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07/09/2010
Fonds

Deux trusts veulent se séparer de Gartmore

Le conseil d’administration de l’un des trusts de Gartmore, le Gartmore Growth Opportunities, se prépare à résilier le mandat de gestion qui le lie à la société dans le sillage du départ du gérant Gervais Williams. Le trust Gartmore Irish Growth envisage également de couper ses liens avec le gestionnaire. Les deux trusts représentent ensemble plus de 100 millions de livres.
Fonds
07/09/2010

GLG renforce son équipe émergente

Selon Financial News, GLG Partners a recruté Mark Diab pour son équipe marchés émergents. Il vient d’Amwal, une banque d’investissement du Qatar, où il était responsable de la division gestion actions.
07/09/2010

Henderson renforce son équipe crédit

Henderson Global Investors a recruté Andrew Griffiths au poste d’analyste au sein de son équipe de crédit. Il travaillera sous la direction de Stephen Thariyan, directeur du crédit chez HGI. L’impétrant occupait auparavant le poste de senir credit analyst chez Insight Investment.
07/09/2010
Fonds

Threadneedle lance un fonds de performance absolue

La gamme de fonds de performance absolue de Threadneedle (1,9 milliard de livres d’encours fin juin) vient d'être élargie avec le UK Absolute Alpha Fund géré par Mark Westwood et Chris Kinder - qui ont déjà l’expérience des fonds long/short. Dans un environnement OPCVM III, le fonds coordonné répliquera la recette déjà utilisée pour le fonds domicilié aux îles Caïman, selon la formule qui a déjà été utilisée pour le le Threadneedle Enhanced Commodities fund (TECF) et le Threadneedle (Lux) American Absolute Alpha Fund (lire nos articles du 1er juillet et du 25 juin).
Fonds
07/09/2010
Fonds

M&G lance un fonds retail d'obligations d'entreprises indexées sur l'inflation

D’après M&G Investments, le M&G UK Inflation Linked Corporate Bond Fund qui sera lancé le 16 septembre au Royaume-Uni devrait être le premier fonds d’obligations d’entreprises indexées sur l’inflation à être proposé sur le marché retail britannique. Ce fonds sera géré conjointement par Jim Leavies, qui dirige l'équipe fixed income retail de M&G, et Ben Lord, gérant de fonds.Le nouveau produit sera investi en obligations indexées sur l’inflation émises par des grandes capitalisations britanniques, en Floating Rate Notes (FRN) et un ensemble d’actifs comprenant des titres d’Etat et des dérivés dont la performance évolue de manière similaire aux obligations indexées sur l’inflation. M&G vise pour ce fonds une performance de l’ordre de la hausse des prix à la consommation (CPI) sur le moyen à long terme.Le droit d’entrée est fixé à 3 % et la commission de gestion pour les parts A en livres strerling se situe à 1 %. La souscription initiale minimum ressort à 500 livres, ou à 10 livres par mois pour les plans d'épargne. M&G prévoit de lancer un fonds similaire en euros qui investirait en titres européens. Mais il faudra au préalable obtenir un agrément pour ce produit.
Fonds
07/09/2010

Gartmore attribue des actions à ses cadres dirigeants

Selon The Telegraph, Gartmore a attribué 3,5% du capital de la société à un groupe de cadres dirigeants avec l’objectif de les encourager à rester dans l’entreprise. Au cours de Bourse de vendredi dernier, cette opération représente un montant de quelque 13,5 millions de livres.Selon le quotidien, le board de Gartmore envisagerait d'étendre l’opération à d’autres membres du personnel. Le comité des rémunérations aurait été saisi de cette question.Gartmore a par ailleurs organisé des réunions auprès de ses clients pour les rassurer sur l'évolution de l’activité de Gartmore, dont le titre a perdu plus de 40% depuis son introduction en Bourse en décembre dernier. Une campagne de publicité serait également programmée dans le courant de l’automne.
07/09/2010
Fonds

Henderson lance un hedge funds sur les marchés agricoles

Henderson Global Investors (HGI) annonce le lancement le premier septembre de Henderson Agricultural Fund, un hedge fund domicilié aux îles Caïman. Le fonds est co-géré par Attunga Capital Pty Ltd, une société basée en Australie dans laquelle Henderson Group, maison mère de HGI détient une participation minoritaire. Henderson Agricultural Fund sera commercialisé auprès des investisseurs institutionnels. Il se concentre sur la stratégie alternative «relative value», et exploite les anomalies de prix entre les futures et options sur les marchés dérivés des soft commodities. Le fonds est également investi directement sur les matières premières agricoles.
Fonds
07/09/2010

Stenham rachète Montier Partners

Le britannique Stenham Asset Management a annoncé le 6 septembre un renforcement significatif de sa force de frappe avec l’acquisition de Montier Partners, un fournisseur de solutions d’investissement discrétionnaires. L’opération a été conclue le 1er septembre.Dominique Montier et Jeremy alun-Jones, respectivement fondateur et CIO de Montier Partners, vont intégrer le comité d’investissement de Stenham, qui va désormais compter neuf professionnels de l’investissement. Le reste de l'équipe de Montier rejoignant Stenham comprend deux analystes senior et quatre professionnels spécialisés dans les services à la clientèle et le développement.Les actifs sous gestion de Montier Partners dépassent les 400 millions de dollars, portant le total des actifs sous gestion de Stenham à 3,5 milliards de dollars.
07/09/2010
Fonds

iShares lance un ETF sur les obligations à haut rendement en euros

Le 3 septembre, iShares (BlackRock) a lancé l’ETF coordonné iShares Markit iBoxx Euro High Yield (acronyme IHYG) qui réplique physiquement l’indice Markit iBoxx Euro Liquid High Yield couvrant une centaine d’obligations à haut rendement les plus liquides et libellées en euros, des titres d'émissions d’un volume minimum de 250 millions d’euros. Pour l’instant, ce produit n’est agréé qu’au Royaume-Uni. Il est coté sur le London Stock Exchange depuis le 6 septembre.CaractéristiquesDénomination : iShares Markit iBoxx Euro High YieldCode isin : IE00B66F4759Taux de frais sur encours : 0,5 %
Fonds
07/09/2010
Fonds

Hausse de l'encours des fonds en juillet outre-Manche

D’après les statistiques de l’Investment Management Association, l’encours des fonds domiciliés au Royaume-Uni se situait fin juillet à 509,2 milliards de livres, soit 4 % de plus que fin juin (488,2 milliards). Au 31 juillet 2009, il était ressorti à 412,1 milliards de livres.Les souscriptions nettes «retail» ont porté sur 2,2 milliards de livres contre 2,1 milliards en juin et 2,3 milliards pour le mois correspondant de l’année dernière. Les rentrées nettes ont ainsi été supérieures à 2 milliards de livres pour les 13 et 16 derniers mois.Les plus fortes souscriptions nettes pour le retail ont été enregistrées par les fonds obligataires, avec 928 millions de livres contre 579 millions en juin, les fonds d’actions drainant 857 millions de livres, le montant le plus élevé depuis novembre 2009.Les fonds domiciliés à l'étranger ont atteint fin juillet un encours de 23,4 milliards de livres contre 22,4 milliards un mois plus tôt et 19,2 milliards au 31 juillet 2009. Le total de fin juillet 2010 est le plus élevé depuis le début de la série statistique en juillet 2006.Pour ces fonds, les souscriptions nettes retail de juillet ont porté sur 385,4 millions de livres contre 147,8 millions en juin et 300,2 millions pour le mois correspondant de l’année dernière.
Fonds
07/09/2010

Stoxx launches sub-indices of Euro Stoxx 50

Stoxx Limited has announced the launch of the Euro Stoxx 50 Subindex France, Euro Stoxx 50 Subindex Italy and Euro Stoxx 50 Subindex Spain. The new country indices are subsets of the flagship Euro Stoxx 50 Index, representing all French, Italian and Spanish companies from the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, respectively.
07/09/2010

MSCI unveils new ESG indices

The index provider MSCI will this Tuesday unveil a new range of ESG Indexes which will include specifically environmental indices under the new brand name MSCI ESG Research, following the firm’s acquisition of RiskMetrics Group (RMG) in March of this year, Responsible Investor reports. The supplementary product range will include two environmental indices: a Global Environmenal Index which covers companies which earn more than 50% of their revenues from environmental technologies, and a MSCI Global Climate Index of the 100 largest firms considered to be top-ranking companies in the environmental segment.
07/09/2010

Fund assets up in July

According to statistics from the Investment Management Association, assets in funds domiciled in the United Kingdom as of the end of July totalled GBP509.2bn, 4% higher than at the end of June (EUR488.2bn). As of 31 July 2009, it totalled GBP412.1bn. Retail net subscriptions totalled GBP2.2bn, compared with GBP2.1bn in June, and GBP2.3bn in the corresponding month of last year. Net inflows have thus been over GBP2bn in for the past 13 and 16 months. The strongest retail net subscriptions were for bond funds, at GBP928m, compared with GBP579m in June, while equities funds attracted GBP857m, the highest amount since November 2009. Funds domiciled abroad as of the end of July had assets of GBP23.4bn, compared with GBP22.4bn one month earlier, and GBP19.2bn as of 31 July 2009. The total as of the end of July 2010 is the highest since statistics began in July 2006. For these funds, retail net subscriptions in July totalled GBP385.4m, compared with GBP147.8m in June and GBP300.2m in the corresponding month of last year.
07/09/2010

iShares launches an ETF of Euro-denominated high yield bonds

On 3 September, iShares (BlackRock) launched the UCITS-compliant ETF iShares Markit iBoxx Euro High Yield (acronym IHYG), which physically replicates the Markit iBoxx Euro Liquid High Yield index, which includes 100 of the most liquid high yield bonds denominated in Euros, with issue volumes of at least EUR250m. So far, the product is licensed for sale only in the United Kingdom. It has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 6 September. Characteristics Name: iShares Markit iBoxx Euro High Yield ISIN: IE00B66F4759 Total expense ratio: 0.5%
07/09/2010

Ampega Gerling launches a diversified fund using ETFs and ETCs

Ampega Gerling in 1 September launched the Lacore All Assets AMI fund, a diversified fund which is aimed primarily at institutional investors, and which is managed by Kohlhase & Stöwer Asset Management. The product will invest primarily in indices and commodities via ETFs and ETCs. For institutional-class shares (at least EUR100,000), Ampega Gerling will charge no front-end or exit fees. Characteristics Name: Lacore All Assets AMI ISIN: DE000A0YAYC4 Front-end fee: 3% (currently 0%) Management commission: maximum 1.4% (currently 0.80%)
07/09/2010

Modest gains for HFRX index in August

Hedge funds posted modest gains in the month of August, as the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index posted a gain of 0.17% for the month, bringing its performance since the start of the year to 0.18%. The best strategy of the month was macro, with gains of 1.45%, reducing its losses since the beginning of the year to 1.53%. Event-driven strategies advanced 0.43% for the month, putting their performance in the first eight months of the year at -0.27%.
07/09/2010

Threadneedle launches an absolute return fund

The range of absolute return funds from Threadneedle (GBP1.9bn in assets as of the end of June) has been enlarged with the addition of the UK Absolute Alpha Fund, which is managed by Mark Westwood and Chris Kinder, who have previous experience in long/short management. It is a UCITS-compliant fund, which will replicate the formula already used for Cayman Islands-domiciled funds in a UCITS III-compliant environment, in a manner similar to the Threadneedle Enhanced Commodities Fund (TECF) and the Threadneedle (Lux) American Absolute Alpha Fund (see Newsmanagers of 1 July and 25 June, respectively).
07/09/2010

M&G launches a retail inflation-linked corporate bond fund

According to M&G Investments, the M&G UK Inflation Linked Corporate Bond Fund, which will be launched on 16 September in the United Kingdom, will be the first fund of inflation-linked corporate bonds to be offered on the British retail market. The fund will be jointly managed by Jim Leavies, head of the retail fixed income team at M&G, and Ben Lord, fund manager. The new product will invest in inflation-linked corporate bonds issued by British large caps, FRN, and a range of assets which will include government bonds and derivatives whose performance evolves in a manner similar to that of inflation-linked bonds. M&G is aiming for returns similar to the increase in the consumer price index (CPI) over the mid- to long-term. Front-end fees are set at 3%, and management commission for A-type shares in pounds Sterling will total 1%. Minimal initial subscription will total GBP500, or GBP10 per month for savings plans.
07/09/2010

Henderson launches a hedge fund focusing on soft commodity markets

Henderson Global Investors (HGI) has announced the launch of the Henderson Agricultural Fund, a hedge fund domiciled offshore, on 1 September. The fund is co-managed by Attunga Capital Pty Ltd., a firm based in Australia, in which Henderson Group, the parent company of HGI, holds a minority share. The Henderson Agricultural Fund will be released to institutional investors. It will focus on relative value alternative strategies, and will exploit price anomalies between futures and options on derivative and soft commodity markets. The fund will also invest directly in agricultural commodities.
07/09/2010

Stenham acquires Montier Partners

The British management firm Stenham Asset Management announced on 6 September that it has made a significant addition to its firepower with the acquisition of Montier Partners, a provider of discretionary investment solutions. The operation was completed on 1 September. Dominique Montier, founder of Montier Partners, and Jeremy Alun-Jones, CIO of Montier Partners, will join the investment committee at Stenham, which will now include nine investment professionals. The remainder of the team at Montier joining Stenham includes two senior analysts and four professionals specialised in client services and development. Assets under management at Montier Partners total over USD400m, bringing total assets under management at Stenham to USD3.5bn.
07/09/2010

Henderson adds to credit team

Henderson Global Investors has recruited Andrew Griffiths to the position of analyst for its credit team. He will report to Stephen Thariyan, director of credit at HGI. Griffiths previously served as senior credit analyst at Insight Investment.
07/09/2010

Two trusts turn backs on Gartmore

The board of one of Gartmore’s investment trusts, Gartmore Growth Opportunities, has taken steps towards severing ties with the group after one of its fund managers, Gervais Williams, quit, writes the Financial Times. Gartmore Irish Growth is also considering issuing a notice of termination to the fund manager. Both trusts account for a total of more than GBP100m of assets, adds the newspaper.
07/09/2010

Julius Bär plans to grow in Asia

The Julius Bär group is planning to enlarge its presence in Asia with the objective of making the region its second-largest market after Switzerland. Julius Bär will develop its activities in Hong Kong by the end of the year, open a representative office in Shanghai, and found a trust in Singapore next year, the firm announced on 6 September in a statement. The group is also planning to extend its business banking activities in the region. The decisions at Julius Bär originate from a management committee which for the first time met in Singapore to emphasize the importance the firm attaches to the Asian market. “Wealth used to be concentrated in major centres. Now, growth in emerging markets will allow the world to improve its quality of life, and to widen the distribution of wealth, in a process which will also benefit the investment professions,” says chairman Raymond J. Baer. Thomas R. Meier, a member of the executive board and CEO for Asia and the Middle East, reaffirmed that “Singapore and Hong Kong are our major entry-points to Asia, as the former will serve as regional headquarters for South-East Asia, and the latter for North Asia.” The group has more than 400 employees in Asia, out of total personnel of about 3,500.
07/09/2010

Major increase in profits at Partners Group

For first half 2010, adjusted net profits at Partners Group totalled a record CHF156.6m, compared with CHF85.1m for the corresponding period of last year. The increase is mainly due to investments by the Swiss management firm in its own products. Net EBITDA totalled CHF135.6m, compared with CHF114.4m. Assets as of the end of June for the first time totalled over EUR20bn, due to net subscriptions of EUR2.1bn (see Newsmanagers of 15 July). Partners Group is predicting net subscriptions for the year as a whole of EUR4bn (CHF5bn to CHF5.5bn).
07/09/2010

Two former Sal. Oppenheim heads join Métropole Gestion

According to information obtained by Newsmanagers, François Carlotti and Bruno Zaraya, who were previously chairman of the board and head of development at Sal. Oppenheim France, respectively, have joined Métropole Gestion.
07/09/2010

Major growth in sustainable investment in German-speaking countries

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, assets in sustainable investments last year grew by 67% to a total of EUR38bn as of the end of December, of which EUR13bn (+68%) were in Germany, EUR2bn (+165%) in Austria, and EUR23bn (+63%) in Switzerland, according to the annual report of the Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e.V. (FNG). However, the market share for sustainable investment now represents only 0.8% in Germany and 1.5% in Austria. In Switzerland, sustainable investments represent 3.5% of the total. Claudia Tober, a member of the board at FNG, says that in Germany and Austria, retail investors have gained ground on institutional investors, who nonetheless account for 84% of the market in Austria.
07/09/2010

Wall Street Journal dubious of European bank stress tests

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday raised doubts about the results of stress tests undertaken of banks in the European Union, claiming that some risks the banks run had been underestimated. The tests “underestimated the amounts of potentially risky public debt held by some establishments, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis,” the New York newspaper writes, one and a half months after the publication of the results. The newspaper names the British bank Barclays and the French Crédit Agricole as among those for which it found a divergence of quarterly results and other financial documents on one hand, and results submitted for the stress tests on the other. “Crédit Agricole did not count the public debt held by its insurance affiliate,” the newspaper explains. The banks concerned have responded that they scrupulously followed the guidelines provided by the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS).
07/09/2010

Egamo signs up to PRI

Egamo, the asset management firm created by MGEN, has signed up to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI),
07/09/2010

Gérald Mathieu joins Barclays Wealth

Wealthbriefing reports that Barclays Wealth has appointed Gérald Mathieu, a former UBS senior manager, as head of the front office in Monaco at Barclays Wealth International Private Bank. In the newly-created position, Mathieu will act as director and head of day-to-day operation oversight, including the management of private bankers. In his previous position, Mathieu worked in Paris at UBS Wealth Management France, as branch manager and managing director.
07/09/2010

South Africa sets up a code for responsible investment

Responsible Investor reports that a working group chaired by John Oliphant, chief investment officer of the pension fund for South African government employees, which manages about EUR75.4bn, has unveiled a responsible investment code for institutional investors. The eight-page document aims to articulate the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and to ensure that environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are treated to an “apply or explain” approach. The document is open to consultation until the end of October.

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