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06/11/2013

Trusteam Finance absorbe Alcyone Finance

Les activités de gestion des OPCVM et d’ingénierie patrimoniale assurées par Alcyone Finance seront regroupées prochainement chez Trusteam Finance, ont annoncé les deux groupes. Trusteam Finance, qui avait annoncé au 1er janvier 2013 la signature d’un partenariat privilégié avec Monte Paschi Banque en France dans la gestion d’actifs, poursuit ainsi son développement. Le nouvel ensemble gérera près de 600 millions d’euros pour une clientèle institutionnelle et privée.
06/11/2013

Londres donne plus de pouvoir aux actionnaires minoritaires

La Financial Conduct Authority britannique a annoncé hier de nouvelles règles sur le listing pour protéger les investisseurs minoritaires. Celles-ci donnent notamment un droit de veto aux administrateurs indépendants sur les transactions entre la société cotée et son actionnaire de contrôle, et soumet la nomination de ces indépendants au vote en AG des seuls minoritaires.
06/11/2013

La Chine veut rassurer sur la transformation de son économie

Les ajustements économiques structurels actuellement à l’œuvre en Chine, qui visent notamment à accroître l’emploi et les revenus disponibles, vont stimuler l’évolution des pays émergents et seront en définitive favorables au développement durable pour l’économie mondiale, rapporte l’organe de presse du Parti Communiste Chinois sans citer de source.
06/11/2013

Chypre en désaccord avec la Troïka sur les cessions d’actifs

Chypre est en désaccord avec la Troïka (FMI, BCE, Commission européenne) sur le calendrier de privatisation des entreprises publiques du secteur portuaire, électrique et des télécoms, rapporte l’agence grecque sans citer de source. La Troïka demande au gouvernement chypriote d’accélérer le processus alors que ce dernier souhaite attendre les conclusions d’un rapport commandé au cabinet d’audit PwC.
06/11/2013

L’allemand Universal s'allie à Daiwa sur les actions nippones

Daiwa SB Investments a l’intention de diffuser ses stratégies actions japonaises en Europe en s’appuyant sur le fonds allemand Universal-Investment, rapporte le site financier. Ce partenariat s’est traduit le 4 novembre par le lancement conjoint du Japan Equity Fundamental Active Fund, qui devrait obtenir un agrément de commercialisation en Allemagne et au Royaume-Uni sous deux semaines.
06/11/2013

Accélération de la croissance des services aux Etats-Unis

La croissance du secteur des services a, contre toute attente, retrouvé des couleurs le mois dernier aux Etats-Unis, les entreprises ayant multiplié les embauches malgré la fermeture partielle des services fédéraux intervenue pendant la première quinzaine d’octobre, a annoncé l’Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Son indice est ainsi ressorti à 55,4 contre 54,4 en septembre et un niveau de 54 qui avait été anticipé en moyenne par les économistes.
06/11/2013

Le Sénat rejette la réforme des retraites

Le Sénat a rejeté hier à l’unanimité le projet de loi de réforme des retraites, la majorité refusant de voter un texte complètement modifié par l’opposition et le Front de gauche au regard de la version adoptée à l’Assemblée nationale. Cette dernière, qui a constitutionnellement le dernier mot, devrait procéder à la lecture définitive de la réforme fin novembre-début décembre.
06/11/2013

La Commission touche au but sur l'Euribor

La Commission européenne pourrait infliger dès le mois prochain des amendes pour manipulation du taux interbancaire, notamment au Crédit Agricole et à la Société Générale, dans le cadre d’accords négociés. Elles pourraient atteindre plusieurs centaines de millions d’euros.
06/11/2013
Gestion d'actifs

La CRPN investit dans des fonds d'infrastructures dites matures

Olivier Grolleau, responsable de la gestion diversifiée à la CRPN, à la rédaction de www.institinvest.com : Nous investissons dans des fonds d’infrastructures dites matures (« brownfield ») en Europe, plus précisément dans le secteur des transports (péages, tunnels, ports, aéroports, etc.) et de l'énergie (stockage et transport). L’offre sous forme de FCPR étant très réduite, nous travaillons aujourd’hui uniquement avec Antin Infrastructure Partners et Macquarie. Nous investissons également dans les énergies renouvelables en privilégiant les entreprises dont l’activité contribue à l’amélioration de l’efficacité énergétique. Par exemple, nous avons en portefeuille un fonds possédant une société qui développe une technologie permettant d’orienter les panneaux solaires en fonction de la course du soleil dans la journée et ainsi d’améliorer leur rendement.
Gestion d'actifs
05/11/2013

Monaco va adhérer à la convention fiscale de l'OCDE

La principauté va adhérer «dès que possible» à la Convention multilatérale d’assistance administrative mutuelle de l’OCDE pour lutter contre la fraude et l'évasion fiscale. Une lettre d’intention a été remise mardi par José Badia, conseiller du gouvernement monégasque pour les relations extérieures de Monaco, à Pascal Saint-Amans, directeur du centre de politique et d’administration fiscales de l’OCDE.
05/11/2013

L'AFT précise son programme d'adjudication de janvier 2014

«Au vu du calendrier 2014, l’adjudication de titres à long terme aura lieu le jeudi 9 janvier 2014 et les adjudications de titres à moyen terme et indexés aura lieu le jeudi 23 janvier 2014», indique l’Agence France Trésor dans un communiqué. L’AFT communiquera le 20 décembre 2013 les détails du programme indicatif de financement de l’État pour l’an prochain.
05/11/2013

Accélération de la croissance des services aux Etats-Unis

La croissance du secteur des services a, contre toute attente, retrouvé des couleurs le mois dernier aux Etats-Unis, les entreprises ayant multiplié les embauches malgré la fermeture partielle des services fédéraux intervenue pendant la première quinzaine d’octobre, a annoncé l’Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Son indice est ainsi ressorti à 55,4 contre 54,4 en septembre et un niveau de 54 qui avait été anticipé en moyenne par les économistes.
05/11/2013

Hedge fund salaries increased again in 2013

Salaries for junior professionals working in the hedge fund sector increased for the third consecutive year, to USD335,000 for 2013, according to the most recent edition of the Glocap Hedge Fund Compensation report, the International Business Times reports. The average salary for an analyst at a moderately-well performing hedge fund firm was inflated by bonuses equivalent to up to 10%. The most experienced professionals in the sector also received significant raises, with portfolio managers at the largest firms pocketing an average of USD2.2m per year. Bonuses for experienced professionals ranged, however, from -5% to +20%. For the hedge fund sector overall, the average income has increased by a range of 5% to 10%, in a sign of investor confidence.
05/11/2013

Firm based in Alaska launches three funds in Europe

McKinley Capital, an asset management firm based in Alaska, is launching three funds in Europe and the United Kingdom. The three products, in UCITS format, are all growth equity funds. The first is an emerging market fund, the second a dividend fund, and the third is a global fund.
05/11/2013

UBP hopes to grow in the UK

Following the integration of the private banking activities of Lloyds, as of 1 November, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) is hoping to grow on the British market. “We don’t have any foreign acquisition plans, except perhaps in London, We are going to take advantage of the integration of Lloyds to strengthen our presence in the United Kingdom. It is currently difficult to provide growth for a Swiss bank without a presence on the European market,” the CEO of UBP, Guy de Picciotto, has told Agefi Switzerland, and has confirmed that the firm has not made a bid for BSI.
05/11/2013

Mirabaud appoints new head for Zurich branch

Mirabaud & Cie has announced the appointment of René Hermann as head of its Zurich branch, to “continue to expand and strengthen our core business lines of wealth management, asset management and intermediation.” Hermann was previously head of private banking at Valartis Bank and at Maerki Baumann & Co, where he was responsible for the development and expansion of their front office, as well as for advisory and portfolio management services. He has a Swiss Federal Diploma from the Advanced College of Business and Management (HWV) (today Graduate of University of Applied Sciences in Economic and Business Administration) and is a graduate of the Swiss Banking School. Hermann began his career as a private banker with Credit Suisse in Zurich.
05/11/2013

JP Morgan AM COO for Switzerland leaves

Miklos Vidak, COO of JP Morgan Asset Management in Switzerland, has left the firm to join another banking group, according to finews. He will not be replaced in the position. From January 2014, his operational functions will be taken over by Philipp Pfenniger, country head for Switzerland. His responsibilities in the area of marketing will be split between Nadja Huber for German-speaking Switzerland and Céline Cantatore for French-speaking Switzerland.
05/11/2013

Euro MMFs increase their exposure to top-rated banks and quasi-sovereigns

In third quarter 2013, euro money market funds shows higher allocation towards top-held ‘F1+' banks and quasi-sovereigns, amid a portfolio rating mix dominated by ‘F1' issuers, and a lengthening of portfolios’ average maturity to compensate for low yields, according to Fitch Ratings’ 3Q13 quarterly report. Fitch-rated European MMFs denominated in euros have on average about half of their portfolio assets concentrated in 20 entities, led by Rabobank (AA/F1+) and other highly rated banks, such as Nordea Bank, HSBC, Svenska Handelsbanken, or Standard Chartered Bank (all rated AA-/F1+).. ‘F1'-rated banks, such as Barclays, BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole, saw the biggest fall in fund allocation over the past year, although they remain among the top held names, notably as repurchase agreement counterparties. Yet, the average portfolio rating mix is now showing a predominance of investments rated ‘F1', or equivalent, at 54% of portfolios on average, up from 35% until June this year. This is due to the downgrade of France’s Long-term Issuer Default Rating to ‘AA+' in July, followed by the downgrade of the most widely held French banks to ‘F1' from ‘F1+'.
05/11/2013

Legal & General IM to target continental Europe

Legal & General Investment Management has obtained permission to launch a Sicav with three sub-funds in Luxembourg, Financial Times fund management reports. Five other sub-funds are expected to follow. The British firm will license the funds in 12 other European countries. This marks the first incursion by L&G IM outside the United Kingdom in 177 years. The firm will target high net worth private investors.
05/11/2013

UBS working to create a new affiliate

The UBS group is planning to create an affiliate in which several activities could be housed, including the Retail & Corporate department and wealth management in Switzerland, according to NZZ, which has detected a few entries related to the project in the latest quarterly report from the bank. This is related to a strategic decision by UBS not to be “too big to fail,” the Swiss newspaper says. However, it should be noted that final decisions concerning the contours of this new structure have not yet been taken.
05/11/2013

ETPs post USD32.9bn inflows in October

After USD34.3bn in September, ETPs worldwide posted net subscriptions of USD32.9bn, of which UDS24.3bn have been since 17 October, in a sign that the easing of the situation surrounding the debt ceiling in the United States has favoured a return of investors, the BlackRock Institute finds. Since the beginning of the year, net inflows total USD194.2bn.Net subsriptions for equity ETPs have totalled USD35.9bn, of which USD18bn for US equities. In the first ten months of the year, net inflows to equity funds have totalled USD201.3bn, 72% more than the USD117bn in January-October 2012.In Europe, net subscriptions have totalled USD4.1bn in October, and USD13.6bn in the first ten months of the year. Assets in the 2,130 European ETPs as of the end of October totalled USD412.8bn, while for the 1,524 US funds it totalled USD1.6408trn.
05/11/2013

UBP replaces PM of US growth equities mandate

Union Bancaire Privée has awarded Geneva Capital Management, a firm based in Milwaukee, a US growth equities mandate, Citywire reports. The midcaps firm replaces Calmos Investment, which had managed UBAM Calamos US Equity Growth since December 2003. The fund will now be renamed as UBAM – GCM Midcap US Equity Growth.
05/11/2013

Steve Norris becomes non-executive chairman of BNP Paribas RE UK

BNP Paribas Real Estate on Monday, 4 November, announced that it has appointed Steve Norris as its non-executive chairman. As chairman of the board, he will oversee the development of Property Management and Property Development activities. He will also work with the Advisory CEO of BNP Paribas Real Estate UK, to strengthen the positioning of the firm on Trading, Advising and Expertise activities, a statement says.Norris, a member of Parliament for more than 14 years (from 1983 to 1997), was personal Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of the Environment, Commerce and Industry and to the Minister of the Interior, and served as Minister of Transport for London from 1992 to 1996. He was also vice-chairman of the Conservative party. As a businessman, Norris is also chairman of Soho Estates.
05/11/2013

Axa Wealth launches low-cost passive strategies

Axa Wealth is offering passive strategies with commissions expected to run about 0.5%, Fundweb reports. According to the managing director of Axa Wealth Specialist Products, Nick Elphick, the new range of funds will offer investments a lower-cost long-term investment strategy. The Elite Diversified Market range, managed by Architas, offers five passive strategies with different asset allocations, appropriate for five different risk profiles. The strategies, which make it possible to offer an annual cost of less than 5%, have been designed for providers of pension plans.

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