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21/11/2011

MF Global: two pension funds sue seven banks

The IBEW Local 90 Pension Fund and the Plumbers & Pipefitters’ Local #562 Pension fund have sued seven banks which the two US pension funds accuse of having misled them about MF Global’s USD6.3bn exposure to European government debt, the Telegraph reports. The defendants are RBS, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Jefferies.
21/11/2011

iShares launches an ETF of international preferential equities

BlackRock has announced that its iShares division has launched the first ETF which allows investors access to preferential equities from developed countries outside the United States on the NYSE Arca platform. The fund is the iShares S&P International Preferred Stock Index Fund (acronym: IPFF), which is the international version of its US sibling, the iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (PFF), which has already attracted USD7.2bn in assets.The new product is aimed at investors seeking regular returns outside the US market. It replicates the S&P International Preferred Stock Index, a cap-weighted index, which is “rebalanced” every quarter. The heaviest exposures are currently to Canadian, British and New Zealand equities. The index has a strong bias in favour of the financial sector.
21/11/2011

Fidelity launches an emerging markets inflation-linked bond fund

Fidelity Worldwide on 16 November launched an inflation-linked bond fund dedicated to emerging markets, Investment Week reports. The new fund, managed by Andrew Weir, will invest in government debt in local currencies in Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia, in order to benefit from long-term inflationary movements in emerging markets. The benchmark index is the Barclays Emerging Market Tradable Inflation Linked Index. The fund is aimed at qualified investor clients. The minimal investment for “Y” class shares is USD1m.
21/11/2011

Hugau Gestion releases a prudent high yield product

Although Monéterme remains the top fund from the asset management firm, with EUR600m in assets and EUR200m in net inflows since the beginning of the year, Hugau Gestion has ambitions for its Obli 1-3 fund, even though it has seen outflows of about EUR100m, to EUR200m, and for tis High Yield Recovery fund, launched on 20 May, but still not actively promoted or marketed.The new product is an UCITS-compliant, French-registered FCP fund, with 20-25 positions, in companies whose activities bring recurring cash flows to pay off debts. The fund is a prudent high yield fund, which invests in “5B” bonds, on the line between investment grade and high yield (BB-/BBB-), a universe where volatility is 3.3%, compared with 9.1% for high yield.The fund, which so far has only EUR13.1m in assets (of which 20% come from retail investors), meets the needs of investors who are seeking additional income beyond a short/mid term euro bond investment, by trying to capture outperformance from issuers who choose not to be rated (such as Lagardère), non investment-grade issuers with investment grade profiles (Pernod), default risks which have already been anticipated by the market (Lafarge), and aberrations in the euro zone (short flows on PIIGS corporates).The management team will make an effort to benefit from regulatory sales of bonds by investors who are required to unload assets when downgrades are announced. It will also buy when issuers are moved to high yield following external growth deals which are estimated to create value, but which are financed through debt, and when issuers are about to be promoted to investment grade.CharacteristicsName: Hugau High Yield RecoveryISIN code: FR0011033984Management fees: 1%
21/11/2011

UBS sued by Luxalpha trustees again

On 15 November, at a general shareholders meeting for the Luxembourg Sicav fund Luxalpha, which channelled money to the fraudster Bernard Madoff, trustees announced that it is filing a second lawsuit against UBS, Ernst & Young and Access, Les Echos reports.
21/11/2011

“We will focus on bonds and institutional investors”

Although in 2011, J.P. Morgan Asset Management is expected to succeed in retaining a level of 83% of its 2006 revenues, of which 61% currently come trom equities, it is necessary to adapt to the new market situation and to investor expectations. To this end, JP Morgan AM is planning to scale up its efforts in asset classes which are currently sustaining investor interest in Europe, particularly on the part of institutional investors. These investors are a clearly-identified target for the asset management firm, Jamie Broderick tells Newsmanagers.
21/11/2011

Axa IM preparing an international strategic bond fund

The British press reports that the local arm of Axa IM has announced plans to place an international strategic bond fund which will be launched in 2012 to Nick Hayes, formerly of New Star and Henderson, who since June 2010 has been manager of the Axa Sterling Strategic Bond Fund. Hayes will be assisted by Chris Iggo, CIO for bonds.
21/11/2011

JO Hambro plans to launch a long/short fund

The British asset management firm JP Hambro is planning to launch a long/short fund, but has no plans to move into the fixed income sector, or absolute returns, Money Marketing reports. “We are going to launch a long/short fund. That’s a strategy that falls within our area of expertise, and which could represent a way to diversify our offerings. We have launched four new funds in the past twelve months, and launching new products next year is unlikely. We remain an equity management firm, and we are not going to get involved in fixed income,” says Gavin Rochussen, CEO of JP Hambro.
21/11/2011

Thematic opportunity fund soon to be released by Alliance Trust

Alliance Trust Asset Management has confirmed plans to launch the Global Thematic Opportunties fund, which will be managed by Ilario Di Bon, head of global equities, in December. Fundweb reports that the former head of institutional global equities from Fidelity will be assisted by Jürgen Lanzer, senior investment manager.
21/11/2011

Gabellli launches a UCITS-compliant M&A fund

Gamco Investors (USD31.3bn in assets as of the end of September) has announced that its affiliate, Gabelli Funds, is launching a second UCITS-compliant sub-fund of the Luxembourg Sicav Gamco International, entitled Gamco Merger Arbitrage, Hedge Week reports. The product, managed by Mario Gabelli and Ralph Rooco, will initially be available to retail investors in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. It allows investors access to the mergers and arbitrage strategy from Gamco.
21/11/2011

L’AMF se dote d’un nouveau médiateur

Marielle Cohen-Branche a été nommée médiateur de l’Autorité des marchés financiers à compter du 16 novembre. Pour mener à bien sa mission, elle s’appuiera sur une équipe de juristes pilotée par François Denis du Péage, responsable du pôle médiation au sein de la direction des relations avec les épargnants. Elle sera directement rattachée au président de l’AMF.
21/11/2011

La fronde s’organise chez Sarasin

Selon le journal suisse Tagesanzeiger, douze hauts responsables de la banque privée suisse Sarasin, dont le directeur général Joachim Straehle, ont adressé un courrier au conseil d’administration afin de battre en brèche la proposition de reprise émanant de Julius Baer. Sarasin a indiqué le mois dernier que Rabobank étudiait toutes les options pour la participation de 46% au sein de son capital, ce qui équivaut à 68% des droits de vote.
21/11/2011

L’ERAFP attribue un mandat dans l’immobilier

L’Etablissement de retraite additionnelle de la fonction publique a attribué son premier mandat de gestion d’actifs immobiliers à AEW Europe SGP. Ce dernier aura notamment pour mission la réalisation du premier investissement immobilier de l’ERAFP pour un montant maximum de 40 millions d’euros.
21/11/2011

La Chine poussée à introduire une taxe carbone

Selon Feng Fei, un des responsables d’un groupe de recherche chinois (le Conseil chinois pour une coopération internationale sur l’environnement et le développement), la Chine devrait progressivement introduire une taxe carbone d’ici 2015. Un premier seuil devrait être fixé à 10 yuans par tonne de dioxyde de carbone en 2012.
18/11/2011

Le FESF doit être opérationnel sans tarder, déclare Mario Draghi

Le Fonds européen de stabilité financière (FESF) doit être rendu opérationnel le plus rapidement possible, a déclaré le président de la Banque centrale européenne (BCE) Mario Draghi, manifestant un certain agacement vis-à-vis des lents progrès accomplis jusqu'à présent. Dans un discours prononcé à l’occasion du Congrès bancaire européen, Mario Draghi a souligné que les chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement de l’Union européenne avaient décidé de lancer le FESF voici plus d’un an et demi et avaient décidé de démultiplier ses capacités voici quatre semaines. «Où en est-on de la mise en œuvre de ces décisions ?», s’est-il interrogé. Le président de la BCE a répété que les risques baissiers pour les perspectives économiques de la zone euro s'étaient accrus et estimé que cette activité ainsi affaiblie devrait modérer les pressions sur les prix, les coûts et les salaires.
Mario Draghi, président de la BCE. Photo: Jock Fistick/Bloomberg

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