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27/08/2009

Le résultat de Rabobank affecté par les créances douteuses

La banque néerlandaise Rabobank a enregistré au premier semestre 2009 un bénéfice de 1,3 milliard d’euros (1,6 milliard l’année précédente), indique la Tribune. Les créances douteuses resteront très importantes au deuxième semestre a prévenu la banque.
27/08/2009
Fonds

USS choisit UBS pour l'administration de fonds de hedge funds

Le fonds de pension Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) a annoncé mercredi avoir sélectionné UBS Global Asset Management -Fund Services comme fournisseur de services d’administration de fonds de hedge funds. Cette prestation sera apportée par l’antenne irlandaise d’UBS Fund Services.A cette occasion, USS précise avoir considérablement renforcé ses capacités en interne pour la sélection de hedge funds, avec la mise en œuvre d’un programme de stratégies de performance absolue ainsi que le recrutement de Luke Dixon et d’Emily Porter pour son équipe dédiée aux hedge funds.Le fonds de pension a l’intention d’affecter 5 % de ses actifs à des hedge funds individuels sur les 18 à 24 prochains mois. Sur le moyen terme, USS envisage de porter son exposition aux stratégies alternatives à 20 %.
Fonds
27/08/2009

Recul de plus de 40% du résultat semestriel de Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild

Le Groupe Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild a fait état pour le premier semestre d’un bénéfice net de 61,2 millions de francs suisses contre 105,6 millions pour les six mois au 30 juin 2008. Malgré un environnement difficile, la banque a enregistré un afflux d’argent frais de 3,4 milliards de francs. Les actifs sous gestion affichent une augmentation de 7,6 % à 88,6 milliards de francs contre 82,3 milliards au 31 décembre 2008. Les effectifs se sont accrus à une moyenne de 1.593 collaborateurs contre 1.517 à fin décembre 2008.
27/08/2009

Fort développement de la gestion privée chez Swiss Life

A l’occasion de la présentation de ses résultats trimestriels, Swiss Life a annoncé la poursuite de la construction de son modèle «assureur gestion privée». La collaboration entre ses activités banque et assurance permet à l'établissement de compter désormais 10.300 clients «gestion privée» (disposant de plus de 250.000 euros d’encours), soit une progression de 20 % par rapport à juin 2008.
27/08/2009

Disparition de Gérard Firmin

Gérard Firmin, responsable de la gestion actions de Prévoir, est décédé brutalement le 11 août. Il avait rejoint la société de gestion en 1998 et gérait les fonds Prévoir Perspectives et Prévoir Gestion Actions. Dans l’état actuel des choses, Corinne de Caumont reprend la gestion des actifs et des fonds qui étaient pilotés par Gérard Firmin, indique un communiqué. Titulaire d’un DESS de finance, l’intéressée collabore au sein de Prévoir depuis 1996. Jusqu’à présent, elle était en charge de la gestion des portefeuilles actions du Groupe Prévoir représentant environ 700 millions d’euros et était également le second gérant des fonds Prévoir Perspectives et Prévoir Gestion Actions. Début septembre, Armin Zinser, gérant à l’OCDE, devrait rejoindre Prévoir pour renforcer l'équipe.
27/08/2009
Fonds

Assurance vie : ralentissement de la croissance des cotisations

La croissance des cotisations en assurance vie continue, mais devient moins dynamique. Selon les dernières données de la Fédération Française des sociétés d’assurance (FFSA), les cotisations sont en hausse de 2 % au mois de juillet, pour des souscriptions nettes totalisant 5,7 milliards d’euros. Sur l’ensemble des sept mois de l’année, les cotisations sont en progression de 6 % en glissement annuel. La collecte nette (cotisations – prestations) s'établit à 32,9 milliards d’euros, en hausse de 18 % sur un an. A fin juillet, les versements sur les supports en euros sont toujours favorisés (+12 %), tandis que les versements sur les supports en unités de compte restent en diminution (-24 %).
Fonds
27/08/2009
Fonds

Le secteur financier à des atouts selon Alexander Scurlock

Alexander Scurlock, le gérant de Fidelity European Growth - un fonds affichant un encours de 6,7 milliards d’euros - est toujours convaincu de l’intérêt des actions. Dans ce cadre, il surpondère le secteur bancaire dans son portefeuille, rapporte Citywire.Selon Alexander Scurlock, la crise financière a modifié la dynamique du secteur financier, en réduisant la competition entre établissements et en permettant à certains d’entre eux d’accroître leurs marges. En raison du manque de liquidité irrriguant le systéme financier, le capital est devenu un actif stratégique procurant aux établissements disposant d’un solide bilan et de capitaux, un avantage significatif. Des établissements comme Barclays, Deutsche Bank et Credit Suisse peuvent, selon le gérant, tirer parti de cet environnement.
Fonds
27/08/2009
Fonds

Des encours en progression pour la gestion collective française

Selon Les Echos, les statistiques établies par Europerformance-SIX Telekurs montrent que les fonds français, qui ont collecté 12,3 milliards d’euros en juillet,ont vu leurs actifs progresser de 3,9%, à 850,69 milliards d’euros. Sur les sept premiers mois de l’année, la hausse des actifs est de 12,2%, hors fonds alternatifs. Sur ce dernier segment, l’hémorragie s’est certes arrêtée mais, avec 8,53 milliards d’actifs, il ne pèse plus que 1% de l’ensemble des encours des fonds français.
Fonds
27/08/2009

Une émission à un milliard à la Société Générale

La Tribune rapporte que la Société Générale va émettre 1milliard d’euros de dette subordonnée en euros afin de renforcer ses fonds propres de première catégorie (Tier One). Les titres émis porteront un coupon de 9,375% avec une échéance fixée dans dix ans.
27/08/2009

Crédit Agricole : collecte nette pour la gestion d’actifs au premier semestre

Au premier semestre 2009, le métier gestion d’actifs de Crédit Agricole, appelé à intégrer Société Générale Asset Management, enregistre des souscriptions nettes de 2,8 milliards d’euros. Ses encours ressortent ainsi à 473 milliards d’euros au 30 juin 2009, en hausse par rapport aux 457 milliards de décembre 2008, mais en repli par rapport à un an plus tôt où les encours étaient de 490 milliards d’euros. Au total, le pôle Gestion d’actifs, assurances et banque privée de Crédit Agricole a enregistré des souscriptions nettes de 14,5 milliards d’euros au premier semestre, portant les encours sous gestion à 775,5 milliards d’euros au 30 juin 2009. Le résultat net part du groupe du pôle ressort à 370 millions d’euros, en baisse de 26,3 % par rapport au premier semestre de l’année dernière.
27/08/2009

Même en perte, Natixis n'exclut pas les bonus

Revenant sur la question des bonus, et après avoir qualifié de «bonne chose» l’adoption d’un Code de bonne conduite avec des «règles précises», François Pérol, le patron de Natixis, a précisé que le montant de la provision passée en prévision des bonus dans la banque ne seraient décidé que début 2010, sans exclure d’en verser même si Natixis est en perte sur l’année 2009, indique la Tribune.
27/08/2009

Grey Owl ouvre son Opportunity Strategy aux particuliers haut de gamme

Créée en mai 2009 par deux anciens de Merrill Lynch (C. Eric Brugel et Jeffery S. Erber), la société de gestion Grey Owl Capital Management annonce qu’après avoir déjà drainé quelque 160 millions d’euros, elle va désormais proposer aux particuliers haut de gamme sa stratégie «tout-temps» Opportunity Strategy. La souscription minimale est fixée à 250.000 dollars. L’horizon de placement doit être compris au minimum entre trois et cinq ans.Grey Owl est basée à Falls Church en Virginie, l’argument de vente étant de donner l’impression de prendre du champ par rapport aux «grandes sociétés de gestion mal gérées» de Wall Street dont le défaut serait d'être axées sur la distribution des produits et non sur la fourniture d’un conseil en investissement «best-in-class».Eric Brugel et Jeffery Erber sont partisans d’une approche «retour aux sources» (back to basics) qui consiste à identifier les valeurs sous-évaluées offrant la perspective d’importantes plus-values. L’idée consiste à sélectionner entre 15 et 25 lignes en actions, en fonds traditionnels, en ETF sectoriels et en instruments obligataires.
27/08/2009

Terra Firma acquiert Everpower Wind

Le capital-investisseur britannique Terra Firma achète à Good Energies (groupe Brenninkmeijer) la société américaine Everpower Wind Holdings Inc. La Börsen-Zeitung rapporte que, selon des informations non confirmées, la transaction porterait sur 350 millions de dollars.
27/08/2009

Asset management at Dexia triples net profits in Q2, to EUR6m

Dexia on Wednesday evening announced that net profit at its asset management division in April-June totalled EUR6m, compared with EUR2m in first quarter. In second quarter 2008, it totalled EUR24m. For first half as a whole, this EUR8m corresponds to a 79.8% decrease compared with the EUR41m in January-June of last year.Revenues for asset management contracted in April-June by 37% compared with second quarter 2008, and are up 17% compared with January-March 2009, and assets have increased in Q2 by EUR4bn, or 5%, largely due to positive market effects.Dexia states that “net inflows have been satisfactory for institutional funds, but retail funds are still showing outgoing volumes, though these are less considerable in size.”
27/08/2009

ABN Amro wants to finish winding down by the end of the year

Les Echos reports that the Dutch banking group ABN Amro lost EUR2.656bn in first half, largely from the activities it sold to RBS, compared with profits of EUR2.9bn one year previously. The dismantling of ABN Amro has still not been completed. The group is hoping to complete the process by the end of this year, but the operation is still dependent on selling off assets, particularly the sale of Holland Bank to Deutsche Bank, for which the Netherlands government will need to resolve some details to comply with European Union requirements.
27/08/2009

Merrill Lynch bonuses: Judge accuses SEC of complacency

After accusing Bank of America directors of lying to their shareholders about USD3.6bn in bonuses awarded to Merrill Lynch executives, Judge Rakoff has now accused the SEC of complacency. The District Court of Manhattan judge has challenged the “amicable settlement” reached between the SEC and BoA, by which the bank paid a fine of USD33m. Rakoff argues that a more severe sanction needs to be imposed on the directors responsible rather than on shareholders.
27/08/2009

Grey Owl opens Opportunity Strategy to high net worth private clients

The asset management firm Grey Owl, founded in May 2009 by two former employees of Merrill Lynch (C. Eric Brugel and Jeffery S. Erber), has announced that after receiving more than EUR160m in subscriptions already, it will now be offering its “all-season” Opportunity Strategy to high net worth private clients. Minimal subscription will be set at USD250,000. The investment horizon will vary from a minimum of three to five years.Grey Owl is based in Falls Church, Virginia, and profiles itself as a firm which operates far from the “large, mismanaged investment management firms” of Wall Street, which it claims are oriented to product sales rather than to providing “best-in-class” investment advising.Brugel and Erber support a “back-to-basics” approach which aims to identify undervalued shares which offer a prospect of major capital gains. They aim to select 15 to 25 positions in equities, traditional funds, sectoral ETFs, and bond instruments.
27/08/2009

Terra Firma acquires Everpower Wind

The British private equity investor Terra Firma has acquired the American firm Everpower Wind Holdings Inc. from Good Energies (Brenninkmeijer group). The Börsen-Zeitung states that, according to unconfirmed reports, the sale price is said to have been USD350m.
27/08/2009

Crédit Agricole : net subscriptions for H1

For the first half of this year, the asset management operation at Credit Agricole, which is bound to take over Société Générale Asset Management, shows net subscriptions of EUR2.8bn. AUM thus rose to EUR473bn at June 30th from EUR457bn at end-December, but are down from EUR490bn yoy. The asset management, insurance and private banking division registered net inflows to the tune of EUR14.5bn for the first six months of this year, which helped AUM to reach EUR775.5bn by the end of June. Net profit after minority interests plummetted 26.3% yoy to EUR370m.
27/08/2009

AP1 posts first net outflows

As of the end of June, assets in the pension fund Första AP-fonden (AP1) totalled SEK181.4bn, which represents an increase of SEK9.8bn compared with 31 December, though net investment income totalled SEK11.5bn, a net performance of 6.7%, compared with losses of 8%. This difference is due to the fact that AP1 has seen net outflows for the first time, of SEK1.7bn, largely due to the retirement of employees of the “baby boom” generation.AP1 says in its half-yearly report that it has altered its asset management model, and now prefers an absolute returns formula to an active management policy. Before fees, performance of listed assets totalled 7.5%, while the alternative allocation lost 4.4% (or SEK400m), largely due to a depreciation of 6% in the value of real estate assets.
27/08/2009

Testosterone leads to increased risk-taking

Testosterone plays an important role in financial risk aversion, according to a new study by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and Department of Comparative Human Development. Prior research has shown that the hormone, which is generally found in higher concentrations in men, enhances competitiveness and dominance, reduces fear, and is associated with risky behaviours such as gambling and alcohol use. However, until now, the impact of testosterone on gender difference in financial risk-taking had not been explored, according to the study, entitled “Gender differences in financial risk aversion and career choices are affected by testosterone.”The researchers found that higher levels of testosterone was related with a greater appetite for risk in women, but not among men. However, in men and women with similar levels of testosterone, the gender difference in risk aversion disappeared. In addition, the researchers reported that the relationship between risk aversion and testosterone predicted career choices after graduation: individuals with more testosterone and a lower risk aversion choose risker careers in finance.
27/08/2009

ING hoping to raise USD1.5bn through sale of assets

ING is seeking to raise at least USD1.5bn with the imminent sale of its private banking activities in Asia and Switzerland, the Financial Times reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The potential buyers are expected to submit final bids next week. Julius Baer is reported to be a leading contender. The other candidates are Standard Chartered, HSBC, Barlcays, and DBS Bank.
27/08/2009

Liechtenstein and Luxembourg ratify double taxation agreement

Liechtenstein on 26 August signed a double taxation agreement with Luxembourg, the fourth such agreement since the principality decided to comply with OECD standards in cooperation with the tax authorities of other countries. With the ratification of this agreement, the principality “continues to meaningfully deploy international cooperation in matters of taxation,” the principality’s prime minister, Klaus Tschütscher, says in a statement.
27/08/2009

Rabobank attracts EUR3bn in subscriptions in first half

Net subscriptions in first half to Robeco, Sarasin and Schretlen & Co have totalled EUR3bn, while assets under management and custody increased 6%, to a total of EUR195bn as of 30 June.The division nonetheless shows a net loss of EUR9m, compared with net profits of EUR131m in the corresponding period of 2008, excluding capital gains on the sale of Alex. This deterioration is due to a decline in ordinary and performance commissions.
27/08/2009

Rabobank results affected by toxic loans

Netherlands Rabobank has posted net profits of EUR1.3bn for first half 2009 (compared with EUR1.6bn in the first half of the previous year), La Tribune reports. Toxic loans will remain a considerable issdue in second half, the bank warns.
27/08/2009

Assets up for French collective management

Les Echos reports that statistics established by Europerformance-SIX Telekurs show that French funds, which collected EUR12.3bn in July, saw an increase in their assets of 3.9%, to EUR850.69bn, in that month. In the first seven months of the year, the increase in assets totals 12.2%, exclusing hedge funds. In this latter segment, outflows may have ceased, but, with EUR8.53bn in assets, these funds now account for only 1% of total assets in French funds.
27/08/2009

USS selects UBS as administrator for funds of hedge funds

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) announced on Wednesday that it has selected UBS Global Asset Management - Fund Services to provide fund of hedge fund administration services. The services will be provided by the Irish arm of UBS Fund Services. On this occasion, USS says that it has considerably strengthened its internal capacities in hedge fund selection, as a part of which it has deployed a program of absolute performance strategies, and recruited Luke Dixon and Emily Porter for its dedicated hedge fund team.The pension fund is planning to invest 5% of its assets in individual hedge funds in the next 18 to 24 months. In the mid-term, USS is planning to increase its exposure to alternative strategies to 20%.
27/08/2009

AWD posts losses

In first half, sales at AWD (Swiss Life group) contracted by 20% to EUR258.3m. The German financial services provider has posted negative earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of EUR10.3m, compared with profits of EUR27.2m, while net losses totalled EUR8.9m, compared with profits of EUR20m. Due to the continuing financial crisis, AWD has announced that it will be accelerating its “Milestone” cost reduction program, with a resizing of the holding company at the top, and an optimization of back-office functions for German companies of the group. Following the abandonment of several sponsorship programs, AWD is now planning to reduce its spending on marketing and administrative functions, which could generate savings of EUR7m in 2009. In 2010, the volume of savings aimed for it EUR17.5m.
27/08/2009

New money market instruments for British insurers

After an extensive consultation, the association of British insurers (ABI) has decided to create a new investment sector within the money markets, entitled “Deposit & Treasury.” The constraints for the new category for available instruments and their maturities will be stricter than those for the current sector, which will nonetheless continue to exist, the association says in a statement. The new category, which will be available from 1 November, will respond to investors’ desire to have a sector in the wake of the crisis in which capital preservation will be the main priority. “This initiative is good news for consumers. It will make life easier for investors seeking stability in a volatile context. No sector can cover all risks, but this new segment will consist only of the simplest available funds,” says Maggie Craig, director of life and savings at the association. Among the instruments to be made available in the new category will be time deposits, deposit certificates, and British government bonds. All instruments will be denominated in pounds sterling, and will have a maximal time to maturity of 12 months.
27/08/2009

Hermes speaks out against German brain drain danger

The British management firm Hermes on Wednesday sent a letter to the presidents of the 80 largest German companies (the businesses included in the Dax and MDax indexes) to tell them that in their opinion, a rule that forbids board members from becoming members of the supervisory board for two years after they leave their jobs runs the risk of costing the companies precious experience and expertise, the Financial Times reports. The rule is included in a new law on remuneration which came into force this month, and has also come in for criticism from the largest asset management firm in the country, DWS (Deutsche Bank group).

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