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24/02/2010

Achim Küssner prend encore du galon chez Schroders

Déjà directeur général pour l’Allemagne, l’Autriche et les pays du Benelux, Achim Küssner vient d'être nommé également responsable régional pour l’Europe centrale et orientale ainsi que pour la Méditerranée chez Schroders Investment Management.L’ancien patron de BlackRock Allemagne/Autriche /Luxembourg (jusqu'à début 2007) prend ainsi en charge la Bulgarie, l’Estonie, la Croatie, la Lettonie, la Lituanie, la Pologne, la Roumanie, la Slovaquie, la Slovénie, la République tchèque et la Hongrie. La région Méditerranée couvre la Grèce, Malte, la Turquie et Israël.Concrètement, Achim Küssner disposera désormais pour ces deux régions d’une équipe dédiée de quatre personnes basées à Londres. Les fonds Schroders sont déjà enregistrés en Hongrie et en Pologne où le gestionnaire britannique propose d’ailleurs des produits couverts du risque de change en zlotys (PLN).
24/02/2010

Le CEO d'UBS GAM s'intéresse à la gestion indicielle

Dans un entretien à Financial News Online, John Fraser, CEO d’UBS Global Asset Management, indique notamment qu’il aimerait avoir une activité de gestion passive, mais qu’il n’a rien trouvé d’intéressant à acheter. Il ajoute qu’il est ravi de ne pas avoir une présence importante en Russie, mais qu’il aimerait entrer en Inde prochainement.
24/02/2010

BNY Mellon AM nomme un patron pour ses relations avec les broker/dealers

John F. Herlihy, qui était managing director, global client management de BNY Mellon depuis 2005, a été nommé au poste nouvellement créé de managing director, broker/dealer relations chez BNY Mellon Asset Management. Dans ses nouvelles fonctions, il aura la responsabilité des relations de toutes les boutiques de gestion du groupe avec les broker/dealers. Il est désormais subordonné à Scott E. Wennerholm, COO de BNY Mellon AM.
24/02/2010
Fonds

Deux fonds américains prendraient une participation de taille dans une banque chinoise

La Tribune qui cite l’AFP rapporte que les géants de l’investissement KKR et TPG sont sur le point de mettre la main sur une part significative du capital (34,3 %) de la banque chinoise CICC. Les deux partenaires rachèteraient la portion que détient actuellement Morgan Stanley, ajoute le quotidien. Interrogés par « La Tribune », KKR et TPG n’ont pas souhaité faire de commentaire.
Fonds
24/02/2010

Prisa appelle des fonds américains au secours

Le groupe espagnol Prisa a indiqué se trouver en négociations avancées avec un groupe de fonds d’investissement américains qui souscriraient à l’augmentation de capital exigée par les banques créancières pour rééchelonner jusqu’en 2013 un crédit de 1,85 milliard d’euros arrivant en principe à échéance le mois prochain, rapporte Expansión. Les fonds apporteraient 600 millions d’euros à une nouvelle société à laquelle Prisa fournira ses actifs et qui sera ultérieurement cotée à New York.
24/02/2010

Plus de 30 milions d'euros de plus-value pour Santander sur ses titres BME

Comme annoncé en début de semaine (cf. Newsmanagers du lundi 23 février), le Santander a indiqué dans une notification à la CNMV que la cession lundi de 2,5 % du capital de Bolsas y Mercados Españoles sur la base de 20 euros par titres lui a permis de réaliser une plus-value approximative de 30,4 millions d’euros.Le groupe Santander conserve une participation de 2,5 % dans BME et continuera d'être représenté au conseil d’administration de l’entreprise de marché.
24/02/2010

Fideuram revient en Bourse

Selon Les Echos, la direction du deuxième groupe bancaire italien Intesa Sanpaolo, réunie hier à Turin, a lancé le processus de retour en Bourse de Fideuram, sa filiale de gestion d’actifs, désormais valorisée à 3milliards d’euros. Les marchés parient sur un flottant de 70%. L’opération pourrait s’effectuer entre juin et juillet. Fideuram avait été sortie de la cote il y a quatre ans.
24/02/2010
Fonds

Nouveau CIO pour le deuxième fonds de pension suédois

Hans Fahlin a été nommé directeur des investissements (CIO) d’AP2, le deuxième fonds de pension suédois. Il prendra ses fonctions mi-avril. Il remplace Kohan Held, qui a démissionné l’an passé. Hans Fahlin a 25 ans d’expérience dans la finance, dont les 17 dernières années dans la gestion d’actifs. Il a occupé des postes de direction chez Alfred Berg/ABN Amro, et a notamment été CEO d’Alfred Berg Kapitalförvaltning.
Fonds
24/02/2010

Coup d'envoi au processus de mise en Bourse de Fideuram

Le directoire et le conseil de surveillance d’Intesa Sanpaolo, qui se sont réunis mardi sous la présidence d’Enrico Salza et de Giovanni Bazoli, ont décidé de lancer le processus d’introduction en Bourse de la filiale de gestion d’actifs Banca Fideuram dans son périmètre actuel.Cette opération s’inscrit dans le cadre des projets de cessions d’actifs du groupe bancaire italien, visant à renforcer ses coefficients patrimoniaux.
24/02/2010

Paul Reilly becomes CEO of Raymond James

The board of Raymond James Financial has confirmed Paul Reilly as CEO. Reilly, who has been president since May 2009, will take up his new role on 1 May 2010, replacing Tom James, who is currently chairman & CEO.
24/02/2010

New CEO at First Eagle

The British executive Bridget A. Macaskill, previously president and COO, has been appointed president and CEO of First Eagle Investment Management, formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers (USD39bn in assets). She replaces John Arnhold, who will retain his position as chairman and becomes CIO. Before joining First Eagle, Macaskill was CEO of Oppenheimer Funds.
24/02/2010

BNY Mellon AM appoints a single head of relations with broker/dealers

John F. Herlihy, who had previously been managing director, global client management, at BNY Mellon since 2005, has been appointed to the newly-created position of managing director, broker/dealer relations at BNY Mellon Asset Management. In his new role, he will be in charge of relations of all asset management boutiques of the group with broker/dealers. He will report to Scott E. Wennerholm, COO of BNY Mellon AM.
24/02/2010

Citigroup in talks to sell hedge fund activity

SkyBridge Capital, a New York alternative-asset manager led by two alumni of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is in advanced talks to buy Citi’s fund-of-funds business, the Wall Street Journal says. The business has about USD4 billion in assets.
24/02/2010

MSIM recruits two big names in asset management

Morgan Stanley has announced the appointment of two industry veterans to expand the leadership team within its Investment Management business. Jeffrey L. Shames, the former chairman and CEO of MFS Investment Management, will join the firm as a senior advisor to Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM). Additionally, Edmond N. Moriarty III, who previously served as a senior vice president at Merrill Lynch & Co., will join the firm as Chief Operating Officer of MSIM. In addition to their new responsibilities in Investment Management, Mr. Shames and Mr. Moriarty will also act as senior advisor and chief operating officer, respectively, of Morgan Stanley’s Global Research division. Jeffrey L. Shames and Edmond N. Moriarty will report to Gregory J. Fleming, president of MSIM. Morgan Stanley Investment Management, together with its investment advisory affiliates, has approximately USD283 billion in assets under management or supervision as of December 31, 2009.
24/02/2010

Standard Life Investments releases funds in Netherlands

Standard Life Investments has announced that it will be making its Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV fund range available to Dutch investors with immediate effect after receiving public distribution status from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AGM). This will give investors in The Netherlands access to the fund manager’s European Corporate Bond Fund SICAV, European Smaller Companies Fund SICAV and other funds across the SICAV range.
24/02/2010

Santander makes gains on sale of BME shares

In a notice to the CNMV, Santander on Monday announced the sale of a 2.5% stake in Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME, see Newsmanagers of 23 February), at a price of EUR20 per share, which earned approximate capital gains for the firm of EUR30.4m. The Santander group retains a 2.5% stake in BME, and will continue to be represented on the board of directors of the stock market operator.
24/02/2010

Pace of mergers and acquisitions in asset management picks up

Mergers and acquisitions in asset management will accelerate in 2010, Jefferies claims. The rebound will be driven by continued selloffs of assets by major financial institutions, and by a return of independent management firms to the market after a prolonged absence. Jefferies predicts that pure players will be the major buyers of management firms in 2010, although private equity will also come to the party. The trend for IPOs by asset managers will also remain a major factor. Jefferies also predicts that cross-border mergers and acquisitions in asset management will return, as market actors seek to boost their international presence.
24/02/2010

Hedge funds reduce risks

Hedge fund managers are enacting a series of operational changes to reduce risk and enhance their ability to attract investors, a Greenwich Associates study has found. Approximately 70 per cent of the hedge fund managers participating in the study say they have altered their operations to reduce counterparty risk, says Hedge Week.
24/02/2010

Les hedge funds réduisent les risques

Hedge fund managers are enacting a series of operational changes to reduce risk and enhance their ability to attract investors, a Greenwich Associates study has found. Approximately 70 per cent of the hedge fund managers participating in the study say they have altered their operations to reduce counterparty risk, says Hedge Week.
24/02/2010

Achim Küssner takes on even more responsibilities at Schroders

Achim Küssner, who is already CEO of the firm for Germany, Austria and Benelux, has also been appointed as regional head for Central and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean at Schroders Investment Management. The former head of Black Rock for Germany, Austria and Luxembourg (until early 2007) will now be in charge of Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The Meditarranean region includes Greece, Malta, Turkey, and Israel. For these two regions, Küssner will have a dedicated team of four people based in London. Schroders funds are already registered in Hungary and Poland, where the UK asset management firm also offers products hedged for currency risks in Polish Zloty (PLN).
24/02/2010

DWS to discontinue certificate offerings

The asset management firm DWS (Deutsche Bank) has decided to cease offering certificates, the Börsen-Zeitung reports. The last certificates in circulation will mature in three years, and DWS will continue to trade in them until that time, says Ingo Gefeke, head of distribution.
24/02/2010

Profits at Berenberg Bank up strongly

For 2009, the Berenberg private bank has posted a 38% increase to its net profits to EUR65.1m, “the best result in the 420-year history” of the business. The tier one ratio for the bank came in at 13.1%, up from 12% as of the end of 2008, and returns on owners’ equity (ROE) rose to 53%, from 37.5%, while the cost-income ratio improved to 61.9%, from 66.9%. Berenberg has seen record results in private banking, particularly in the high net worth private client segment. Assets in asset management, specialised in quantitative management, were up EUR1.6bn for the year, to a total of EUR29.1bn as of the end of December.
24/02/2010

Strong recovery at DWS

After a steep 37% drop in 2008, assets at DWS Investments last year, excluding Deutsche Bank products, rose 12% to a total of EUR108.1bn as of the end of December. The result is the strongest gain for any of the big four asset management firms in Germany (Deka: +3%, Union Investment: +11%, and AGI: +10%). Net subscriptions totalled EUR5.9bn for equities funds, compared with net redemptions of EUR3bn in 2008, and net inflows of EUR6.62bn in 2007. Assets in equities funds, which fell to EUR45.6bn as of the end of 2008 from EUR77.7bn twelve months earlier, returned to EUR63bn as of the end of 2009. DWS estimates that last year was its best since 2005 for this asset class, as net subscriptions alone represented about 60% of all subscriptions at German asset management firms. For bond funds, which in 2008 saw net outflows of EUR9bn, net subscriptions in 2009 totalled over EUR3.4bn. However, money market funds saw further net outflows of EUR10.7bn, compared with EUR13.9bn in 2008. Counting miscellaneous asset classes (EUR0.2bn), DWS saw total net redemptions last year of EUR1.6bn. Ingo Gefeke, global director of distribution and product management, says DWS will now focus on its core products and profession, and that the era of high frequency innovation is at an end. The management firm is now hoping to offer products and solutions with clear profiles which will be subject to sustained long-term demand: emerging markets funds, “trend” funds, target-date funds, and retirement planning products.
24/02/2010

Vontobel recruits a head from MSIM

The head of institutional client relations for Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) in Germany, Karin Moritz, has joined the sales team at the Frankfurt-based firm Vontobel Europe. She will be head of institutional investors there, says Matthias Klein, CEO of Vontobel Asset Management for Germany.
24/02/2010

SEB will also release its asset allocation fund on the Spanish market

The CNMV has issued a sales license for the absolute return fund SEB Asset Selection Fund, a Luxembourg-registered product which complies with the UCITS III directive, launched on 3 October 2006, with assets of EUR1.40667bn as of 19 February. The product is a multi-asset class fund from SEB Asset Management, managed by Hans-Olov Bornemann, with a performance objective of 500 basis points above the risk-free interest rate with a volatility of 10%. The fund is already available in France (see Newsmanagers of 26 January). Since its launch, annual performance of the product totals 9.1%, (equivalent to outperformance of 600 basis points), while volatility has been slightly above the objective, at 10.3%. Cumulative performance as of 29 January was 33.40%, compared with 10.57% for the benchmark.
24/02/2010

RAB Capital holds auction of hedge fund shares

The hedge fund firm RAB Capital, based in London, will auction off subscribers’ shares in its Special Situaions fund, which experienced heavy losses in 2008, and only partly recovered in 2009. According to a document obtained by the Financial Times, the auction will be organised by Credit Suisse in the Netherlands, starting on 8 March, and will be open to all investors in the fund, most of whom are locked in until 2011. External investors may make bids, probably at a discount, to buy shares from current clients who wish to exit from the fund.
24/02/2010

HSBC to launch emerging markets ETFs

HSBC Global Asset Management is planning to launch an ETF focused on China, and another based on the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) by the end of April. The BRIC fund will probably replicate the S&P BRIC 40 index, Investment Week reports. By 30 June, the manager is planning to launch an ETF focused on Japan, which will use the MSCI Japan as its benchmark.
24/02/2010

Odey closes an Asia fund

According to Citywire, London-based boutique Odey Asset Management has closed its last remaining Asia-focused fund after it did not raised enough money. The fund was launched at the start of 2008 but at its peak still only managed to garner EUR9 million.
24/02/2010

DWS to release two more funds

Pieter Furnée, director of sales for the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, has announced that DWS is planning to release the Diversified Fixed Income Strategy and Global Thematic sub-funds of the Luxembourg Sicav DWS Invest to retail investors in the United Kingdom. The former fund, managed by Mark Dowding, is an absolute return bond fund, while the latter fund, managed by Oliver Kratz, is a global thematic equities fund, as its name indicates. Fundstrategy and Money Marketing report that the German management firm will create a retail share class for each of the two funds, and will apply for permission to release the Diversified Fixed Income Strategy.

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