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06/07/2010

Aviva Investors muscle son pôle ISR

Colin Purdie, qui était credit investment manager chez Aegon Asset Management, rejoint Aviva Investors comme credit funds manager dans l'équipe d’investissement socialement responsable (ISR), sous la direction de Peter Michaelis, head of SRI. Il sera chargé d’intégrer avec les analystes ISR d’Aviva Investors les directives en matière écologique, sociale et de gouvernance dans les investissements obligataires.Le pôle ISR d’Aviva Investors affiche un encours de 3,6 milliards de livres.
06/07/2010
Fonds

Neptune lance un fonds d'actions britanniques "haute conviction"

Neptune Investment Management a annoncé que son analyste Nicola Muirhead, qui a rejoint la société en décembre 2008 en provenance de BlackRock, est chargée du cinquième fonds actions britannique de la gamme, le UK Alpha, lancé le 30 juin. Il s’agit d’un produit de «haute conviction» avec seulement 30 à 40 lignes. Nicola Muirhead est déjà co-gérante du fonds UK Special Situations d’Alex Breese ainsi que du UK Mid Cap avec Jeremy Smith.
Fonds
06/07/2010

Cessions d'actifs au programme pour Lloyds Banking Group

Sous l’impulsion de la Commission européenne et de l’Etat britannique, qui détient 41% de son capital, Lloyds Banking Group a annoncé hier céder à Coller Capital le contrôle du portefeuille de private equity détenu par Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance (elle-même détenue par HBOS), rapporte l’Agefi. Lloyds conservera 30% de la coentreprise créée pour l’occasion, Cavendish Square Partners. Dimanche, The Observer évoquait par ailleurs la pression de certains actionnaires de Lloyds en faveur de la mise en vente de Scottish Widows, filiale d’assurance et de gestion d’actifs dont la valorisation pourrait atteindre 7 milliards de livres. Cette cession serait rendue indispensable dans la perspective des règles prudentielles en discussion au niveau du Comité de Bâle. Lloyds a jusqu’en 2013 pour finaliser le programme de cession d’actifs convenu avec la Commission européenne.
06/07/2010
Fonds

Les hedge funds ont limité les pertes au premier semestre

Pour juin, l’indice Hedge Fund Research (HFRX) des hedge funds a marqué une baisse de 0,94 %, si bien que la perte sur le premier semestre se limite à 1,2 % alors que le S&P 500 reculait respectivement de 5 et 7,6 %, constate The Wall Street Journal.En général, les gérants de hedge funds ont évité de grosses pertes parce qu’ils sont demeurés sur la défensive, comme le souligne Chris Jackson, gérant de fonds de hedge funds chez SFG Asset Advisors.Le principal hedge fund géré par Och-Ziff Capital Management a baissé de 0,46 % en juin, mais gagne 1,39 % pour janvier-juin. David Einhorn a fait gagner plus de 2 % en juin à Greenlight Capital Re, la performance pour le premier semestre ressortant à 0,6 %.
Fonds
06/07/2010
Fonds

Le Benfica Stars Fund réalise sa première plus-value sur le mercato

D’après Dinhero Digital relayé par Funds People, le Benfica Stars Fund géré par Esaf depuis septembre 2009, va encaisser 5 millions d’euros sur les 25 millions payés par le Real Madrid au Benfica pour le transfert de l’ailier gauche Angel di María. Cela représente une plus-value de 0,6 million d’euros pour le fonds.La SAD Benfica avait en effet cédé au Benfica Stars Fund 20 % des droits sur Di María pour 4,4 millions d’euros lors de la création du fonds, ce qui valorisait le joueur à 22 millions d’euros. A fin mai, l’encours du fonds était de 35,74 millions d’euros.
Fonds
06/07/2010

SMBC, Barclays et Nikko proposent leurs services aux Japonais fortunés

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Barclays Wealth et Nikko Cordial Securities ont annoncé avoir signé un accord de co-entreprise pour la fourniture de services de gestion de fortune à une clientèle haut de gamme au Japon.La co-entreprise s’appellera SMBC Barclays Wealth Division et fonctionnera à partir de la plate-forme de Nikko.
06/07/2010

KBC se déleste pour rembourser l'Etat

En vue de rembourser les aides publiques reçues durant la crise, KBC le bancassureur belge a annoncé lundi deux nouvelles cessions, dont celle de ses activités de produits dérivés en Asie et d’obligations convertibles au groupe financier japonais Daiwa. Le montant de la cession dont la date définitive est prévue au quatrième trimestre s’élève à un milliard de dollars (799 millions d’euros). Cette transaction libérera approximativement 200 millions de dollars de capital (160 millions d’euros).
06/07/2010

Résultats 2009 satisfaisants pour SG Private Banking (Suisse)

Selon L’Agefi suisse, l’exercice 2009 de SG Private Banking (Suisse) s’est soldé par un résultat net de 55,4 millions de francs. Le produit net bancaire s’élève quant à lui à 255,9 millions, en recul de 12,7%. Les frais généraux progressent de 3,9% en raison d’un changement de périmètre couvert par la banque. Les actifs sous gestion s’élevaient à 27 milliards de francs au 31 décembre 2009, en progression de 2,1 milliards (+8,5%).
06/07/2010

Sarasin est le titre le plus performant de la Bourse suisse

Selon L’Agefi suisse, l’action Sarasin affiche une progression proche de 9% depuis le 1er janvier. De 1990 à maintenant, l’action Sarasin a procuré à ses actionnaires un rendement supérieur à celui du secteur bancaire, avec plus de 200% de rendement cumulé, ce qui en fait le titre le plus performant sur le marché des actions suisse. Sa valorisation boursière est relativement plus élevée que celle de ses homologues ou des grandes banques, aussi bien à l’aune de la capitalisation boursière rapportée aux fonds propres que celle du rapport cours/bénéfice.
06/07/2010

Fidelity veut lancer une activité institutionnelle en Suisse

Selon L’Agefi suisse, Fidelity Suisse annonce l’intensification de ses activités sur le territoire helvétique avec le lancement d’une activité institutionnelle. Fidelity, qui est implanté en Suisse depuis 1996 avec des bureaux à Genève et Zurich, est parvenu à une taille critique sur le marché de détail et entend aujourd’hui poursuivre un second volet de croissance en mettant en place une activité institutionnelle dans le second semestre 2010.
06/07/2010
Fonds

Neuberger Berman lance un fonds thématique

Neuberger Berman Europe vient de lancer un fonds actions internationales au format OPCVM III. Le Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities fund investira en priorité dans des sociétés bien positionnées pour profiter de différents thèmes de croissance. Le portefeuille ne devrait pas compter plus de cinquante lignes. L’investissement minimal a été fixé à 10.000 dollars ou 6.667 livres.
Fonds
06/07/2010
Fonds

Henderson lance officiellement la version coordonnée du Global Currency

Comme prévu (lire notre dépêche du 6 mai), Henderson Global Investors (HGI) a lancé le 1er juillet Henderson Horizon Global Currency Fund en tant que compartiment de sa sicav luxembourgeoise. Il s’agit du premier fonds Henderson à être lancé simultanément en Europe continentale et au Royaume-Uni.Ce newcits, dont l’original est un hedge fund enregistré aux îles Caïman (Henderson Global Currency Fund), est géré par Bob Arends, responsable de l'équipe devises de HGI qui comprend cinq autres anciens de chez Fortis. Cette équipe utilise une stratégie quantitative, qui permet d’ouvrir des positions sur les «carry-trades» les plus attrayants, associée à des filtres spécifiques pour un contrôle des risques optimal en période de marché baissier.
Fonds
06/07/2010

Neptune launches a “strong convition” UK equities fund

Neptune investment management has announced that its analyst Nicola Muirhead, who joined the firm in December 2008 from BlackRock, is the manager of the fifth UK equities fund in its range, the UK Alpha, launched on 30 June. It is a “strong conviction” product with only 30 to 40 positions. Muirhead is already co-manager of the UK Spcial Situations fund with Alex Breese, and of the UK Mid Cap fund with Jeremy Smith.
06/07/2010

EDRAM Hong Kong becomes ASrIA member

Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management Hong Kong announced on Monday, 5 July that it has become a member of the Association for Socially Responsible Investment in Asia (AsrIA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practices in the Asia-Pacific region. Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management Hong Kong Limited will now have access to the research, resources and data of ASrIA, which will allow it to identify SRI-related issues encountered by local companies, and the major areas of concern of investors, a statement from the management firm says.
06/07/2010

Swedish funds launch RFP for ESG expertise

The four Swedish government pension funds (AP1, AP2, AP3 and AP4), which manage total assets of about EUR84bn, have launched a reuquest for proposals for an analysis and consulting mandate on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. The four funds are now co-ordinating their efforts on environmental and ethical questions in an Ethical Council. The primary goal of the mandate proposed by the Swedish pension funds is to provide the Council information and specific analysis of the behaviour and strategy of companies in their portfolios. The call for bids is open until 9 August.
06/07/2010

Credit Suisse launches two maturity bond funds

On 19 July, Credit Suisse will launch two bond sub-funds of its Luxembourg Sicav Credit Suisse Fund (Lux), entitled Fixed Maturity 2013 EUR and Fixed Maturity 2015 EUR. They are target date funds, which are already on sale in Germany. The products are aimed at investors in search of a secure investment, and represent an alternative to investment directly in securities. The two funds will invest primarily in bonds denominated in Euros, maturing in 2013 and 2015, and which as a general rule will be retained until maturity. The portfolios, managed by Maurizio Pedrini, will include 50 to 100 positions. Characteristics Names: Credit Suisse (Lux) Fixed Maturity 2013 EUR and Credit Suisse (Lux) Fixed Maturity 2015 EUR ISIN: LU0507003050 (2013) and LU0507003480 (2015)Maturity dates: 29 November 2013 and 30 November 2015Distribution: annualManagement commission: 0.40%
06/07/2010

Banking legislation reforms will have marginal impact on asset managers

According to Robert Lee, an analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, the new legislation applicable to banks will only have a minor impact on fund managers, the Wall Street Journal reports. However, the “Volcker-rule,” which limits prop trading by banks, will also apply to asset managers who are already subject to banking laws. Franklin Resources, for example, has the status of a bank holding company, while T. Rowe Price Group has a banking affiliate, and BlackRock is a non-banking affiliate of Bank of America and PNC Financial Services Group.
06/07/2010

Paris markets held up better than City in crisis

In an interview with Les Echos, Gérard Mestrallet, chairman of the Paris Europlace association, whose 17th annual international financial conference begins today in Paris, claims that the City is still “very powerful and reactive,” but that the Paris market withstood the crisis better. “The good management of most French banks proves that their universal banking model softened the blow of the crisis. The permanent dialogue between French regulators and users of the market guaranteed a level of regulation which was adapted to investor protection. This resilience in a crisis context allowed Paris Europlace to form international ties with emerging financial markets with strong growth potential, such as Dubai, Qatar, and most recently Moscow. The Paris market plans to continue to improve its positioning, particularly in SMB financing and long-term savings development,” Mestrallet tells the newspaper.
06/07/2010

Henderson officially launches UCITS version of Global Currency fund

As previously announced (see Newsmanagers of 6 May), Henderson Global Investors (HGI) on 1 July launched the Henderson Horizon Global Currency Fund, as a sub-fund of its Luxembourg Sicav. It is the first Henderson fund to be launched simultaneously in continental Europe and the United Kingdom. The Newcits fund, a clone of an original fund registered in the Cayman Islands (Henderson Global Currency Fund), is managed by Bob Arends, head of the currencies team at HGI, which also includes five other Fortis veterans. The team uses a quantitative strategy, which allows them to open positions on the most attractive carry-trades, with specific filters to optimise risk controls in periods of falling markets.
06/07/2010

Neuberger Berman launches a thematic fund

Neuberger Berman Europe has launched a UCITS III-compliant global equities fund. The Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities fund will invest primarily in companies which are well-positioned to profit from various growth themes. The portfolio will have no more than 50 positions. The minimal investment has been set at USD10,000, or GBP6,667.
06/07/2010

Fund assets down 2.5% in first half

Between the end of 2009 and the end of June 2010, assets under management at Spanish funds and securities investment companies fell by EUR4.9bn, or 2.5%, to a total of EUR191.57bn, the CNMV states in its most recent quarterly report. The CNMV is not yet in a position to disclose an exact figure for subscriptions/redemptions in second quarter. In January-March, net redemptions totalled nearly EUR3.1bn, largely due to net outflows of EUR4.7bn from bond funds. For funds alone, assets fell 3.2%, or nearly EUR5.45bn, to a total of EUR165.1bn. Of this total, bond funds represented EUR76.93bn, compared with EUR84.66bn as of the end of December. The two categories with the largest asset volumes, after bonds, are guaranteed equities funds, (EUR24.45bn, compared with EUR25.66bn), and guaranteed bond funds (EUR22.65bn, compared with EUR21.03bn).
06/07/2010

Suspected accomplice of “German Madoff” dead in Spanish arrest drama

Dieter Frerichs, 72, a suspected accomplice of Helmut Kiener, known in the press as the German Madoff, has died in Majorca, Das Investment reports. He Spanish police, arriving to arrest Kiener a second time, this time to extradite him to Germany, claim that he committed suicide by gunshot during the arrest, while his daughter-in-law, Fiona Ferrer, accuses the police of having shot her father-in-law. The deceased manager operated Kiener’s management firms K1 Global Limited and K1 Invest Limited from Majorca. Kiener has been in prison since October 2009, and is accused of having defrauded his clients of EUR300m.
06/07/2010

Adam Lessing joins Fidelity Austria

The former head of development for Europe at Aviva Investors, Adam Lessing, has a new job: he is now CEO of Fidelity International for Austria, and will be in charge of development in the country, and also in Eastern Europe. He left his former employer in December 2009 in a restructuring. Lessing replaces Alfred Strebel, who became CEO for Austria in early 2007, and who will now be able to once again concentrate on the Swiss market, in order to develop the institutional client base there, to complement the retail segment.
06/07/2010

Achim Arnhof promoted at Erste Sparinvest

Following a search for both internal and external candidates, Achim Arnhof, who had previously served in the institutional sales team since 2002, has been appointed as director of institutional sales at Erste Sparinvest for Austria, from 1 July. He will report to Christian Schön, who has been a part of the management team at Erste Sparinvest since October 2009. Arnhof replaces Anton Kovar, who became co-CEO of Erste Sparinvest for Germany in April, alongside Harry Möhring.
06/07/2010

Loïc Cadiou quits at Amundi

Amundi has confirmed to Newsmanagers that Loïc Cadiou, head of fixed income, absolute returns and currencies, based in London, has left the firm; his resignation was previously reported by Citywire. He will be replaced by Cédric Morisseau, who previously served as deputy head. In the new organisational structure put in place following the departure of Bruno Crastes, whose resignation was announced in April (see Newsmanagers of 14/04/10), then of Vincent Chaillet, head of international bond and absolute returns activities, and then of Jean-Noël Alba, deputy CEO of CAAM London Branch, Pascal Blanqué is now CEO of Amundi London, Laurent Crosnier is CIO, and Morisseau becomes head of fixed income, absolute returns, and currencies.
06/07/2010

Aberdeen cuts back positions for Frontiers fund

Investment Week reports that Aberdeen has halved the number of positions for its European Frontiers fund (GBP52m), from 60 to 28. Country and sectoral allocations for the fund have also been modified. One year ago, the fund was 53% exposed to Russia, and 14% to Turkey. These countries’ exposures are now 44% ,and 25%, respectively. The fund is overweight in the discretionary consumer and health sectors, and underweight in energy and utilities.
06/07/2010

SMBC, Barclays and Nikko offer services to Japanese high net worth investors

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Barclays Wealth and Nikko Cordial Securities have announced that they have signed a joint venture agreement to provide wealth management solutions to high net worth clients in Japan. The joint venture will be entitled SMBC Barclays Wealth Division, and will operate from the Nikko platform.
06/07/2010

Hedge funds limited losses in first half

In June, the Hedge Fund Research’s hedge fund index (HFRX) was down 0.94%, meaning that losses in first half were limited to 1.25, while the S&P 500 lost 5% and 7.6% in June and first half respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. In general, hedge fund managers avoided big losses because they stayed defensive, says Chris Jackson, a fund of hedge fund manager at SFG Asset Advisors. The main hedge fund managed by Och-Ziff Capital Management lost 0.46% in June, but gained 1.39% in January-June. David Einhorn made more than 2% in June for Greenlight Capital Re, putting its performance for first half at 0.6%.
06/07/2010

Benfica Stars Fund earns first gains on football player trading

According to reports in Dinhero Digital, relayed by Funds People, the Benfica Stars Fund, which has been managed by Esaf since September 2009, will make EUR5m on the EUR25m paid to Benfica by Real Madrid for the transfer of left wing Angel di María. This represents a gain of EUR0.6m for the fund. The SAD Benfica sold 20% of its rights to Di María to the Benfica Stars Fund for EUR4.4m when the fund was created, which valued the player at EUR22m. As of the end of May, assets in the fund totalled EUR35.74m.
06/07/2010

Threadneedle adds to sales team

Philipp Kowollik, who for 5 years was a sales manager for Germany and Austria at Société Générale Asset Management in Frankfurt, has joined Threadneedle Germany in the same city as sales director, in charge of private banks and family offices throughout Germany. He will report to Werner Kolitsch, head of Germany & Austria.

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