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27/01/2010

Banque de Luxembourg fait enregistrer 14 fonds

Allfunds Bank sera l’organisme de commercialisation en Espagne des 14 premiers fonds que la Banque de Luxembourg (groupe Crédit Mutuel-CIC) vient de faire enregistrer par la CNMV, rapporte Funds People.Ces fonds sont les suivants : BL Bond Dollar, BL Bond Euro, BL Emerging Markets, BL Equities America, BL Equities Dividend, BL Equities Europe, BL Equities Horizon, BL Global 30, BL Global 50, BL Global Bond, BL Global Equities, BL Global Flexible, BL Optinvest et enfin BL Global 75.
27/01/2010

Nouveaux tests de résistance en 2010

Selon la Tribune qui cite le président du CEBS, Giovanni Carosio, lors d’une audition devant le Parlement européen à Bruxelles, les banques européennes réaliseront de nouveaux tests de résistance en 2010. Les principaux groupes bancaires européens seront concernés, ajoute le quotidien.
27/01/2010

Nomura renforce sa recherche "fixed income"

Le groupe Nomura poursuit le développement de son expertise Fixed Income en Europe-Afrique-Moyen Orient avec la constitution de l'équipe de recherche en macro-stratégie et les recrutements de Nick Firoozye en tant que responsable de la stratégie European Interest Rates et de Ann Wyman en tant que responsable de la recherche European Emerging Markets. Nick Firoozye était précédemment responsable chez Citadel Investment de la recherche quantitative alors que Ann Wyman occupait chez Citigroup le poste de senior economist pour les stratégies économiques et politiques du groupe.L'équipe de macro-stratégie sera dirigée par Jim McCormick, responsable de la recherche fixed income pour l’Europe, le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique.
27/01/2010

Sofinnova Partners boucle son sixième fonds

Le capital risqueur Sofinnova Partners a annoncé le 26 janvier la clôture de son sixième fonds, Sofinnova Capital VI, pour un montant de 260 millions d’euros. Une année «historique» pour Sofinnova qui, parallèlement à la levée de ce fonds, a réalisé trois sorties (CoreValve, Fovea et Novexel), une entrée en Bourse (Movetis) et huit nouveaux investissements.Les investisseurs de Sofinnova Capital VI comptent CDC Entreprises, au titre du programme FSI France Investissement, Industrial & Financial Investments Co., JP Morgan Asset Management, des fonds conseillés par Partners Group et Skandia Life Insurance Company.
27/01/2010
Fonds

Rapide percée du Greater China Environmental Fund de Fortis au Japon

Fortis Investments a annoncé mardi que le fonds Greater China Environmental Fund développé avec le chinois Fortis Haitong Investment Management a été lancé au Japon le 18 décembre 2009 et qu’il a déjà drainé 106 milliards de yen ou 830 millions d’euros ou encore 1,18 milliard de dollars. Ce produit offre aux souscripteurs un accès à la «révolution verte» qui se déroule actuellement en Chine.
Fonds
27/01/2010

SAM publie son annuaire du développement durable

Le gestionnaire suisse SAM Sustainable Asset Management (groupe Robeco) a annoncé mardi la publication de son annuaire 2010 de l’investissement durable élaboré en collaboration avec PricewaterhouseCoopers. Il s’agit de la onzième livraison de ce document et le nombre de sociétés analysées a été augmenté à 1.237 unités (il se limitait initialement à 468 noms en 1999).Seules les sociétés figurant dans les 15 % des meilleures de leur secteur sont intégrées dans l’annuaire, l’univers de base comportant quelque 2.500 sociétés.Pour plus d’informations consulter le site http://www.sam-group.com/htmle/yearbook
26/01/2010

Newly-merged Covéa Finance will be operational in late May

The merger of management firms in the portfolio management affiliates of GMF, MAAF and MMA is entering its final phase, and will conclude in late May with the creation of a management unit under the umbrella of the current Covéa Finance, which will have assets of about EUR60bn in securities, while the real estate arm, Covéa Immobilier (investment and operation of properties), will have assets of about EUR10bn. There is a lot of legal work to be done, not least to rationalise a range of mutual funds of which most are registered in France. The asset management firm will have about 130 employees, says Sophie Beuvaden, deputy CEO for Finance, while the real estate arm (responsible for about 867,000 square metres of real estate concentrated in Paris and its inner subsurbs) will have over 60 personnel. In addition to these staff members, the firm will have the CFO for the three mutuals that make up Covéa, each of which will have a team of about 10 people.
26/01/2010

KKR teams up with Jonathan Grayer

The private equity investor Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. will soon announce the launch of Weld North LLC, a new management firm which will invest in businesses in the consumer services sector, in partnership with Jonathan Grayer, former CEO of Kaplan Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports. KKR will invest several hundred million dollars in the new entity, which will be active in several industries, ranging from education-publishing companies to tax-preparation operators to health and wellness services.
26/01/2010

ComStage launches an inflation-linked bond ETF

On Monday, ComStage (Commerzbank) announced the launch of its 65th ETF, which was admitted to trading on the XTF segment of the Xetra platform. It is the ComStage ETF iBoxx € Sovereigns Inflation-Linked Euro-Inflation TR fund, which is also listed in Stuttgart. Management commission for the inflation-linked government bond fund is 0.17%, and its benchmark is the Markit iBoxx € Sovereigns Inflation-Linked Euro-Inflation Total Return Index. The XTF segment now lists 555 ETF funds.
26/01/2010

Class-action lawsuit against Porsche

Several hedge funds, including Elliot Associates, Glenhill Capital and Perry Partners, have filed a lawsuit in a US court against Porsche Automobile Holding SE, as well as its former chairman and its CFO, the Börsen-Zeitung reports. They accuse the auto maker of intentionally misleading the markets by dissimulating about the real size of its stake in Volkswagen, which led to erratic fluctuations in share prices in October 2008 that cost the funds over USD1bn.
26/01/2010

Galleon scandal: SEC wants wiretap evidence

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission and Manhattan US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff have sent a letter to Raj Rajaratnam and his co-defendants in a civil suit asking them to provide wiretap recordings of their conversations which were used as evidence by the Manhattan prosecutor’s office in a penal case against them.
26/01/2010

Hedge funds adapt to customer requirements

Hedge funds are modifying their behaviour to meet the increased requirements of institutional investors in the areas of transparency and costs. According to an international study undertaken by SEI in partnership with Greenwich Associates, a large majority of institutionals (80%) are not planning to alter their hedge fund allocations in the next twelve months, while 15% are planning to increase their allocations to these funds. However, over 70% of institutionals have added new requirements for transparency, with very strong demand for fund valuation methdologies. Managers will now need to explain their sources of alpha. Investors have also continued their efforts to influence fee structures. Nearly one respondent in five said they had negotiated terms which differ from the traditional “2/20,” i.e., 2% annual management fees and 20% performance commission for single funds, or “1/10” for funds of hedge funds.
26/01/2010

Martin Currie plans to launch China fund

The Scottish management firm Martin Currie is planning to launch an open-ended fund dedicated to China. The fund, which will be domiciled in the United Kingdom, will be managed by James Chong, and will likely be launched on 10 March, Investment Week reports. As of 31 December 2009, the management firm, based in Edinburgh, managed nearly GBP12bn in assets, or about EUR13.7bn.
26/01/2010

Hedge funds offset crisis losses in strong 2009

At the end of last year, hedge funds had offset 77% of their losses in 2008, according to an analysis of the year 2009 by Credit Suisse/Tremont, which finds that 28% of funds have completely recovered. In other words, most actors in the industry are in the process of recovery, and 28% of them have already completed that process, or moved past it to their best levels ever. According to finance professionals, these statistics are set to improve even further. Many funds say that they will continue to honour redemption demands, and that they will satisfy these redemptions more rapidly than anticipated. The return of investors to hedge funds manifested itself in fourth quarter, with net inflows of USD12bn. For the year as a whole, however, the industry shows a net outflow of USD74bn, due to redemptions. In 2008, outflows totalled USD99bn. About 58% of all devalued assets, worth about USD102bn, returned to normal liquidity. But USD72bn of these assets remain illiquid as of 31 December 2009. The percentage of funds which are closed to redemptions has fallen from 17% to 13% since November 2007. Some recently reopened funds are offering more attractive conditions than in the past, Credit Suisse/Tremont observes. In light of performance gains, assets under management in the sector are estimated at USD1.5trn as of 31 December 2009, compared with about USD1.3trn one year previously. According to some analysts, assets may measure as much as USD2.6trn.
26/01/2010

Caja Madrid liquidates its hedge fund

Caja Madrid has announced in a public statement released by the CNMV that on 21 January, it began the process of liquidating its hedge fund Caja Madrid Selección Inversión Libre, which lost 18% since its launch in January 2007, and whose subscribers have virtually all withdrawn, with only two exceptions, Expansión reports. Assets totalled only EUR16.3bn as of the end of December, according to statistics published by Inverco. It appears that there is also another explanation: Gesmadrid, the management firm of the caja Madrid group, is said to be unsatisfied with the services of the fund’s advisor, the Belgian firm KBC Asset Management, which was responsible for channelling investments to Madoff funds via Fairfield.
26/01/2010

GAM to release five UCITS III-compliant hedge funds

GAM, an affiliate of Julius Baer, is planning to release five of its hedge funds housed in UCITS III vehicles in Spain, including three long funds and two absolute return products, three of them with weekly liquidity and two with daily liquidity, Funds People reports. The three long funds are the GAM Star Global Selector fund, with daily liquidity, managed by Gifford Combs, the GAM Star Global Equity, managed by Manning & Napier Advisors, which also offers daily liquidity, and the GAM Star Pharo Emerging Market Debt & FX, managed by Pharo Global Advisors, which offers weekly liquidity. The two absolute return products offer weekly liquidity. They are the GAM Star Global Rates, a directional bond and currency macro fund, and the CAM Star Discretional FX, specialised in currencies. All of these funds were launched in November 2009, and have been granted licenses by the CNMV.
26/01/2010

AIMA concerned by Obama reforms

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has expressed concerns over the proposals of US president Barack Obama to limit commercial banks’ investments in hedge funds and private equity. Andrew Baker, CEO of the association, says in a statement that AIMA is waiting for more details before expressing an official position. Although the proposals may create opportunities for the hedge fund industry, “we are concerned by the possibility that liquidity on the markets will be reduced, and that relations with prime brokers will be seriously affected.” The statement also points out that the industry has developed highly effective risk controls and that it has agreed to submit to increased transparency requirements, from both investors and regulatory authorities, which explains a regain in the popularity of hedge funds and a wave of subscription inflows.
26/01/2010

BaFin to clarify role of depository banks

A few days ago, the financial services supervisory authority (BaFin) submitted a circular for consultation which more clearly lays out the missions and obligations of depository banks, the Börsen-Zeitung reports. Participants have until early February to submit their opinions to BaFin. In a few months, the new circular will be passed into law.
26/01/2010

NBIM defends active management

Yngve Slynstad, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the affiliate of the Bank of Norway which manages the Government Pension Fund Global (EUR311bn), has sent a letter to the Finance minister calling for an end to a controversy on the subject of passive versus active management, Cinco Días reports. Slynstad argues that active management limits portfolio risks, which passive management does not do.
26/01/2010

Private equity is optimistic

John Amey, CEO of the private equity firm Candover, sees the early signs of recovery on the European private equity markets, as equities rise and access to external capital improves, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. In addition, two deals totalling over EUR1bn were signed in fourth quarter 2009, though the total number of deals fell 10% compared with July-September, and volume was down 8% to EUR10bn.
26/01/2010

Bill Miller optimistic about equities

The Legg Mason star manager Bill Miller is looking forward to good performance on the equity markets this year, as economic recovery sets in. “I think 2010 will be a good year for equities, and a difficult year for bonds,” Miller writes in his monthly comments (January 2010). Miller, the only manager who has managed to beat the Standard & Poor’s 500 index for fifteen consecutive years, says a preference for bonds over equities in the past ten years is understandable, but deceptive in light of the evolution to be expected on these markets in the next ten years. Ten years ago, equities were overvalued, which is no longer the case, Miller estimates. From his point of view, high quality US large caps are cheap compared to bonds, and low quality shares continue to be attractive, he says, including regional banks. Miller also estimates that 2010 will be a favourable year for mergers and acquisitions, where the health and tech sectors are “fertile hunting ground.”
26/01/2010

Asian Finance Bank veut profiter de l'expansion économique de l'Asie

Selon Bloomberg, Asian Finance Bank prévoit de créer des fonds de valeur d’au moins 150 millions de dollars afin de profiter de l’expansion économique dans la région. Dans le détail, l’entité malaise détenue à 70 % par la première banque islamique du Qatar - Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ - va lancer un fonds de 100 millions de dollars qui investira dans des projets respectueux de l’environnement, puis un autre représentant 100 millions de ringgit (29 millions de dollars) qui sera destiné à financer un projet commercial à Kuala Lumpur, et enfin un troisème fonds qui sera destiné à investir dans des achats d’avions, selon le CEO Mohamed Azahari Kamil.
26/01/2010

Le fonds souverain norvégien s'interroge sur sa gestion

Le fonds de pension du gouvernement norvégien, qui pèse plus de 300 milliards d’euros est dans la tourmente. Selon FTfm, le débat porte sur la question de savoir si le fonds doit continuer à s’accrocher à la gestion active. Car les partisans de la gestion passive donnent de plus en plus de voix. En 2008, l’indice de référence du fonds a perdu 19,9% mais dans le même temps, le fonds a perdu plus de 23% «grâce» aux piètres performances de ses gérants actifs.Selon Yngve Slyngstad, CEO de Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), le bras armé de la banque centale chargé de gérer le fonds, ce n’est pas de moins de gestion active que le fonds a besoin mais de davantage. «Par rapport à nos pairs, les très grands fonds institutionnels, nous sommes probablement moins gérés activement que bon nombre d’entre eux. La question n’est pas de savoir si nous devrions avoir moins de gestion active, mais plutôt de savoir si nous devrions avoir plus de gestion active», estime Yngve Slyngstad.Selon une étude réalisée par une équipe d’universitaires, la contribution des gérants actifs du fonds a été «légèrement positive» depuis 1998. Mais le fonds se refuse à préciser la proportion du fonds gérée activement.Le fonds est actuellement investi à 60/40 en actions et en obligations, mais Yngve Slyngstad souhaiterait élargir la palette de classes d’actifs. Le parlement norvégien a déjà donné son feu vert pour une allocation de 5% dans l’immobilier. Yngve Slynstad envisage également des poches dédiées au private equity et aux infrastructures. Les hedge funds et les commodities ne font pas partie du programme de diversification du fonds.
26/01/2010

Les hedge funds s'adaptent aux exigences de la clientèle

Les hedge funds modifient leur comportement pour répondre aux nouvelles exigences des investisseurs institutionnels en matière de transparence et de coûts.Selon une étude internationale réalisée par SEI en collaboration avec Greenwich Associates, les institutionnels, dans leur grande majorité (80%) n’ont pas l’intention de modifier leur allocation hedge funds au cours des douze prochains mois, 15% envisageant de la renforcer. En revanche, plus de 70% des institutionnels ont une exigence nouvelle, la transparence, avec une demande très forte sur les méthodologies de valorisation des fonds. En outre, les managers doivent être à même de bien expliquer leurs sources d’alpha.Les investisseurs ont également poursuivi leurs efforts pour influencer la structure des coûts. Près d’une personne sur cinq a indiqué négocier des modalités différentes du traditionnel «2/20», c’est-à-dire 2% de frais annuels de gestion et 20% de performance pour les single funds ou du «1/10» pour les fonds de hedge funds.
26/01/2010

Les hedge funds redressent la tête

A la fin de l’année écoulée, les hedge funds avaient effacé 77% des pertes de 2008, selon une analyse de l’année 2009 réalisée par Credit Suisse/Tremont qui précise que 28% de fonds se sont même complètement rétablis. Autrement dit, la majorité des acteurs de l’industrie est en cours de redressement et 28% d’entre eux ont réussi à retrouver, voire dépasser, leurs meilleurs niveaux. Et selon les professionnels de la finance, ces statistiques devraient continuer à s’améliorer. De nombreux fonds indiquent d’ailleurs qu’ils continueront d’honorer les demandes de remboursement et qu’ils effectueront ces remboursements plus rapidement que ce qui avait été anticipé.Le retour des investisseurs s’est manifesté au quatrième trimestre, avec une collecte nette de 12 milliards de dollars. Sur l’ensemble de l’année toutefois, l’industrie accuse une décollecte de 74 milliards de dollars liée aux remboursements. En 2008, la décollecte avait atteint 99 milliards de dollars.Environ 58% des tous les actifs dépréciés, soit environ 102 milliards de dollars, ont retrouvé une liquidité normale. Mais 72 milliards de dollars de ces actifs demeuraient illiquides au 31 décembre 2009. Le pourcentage de fonds fermés est tombé de 17% à 13% depuis novembre 2007. Certains des fonds récemment rouverts offrent des conditions plus intéressantes que par le passé, relève Credit Suisse/Tremont.En tenant compte des gains de performance, les actifs sous gestion du secteur sont estimés à 1.500 milliards de dollars au 31 décembre 2009, contre environ 1.300 milliards un an plus tôt. Selon certains analystes, l’encours pourrait tutoyer les 2.600 milliards de dollars.

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