le calendrier était mauvais. Les outils étaient mauvais», a-t-il jugé lors d’une conférence de presse commune avec son homologue grec, Antonis Samaras.
30/07/2013

Premier pas vers un accord sino-européen sur le vin

Après l’annonce ce week-end d’un accord dans le secteur des panneaux solaires, la Chine et l’Union européenne se sont déclarées ouvertes à des discussions dans les prochains mois pour régler le différend qui les oppose sur les importations chinoises de vins européens, a fait savoir lundi le commissaire européen au Commerce, Karel De Gucht.
30/07/2013

La hausse des taux immobiliers se fait sentir aux Etats-Unis

Les promesses de ventes immobilières ont reculé de 0,4% en juin, la hausse des taux des crédits immobiliers commençant à avoir un impact sur les ventes, selon les chiffres de l’Association nationale des agents immobiliers (NAR) publiés lundi. L’indice des promesses de vente calculé par la NAR s’est établi à 110,9 en juin, contre 111,3 (révisé) pour le mois de mai.
30/07/2013

Le FMI débloque une tranche d’aide à la Grèce

Au terme d’un quatrième examen du plan de renflouement conclu entre les créanciers internationaux et la Grèce, le Fonds monétaire international a donné son feu vert au versement d’une tranche d’aide de 1,7 milliard d’euros. En fonction de la mise en œuvre de réformes additionnelles, Athènes devrait ensuite recevoir de la Troïka 1 milliard d’euros en octobre.
30/07/2013

Aberdeen pilote sa décollecte

Le gestionnaire écossais accuse près de 4 milliards d’euros de décollecte de fin mars à fin juin, après cinq trimestres de flux net positifs. Les sorties proviennent pour partie de ses fonds actions exposés aux pays émergents, désormais dotés de frais d’entrée. Cette barrière, destinée à juguler les souscriptions, doit lui permettre de préserver la qualité de sa gestion.
29/07/2013
Fonds

La France apporte son soutien à l'Argentine contre les fonds vautours

La France vient d’apporter son soutien à l’Argentine contre les fonds vautours devant la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis, dans l’affaire qui oppose Buenos Aires au fonds du milliardaire Paul Singer, Elliott (NML), qui réclame un paiement dû par le gouvernement de Cristina Kirchner. Pierre Moscovici a confirmé que la France a déposé un «brief d’amicus curiae» (« ami de la cour »), précise Les Echos.
Fonds
29/07/2013
Fonds

FundLogic accueille un long/short Asie de Dalton

Le 17 juillet, le MS Dalton Asia Pacific UCITS Fund (IE00B96W6S29), un long/short sur les actions asiatiques a été créé en tant que vingtième compartiment de la plate-forme FundLogic Alternatives de la banque d’investissement de Morgan Stanley.Ce nouveau produit, dont Longchamp Asset Management sera le distributeur exclusif, met en œuvre dans un cadre coordonné la stratégie d’un fonds de Dalton Investments (1,2 milliard de dollars) géré par James Rosenwald, fondateur de Dalton Investments.L’exposition brute maximale sera de 200 % et l’exposition nette longue sera au maximum de 80 %, avec un plafond à 70 % pour les valeurs japonaises et de Grande Chine, les positions longues nettes sur le restant de l’Asi-Pacifique étant limitées à 30 %.
Fonds
29/07/2013
Fonds

Le CIVETS de HSBC GAM passe à la casserole

Citywire rapporte que HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) a décidé de liquider son fonds de marchés frontières HSBC GIF CIVETS, investi en Colombie, Indonésie, Vietnam, Egypte, Turquie et Afrique du Sud. Ce produit n’a attiré que 25 millions de dollars alors qu’il a été lancé en décembre 2011.Cependant, le gérant du CIVETS, Douglas Helfer, continuera de gérer le fonds HSBC GIF Russia Equity et d’être conseiller de l’équipe stratégie Europe/Moyen-Orient/Afrique.
Fonds
29/07/2013
Fonds

Aviva Investors lance un fonds de dette secondaire sur l'infrastructure

Aviva Investors a annoncé le lancement du véhicule de titrisation «European Secondary Infrastructure Credit SV». Cette structure émet des titres participatifs adossés à un portefeuille de dette infrastructure en Europe. Trois investisseurs institutionnels, dont Aviva France, souscrivent à l’émission initiale de 425 millions d’euros. «La stratégie d’investissement consiste à acquérir des prêts bancaires sur le marché secondaire, qui seront complétés par des investissements sélectifs sur le marché primaire. L’objectif est de privilégier les projets d’infrastructure opérationnels qui, historiquement, affichent un très faible niveau de pertes sur créances», explique un communiqué. Caractéristiques: Structure : Créance émise par une Société de Titrisation à Luxembourg Premier closing : 425 millions d’euros Durée moyenne : 7-12 ans Période d’investissement : 2,5 ans Investissement minimum : 10 millions d’euros
Fonds
29/07/2013
Fonds

Le fonds souverain CIC délègue de plus en plus sa gestion

A fin 2012, l’encours du fonds souverain China Investment Corporation (CIC) se situait à 575 milliards de yuans et sa performance pour l’an dernier est ressortie à 10,6 % contre une perte de 4,6 % en 2011, a indiqué le nouveau président, Ding Xuedong, lors de la présentation des comptes qui font ressortir que la part des actifs gérés en externe a augmenté pour 2012 à 63,8 % contre 57 % l’année précédente.Selon Z-Ben Advisors, cette augmentation de la part de la gestion déléguée est probablement due aux mandats offshore attribués en mai 2012 ainsi qu’au redéploiement des liquidités et des dépôts, dont la part est tombée à 3,8 % de l’encours contre 11 % l’année précédente.
Fonds
29/07/2013

Promotions chez ING IM en Belgique

Directeur général d’ING Bank België, Wim Roelant a été nommé CEO d’ING Investment Management pour la Belgique, rapporte Fondnieuws, ajoutant que l’intéressé sera subordonné à à Ivar Roeleven, head of investment funds Europe.Parallèlement, ING IM a annoncé la nomination de Didier Devreese comme directeur des ventes et du marketing pour la Belgique. Il était déjà senior business development manager.
29/07/2013
Fonds

Changement de nom pour deux fonds Tocqueville

Avec effet au 29 juillet 2013, rapporte fondsweb, les fonds Odyssée (ISIN FR0010546960, FR0010546978, FR0010600197) et Ulysse (ISIN FR0010546903, FR0010546911, FR0010600247) prennent les noms de respectivement Tocqueville Odyssée et Tocqueville Ulysse.
Fonds
29/07/2013
Fonds

WisdomTree propose un ETF de smallcaps à fort dividende

Le troisième ETF «dividend growth» de WisdomTree (31,6 milliards de dollars) a été lancé sur le Nasdaq le 25 juillet. Il s’agit du WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund (acronyme : DGRS), qui est destiné à fournir une exposition diversifiée aux petites capitalisations américaines servant des dividendes et offrant des perspectives de croissance.Ce fonds est chargé à 0,48 %.
Fonds
29/07/2013

Plongeon du bénéfice de KKR

Le capital-investisseur KKR & Co a accusé pour avril-juin une chute de 90 % en glissement annuel de son bénéfice net, à 15,1 millions de dollars, mais son bénéfice en numéraire a atteint avec 162 millions de dollars son niveau le plus élevé depuis l’introduction en Bourse, rapporte The Wall Street Journal. Le «bénéfice net économique», qui prend en compte les plus- et moins-values latentes, a plongé de 74 %, à 144,4 millions de dollars.Le marché des grosses transactions reste peu actif, de sorte que les sociétés de private equity ont plus de difficulté à récolter des bénéfices surdimensionnés lorsqu’ils revendent leurs investissements. De plus, l’évolution des marchés financiers a malmené la valeur des placements qui se trouve dans les livres des capital-investisseurs.

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