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23/01/2013

Laransa founds a wealth management affiliate

The Berlin-based asset management firm Laransa AG on 22 January announced the creation of Laransa Private Wealth Management GmbH, an independent wealth management firm aimed at high net worth clients with at least EUR500,000 in savings to invest.The new affiliate will aim to provide complete and personalised service according to the propensity of each client to risk. It will also assist clients with the selection of external advisers.Laransa PWM will charge 0.9% plus VAT on the average assets of the client, while all fees and kickbacks will be reimbursed or transferred to the client.
23/01/2013

New head for real estate unit of Lloyd Fonds

Timo Wolf, who for the past four years has been CEO of Polares Real Est Asset Management GmbH and a board member at TAG Gewerbeimmobilien AG, will on 1 March join Lloyd Fonds Real Estate Asset Management GmbH as CEO. He succeeds Hanno Weiß, who had been director of the real estate unit since 2006 and is retiring. The Hamburg-based Lloyd Fonds has 11 closed real estate funds, whose properties are all wholly leased.
23/01/2013

BNP Paribas RE teams up with a real estate service provider in Hungary

BNP Paribas Real Estate has formed an alliance with the Robertson company to extend its range of services in Hungary. Robertson is one of the largest providers of real estate services in Hungary, able to assist clients throughout the territory. The new partnership includes Transaction, Consulting and Expertise in the areas of office and commercial property, a statement says.
23/01/2013

JP Morgan AM adds to its product range in Italy

JP Morgan Asset Management has launched share classes which pay a periodical coupon (of a predefined amount in euros) for three of its products: JPM Global Strategic Fund, JPM Italy Flexible Bond Fund, and JPM Income Opportunity Fund, Bluerating reports. The coupon will be distributed on a quarterly basis.
23/01/2013

ETF Securities lists 28 ETPs on the Swiss stock exchange

After listing its first ETFs on the SIX Swiss Exchange in September 2012, ETF Securities on 22 January added a series of 28 new ETPs, which replicate Dow Jones UBS commodity indices. All of the new products are hedged for currency risks in Swiss francs.
23/01/2013

Carmignac Gestion: Switzerland and institutionals on the agenda in 2013

Eric Helderlé, CEO of Carmignac Gestion, on Tuesday, 22 January at a press conference in Paris discussed the asset management firm’s plans for 2013. Internationally, the firm is planning to create a physical presence in Switzerland, in the form of a branch office in Zurich. Developing institutional clients is also one of the firm’s top priorities, which it is planning to make a core area of development, via its specialised funds. The head also states that Carmignac Gestion, which has 200 employees, is expected to recruit 20 more people in first quarter. Helderlé also provided detailed information about inflows to the asset management firm and their distribution. The director welcomed the news that of EUR4.5bn in net subscriptions, Carmignac Patrimoine, the flagship fund of the range, with EUR2bn, represented than 50% of the total. For its part, Carmignac Emerging Patrimoine has seen net inflows of EUR1.5bn, he also announced. Helderlé also expressed satisfaction that the Feri 2012 distribution rankings for Europe place Carmignac Gestion in eighth place for flows, and in tenth place by assets under management.
23/01/2013

State Street GA launches two TA funds

In London, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) on 22 January announced the launch of the SSgA Flexible Asset Allocation Fund and the SSgA Flexible Asset Allocation Plus Fund. The two multi-asset class products may invest in equities, bonds and alternative supports such as commodities, real estate and infrastructure.The dynamic tactical asset allocation funds will use the exclusive Market Regime Indicator (MRI) from SSgA, which allowed for market signals to be converted into indications of market sentiment.The two funds will be managed by the Investment Solutions Group at SSgA, which has some 50 investment professionals in several locations worldwide.
23/01/2013

Nine US businesses achieve excellence in sustainable development

Alcoa, Sonoco Produts, PepsiCo and six other US bisinesses rank among the global leaders in sustainability, according to the Zurich-based sustainable investment firm RobecoSAM, which reports that Europe no longer has an exclusive monopole in social responsibility. Nine US businesses have been distinguished with a gold medal for their business sector in the Sustainability Yearbook 2013, published by RobecoSAM and KPMG International for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, which is beginning this Wednesday, 23 January. Germany and South Korea take second and third place in the ranking for number of gold medals, with six medals each. Among the firms winning the award are Siemens, SAP and Henkel from Germany, GS Engineering, Amorepacific and SK Telecom from Korea. These countries are followed by the United Kingdom and France with five medals each, including Air France-KLM, Suez Environnement and Sodexo. More than 2000 businesses worldwide were evaluated, in 58 sectors. Overall, 67 received gold medals. On the basis of a detailed study, each one received a rating that might be based on up to 120 ecnomic, financial, environmental, social and governmental criteria in their own business sector. The results allow investors to identify firms which make the most effort to deal with risks and opportunities inherent in sustainabile development, RobecoSAM says. The Netherlands-based Unilever (foods and cosmetics) is the only business to have been named as a leader in its sector in every edition of the study since its inception in 2004. The number of North American firms participating in the sustainability evaluation has virtually doubled since 2004, from 111 to 194 in 2012. In Asia, also, large groups now stand out for sustainable development.
23/01/2013

CSSF issues a warning

The Financial Sector Surveillance Commission (CSSF) on 21 January issued a warning in relation to the activities of an entity known as Kleinwort Finance, which claims to be based at L-24-49 Luxembourg, 26 boulevard Royal (website: www.kleinwort.lu). According to information obtained by the CSSF, the entity offers individuals contacted investment and investment advising services. “The CSSF informs the public that Kleinwort Finance does not have the necessary licenses to provide financial services in or from Luxembourg,” a statement from the CSSF says.
23/01/2013

Ecofin approves tax on financial transactions

11 countries in the European Union obtained permission from the other member states to set up a tax on financial transactions on 22 January in Brussels at a meeting of European finance ministers. This was the last clearance the 11 countries needed to establish the tax, following permission from the European Commission in October last year, and from European Parliament in November. This is the first strengthened co-operation between the European countries in the area of taxation. France, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, Italy, Spain, Slovakia and Estonia will be the first signatories.
23/01/2013

Assets at Moneta top EUR1bn

Assets under management at Moneta Asset Management were over EUR1bn at the end of 2012, compared with less than EUR800m at the end of December 2011, Patrice Courty, manager of the Moneta Long Short fund announced at a conference on 22 January. Market effects accounted for about 75% of this evolution, as inflows gradually took of in second half. Courty states that despite the rebound, assets under management remain about 10% below their peaks in 2011 (EUR1.15bn). Courty also noted that the fund he manages, the Moneta Long Short, is doing well, with assets of about EUR45m, and average performance over six years of 4.5%, compared with 1.5% for four available French long/short funds. From his point of view, macroeconomic concerns are less severe than last year, and the market is less risky, meaning that “stock-picking will return to the foreground.”
23/01/2013

Assets at Amundi ETF up 37% in 2012

On 22 January, Amundi ETF announced that in 2012 it posted net inflows of EUR1.4bn. Assets under management, for their part, rose 37%, from EUR6.5bn as of the end of December 2011, to EUR8.9bn at the end of 2012. This trend is continuing in early 2013, as assets under management have passed EUR9bn, a statement says.
23/01/2013

Forrmer BlueGold manager founds a hedge fund

Pierre Andurand, co-founder of BlueGold Capital Management, has founded Andurand Capital Management, which already manages a managed acount, and will launch a fund in February, Financial News reports. His hedge fund will specialise in oil derivatives.
23/01/2013

Deka resells a property for a profit

The open-ended real estate fund WestInvest InterSelect from Deka Immobilien has resold a 16,400 square metre warehouse, office and production complex, located at Lindberghstraße 2 in Hallbergmoos (30 minutes from Munich), to a private investor. The entire area is leased to BMW.Deka Immobilien has not disclosed the sale price, but states that the fund made a gain. In addition, this allows the fund to renew its portfolio, as Lindberghstraße 2 was delivered in 1996.
23/01/2013

Steep decline in UCITS money market fund population since 2011

Since 2011, the number of money market UCITS funds has declined steeply in the euro zone (519 over two years), partly due to their new definition under the ECB/2011/13direcgive, which is better suited to surveillance ends, the European Central Bank has announced, in parallel with the publication of statistics about Monetary Financial Institutions (MFI), of which UCITS-compliant funds are a subsector. The central bank has also observed that the contraction in the UCITS fund subsector continued in 2012, more particularly in Luxembourg (-128) and in France (-84). As of 1 January 2013, the vast majority of MFIs in the euro one consisted of credit establishments (commercial banks, savings banks, postal banks, credit cooperatives, etc.) which represent 85.5% of the total (6,019), while money market UCITS funds represent 14% (987). Central banks (18, including the ECB) and other institutions (35) represent a combined 0.2% of all MFIs in the euro zone.
23/01/2013

LBPAM releases crossover bond fund

On 6 December, La Banque Postale Asset Management (LBPAM) launched the French-registered FCP fund LBPAM Obli Crossover, which has already passed EUR120m in assets, without cannibalising its elder sibling, LBPAM Obli Crédit, whose assets now total over EUR400m, said Samir Bederr, head of credit and convertible management. The fund has already been well-received by institutionals, multi-managers and private managers.The portfolio is at least 50% invested in securities denominated in euros rated investment grade, and up to 50% in junk (BB) bonds, with an extension limited strictly to 10% for single B-rated securities. The average rating is BBB-, and CIO Vincent Cornet insisted at a press conference on 22 January that the management team will be required not to raise risk excessively. With this in mind, allocation to triple-B rated securities is limited to 5-year maturities, while double-B securities are limited to three years.For the fund, LBPAM has increased its “5B,” or crossover, management capacities, with the recruitment of a specialist manager (Arnaud Colombel), and an analyst focused on high yield. The firm has created a universe of 280 private issuers for up to EUR650bn.The objective is to outperform a benchmark composed 50% of the Barclays Euro Aggregate 500 MM corporate BBB 1-5 year, and 50% of the Barclay Euro High Yield BB 1-3 year, by 0.50%, after management fees.CharacteristicsName: LBPAM Obli CrossoverISIN code: FR0011350685Initial net asset value: EUR10,000Real internal and external management fees: 0.50% (I share class)Minimal initial subscription: EUR1mMinimal recommended investment duration: 3 years
23/01/2013

Natixis AM launches an equity fund dedicated to India

IDFC Asset Management Company, an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM), on 22 January announced the launch of the IDFC India Equities Fund, an equity fund of all cap sizes belonging to the Natixis International Funds (LUX) I, the UCITS-compliant Luxembourg Sicav of NGAM. The fund (USD14bn in assets under management as of 31 December 2012) uses a strong conviction-based investment strategy for equities of all cap sizes, with the objective of profiting from long-term growth trends in the Indian economy. It will invest in a portfolio of 35 to 45 top calibre equities as well as business in sectors with strong potential for growth in India. The fund identifies major themes and macro trends with a top-down approach coupled with bottom-up stock-picking.
23/01/2013

Le projet de référendum britannique sur l'Europe ne fait pas l'unanimité

Londres ne peut pas choisir à sa guise les seules contraintes qui lui conviennent du fait de son appartenance à l’Union européenne, s’est inquiété le ministre allemand des Affaires étrangères, Guido Westerwelle, après l’annonce du Premier ministre britannique David Cameron de vouloir soumettre à référendum, après 2015, la question de l’appartenance de la Grande-Bretagne à l’UE, s’il gagne les élections législatives. Lui-même entend mener campagne en 2015 en promettant une renégociation des termes de l’appartenance de la Grande-Bretagne, solution qu’il privilégie à une sortie pure et simple. La crise de la dette dans la zone euro, à laquelle la Grande-Bretagne n’appartient pas, est une des principales raisons de l’exigence d’une renégociation.
Légende : Discours de David Cameron, le 23 janvier 2013. Photo : Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg
23/01/2013

La Banque d'Angleterre est un peu plus divisée sur les rachats d'actifs

Les membres du comité de politique monétaire de la Banque d’Angleterre sont de moins en moins convaincus de l’opportunité de reprendre le programme d’assouplissement quantitatif, selon le compte-rendu, publié mercredi, de leur dernière réunion des 9 et 10 janvier. Alors que David Miles a maintenu son vote en faveur d’une légère augmentation des rachats d’actifs à 400 milliards de livres (476 milliards d’euros) contre 375 milliards jusqu’ici, d’autres membres du comité ont dit qu’ils étaient plus convaincus que cela n'était pas nécessaire.
23/01/2013

La récession s'accélère en Espagne

Le produit intérieur brut (PIB) de l’Espagne devrait s'être contracté de 0,6% au quatrième trimestre 2012 par rapport au trimestre précédent, après une contraction de 0,3% en juillet-septembre, estime la Banque d’Espagne dans son rapport mensuel publié mercredi. Il s’agit de la pire performance trimestrielle depuis le deuxième trimestre 2009, rappellent les économistes d’ING. La statistique officielle sera publiée le 30 janvier. Sur un an, le PIB a reculé de 1,7% au quatrième trimestre.
23/01/2013

Le retour du Portugal sur le marché reçoit un bon accueil

Le retour du Portugal sur le marché obligataire, via la réouverture de son emprunt à 4,35% d'échéance octobre 2017, recontre un bon accueil. L'émission aurait suscité une demande de plus de huit milliards d’euros. Le prix d'émission définitif sera fixé dans la journée. Le spread d'émission a été ramené autour de 400 points de base au-dessus de la courbe des swaps, contre 410 points initialement. Il s’agit de la première émission du souverain depuis le début du plan d’aide international en 2011.
23/01/2013

Euler Hermes prévoit une reprise progressive de l'économie mondiale en 2013

Euler Hermes prévoit une reprise progressive de l’économie mondiale, mais seulement à compter du second semestre 2013. Sur l’ensemble de l’année, le PIB mondial devrait connaître une croissance modeste de 2,5% par rapport à 2012 (+2,4%). La zone euro devrait rester en récession en 2013 et accuser une contraction de 0,1% de son PIB (après -0,5% en 2012).
23/01/2013

La banque privée Bordier se développe en France

Bordier & Cie France, la filiale française de la banque privée genevoise, a enregistré une progression de 17% en 2012 des encours dont elle assure la gestion ou le conseil, pour atteindre 323 millions d’euros contre 275 millions fin 2011. Cette croissance de 48 millions des actifs s’explique à hauteur de 16 millions par un effet performance et le solde, soit 32 millions d’euros, par la collecte nette.
23/01/2013

AEW Europe a levé 1,8 milliard d'euros l'an dernier

Le gestionnaire d’actifs immobiliers a levé 1,8 milliard d’euros de capitaux en 2012, dont 1,2 milliard de nouveaux mandats, soit +13% par rapport à 2011 sur l’ensemble de ses stratégies de fonds, de mandats grands comptes et clubs deals. AEW Europe a notamment lancé avec succès un fonds de dette, Senior European Loan Fund, en partenariat avec Natixis Asset Management, avec un premier closing de 240 millions d’euros. Un nouveau closing est prévu, qui devrait permettre au fonds d’atteindre sa taille cible de 500 millions. En 2012, le groupe a réalisé 1,2 milliard d’acquisitions, dont la tour EDF à La Défense, et cédé pour 800 millions d’euros d’immeubles.

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