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02/04/2013

HSBC GAM France appoints a successor to Laurent Tignard

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } According to information obtained by Newsmanagers, HSBC Global Asset Management (France) is preparing to announce the arrival of a successor to Laurent Tignard as CEO of the asset management firm. He is Matteo Pardi, an insider who for the past six years has been responsible for retail clients in continental Europe, and who joined HSBC in 2001.Tignard joins the Edmond de Rothschild group as global head of the asset management operation, where he will work with Christophe de Backer, its CEO, with whom he collaborated at HSBC.
02/04/2013

Head of SAC Capital buys a Picasso for USD155m

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Two weeks after SAC Capital settled two insider cases with the SEC for USD616m, the billionaire Steven Cohen, head of the asset management firm, has bought himself a Picasso painting for USD155m, Forbes reports. The artwork was purchased from the billionaire Steve Wynn.
02/04/2013

Acatis Invest gets a sales representative in Paris

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Acatis Investment has announced the recruitment in mid-March of Marie Ballorain for the position of director of development for France and Belgum. The German asset management firm did not yet have an official representative office, but it is planning to open one this autumn. Ballorain had previously been senior relationship manager at Sparinvest in Paris, from 2006 to 2013.Acatis Investment had EUR1.75bn in assets under management as of the end of February 2013. The range on sale in France includes four products: Acatis Aktien Global Funds UI, an international equity fund with EUR290m in assets, Acatis Gané Value Event Fonds, a mixed balanced fund combining value and event-driven management (EUR467m in assets), Acatis IfK Value Renten UI, an international value bond fund (EUR187m in assets) and Acatis Aktien Deutschland ELM, a fund of German value equities, with EUR83m in assets.
02/04/2013

ERAFP awards management mandates for multi-asset funds of funds

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } The French public pension fund Etablissement de retraite additionnelle de la fonction publique (ERAFP) has awarded one active and two stand-by management mandates for multi-asset funds of funds as part of a policy to extend its investment universe, in line with the five values of the SRI charter. In July 2012, ERAFP launched a restricted request for proposals, for management of a multi-asset SRI fund of funds. Following the selection process, the ERAFP has decided to award the active mandate to Amundi. The additional managers are BNP Paribas Asset Management and Neuflize OBC Investissements. Following a fundamental approach, unconstrained by a benchmark, the management firm will construct its portfolio in line with a rigorous asset allocation and fund selection process, which will include respect for the SRI framework of ERAFP. The mandated firm will seek to maximise returns while limiting losses on the portfolio over a one-year period, through management of the risk budget. The sums invested for a one-year period may be on the order of EUR150m, and may rise to about EUR300m in three years’ time, the ERAFP says in a statement. The initial duration of the contract is four years, with a means for ERAFP to reduce the length of the contract for two successive periods of two years each.
02/04/2013

Dexia AM reshuffles its emerging market debt team

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Dexia Asset Management has announced two internal promotions in its emerging market debt team, following the departure of the head of the unit, Luc d’Hooge, for Vontobel, Citywire Global reports. Leen Clijsters, who has been at Dexia for 30 years, becomes head of two funds previously overseen by d’Hooge (Dexia Bonds Emerging Markets and Dexia Bonds Emerging Debt Local Currencies). At the same time, Isabelle Rome becomes head of the emerging market debt team. She had previously been co-head of the credit team.
02/04/2013

iShares opens in Belgium

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } A total of 31 iShares ETFs have been registered in Belgium. They give investors in the country access to equity and bond products (government, corporate, inflation-linked), emerging market funds, and vehicles focused on commodities.The products which are now available include the iShares Euro Stoxx 503 ETF, the iShares MSCI World4 ETF and the iShares Barclays Captial Global inflation-linked bond fund. Investors also gain access to the Belgian government bond market through the iShares Belgium Treasury Bond ETF.iShares in Belgium is led by Charles Symons.
02/04/2013

Renaissance AM acquired by Kazimir Partners

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Russian asset management firm Renaissance Asset managers, which has USD3bn in assets under management, has been acquired by its counterpart and competitor Kazimir Partners, with USD400-500m under management, at a price which has not been disclosed.The structure born of the merger of the two emerging market specialists (with a hedge fund bias in the case of Kazimir) will be independent, and owned by its management and employees, including a stake of about 25% for the management of RAM.Previously, Renaissance AM had been nearly 90% controlled by Renaissance Group, while the remainder was in the hands of management. Its acquisition by a smaller firm may be surprising, but Adrian Harris, head of distribution and investor relationships at RAM, explains to Newsmanagers that Kazimir, a firm based in Moscow, had accumulated a lot of cash through its success in recent years, and now has about USD100m in capital, which may be invested in funds. The Renaissance group, the major shareholder in RAM, meanwhile, has had trouble recently, and had already sold its investment bank in November last year.The attraction for Renaissance, therefore, is to become an independent firm, and to receive additional capital for its funds. For its part, Kazimir will make use of the Luxembourg Sicav launched by Renaissance in 2010, with 10 sub-funds, for a European deploymentA new product range will be organised, and Russian equity and bond funds from the two firms will, logically, be expected to merge. Lastly, Renaissance AM will change names in second half, Harris says.
02/04/2013

Amin Snehal leaves Theleme Partners

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } One of the largest new hedge funds created since the 2008 crisis, Theleme Partners, has lost its second in command. Amin Snehal, former head of US research at TCI, has decided to leave the firm to found his own investment firm, FTfm reports. Theleme Partners was founded by Snehal and the Frenchman Patrick Degorce, a former partner at TCI, following their departure from the activist firm led by Chris Hohn in 2009. Theleme Partners last year earned returns of 20%, compared with an average of less than 7% for hedge funds overall.
02/04/2013

Credit Suisse sells off JO Hambro

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } The financial holding company Utilico, whose headquarters are located in Bermuda, has acquired the British firm JO Hambro (CHF5.5bn in assets) from Credit Suisse, finews.ch reports, relaying information in Citywire.JO Hambro Investment Management was acquired by the Swiss group in 2000. It has 100 employees, including 20 portfolio managers.
02/04/2013

New head for Asia appointed at Martin Currie IM

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Martin Currie Investment Management has appointed Andrew Graham as head for Asia, following the previously announced departure of Jason McCay. McCay will be leaving his position during summer 2013, to “take a significant career break,” after 15 years at Martin Currie. Graham is co-manager with McCay of Martin Currie’s two Asian strategies. McCay will be replaced at the helm of the two funds by chief investment officer Paul Danes.
02/04/2013
Fonds

Union Investment revend un actif à Prague

L’allemand Union Investment Real Estate a cédé pour 53,8 millions d’euros l’immeuble de bureaux Trianon de Prague (20.600 mètres carrés) à la société d’investissement Reico, une coentreprise de l’autrichienne Erste Bank et de la caisse d'épargne Česká Spořitelna. Cet actif du fonds immobilier offert au public UniImmo: Europa avait été acheté en 2005 pour 44,5 millions d’euros.
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02/04/2013

Oddo launches a high yield fund

TD P { margin-bottom: 0in; }P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Oddo Asset Management is adding to its bond range, with the launch of the Oddo Bonds High Yield Europe fund, an open-ended fund investing primarily in European high yield corporate bonds. The new fund is an immediate successor to successful horizon bond funds, partly investing in high yield, for which Oddo am has received over EUR1.4bn in investments since 2009. The new fund will be managed by Alain Krief, who joined the firm in October 2012 as head of fixed income management at Oddo AM. The portfolio will be invested primarily in bonds and other securities from Europe, primarily denominated in euros and issued by businesses most of which are rated beneath BBB-. The new fund is a sub-fund of the Luxembourg Sicav Oddo Funds. Investors may subscribe in euros, dollars and Swiss francs. The licensing process for the sale of the funds in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium has been initiated, and will be completed in the next few weeks. As of 26 March 2013, Oddo Bonds High Yield Europe had assets of EUR50m. Assets under management in high yield total EUR500m, nearly 15% of bond assets overall.
02/04/2013

Lyxor lists a new ETF on NYSE Euronext

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } NYSE Euronext on 28 March announced that from the same date, a new ETF for Lyxor will be listed on NYSE Euronext in Paris: the Lyxor ETF USAC, whose underlying index is the MSCI USA Net Total Return.
02/04/2013

BVI wishes to channel ESMA index transparency initiative

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } In an interview with the Börsen-Zeitung, Rudolf Siebel, a member of the board at the German BVI association of asset management firms, wishes that recommendations of the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) for index transparency should be frozen in the absence of regulations and centralised oversight of indices.These would actually mean that fund management firms would be required to ensure themselves that the purveyors of indices satisfy transparency standards, which would be far too costly, or impossible, when the index provider itself refuses to disclose confidential information.In the worst case, says Siebel, asset management firms would have to withdraw products from the market. They would thus fall victim to distortions of competition, as ESMA is explicitly targeting only funds, but certificates would not be affected. Additionally, the BVI would like to see asset management firms able to access information for free related to indices, when these are among the legally required items as part of reporting.
02/04/2013

Luxembourg funds: EUR62.1bn AUM increase in February

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } As of 28 February, net assets under management by collective investment organisms (OPCs) and specialised investment funds (SIFs) in Luxembourg totalled EUR2.46807trn, which represents an increase of EUR62.14bn compared with the end of January (ER2.40593trn), EUR29.32bn of which are attributable to net subscriptions, and EUR32.89bn to market appreciation, according to figures from the Financial Sector Supervision Commission (CSSF).The number of OPCs and SIFs products under consideration is 3,849, compared with 3,840 the previous month, while 2,472 entities have adopted a multiple sub-fund structure, with a total of 12,141 sub-funds. With the addition of 1,377 traditionally structured entities, a total of 13,518 entities are active on the financial market.In the month under review, 25 OPCs and SIFs entities were added to the official list, while 16 were removed.
02/04/2013

KKR sur le point de s'offrir Maje, Sandro et Pierlot

Le groupe de capital investissement américain est entré en négociations exclusives pour racheter au moins 51% du capital de SMCP, qui regroupe les marques françaises de prêt-à -porter Sandro, Maje et Claudie Pierlot, selon Le Figaro. L’offre présentée valoriserait les trois marques à 650 millions d’euros, soit près de onze fois son excédent brut d’exploitation 2012.
02/04/2013

Croissance décevante en Turquie

Sur les trois derniers mois de 2012, le PIB de la Turquie a augmenté de 1,4%, alors que le consensus Reuters tablait sur une hausse de 2,3%. Sur l’ensemble de 2012, la croissance est retombée à 2,2% contre +8,8% en 2011. Le moteur de la consommation est tombé à l’arrêt après le relèvement des taux par la banque centrale.
02/04/2013

Accélération de l'activité manufacturière aux Etats-Unis

L’indice PMI manufacturier est ressorti à 54,6 le mois dernier, contre 54,9 en première estimation («flash») et 54,3 en février, porté par la hausse des nouvelles commandes et des embauches, selon l’enquête Markit auprès des directeurs d’achats. A l’inverse, l’enquête de l’Institute for Supply Management montre une décélération, l’indice du secteur s'établissant à 51,3 contre 54,2 en février.
02/04/2013

3 grandes villes chinoises s'attaquent à la surchauffe immobilière

Pékin, Shanghai et Chongqing vont appliquer des mesures strictes dans le cadre du plan du gouvernement pour éviter une bulle du marché immobilier, selon la presse locale. Les célibataires habitant à Pékin se verront ainsi interdire l’achat d’un deuxième logement. Les prix de l’immobilier dans les cent plus grandes villes chinoises ont augmenté en moyenne de 1,1% en mars, à 9.998 yuans (1.254 euros) le mètre carré, selon le consultant CREIS.
02/04/2013

Chypre confirme les ponctions sur les gros déposants

Les titulaires de comptes chez Bank of Cyprus (BoC) vont perdre autour de 60% de leur épargne au-dessus de 100.000 euros, a confirmé samedi la banque centrale du pays, durcissant les conditions du sauvetage qui a évité à l'île la faillite. Le décret officiel confirme que BoC distribuera des actions correspondant à seulement 37,5% de leur épargne au-delà de 100.000 euros, et que 22,5% des dépôts de plus de 100.000 euros ne porteront pas intérêt. Les 40% restants continueront de porter intérêt mais ils ne seront versés que lorsque la banque se redressera. Les dépôts inférieurs à 100.000 euros continueront d'être garantis, alors que les avoirs de la Cyprus Popular Bank seront transférés à la Bank of Cyprus. Dans un entretien accordé au Financial Times, le président de la banque centrale, Panicos Demetriades, indique que les mesures de contrôle des dépôts doivent être levés progressivement dans les 7 à 14 prochains jours.
02/04/2013

Les marchés s’inquiètent de l’entêtement de l’Argentine

La proposition faite vendredi par Buenos Aires aux fonds vautours une heure avant la limite fixée par la justice américaine de les rembourser à des conditions identiques à celles proposées lors de la restructuration de la dette en 2010 a entraîné une envolée des CDS du pays à un an de 718 points de base (pb) hier à 7.589 pb, un plus haut depuis mars 2009.
02/04/2013

Le Royaume-Uni devrait éviter une nouvelle récession

L’économie britannique devrait pouvoir éviter une nouvelle récession, les exportations devant lui permettre de connaître une reprise «modeste» cette année, selon la Chambre de commerce britannique (BCC). «L’économie reste faible par rapport à ses niveaux de long terme. En revanche, si elle reste sous sa moyenne durant un certain temps, la croissance devrait rester en territoire positif» estime David Kern, chef économiste de la BCC.
02/04/2013

L'Italie confie ses réformes à des sages

Créés ce week-end par le président Napolitano, deux groupes d’experts, l’un économique, l’autre politique, doivent rendre des propositions de programme précises dans les prochaines semaines. D’ici là, le gouvernement sortant de Mario Monti continue de gérer les affaires courantes.
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