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04/12/2014

Mandarine Gestion registers Mandarine Unique in United Kingdom

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Mandarine Gestion has registered its Mandarine Unique – Small & Mid Caps Europe fund, a sub-fund of the Mandarine Funds Sicav with assets of EUR265m, in the United Kingdom. To sell the product, the French asset management firm has called in the distributor Harrington Cooper.
04/12/2014

Inflows to ETPs to set new records in 2014

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Global ETPs attracted USD40.1bn to lift year-to-date asset gathering into record territory at USD267.9bn, with investors returning to equities after October’s stock market correction boosted fixed income, according to estimates released by BlackRock. The record of USD262bn, set in 2012, is also expected to be surpassed. US equities brought in USD36.1bn concentrated in large cap funds as the outlook for the U.S. economy improved and slowing global growth led to accommodative central bank activity in other regions. Japanese equity ETPs listed in the U.S. and Europe accumulated USD4.1bn in response to announcements of expanded stimulus and GPIF equity purchases, though Japan-listed funds saw offsetting outflows following a significant stock rally. The start of ECB bond purchases, and commitment to further action should inflation fail to adjust upward, helped European fixed income inflows reach USD2.0bn, predominantly in investment grade corporate debt.
04/12/2014

Jupiter appoints Stephen Mitchell as head of international equity strategy

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Jupiter on 3 December announced the appointment of Stephen Mitchell as head of international equity strategy. In this newly-created role, Mitchell will be responsible for the development of Jupiter’s activities in international equities for institutional and retail investors in the United Kingdom and internationally. Mitchell has over 30 years of investment experience. Mitchell, who will join Jupiter next year, had since 2011 been associate director at Caledonia Investments plc (Caledonia). He managed the global income and growth part of the investment fund, and chaired the investment committee and the approval committee at Caledonia. Before that, for 21 years, Mitchell served in various positions of responsibility in the asset management industry, first at Fleming & Co and then at JP Morgan Asset Management.
04/12/2014

TIAA Henderson Real Estate recruits a director of development

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } TIAA Henderson Real Estate (TH Real Estate) has announced the recruitment of Emilie Ciuntu as director of development. Ciuntu will work to identify, develop and deploy real estate strategies and products, as well as partnerships and acquisitions of businesses as additions to the TH Real Estate platform. Ciuntu will report to Austin Mitchell, global head of business development, and will divide her time between the London and Paris offices of TH Real Estate. Ciuntu has 13 years of experience in the real estate sector. Before joining TH Real Estate, she had served as senior director at CBRE Global Investors, where she worked for 10 years. Ciuntu also played a major role in the acquisition of ING REIM by CBRE in 2011, for USD940m.
04/12/2014

London stock exchange completes acquisition of Russell Investments

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The London Stock Exchange on 3 December announced that it had completed its acquisition of Russell Investments from Northwestern Mutual, making Russell a 100% subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group. As previously announced, the London Stock Exchange is currently undertaking a thorough review of the asset management activities at Russell, which is expected to be completed in early 2015. There will be no changes to the products and services on offer from Russell in the short term.
04/12/2014

Eight European equity funds out of ten underperform their benchmarks

2014 is on track to be one of the worst years for active European equity fund management, Fitch Ratings says in a new report. Eighty per cent of European equity funds underperformed their benchmark to end -November 2014 versus 58% for 2013. Moreover, on average, funds are 2.7% behind their benchmarks, net of fees, as at end-November 2014, compared with 0.6% in 2013. Defensive sectors and «mega-cap» stocks, which are large constituents of indices, strongly outperformed in 2014, notably in the second quarter. This, coupled with a strong sector rotation throughout the year, has undermined stock pickers, particularly those showing a quality / growth or mid-cap stock bias. In this context, active European equity funds are threatened by ETFs, given their fees relative to ETFs and the underperformance in 2014. In Fitch’s opinion, inflows to European equity funds, particularly those coming from US investors, may favour ETFs over active funds in the future. Finally, flexible equity funds may gain traction in the future, should markets continue to be driven by macro uncertainties and characterised by sharp sector rotations, frequent drawdowns and rapid recoveries.
04/12/2014

Partner at East Capital joins Ukrainian government

East Capital partner Aivaras Abromavicius has been appointed Minister of Economic Development and Trade in the new Ukrainian government. Aivaras Abromavicius’ new role is not combinable with his active role in East Capital and he will therefore resign from his position as senior advisor and partner. Jacob Grapengiesser, also senior advisor and partner, has worked closely with Aivaras Abromavicius for twelve years and will take the lead role for Eastern European investments while the overall responsibility remains with CIO and chairman, Peter Elam Håkansson. The Eastern European Public Equity investment team of East Capital is made up of 14 individuals and the funds and separate accounts have, since the start in 1997, been team managed.“I have been working in emerging and frontier markets nearly all my life, but this opportunity is a once in a lifetime one. I am truly passionate about Ukraine, the country that has been my and my family’s home for the past six years. East Capital has given me a lot over the past years, and now it is my time to contribute to the development of Ukraine”, said Aivaras Abromavicius.Mr Abromavicius comes from Lithuania and is married to a Ukrainian national.
04/12/2014

Skalis AM recruits for its multi-asset team

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Skalis Asset Management has announced the recruitment of Stephan Rauh, who joins the multi-asset team as a manager. He will be responsible for investment in inflation-linked bonds, euro bonds and commodities. Rauh previously worked at MEAG Munich Ergo Asset Management.
04/12/2014

UBS to appear before US court over sales of CDOs

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } UBS will be required to appear before a court in the United States over its sale of collateralized debt obligations (CDO). According to several press agencies, a New York court on Tuesday found that a lawsuit by the US investment firm Loreley Financing dating back several years will go to court. The suit is for USD331m. Loreley Financing previously filed suit against UBS and other banks in 2011 and 2012 for false information as part of sales of CDOs. The securities, which included Residential Mortgage-backed Securities (RMBS) and Credit Default Swaps (CDS), were sold in 2006 and 2007 and caused Loreley heavy losses during the financial crisis.
04/12/2014

UBS French unit cuts staff

The asset management unit of UBS in France, CCR Asset Management, could slash 61 of its 82 positions, according to people close to the matter quoted by L’Agefi. 54 employees are involved, 7 positions being unfulfilled. According to UBS, CCR AM will focus on three activities: real estate, the distribution of UBS funds to French institutional clients, and the distribution of funds and mandates to private banking clients in France.Only asset allocation will remain. The other funds which were until now managed by CCR AM should be merged with other UBS funds. An unlimited strike started on Wednesday afternoon.
04/12/2014

Sycomore buys a family office

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Partners at Sycomore are preparing to make their entry into the capital of Financière Margot, which is becoming Sycomore Family Office, official. The new structure joins the other two professions at Sycomore: asset management and corporate finance. The Sycomore holding company holds a controlling minority stake in the capital of the family office. Financière Margot, led by Jean Bernard Dudouit, founder of the firm in 2005, has over EUR1bn in advised financial assets, in addition to the EUR2.5bn in assets under management at Sycomore AM. The family office, which also provides traditional concierge and family governance services, targets entrepreneur clients who “have succeeded” in their activities or are in the process of selling their businesses. For wealth management, clients must possess overall financial assets of EUR20m, though this is not a strict requirement.
04/12/2014

Janus Capital creates position for director of sales for Germany and Austria

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Janus Capital has appointed Oliver Stahlkopf to the newly-created position of director of sales for Germany and Austria. He will be responsible for client relationships with institutionals and financial institutions. Stahlkopf is based out of the Frankfurt offices of Janus Capital. He reports to Jamie Wong, head of consultant relations EMEA & Asia, in London. Stahlkopf joined Janus Capital from Lyxor Asset Management, where he was responsible for institutional clients in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the alternative strategies portion.
04/12/2014

Mandarine Gestion signe un partenariat au Royaume-Uni

La société de gestion française a annoncé la signature d’un partenariat avec la société de distribution Harrington Cooper, pour la commercialisation au Royaume-Uni de son fonds Small & Mid Caps Europe, Mandarine Unique. Déjà présente dans le pays depuis plusieurs années, Mandarine Gestion gère des portefeuilles pour une clientèle de family offices et de multigestion.
04/12/2014

Le gouvernement présente un amendement sur les Sicav contractuelles

Un amendement au PLFR pour 2014 «limite le champ de l’exonération d’impôt sur les sociétés en faveur des Sicav à celles qui ont une activité de gestion d’un portefeuille d’instruments financiers et de dépôts soumise aux conditions prévues par le Code monétaire et financier pour les OPCVM et FIA ouverts aux investisseurs non professionnels: l’exonération ne s’appliquerait plus aux Sicav dites contractuelles mentionnées à l’article L.214-154 du Code monétaire et financier (...)», selon son exposé.
04/12/2014

Le fonds souverain du Qatar change de patron

L'émir du Qatar a annoncé la nomination d’un nouveau directeur général de la Qatar Investment Authority, le fonds souverain du pays, selon l’agence officielle QNA. Il s’agit du cheik Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Saud al-Thani.
04/12/2014

La Suède se prépare à des législatives anticipées

Le Premier ministre suédois de centre gauche Stefan Lofven a annoncé hier la tenue d'élections législatives anticipées le 22 mars prochain, une première dans le pays depuis plus de cinquante ans. Cette annonce fait suite au rejet par le parlement, dans la journée, du projet de budget présenté par le gouvernement minoritaire que dirige Lofven.
04/12/2014

L'Inde va céder 5% du capital du sidérurgiste SAIL

Le gouvernement indien va vendre une participation de 5% du capital du groupe public Steel Authority of India (SAIL) vendredi, première étape d’un programme de cessions d’actifs crucial pour le gouvernement du Premier ministre Narendra Modi pour contribuer à réduire le déficit budgétaire. L’opération s'élève à 286 millions de dollars au cours de clôture de l’action hier. Le gouvernement détient 80% du capital de SAIL.
04/12/2014

Le Brésil relève ses taux d'intérêt

La banque centrale brésilienne a relevé son principal taux directeur de 50 points de base pour le porter à 11,75%. L’objectif de cette tentative de resserrement monétaire est de combattre une inflation élevée et d’aider le gouvernement de la présidente Dilma Rousseff à regagner la confiance des investisseurs. La décision de relever des taux d’intérêt déjà parmi les plus élevés au monde a été prise à l’unanimité par les responsables de politique monétaire de la banque centrale. L'économie brésilienne est sortie péniblement d’une brève récession, affichant une croissance de 0,1% au troisième trimestre par rapport aux trois mois précédents, montrent les statistiques officielles publiées la semaine dernière. Au deuxième trimestre, le produit intérieur brut (PIB) avait diminué de 0,6% après une baisse de 0,2% sur janvier-mars, faisant entrer la première économie d’Amérique latine en récession.
04/12/2014

Les modalités d'un QE souverain font débat

Alors que le lancement d’un programme d’achat de dette souveraine par la BCE est jugé de plus en plus probable pour début 2015, le débat se déporte sur ses modalités: montant des rachats, répartition par maturité et nationalité de l'émetteur, protection de la BCE, lien avec le taux de dépôt.
04/12/2014

CCR AM va maigrir des trois quarts

Les discussions sur un plan de sauvegarde de l’emploi supprimant 61 postes sur 82 dans la filiale de gestion d’actifs d’UBS en France doivent se terminer lundi.

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