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22/09/2009

Ezra Sun to manage a China long/short fund for Veritas

Veritas Asset Management has announced that it will launch a long/short fund focused on China in early October, which will comply with the UCITS III directive. The Veritas China fund will be managed by star manager Ezra Sun, who is responsible for Asia strategies at Veritas. The fund will aim to generate annual returns of 15-20% in the long term. The capacity of the new product will be limited to USD500m. The objective will be to limit volatility to half of that of the Chinese equities market, as measured by the SMCI Zhong Hua index.
22/09/2009

Khadafi withdraws USD5bn from Geneva

Political tensions between Switzerland and Libya are becoming costly for Geneva. Moammar Khadafi, is closing the local branch of the Libyan Investment Authority, the national sovereign fund, the Zurich Tages-Anzeiger reports, relaying reports in Private Banking, a professional magazine. LAP Swiss has managed a part of the Libyan African Portfolio (USD40bn) since 2006. The Libyan government is withdrwaing USD5bn. LAP Swiss owns stakes in several African countries, in the hotel, finance, communications, oil and gas production and air transport sectors. In 2008, according to statistics from the BNS, Libyan assets deposited at Swiss banks were reduced by CHF628m, to CHF5.12bn.
22/09/2009

Money-market funds remain subject to strict regulations

Despite the fact that the Treasury Department’s guarantee program expired Friday, money-market funds must continue to report holdings and valuation information to the SEC in certain circumstances, under an interim rule adopted Friday. If a fund’s net asset value per share falls below USD0.9975, it must notify the regulator and provide a portfolio schedule.
22/09/2009

York CM releases an event-driven fund with BoA Merrill Lynch

York Capital Management is now offering for sale the York Event-Driven UCITS Fund, a product which provides access to York CM event-driven strategies, as part of the UCITS III-compliant fund product range from Bank of America Merill Lynch. York will manage the fund’s investments, while Merrill Lynch International will act as sponsor for the fund. The fund, managed by Jamie Dinan (founder and CEO of York), and Dan Schwartz (CIO), will employ a multi-strategy approach based on risk arbitrage, event equities, high-yield equities strategies, and credit. The York Event-Driven UCITS fund is open to subscriptions to institutional and retail investors in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy and Spain. Minimal subscription is set at USD1,000.
22/09/2009

JP Morgan AM liquidates six target-date funds

Fondsweb reports that the board of directors at JPMorgan Investment Strategies Funds II has decided to withdraw its JPM LifeCycle range of Luxembourg-registered target-date funds (2015, 2020, 2025, 2030 and 2035) on 18 September. The decision was motivated by the fact that assets as of 30 April were below the EUR20m threshold stated in the prospectus. In addition, outlooks for sufficient subscriptions to ensure effective management of portfolios were not adequate.
22/09/2009

Another extension for sale of ABN Amro-Fortis assets

L’Echo reports that the finance minister of the Netherlands has been granted a further extension of two weeks to sell assets owned by ABN Amro and Fortis by the European Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes. The deadline has been moved back to 2 October. The sale of assets is a condition of the merger between ABN Amro and Fortis. Last week, Germany’s Deutsche Bank announced that it was backing out of plans to acquire some Dutch assets of ABN Amro, including an affiliate of ABN Amro, HBU.
22/09/2009

Hedge fund directive will be costly for the industry

According to a survey by Open Europe* published on Monday, the AIFM directive will cost the private equity and hedge fund industries in the EU between EUR1.3bn and EUR1.9bn in the first year. The annual recurring cost is estimated at between EUR689m and EUR985m. On average, private equity and hedge fund firms estimate that their compliance cost could increase by 31.5% if the directive comes in to force. *The EU’s AIFM Directive, Likely impact and best way forward
22/09/2009

Timetable for hedge fund directive is too ambitious

The timetable for amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM) is too ambitious, according to experts quoted by Ignites Europe. The proposed date for the first reading in the European Parliament, expected to take place in February 2010, is too soon.Speaking at last week’s Asset Management Conference in London, Peter De Proft, director general at Efama, said: «We are now moving towards having a general framework for non-Ucits funds; it is so important not to rush».
22/09/2009

OECD calls for rigorous and transparent stress testing

L’Agefi Switzerland reports that the OECD claims in its annual report on the European Union, published on 21 September, that “in many EU countries, uncertainties remain about the scale of problems with compromised assets remaining on banks’ balance sheets. There are continuing fears that banks lack sufficient capital to confront a possible further degradation in economic conditions.” “Systematic, rigorous and transparent stress testing is necessary to quantify the needs for owners’ equity at the various European banks,” the OECD states.
22/09/2009

Rumours of merger between Glencore and Chinese sovereign fund

Les Echos, reports that the global leader in commodities trading, the Swiss firm Glencore, has been in discussions since summer with China Investment Corp. (CIC), the Chinese sovereign fund with assets of about USD300bn. Some observers say that the two parties signed a letter of intent in August which laid out a framework for plans to team up. Glencore is in search of added sources of financing, and China has high demand for commodities.
22/09/2009

Société Générale announces ambitions

L’Agefi reports, citing the chairman of the bank, Frédéric Oudéa, speaking at a press conference in London on Monday 21 September, that Société Générale is still hoping to become “one of the five largest European banks in the next three to five years.” Although the countries of central and eastern Europe are the main cause for concern for the group in terms of risk costs, emerging countries are a priority for the retail bank. To this end, Poland and Egypt are cited as particularly important targets. The private bank is the other major area of development. Lastly, in investment banking, Michel Péretié, head of SG CIB, also states that the firm hopes to reach fifth place in Europe.
22/09/2009

Mandarine increases assets

Marc Renaud’s boutique Mandarine Gestion has managed to accumulate EUR700 million in assets since its launch 18 months ago, says Citywire. In February 2008 the group had just assets of EUR250 million. A sixth fund is soon to be added, adds Citywire.
22/09/2009

BNP Paribas to sell ABN Amro Teda Fund Management

BNP Paribas is close to selling its 49% stake in ABN AMRO TEDA Fund Management in China, in a step toward complying with Chinese mutual fund regulations, says Reuters. BNP Paribas currently owns three Chinese fund ventures, after taking over Fortis. China bars foreign investors from owning more than one fund venture.
22/09/2009

Ignis Am recruits a former New Star manager

StartFragment--> Ignis Asset Management (EUR74bn in AUM) has announced the appointment of Rob Page to the role of Marketing Director. He will join the UK asset manager in early 2010 «to oversee a major drive to develop the Ignis retail brand». Rob Page joins from Liontrust where he was responsible for the promotion of funds to professional investors and advisers in the UK and Europe. Prior to this and until early 2008, he helped launch the New Star brand and was responsible for the group’s marketing and fund positioning. He is the eleventh person from New Star, bought by Henderson, to join Ignis AM. The asset manager has been hiring many people for the last months. Recently, it recruited nine people to develop Ignis’ European distribution business.
22/09/2009

Impax AM recruits a New Star veteran as head of sales

John McDonald, who was head of alternative sales & marketing at New Star Asset Management, has joined Impax Asset Management as head of sales & marketing. This is a newly-created position, which will make it possible to better coordinate the distribution of long-only products, hedge funds and private equity products of Impax (USD1.8bn in assets).
22/09/2009

Real estate funds have greater overall asset volume than securities funds

At the end of August, assets in real estate funds on sale in Portugal represent slightly over EUR11.06bn, which amounts to growth of 0.59% compared with the end of July, the Portuguese securities commission (CNMV) states. Of this total, open-ended real estate funds had total assets EUR9.39bn, an increase of 0.7%, while “special” real estate funds EUR1.67bn (+0.2%). Since the beginning of the year, assets had increased by 4.04%. The three largest actors Fundimo, with a market share of 12.7%, Interunfos (10.8%), and ESAF (10.7%). The Fundimo fund is the largest, with EUR818.8m in assets under management. Funds People states that assets under management for real estate funds have now outstripped assets in securities funds, which total EUR10.69bn.
22/09/2009

UBS: Further extension to voluntary disclosure program

L’Agefi Switzerland reports that the extra workload on lawyers due to the UBS case is so heavy that the United States tax authority, the IRS, has granted a further extension to its deadline for the special program for voluntary disclosure of assets held overseas. The IRS will extend the program until 15 October. The initial deadline would have come tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 September.
22/09/2009

HFR launches six commodities, energy and real estate indexes

Hedge Fund Research (HFR) on Friday launched six new indexes, bringing the product range to 71 indexes. The new indexes are the HFRX Commodity: Agricultural Index, HFRX Commodity: Energy Index, HFRX Commodity: Metals Index, HFRX Alternative Energy Index, HFRX Energy Infrastructure Index and HFRX Real Estate Index, which, as their names indicate, cover commodities (soft commodities, energies, metals), alternative energies, infrastructure, and real estate. The indexes are calculated following a methodology compatible with the UCITS III directive.
22/09/2009

Unions call for ethical audit of Nestlé

In a letter to the Norwegian government, three Norwegian labour unions and the international food industry union IUF have jointly called on the minister of Finance to order an examination of practices at Nestlé by the Ethical Council of the Government Pension Fund - Global, IPE reports. They claim that the Swiss group’s refusal to include salaries in collective negotiations in Indonesia and India represent a clear violation of the principles of the international labour organisation (ILO), and the ethical principles of the fund. By size, Nestlé is the second-largest position in the fund’s portfolio.
22/09/2009

Cap sur l'Allemagne pour BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Comme Newsmanagers l’annonçait hier en relayant Les Echos, BNP Paribas propose désormais en Allemagne des services de gestion de fortune. C’est à Pascal Grundrich, venu du Crédit Lyonnais l’an passé que la banque a confié la responsabilité de BNP Paribas Wealth Management outre-Rhin. Avec un encours sous gestion de 189 milliards d’euros, l'établissement se présente comme la première banque privée de la zone euro. Concrètement, la nouvelle activité démarre avec des bureaux situés à Francfort et Munich. Quinze collaborateurs offriront des conseils personnalisés au sens large du terme dans la mesure où ils porteront sur la gestion de portefeuille, la diversification de patrimoine adaptés aux besoins spécifiques des clients fortunés, et doneront accès à une gamme de produits sélectionnés par des experts dédiés, précise le communiqué de l'établissement. BNP Paribas Wealth Management intégrera son activité de gestion de fortune au réseau d’agences du groupe en Allemagne et utilisera la plate-forme informatique de sa filiale spécialisée en épargne et courtage en ligne, Cortal Consors.
22/09/2009
Fonds

DekaBank lance un fonds d'obligations d'entreprises

Avec le fonds Deka-RentSpezial Plus 1, DekaBank lance un fonds obligataire de droit allemand à échéance fin août 2016 qui sera investi dans 25 titres d'échéance correspondante. Au terme de la première année, le fonds servira un coupon de 3,25 % d’une part de 100 euros. De la deuxième à la septième année, Deka s’engage à verser au minimum 3 % par an ; toutefois, si, au 31 août de l’année en cours, l’Euribor 12 mois est supérieur à 3 %, le fonds distribuera un coupon correspondant à ce taux en fin d’exercice. Enfin, le remboursement s’effectuera à 100 % à l'échéance.Caractéristiques Dénomination Deka-RentSpezial Plus 1 Code ISIN DE000DK1CHV7 Droit d’entrée 1,75 % Commission de gestion 0,35 % Frais forfaitaires 0,12 % Valeur initiale de la part 101,75 euros
Fonds
22/09/2009

BNP Paribas sur le point de vendre ABN Amro Teda Fund Management

BNP Paribas est sur le point de vendre sa participation de 49 % dans ABN Amro Teda Fund Management en Chine afin de se conformer à la réglementation locale, selon Reuters. Après la reprise de Fortis, la banque française détient trois sociétés de fonds chinoises, alors qu’elle n’a droit qu'à une seule.
22/09/2009

Bank of America veut prendre de la distance avec la garantie de l'Etat

Bank of America (BoA) a annoncé lundi 21 septembre qu’elle mettait fin à un accord de garantie d’actifs de 118 milliards de dollars passé avec le gouvernement américain en début d’année, mais jamais officiellement signé, moyennant le versement d’une indemnité de sortie de 425 millions, rapporte L’Agefi.
22/09/2009
Fonds

Putnam lance des fonds à horizon

Dans le cadre de son projet de développement dans le domaine de la retraite, Putnam Investments va dévoiler mardi 10 fonds à horizon à rendement absolu, rapporte le Wall Street Journal. Malgré son nom, la stratégie ne garantit pas une performance absolue, mais vise à atteindre un certain rendement annuel.
Fonds
22/09/2009

"Nous avons ouvert le portefeuille à de nouveaux secteurs"

Outre ses fonctions dirigeantes chez Private Capital Management, Michael Feldman est le spécialiste produit du fonds Nordea 1 – North American Value Fund. Il revient en détail sur ses caractéristiques et nous donne également son sentiment sur l'évolution des marchés financiers...
22/09/2009
Fonds

Salus Alpha lance un fonds d'arbitrage

Du 17 septembre au 30 septembre, le gestionnaire alternatif Salus Alpha commercialise pour la première fois un fonds d’arbitrage à liquidité journalière conforme à la directive OPCVM III, le Salus Alpha Commodity Arbitrage. Aucune pénalité de sortie ne sera facturée pour les souscriptions effectuées durant cette période initiale. Le fonds possède un agrément pour l’Autriche et l’Allemagne.Ce produit de droit autrichien axé sur les matières premières est censé permettre aux investisseurs de profiter des écarts de valorisation sur différents marchés ou entre différentes familles de matières premières et d’enregistrer des gains aussi bien en situation de déport (backwardation) qu’en configuration de contango (report). De plus, le fonds doit tirer avantage des variations saisonnières de la demande. Le Salus Alpha Commodity Aribrtrage est investi indirectement en matières premières au travers de dérivés (swaps et futures) sur des indices comme le CAX (Commodity Arbitrage Index) qui est coté à Vienne et qui a été lancé par Alternative-Index GmbH, une filiale de Salus Alpha. Le droit d’entrée et la commission de gestion se situent à respectivement 5,55 % et 2,50 %.
Fonds
22/09/2009

Rumeur de rapprochement entre Glencore et le fonds souverain chinois

Selon Les Echos, le leader mondial du négoce de matières premières, le suisse Glencore, entretiendrait depuis l'été des discussions avec China Investment Corp. (CIC), le fonds souverain chinois doté d’une force de frappe d’environ 300 milliards de dollars. Certains observateurs assurent que les deux parties ont signé courant août une lettre d’intention encadrant leurs projets d’alliance. Glencore est en quête de sources supplémentaires de financement et la Chine est friande de matières premières.
22/09/2009

Les banques recrutent dans le prime brokerage asiatique

Deutsche Bank doit annoncer mardi la nomination de David Murphy et Nathan Davidson en tant que responsables du prime brokerage pour l’Asie hors Japon, une région où la banque compte doubler se effectifs, rapporte le Wall Street Journal. Credit Suisse a récemment nommé Matt Pecot en tant que directeur des services de prime brokerage en Asie Pacifique.

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