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02/11/2010

Six new members of international steering committee at Edhec-Risk Institute

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The international steering committee of the Edhec-Risk Institute (40 members) has taken on six new members. They are: - Christopher J. Ailman, ,CIO California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)- Tai Tee Chia, CEO, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)- James C. Davis, vice president, Investment Planning & Economics Asset Mix & Risk, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP)- Mark Fawcett, CIO, NEST Corporation- Chong Tee Ong, deputy CEO, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)and Bruno de Pampelonne, president, Tikehau Investment Management.
02/11/2010

Assets at Oppenheimer up

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In third quarter 2010, net profits for Oppenheimer Holdings were down to USD3.42m, from USD7.91m in the corresponding period of last year, putting the total for the first nine months of the year at USD21.79m, compared with USD13.02m. As of 30 September, assets administrated or managed by Oppenheimer totalled USD71.5bn, compared with USD74bn one year earlier, while assets under management for clients in fee-based programs represented about USD17.9bn, compared with USD15.4bn.
02/11/2010

Olympia is for sale

According to Financial News, Olympia Capital Management, a funds of hedge funds company based in Paris, is for sale. Sagard Private Equity Partners wants to sell its 45% stake which carries the majority of the voting rights, according to a person familiar with the situation.
02/11/2010

AIG sells Alico to Metlife for USD16.2bn

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Le Figaro reports that the US insurer AIG has announced that it has sold its US life insurance affiliate Alico to its rival MetLife for USD16.2bn. The sale price is USD700m above the price announced for the deal in March. MetLife paid USD7.2bn in cash and USD9bn in AIG shares.
02/11/2010

The SEC investigates on JPMorgan

JPMorgan Chase has confirmed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether it allowed a hedge fund to improperly choose assets for a USD1.1 billion mortgage securities deal, writes USAToday.
02/11/2010

LGIM launches an emerging markets tracker fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Legal & General Investment Managers (LGIM) has launched an emerging markets tracker fund, Investment Week reports. The Global Emerging Markets Index fund, managed by Robert Dowling, which debuted on 29 October, replicates the FTSE All-World Emerging index, and offers investors a way to invest in shares to be added to the index. Minimal investment in the UCITS format fund is set at GBP500. Total expense ratio (TER) is estimated at 0.99%.
02/11/2010

BlueCrest liquidates a UCITS fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The hedge fund management firm Blue Crest Capital Management will liquidate its UCITS fund Blue Trend, hosted by Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions (MLIS). Hedge Week reports that Blue Crest explains that the constraints of the UCITS format led to a cumulative tracking error of 3.5% as of 30 September, compared with an expected tracking error of 1% to 2%. Merrill Lynch and Blue Crest have said that they will work together to offer other investment options to affected parties.
02/11/2010

Lazard provisionally closes an emerging markets strategy to new subscribers

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Citywire reports that Lazard has decided to provisionally close its emerging markets strategies to new subscribers from 1 November, including the Lazard Emerging Markets Fund, domiciled in Dublin, whose net asset value totalled USD568.62m as of 30 September, and the Lazard Emerging Markets Fund, domiciled in London, whose net asset value totalled GBP788.56m. The funds are a part of the emerging market strategy from Lazard, which represents an aggregate net asset value of about GBP20bn. Alongside the provisional closures, Lazard has decided to modify its commission structure, increasing the minimal investment for institutional investors.
02/11/2010

Jupiter: Guy de Blonay and Philipp Gibbs trade jobs

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } From the beginning of 2011, Guy de Blonay will become principal manager of the Financial Opportunities fund (over GBP1bn in assets) at Jupiter, for which he has been second manager since 1 June (see Newsmanagers of 5 May), Fund Strategy reports. Philip Gibbs, who was principal manager, becomes second manager for the product, which has over 13 years of track record.
02/11/2010

RWC hands former Strategic Reserve Fund to Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 1 November, RWC Partners confirmed that Peter Allwright and Stuart Frost, recently recruited fdrom Threadneedle (see Newsmanagers of 1 July) have taken over day-to-day management of the RWS Cautious Absolute Rate and Currency (ARC) fund, formerly known as the Strategic Reserve Fund, with assets of USD60m, which continues to have a performance objective of 300 basis points above cash over a market cycle. The fund offers daily liquidity, and complies with the UCITS III directive, with sales licenses in Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. It is available in currency-hedged shares in euros, Swiss francs, pounds Sterling and US dollars.
02/11/2010

SWIP appoints Craig Mackenzie as head of sustainable investment

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Responsible Investor reports that Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has appointed Craig Mackenzie as head of responsible investment, a position which includes lobbying businesses to improve their practices in this area. Mackenzie, who was previously at the University of Edinburgh as director of the Centre for Business and Climate Change, will begin in his new position on 1 November. He will be responsible for strategies and performance in this area of sustainable development in all asset classes, including real estate and private equity.
02/11/2010

Assets at F&C not only increased by Thames River deal

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In third quarter, assets at F&C Asset Management Plc increased by GBP12.9bn to GBP108.2bn, compared with GBP95.3bn as of the end of June. This is due to factors other than external growth, such as net subscriptions of GBP598m (of which GBP124m were for Thames River), GBP4.2bn from the acquisition of Thames River Capital on 1 September, and positive currency effects of GBP3.3bn due to the appreciation of the euro against the pound Sterling and market effects of GBP4.8bn, of which GBP0.7bn are unrealized gains in derivative positions for institutional clients.
02/11/2010

RFP from British Nest Corporation

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Nest Corporation, a British firm which manages private complementary pensions, will this week announce a request for proposals for a series of management mandates. Applications must be announced in the official journal of the European Union, Nest Corporation said in a statement published on 1 November. Nest Corporation has also announced that it has awarded a contract to provide fund administration and custody services to State Street for a period of ten years.
02/11/2010

Ignis creates a real estate unit

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The UK asset management firm Ignis Asset Management has announced the launch of a real estate business with GBP2.6bn in assets, Fund Strategy reports. The team will include 30 people. Ignis has hired Alan Gardner, head of forecasting services from Jones Lang LaSalle, Steven Beveridge as COO, and Robert Boag as senior investment director. Daniel Baynes and Chris Brydie have been recruited as real estate managers.
02/11/2010

Appetite for equities set to rebound

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to a recent survey by Schroders of 100 clients in Europe, the Middle East and Central and South America, 89% of respondents say investors are going to come back to equity markets in the next 12 months. As of 31 July this year, net inflows to equities totalled EUR22.7bn, following a peak of over EUR110bn in 2009. The survey also shows that 72% of clients are planning to invest in hedge funds via a UCITS structure in the next two to three years, compared with 38% currently.
02/11/2010

Profits and assets down at Macquarie

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } For the six months to 30 September, Macquarie Group on 29 October announced consolidated net profits of AUD403m, 16% less than for the six months to the end of September 2009, and 29% less than for the half to the end of March. However, due to the improvements observed in September and October, and barring any surprises, CEO Nicholas Moore predicts that profits for the period to 31 March 2011 may be largely in line with those for the 12 months to the end of March 2010 (AUD1.05bn). Assets under management as of the end of September totalled AUD317bn, compared with AUD326bn six months previously, largely due to the conversion of the Macquarie Cash Management Trust into the Macquarie Cash Management Account. Since its acquisition by Macquarie (see Newsmanagers of 20 August 2009), assest at Delaware Investments have increased AUD25bn to AUD152bn as of the end of September.
02/11/2010

Highbridge (JPMAM) prend la majorité chez Gávea Investimentos

Dans une lettre aux investisseurs daté du 27 octobre, le brésilien Gávea Investimentos (10,1 milliards de reals d’encours fin septembre), a annoncé que par le truchement du gestionnaire alternatif américain Highbridge Capital Management, J.P.Morgan Asset Management a pris la majorité dans son capital, mais les détails financiers de l’opération n’ont pas été dévoilés.Gávea Investimentos est une société de gestion spécialiste des hedge funds, du private equity et de la gestion de fortune. L'équipe dirigeante de Gávea restera en place. Elle se compose du président et CIO Armino Fraga, ancien président de la Banque centrale du Brésil, de son frère Luiz Fraga, co-fondateur et co CIO/private equity, de Gabriel Srour, co-CIO pour les hedge funds, de Chrys Meyn, co-CIO/private equity et de l’administrateur délégue Amaury bier, ancien secrétaire d’Etat à l’Economie au ministère des Finances du Brésil. Enfin, Marcelo Stallone restera à la tête de la division grandes fortunes (Gávea Gestão de Patrimônio).
02/11/2010

S&P hopes to accelerate penetration of its indices in Asia

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Asian Investor reports that the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has intensified its marketing efforts in Asia, with a particular effort to increase the number of ETFs based on indices from its various ranges.
02/11/2010

China Investment Corp fait une offre sur ISS Holding

Le fonds souverain chinois aurait fait une offre de rachat en partenariat avec le fonds d’investissement Apax Partners de la société danoise de services ISS Holding, selon le quotidien qui ne cite pas ses sources. La société, qui emploie plus de 520.000 personnes de par le monde, envisage également une solution d’introduction en Bourse.
02/11/2010

Soupçons de délit d’initié au Tokyo Stock Exchange

Le TSE a indiqué qu’il enquêtait actuellement sur des soupçons de délit d’initié portant sur des sociétés ayant récemment annoncé des projets d’augmentation de capital. L’enquête concerne notamment des opérations de vente à découvert. Les groupes Nippon Sheet Glass et Tokyo Electric Power seraient notamment concernés.

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