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14/11/2014
Fonds

Eaton Vance lance un fonds à taux variables en Europe

Eaton Vance Management International lance son fonds Floating Rate Income en Europe, rapporte Investment Week. Domicilié en Irlande, le fonds est investi dans un portefeuille de prêts senior à taux variables émis par des entreprises américaines ou non. Il est géré par Scott Page et Craig Russ, co-directeurs de l’équipe “floating rates” d’Eaton Vance, et par John Redding, vice-president.
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14/11/2014
Fonds

Janus lance le fonds de Bill Gross en Europe

Janus Capital International, la branche internationale de Janus Capital Group, ouvre le fonds de Bill Gross, le Janus Global Unconstrained Bond, aux investisseurs européens (à l’exclusion de la Suisse) par le biais de la gamme de fonds de droit irlandais Janus Capital Funds plc (JCF). Bill Gross a rejoint Janus le 29 septembre après avoir quitté avec fracas Pimco dont il était le co-fondateur, le directeur général et le directeur des investissements.Le fonds qu’il pilote chez Janus est un fonds obligataire macroéconomique mondial. « Il utilise une stratégie de haute conviction pour obtenir des rendements positifs et une diversification du portefeuille obligataire, tout en tenant compte de conditions de marché en constante évolution au sein de l’économie mondiale », selon un communiqué.
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14/11/2014

Warren Buffett buys Duracell batteries

Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett’s investment company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Duracell battery business from Procter & Gamble. In exchange for a recapitalized Duracell Company, which will include approximately USD1.7 billion in cash at closing, P&G will receive shares of P&G’s common stock currently held by Berkshire Hathawayhaving a current value of approximately USD4.7 billion. The transaction is expected to close in thesecond half of 2015.“I have always been impressed by Duracell, as a consumer and as a long-term investor in P&G and Gillette,” commented Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chief executive officer.
14/11/2014

Janus launches Bill Gross fund in Europe

Janus Capital International, the international arm of Janus Capital Group, is opening the fund managed by Bill Gross, Janus Global Unconstrained Bond, to European investors (excluding Switzerland), as part of its Irish-registered fund range Janus Capital Funds plc (JCF).Gross joined Janus on 29 September, after leaving Pimco, where he was co-founder, CEO and chief investment officer, amidst controversy.The fund which he manages at Janus is a global macroeconomic bond fund. “It uses a high conviction strategy to achieve positive returns and diversification of the bond portfolio, while taking into account market conditions and the constant evolution of the global economy,” a statement says.
14/11/2014

Manager from Brummer & Partners takes a sabbatical

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Kent Janér, head of management of the Nektar hedge fund at Brummer & Partners, will be taking a sabbatical leave of at least eight months, realtid.se reports, citing a letter to investors. He mentions health probems, including vertigo and severe fatigue, which are now obliging him to take a break.
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Agreement between Pioneer and Santander AM expected by end of year

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Negotiations between Unicredit and Santander to create a joint asset management platform are progressing at a steady pace, and an agreement is expected to be signed in November or December, for an operation to be completed next spring. Federico Ghizzoni, CEO of the Italian bank, made the announcement at a press conference, reported by Funds People Italia. In September, Unicredit and Santander announced that they were seeking to merge their respective affiliates, Pioneer and Santander Asset Management. “This is a complex operation, since several countries are involved, about 40,” says Ghizzoni. In terms of governance, top management is expected to be represented primarily by personnel from Pioneer. A head office will be created in London, with two offices in Milan and Madrid.
14/11/2014

AuM at Julius Baer up 12% from the end of 2013

At the end of October 2014, Julius Baer Group’s assets under management (AuM) amounted to CHF 285 billion, an increase of CHF 31 billion, or 12%, since the end of 2013, announced the group this morning. Total Group AuM included CHF 58 billion at current market values from Merrill Lynch’s International Wealth Management (IWM) business outside the US, which Julius Baer is in the final phase of transferring. Total client assets increased by 11% to CHF 385 billion.The year-to-date increase in Group AuM was driven by net new money, a positive currency impact which was helped in particular by the appreciation of the US dollar since the end of June, a positive market performance, as well as the first-time inclusion earlier this year of CHF 6 billion from Brazilian 80% subsidiary GPS. Year-to-date net inflows, which remained volatile on a monthly basis and continued to be impacted by tax regularisations in the cross-border European business, were, on an annualised basis, in the middle of the 4-6% medium-term target range.
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Eaton Vance launches a floating rate fund in Europe

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Eaton Vance Management International is launching its Floating Rate Income fund in Europe, Investment Week reports. The fund, domiciled in Ireland, is invested in a portfolio of senior floating rate loans issued by US and non-US businesses. It is managed by Scott Page and Craig Russ, co-directors of the floating rates team at Eaton Vance, and by John Redding, vice-chairman.
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Outflows from hedge funds in October

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } In October, hedge funds worldwide saw net redemptions of USD1.6bn, according to Eurekahedge. In the past four mohths, outflows have totalled USD18.9bn. Despite that, hedge funds have posted net inflows since the beginning of the year of USD56.9bn. In October, hedge funds showed losses for the second consecutive month, with -0.24%, while the MSCI World index is up by 1.15%. Since the beginning of the year, they have gained 3.47%, but remain below thee equity markets, which have gained 5.18%.
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FlexShares launches an ETF exposed to US corporate debt

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } FlexShares® Exchange Traded Funds, financed and managed by Northern Trust, on 13 November announced the launch of a new ETF which offers exposure to bonds with intermediate maturities, which is accompanied by an improvement in liquidity, transparency and credit rating. The FlexShares® Credit‐Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund provides exposure to US corporate debt, but excludes smaller and less liquid issuers. The new ETF has been listed on NASDAQ since 13 November.
14/11/2014

Oddo highlights its minimum variance management

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Oddo Asset Management is throwing the spotlight on its minimum variance approach. In order to stimulate sales of the main fund using this approach, the asset management firm has recently renamed the fund, previously known as Oddo Min Variance Europe, as Oddo Vision, since the old title is “a name which may suggest that we value the fund with a quantitative approach, which is not the case,” explains Laurent Denize, co-CIO for investment management at Oddo AM. The fund, launched slightly over one year ago, now has EUR116m, is invested 100% in European equities, and aims to partially reduce market volatility with a minimum variance approach. Selection of 50 shares is performed according to security risk, using three filters: financial criteria, sectoral diversification of the portfolio to correct the defensive bias of the minimum variance approach, and lastly, a qualitative review of shares by the team of analyst-managers at Oddo AM. Oddo AM plans to capitalise on the minimum variance sector. Currently, the team led by Denize is doing backtesting to develop a global minimum variance fund, which would invest in US and Japanese stocks in particular.
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Nearly 60% of French equity funds underperform their benchmark over 12 months

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } In the 12 months to the end of June 2014, most equity funds dedicated to French equities (nearly 60%) have underperformed their benchmarks, according to results for France on the SPIVA® (S&P Indices Versus Active Funds) Scorecard for mid-2014. A similar trend is observed for Europe. In the 12 months to 30 June 2014, European and French equity markets continued their upward trajectory, gaining 23.93% and 24.77%, respectively, according to the S&P Europe 350 and S&P France BMI indices. In this period, most (59.24%) funds denominated in euros which invest in French equities underperformed their benchmark index. The underperformance is even more marked for actively-managed funds denominated in euros which invest in European equities. In the 12 months to 30 June 2014, more than three quarters (76.43%) of these funds underperformed the S&P Europe 350 index. In the longer term, over a three-year period, 79.10% have posted lower performance than their benchmark index. More than four fifths (84.72%) of funds denominated in euros which invest exclusively in euro zone equities failed to keep pace with their respective benchmark indices. Over 12 months, the results are similar for equity funds denominated in euros which invest in global equities, with 75.57% of global funds underperforming the S&P Global 1200 index. This figure rises to 93.60% and 96.04% over three and five years.
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Inflows to French-registered OPCVM funds conceal large outflows from equity funds

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Globally, French collective management has seen its assets increase in October by 0.16%, largely due to net subscriptions totalling EUR8.61bn. This brings total assets under management to EUR776.09bn. According to figures released by Europerformance-SIX Telekurs, however, the various asset classes have not developed in the same ways. Among the pleasant surprises, money market funds posted inflows again, with a new inflow of EUR11.09bn, of which EUR11.06bn were to euro money market funds alone. Bond funds also attracted investors, as the category posted net inflows of EUR697.05m. However, funds invested in equities were defied by investors. The asset class as a whole saw net outflows of EUR2.26bn. Convertible bonds did not post inflows either. Outflows from all categories combined total a net EUR293.34m.
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Lonestar to shut down

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Lonestar Capital Management will be liquidiated, after reading the markets wrong in October, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. The hedge fund based in San Francisco has about USD1bn in assets under management. Its founder, Jerome Simon, decided to close down after the markets fell in October and recovered quickly, which penalised many event-driven funds. The main fund from Lonestar has lost 2% since the beginning of the year, compared with gains of 1.6% for other event-driven funds. Simon will manage his own wealth in a family office once his fund is liquidated in mid-2015. Lonestar becomes the largest hedge fund to close since January.
14/11/2014

L'AIE prédit une nouvelle baisse des prix du pétrole

Le marché du pétrole est entré dans une nouvelle ère avec le ralentissement de la croissance chinoise et le développement du schiste aux Etats-Unis, ce qui rend peu probable un retour à des cours élevés, a déclaré vendredi l’Agence internationale de l’Energie dans son rapport mensuel. L’AIE, qui s’abstient habituellement de toute prédiction sur l'évolution des cours du pétrole, écrit que le prix du baril pourrait poursuivre sa chute en 2015 après avoir déjà perdu 30% depuis juin pour passer sous le seuil des 80 dollars, du jamais-vu depuis 2010.
14/11/2014

L'Italie reste en récession

Le PIB italien a reculé de 0,1% sur la période juin-septembre, montrent les données en première estimation publiées vendredi par l’institut national de la statistique (Istat), après un déclin de 0,2% au deuxième trimestre. Sur un an, le recul est de 0,4%, après -0,3% au trimestre précédent. Techniquement, l’Italie replonge donc en récession avec deux trimestres consécutifs de contraction de l’activité, après une croissance nulle sur les trois premiers mois de l’année. Vendredi, l’Allemagne a annoncé une croissance modeste de 0,1% au troisième trimestre tandis que la France, avec une hausse de 0,3% de son PIB, fait légèrement mieux que prévu
14/11/2014

L’inflation en zone euro décroche encore

Les prévisionnistes professionnels interrogés par la BCE ont révisé à la baisse leurs anticipations d’inflation à un plus bas historique de 1,8% à horizon 5 ans.
14/11/2014

LCH.Clearnet SA paie son statut de banque

Les chambres de compensation qui ont un statut bancaire, comme LCH.Clearnet SA, risquent de contribuer au fonds de résolution européen qui sera créé à partir de 2016. La Commission européenne estime cependant qu’elles doivent bénéficier d’un régime particulier.
14/11/2014

Christian Noyer craint une inflation trop faible en zone euro

La Banque centrale européenne pourrait procéder à des achats de dette souveraine, voire d’obligations d’Etat, si les mesures déjà prises ne parviennent pas à faire repartir la croissance et l’inflation dans la zone euro, déclare le gouverneur de la Banque de France dans un entretien au quotidien. Christian Noyer estime que la déflation n’est pas «un risque crédible» pour les pays de la monnaie unique davantage menacés par «une inflation trop faible, pendant trop longtemps». Il laisse entendre que la BCE devrait revoir en baisse ses prévisions de croissance pour la zone euro, même si le scénario retenu est «toujours celui d’un redressement économique».
14/11/2014

Le fonds d’arbitrage Lonestar va être liquidé

Après avoir effectué de nombreux paris perdants au mois d’octobre, le fond d’arbitrage Lonestar Capital, qui gère environ un milliard de dollars, va être liquidé d’ici à l’été 2015, rapporte le journal de sources proches du dossier. Dirigé par Jerome Simon, le hedge fund a notamment été pris à contrepied par le dernier relâchement monétaire surprise de la Banque du Japon.
14/11/2014

Norges Bank monte à plus de 2 % dans Intesa Sanpaolo

Le véhicule d’investissement de la banque centrale norvégienne détient désormais 2,014 % du capital d’Intesa Sanpaolo, rapporte le site financier italien. Cette participation est détenue en direct, selon les derniers relevés de la Consob, l’autorité de régulation italienne. Norges Bank était déjà actionnaire de la banque transalpine avec une participation inférieure à 2 %.
14/11/2014

Janus Capital lance le fonds de Bill Gross hors des Etats-Unis

Janus Capital International Ltd, la branche internationale du gérant américain, a annoncé hier l’ouverture du Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund aux investisseurs européens (à l’exclusion de la Suisse) par le biais de la gamme de fonds Janus Capital Funds plc (JCF). Le gérant de ce fonds obligataire macroéconomique global est Bill Gross, qui a rejoint Janus le 29 septembre après avoir quitté Pimco.
14/11/2014

Le déficit budgétaire américain croît fortement en octobre

Le déficit budgétaire américain est ressorti à 122 milliards de dollars (98 milliards d’euros) en octobre, en hausse de 34% d’un an sur l’autre, montrent les données publiées hier soir par le département du Trésor. Un niveau supérieur au solde négatif de 111,7 milliards prévu par le consensus. La situation budgétaire a été affectée par des différences de calendrier, le déficit tombant à 84 milliards en données ajustées. Les recettes ont totalisé 213 milliards de dollars (+7% par rapport à octobre 2013) et les dépenses se sont élevées à 334 milliards (+16% sur un an).
14/11/2014

Les députés rejettent la limitation du crédit d'impôt recherche

Les députés français ont refusé hier de limiter le crédit d’impôt recherche (CIR) des grandes entreprises. Un amendement du rapporteur socialiste de la commission des Finances, Valérie Rabault, proposait de plafonner le CIR par groupe et non plus par entreprise à partir de 2016. Ses auteurs rappelaient que la Cour des comptes et le Conseil des prélèvements obligatoires avaient souligné que cette absence de plafonnement offrait la possibilité de multiplier les filiales, chacune bénéficiant du plafond de 100 millions d’euros.

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