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02/07/2013

A good year for the owners of Brummer but not for clients

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Last year, clients of Brummer & Partners were not celebrating: their largest hedge fund, Lynx, lost 5.14%, Dagens Industri reports. The second-larget fund, Brummer Multi Strategy, exposed to all hedge funds managed by the Swedish firm, earned 4.4%. Nonetheless, the four owners of Brummer & Partners earned SEK300m, DI.se reports.
02/07/2013

HSBC GAM launches Mexican equity fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The German firm HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH on 1 July announced the launch of the Mexico Equity Fund, a sub-fund of its Luxembourg Sicav HSBC GIF, a Mexican equity fund denominated in US dollars and managed by Aline de Souza Cardoso.The investment universe for the fund includes 127 companies operating primarily in Mexico. The portfolio will include 30 to 50 positions selected with a bottom-up approach. The manager takes corporate governance criteria into consideration, as well as a daily trading volume of at least USD0.4m.CharateristicsName: HSBC GIF Mexico Equity FundISIN code: LU0877824093 (AC share class)Front-end fee: 5.54%Management commission: 2.15%
02/07/2013

SEB AM has redeemed USD1.7bn to shareholders in ImmoInvest

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Of EUR6.35bn in assets in the open-ended real estate fund ImmoInvest (DE0009802306) in May 2012, SEB Asset Management has now redeemed EUR1.707bn, or 29% of total assets, to shareholders in the fund, which is planned to be liquidated by 30 April 2017. On 1 July, it distributed EUR3.16 per share, following EUR1.24 on 28 December, and EUR10.25 on 29 June 2012. The July payment represents EUR368m, after EUR145m six months ago, and EUR1.195bn in mid-2012.The 1 July distribution was made possible by sales of assets, including those of a Germany portfolio to Dundee International REIT, two hotels in Berlin to Artic (Al Faisal Holding group) and two other buildings, one in Berlin, and one in Prague.
02/07/2013

Amundi recruits head of global equities

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Amundi (EUR750bn in assets under management) has recruited Nicholas Melhuish as head of global equities, a newly created position. He will be based in London, and will aim to develop international equity management at the French asset management firm.Before joining Amundi, Melhuish worked at UBS Global Asset Management (2007-2012), where he was head of global equity management.
02/07/2013

Record private equity fundraising in third quarter

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Private equity fund capital fundraising in second quarter totalled USD122bn, a level not achieved by the sector since the financial crisis. In fourth quarter 2008, fundraising totalled USD171bn, according to statistics from Preqin. The total of USD122bn may rise by a further 10% to 20%, Preqin estimtaes, as some funds have not yet disclosed their final fundraising figures. The number of funds which held a hard close, however, is at an all-time low. Only 54 did so in second quarter, while 155 held a soft close. Preqin states that the average size of funds closed in third quarter was USD800m, a 11-year record. This high average is the result of hard closes for large funds and the lower number of funds. The ten largest funds, among them the Warburg Pincus balanced fund (USD11.2bn raised), took in USD67bn, or 55% of total funds raised.
02/07/2013

WisdomTree offers two currency-hedged ETFs

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The New York-based firm Wisdom Tree Investments (USD27.7bn in ETF assets) has listed two new ETFs on NASDAQ which are hedged for currency risks, the WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (ticker: DXJS) and the WisdomTree United Kingdom Hedged Equity Fund (DXPS), which charge fees of 0.58% or 0.48%, respectively, which come as additions to the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ, 0.48%), and the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ, 0.58%).The first covers Japanese small caps of at least USD100m traded in Tokyo, while the second includes British companies which also pay dividends, and which earn at least 80% of their revenues in the United Kingdom.
02/07/2013

AdvisorShares prepares for interest rates to rise again

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } With the AdvisorShares Treesdale Rising Rates ETF, the asset management firm Advisor Shares has applied to the SEC for a license for an actively-managed ETF designed to confront a potential rise in interest rates, with Treesdale Partners as its sub-adviser, Index Universe reports. The average duration will be -5 to -15 years, which will be partly offset by long positions on Treasurys, interest rate swaps, and other products. The fund aims to generate improved returns in an environment of rising interest rates, by investing primarily in MBS with interest-only cash flows, interest-only swaps, and certain mortgage derivatives. For its part, Treesdale will retain the negative duration of the portfolio by investing in US Treasury bonds and other liquid fixed income instruments.The new fund will carry the acronym HDGB and have its primary listing on the NYSE Arca platform.
02/07/2013

ALPS launches high yielding equity ETF

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Alps Advisors, an affiliate of DST Systems, on 28 June announced that it has launched the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF, which replicates the S-Network International Sector Dividend Dogs Index. The fund, whose ticker on NYSE is IDOG, aims to capture the performance of large caps in developed counties outside the Americas. The index includes the five equities which offer the highest dividends in each of the six sectors of the S&P 500.The new fund is an international variant of the ALPS Sector Dividend Dog ETF (NYSE: SDOG), which was launched barely one year ago, and which has attracted over USD250m in subscriptions.The total expense ratio is 0.50%.
02/07/2013

Three new db x-trackers hedged for currency risks coming soon

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } IndexUniverse has announced that Deutsche Bank has applied for a sales license in the United States for three more ETFs hedged for currency risis, but the tickers and TER rates have not yet been revealed. They are the db x-trackers MSCI Asia-Pacific ex Japan Hedged Equity Fund, db X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity Fund and db x-trackers MSCI United Kingdom Hedged Equity Fund.
02/07/2013

Mark Mobius does not want to retire

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Mark Mobius, the legendary bond manager at Franklin Temlpeton, has told Financial Times Fund Management that he has no intention of retiring, although he is nearly 77 years old. He admits, however, that the firm has begun to prepare for his eventual departure. “We have a succession plan. It’s a large organisation, and I have two people on the team who have been with me since the beginning in 1987. In fact, there are 20 people who could easily replace me tomorrow if I got hit by a bus,” he tells FTfm.
02/07/2013

IOSCO considers behavioural finance and social networks

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } At its latest working seminar, on 18 and 19 June in Montreal, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) decided to focus more on behavioural economics and social networks, according to a statement released on 1 July. Participants in the seminar cited means that regulators could use to strengthen trust and encourage informed decisions by retail investors. They have also analysed the opportunities and risks that social networks represent in the financial sphere, and for market regulators. The members of the board have decided to integrate behavioural finance into the IOSCO regulatory approach, and to use it to improve the effectiveness of regulation. The board has also given its agreement for social networks to be used as an instrument to influence investor behaviour, to gather information, and to identify market trends.
02/07/2013

Axa IM recruits for institutional sales team in Germany

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Monika Ritter, head of relationships with consultants and institutional clients for the past six years at ING Investment Management, after spending three years at Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management and Asset Management, is joining Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) in Germany as senior institutional sales manager.She will be responsible for both advising businesses and foundations and contacts with consultants. She will report directly to Jörg Schomburg, head of instutional sales for Germany.
02/07/2013

Ultra-high net worth Europeans getting richer

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Despite a very difficult economic environment, ultra-high net worth clients in the countries at the heart of Europe, France, Italy, Germany and Switzerland (FIGS), are growing in number and in wealth, according to statistics released by Wealth-X in its 2012-2013 annual report. As of June 2013, the number of ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients in FIGS totalled 29,000, with cumulative wealth of over USD3.9bn. This total is higher than the GDP of most major economies on the planet, with the exception of the United States, China and Japan. For Europe as a whole, the number of ultra-high net worth clients is down 1.9% to 53,440 with assets of USD6.950trn (-2.7%). Six German cities are in the top ten FIGS cities, while the population of ultra-high net worth clients in Germany (15,770) is higher than that of China (11,245).
02/07/2013

Orix completes acquisition of Robeco

Japan’s financial services group Orix announced on July 1st that the acquisition of Robeco has been completed sooner than expected. Orix has acquired approximately 90.01% of the equity in Robeco from Rabobank. The total sale price as a result of adjustment to reflect Robeco’s most recent financial position was 1,937 million EUR.One of Orix’s and Robeco’s priorities will be to further develop the growth opportunities which exist in pension and asset management markets in Asia and the Middle East, where Orix has an established network. The Japanese group and Rabobank also will consider joint expansion in new business fields as strategic partners.Robeco’s management board will remain in their current roles with Roderick Munsters continuing as CEO.
02/07/2013

Fidelity appoints a managing director for South-East Asia

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has announced that Mike Nikou will assume the role of managing director, South-East Asia, based in Singapore, with effect from 15 July 2013. He will be responsible for developing the overall business strategy and implementing plans to grow the retail and institutional businesses in Singapore and surrounding key South-East Asian countries. In addition, he will take responsibility for Asia ex-Japan product development. Mike Nikou has been with Fidelity for over 16 years and his last appointment with Fidelity was in the role of the managing director, Northern and Southern Europe within the Continental European region, overseeing distribution across the Nordic Region, Poland, Benelux, Italy, Spain and Latin America. In 1996, he started Fidelity’s Nordic business by opening up an office in Stockholm. The office has grown steadily and now has 12 employees, covering institutional and wholesale business across the Nordic region.
02/07/2013

Azimut IM launches an active China index

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The asset management firm Azimut has launched the first actively-managed index of China, via AZ Investment Management, according to Bluerating, citing Milano Finanza. The AZ CSI 300 has been based on the CSI 300 index, and redistributes it more evenly in sector terms in order to avoid excessive concentration on the financial sector.
02/07/2013

Macquarie recruits for fixed income, currencies and commodities

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Australian Macquarie group has added to its fixed income, currency and commodities (FICC) unit, with the appointment of Thierry Albert Wizman as globla interest rates and currencies strategies, the style specialist wealthadviser reports. Wizman, who will be based in New York, previously worked at the emerging market specialist Artha Capital as a senior analyst and director of research.
02/07/2013

Une bonne année pour les propriétaires de Brummer mais pas pour les clients

L’année dernière, les clients de Brummer & Partners n’ont pas été à la fête : leur plus gros hedge fund, Lynx, a perdu 5,14 %, rapporte Dagens Industri. Le deuxième fonds le plus important, Brummer Multi Strategy, exposé à tous les hedge funds gérés par la société suédoise, a dégagé 4,4 %. Malgré cela, les quatre propriétaires de Brummer & Partners ont engrangé 300 millions de couronnes, écrit DI.se.
02/07/2013

L’Investissement socialement responsable veut faire preuve de pédagogie

Afin de familiariser les épargnants avec l’Investissement socialement responsable (ISR), ses promoteurs, l’AFG (Association française de la gestion financière) et le FIR (Forum pour l’investissement responsable) ont décidé d’en préciser la définition : «l’ISR est un placement qui vise à concilier performance économique et impact social et environnemental en finançant les entreprises et les entités publiques qui contribuent au développement durable quel que soit leur secteur d’activité. En influençant la gouvernance et le comportement des acteurs, l’ISR favorise une économie responsable». Pour la première fois, l’influence exercée par l’ISR et sur les impacts sociaux et environnementaux qui découlent de cette gestion ISR sont mis en avant. La feuille de route pour la transition écologique de la conférence environnementale de septembre 2012 a, pour la première fois, émis l’objectif d’élaborer un label ISR.
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02/07/2013

La banque centrale australienne maintient son taux directeur à 2,75%

La RBA a maintenu mardi son taux directeur à 2,75%, son plus bas niveau historique, comme l’attendaient la plupart des économistes. Cette décision est notamment justifiée par le recul marqué subi par le dollar australien ces dernières semaines et par des signes traduisant une diffusion lente des dernières mesures d’assouplissement. Le dollar australien a cédé environ 10% de sa valeur depuis avril.
02/07/2013

H.I.G. Capital annonce la clôture de son second fonds européen

H.I.G. Capital annonce aujourd’hui le lancement réussi du Fonds H.I.G. European Capital Partners II, clos à 825 millions d’euros, soit un niveau largement supérieur à son objectif de départ. Le fonds poursuivra sa stratégie européenne centrée sur l’investissement en fonds propres au sein d’opérations d’acquisition (LBO) et de capital développement du segment du mid-market en Europe.
02/07/2013

Lion Capital, TDR et Pamplona candidats au rachat d'OGF

Les fonds Lion Capital, TDR Capital et Pamplona Capital Management sont candidats au rachat de la société de services funéraires OGF, ont confié à Reuters des sources proches du dossier. CVC a également été cité comme candidat potentiel pour le second tour du rachat de cette société détenue par Astorg Partners. Sur la base d’un Ebitda de 100 millions d’euros, OGF pourrait être valorisée entre 800 millions et un milliard d’euros.
02/07/2013

Le LME veut accélérer les retraits

Le London Metal Stock Exchange a fait des propositions visant à accélérer les retraits des stocks dans les entrepôts où les délais d’attente excèdent cent jours calendaires. Une consultation est ouverte jusqu’au 30 septembre, les propositions devant entrer en vigueur le 1er avril prochain en cas d’approbation. Le LME dispose d’un réseau de 765 entrepôts dans 36 lieux à travers le monde.
02/07/2013

La RBA maintient ses taux directeurs

La banque centrale australienne a décidé ce matin de maintenir son principal taux directeur à 2,75% à l’issue de la réunion mensuelle de son comité de politique monétaire. Malgré une chute de 12% en trois mois, le gouverneur de la RBA a continué d’estimer que le dollar local «reste à un niveau élevé». Et d’ajouter qu’«il est possible que le taux de change se déprécie encore, ce qui aidera à engager un rééquilibrage de la croissance».
02/07/2013

Mario Monti met la pression sur le gouvernement italien

L’ancien président du Conseil italien Mario Monti a menacé hier de rompre avec le gouvernement d’union conduit par Enrico Letta, faute d’une accélération des réformes économiques. Cette menace a conduit le président du Conseil à convoquer une réunion jeudi avec ses partenaires de la coalition et les chefs des groupes parlementaires. La coalition centriste Choix citoyen de Mario Monti a néanmoins trop peu d'élus au Parlement pour faire tomber le gouvernement.

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