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19/09/2013

MBO at Asset Management Partners

According to reports in finews.ch, Partners Group is selling its majority stake in the wealth management firm Asset Management Partners to the partners, Marianne Kirchhofer and Ivo Roos, as part of a management buyout.Roos will succeed Kurt Kohler as CEO of AMP, while Kohler will remain as senior adviser and member of the investment board at the firm.
19/09/2013

Assets in Swiss funds up 0.7% in August

Assets in Swiss investment funds as of the end of August totalled CHF731bn, up 0.7%, or CHF5bn, compared with the previous month, according to monthly statistics released on 18 September by Swiss Fund Data and Lipper. Net inflows for the month totalled CHF1.4bn.The largest inflows were to money market funds, with a total of CHF1.6bn, followed by hedge funds (CHF521m). However, equity and bond funds finished the month of August with respective outflows of CHF641m and CHF272m.Invesco has posted the strongest inflows for the month, with CHF931m, followed by Credit Suisse (CHF819m) and Pictet (CHF732m).
19/09/2013

Forthcoming launch of a FoHF in Zurich

Bruno Schneller, previously an analyst at Bayerninvest in Zurich, has founded the asset management firm Skënderbeg Asset Management, which will launch a hedge fund specialised in long/short equities in 2014, finews reports, relaying information from the hedge fund specialist Opalesque. Funds of hedge funds have gone out of fashion in recent year. They bottomed out in 2005, and their assets under management now total close to their 2001 levels. Schneller claims, however, that the time has come to launch such a vehicle. “After seven bad years, seven good years should follow,” he tells Opalesque.
19/09/2013

European ETF market remains highly concentrated

The ten largest ETFs account for 24.96% of overall assets under management in the European ETF segment, according to a research published by Lipper. The 41 ETFs (out of a total of 1,743 ETFs) with more than 1 billion in assets under management account for 44.55% of the overall assets under management. The European market thus remains highly concentrated, and this is not going to change in the near future, Detlef Glow, head of research for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Lipper comments.Of the 41 largest funds, the majority are equity funds (28), followed by bond funds (11) and commodity funds (2) that invest in physical gold. The largest ETF (iShares DAX) holds 5.29% of overall assets under management.A total of 361 ETFs were domiciled in France as of the end of June, of which 258 were equity funds. Luxembourg and Ireland have 568 and 557, respectively.Assets under management grew by EUR34.84bn or 15.23% over the last twelve months (30.06.2012 - 30.06.2013) up to EUR263.57bn, but in the first six months of 2013, the growth is 1.95%, or EUR5.04bn.
19/09/2013

Invesco introduces funds without rebates

Fonds Nieuws reports that Invesco Asset Management has introduced 25 “zero rebate” funds on the Netherlands market, to comply with new regulations in the Netherlands which prohibit rebates from January 2014. The “Z” share classes were created on 21 August, according to Willem Herman van der Waal, head of wholesale for the Netherlands.
19/09/2013

AGI releases small caps fund in the Netherlands

The Luxembourg-registered global small caps fund Allianz Global Small Cap Equity Fund is now available in the Netherlands, Fonds Nieuws reports. It is also available in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom.The objective is to outperform the MSCI World Small Cap Total Return index.
19/09/2013

Morgan Stanley launches a fund in Italy

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched a new fund for the Italian market: the Global Quality Fund from Morgan Stanley Investment Funds, Bluerating reports. It is a product which invests in high-quality businesses.
19/09/2013

BlueBay recruits a head of sales for alternatives

BlueBay Asset Management, which is part of RBC Global Asset Management, has recruited Richard Blake as director of sales for alternatives, Financial News reports. Blake had previously been head of investor relationships for Europe at Moore Capital Management.
19/09/2013

Old Mutual looks to grow in Asia

The British asset management firm Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI), which has offices in Hong Kong, is planning to develop in Asia, particuarly in Taiwan and Singapore, Asian Investor reports.OMGI, the entity born of a merger of Skandia Investment Group (SIG) with Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK), would like to set up an investment team in the region, and to increase its capacity on the distribution front.Meanwhile, the firm has lost its head of sales for Asia, Jane Fung, who is said to have spent 10 years at the firm, and who will soon begin in a similar role at another firm in Hong Kong. Old Mutual has already found a successfor, but could not reveal his or her identity before receiving permission from the supervisory authorities.
19/09/2013

Syz AM recruits exec from Barclays Capital Funds

Ian Penrose, who had been deputy head of global fund distribution to British professional clients at Barclays Capital Funds & Advisory, has been appointed as head of distribution for the United Kingdom at the Swiss firm Syz Asset Management, which covers both segregated mandates, funds of the Syz AM range, and products of the Oyster range.
19/09/2013

Deka invests in Aube

The German credit fund Deka Infrastrukturkredit has acquired a tier 1 stake in one of 14 wind power installations which will generate 2.5 megawatts each, and which will be located in the French department of Aube, at Mont d’Arcis, for EUR10m.The fund (EUR185m as of the end of August) is aimed at institutional investors, and acquires only senior infrastructure credit debt. It is invested in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Finland and the United States.DekaBank has engaged to acquire at least 50% of the fund’s investment in all senior equivalent rounds of infrastructure credit.
19/09/2013

FinEx bids to acquire Dexia AM

FinEx Capital, part of the FinEx Group, announced on September 18 that it has entered an offer to acquire 100% of Dexia Asset Management, the subsidiary of Brussels-based banking group Dexia SA. Simon Luhr, managing partner and CEO of FinEx Capital Management LLP, commented: “FinEx has been looking to acquire an asset manager for some time to allow us to add scale to our existing platform before our planned expansion into Asia. We have been following the Dexia situation for some time and have decided to enter an offer to acquire Dexia. The business offers us a platform that is the right size and product mix for us and it will allow us to continue to grow our business.FinEx Capital is an integrated asset management business providing a full spectrum of investment solutions, including hedge funds, private equity investments and exchange traded funds. Its products, including several UCITS funds, are listed on the London, Irish and Moscow stock exchanges. It is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Central Bank of Ireland and in Russia it is licensed as a Professional Participant of the Securities Markets.Dexia SA stopped a previous attempt to buy Dexia AM on 30 July this year after a deal agreed in December 2012 with GCS Capital fell apart.
19/09/2013

Kames Capital debuts in Spain

The Scottish asset management firm of the Dutch financial services group Aegon MN, Kames Capital, has obtained a license from the CNMV to sell two bond funds in Spain, Kames High Yield Global Bond Fund and Kames Strategic Global Bond Fund, which will be sold by Allfunds Bank, Funds People reports.Assets at Kames Capital currently total EUR61bn.
19/09/2013

Swedish fund association welcomes two new members

Fondbolagens Förening, the Swedish investment fund association, has welcomed Bloomberg and SEB Fund Services as new associate members. The association now includes 40 member asset management firms and 9 associate members (providers of services to the asset management industry).
19/09/2013

Recruitment at Allianz GI for renewable energies

Thomas G. Engelmann, investment director and porfolio manager for infrastructure funds at KGAL Investment Management, will in early October join the renewable energies/infrastructure team at Allianz Global Investors in Munich, in order to increase the supply of new products and identify investments for the Allianz Renewable Energy Fund (EUR150m). He will report to Armin Sandhövel, CIO renewable energy/infrastructure equity.
19/09/2013

Six new ETFs from db x-trackers in Frankfurt

The German asset management firm db x-trackers (Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management group) on 16 September listed six bond ETFs on the XTF segment of the Xetra electronic platform from Deutsche Börse. The additions bring the number of ETFs listed in Frankfurt to 1,013.The six new Luxembourg-registered products are the following:db X-trackers II Canadian Dollar Cash UCITS ETF (LU0892103994), with a TER of 0.20%db X-trackers II IBoxx Spain UCITS ETF (LU0925589755) 0.20%db X-trackers II IBoxx Spain 1-3 UCITS ETF (LU0925589672) 0.15%db X-trackers II MTS Italy Aggregate 1-3 Years-Ex-Bank of Italy UCITS ETF (LU0877808211) 0.15%db X-trackers II MTS Italy Aggregate 3-5 Years-Ex-Bank of Italy UCITS ETF (LU0877808484) 0.20%db X-trackers II IBoxx Sovereigns Eurozone Yield Plus 1-3 UCITS ETF (LU0925589839) 0.15%
19/09/2013

AllianceBerstein signs an agreement with a platform in Italy

AllianceBernstein funds will be available on the investment platform from Skandia Vita in Italy, under the terms of an agreement signed between the two firms, Bluerating reports. This will allow the US firm to strengthen its presence on Italian retail market.
19/09/2013

Norwegian funds post inflows in August

Funds on sale in Norway recorded net inflows in August of NOK155m, or EUR20m, according to statistics from the Norwegian fiancial management association Verdipapirfondenes forening. Assets in funds increased from NOK3.5bn (EUR445m) to a new record of NOK623.8bn (EUR79bn).
19/09/2013

La Banque nationale suisse relève ses prévisions de croissance

La BNS a laissé son taux directeur inchangé à 0-0,25%, de même que le plafond de 1,20 entre l’euro et le franc suisse, à l’issue de sa réunion de politique monétaire de septembre. Elle a relevé ses prévisions de croissance, tablant désormais sur une progression du PIB de 1,5% à 2% cette année contre 1% à 1,5% auparavant. La banque centrale suisse a par ailleur relevé de 0,1 point ses prévisions d’inflation pour 2013 et 2014, à -0,2% cette année et 0,3% l’an prochain. «L'économie suisse reste fermement ancrée en territoire déflationniste, et dès lors la politique de taux zéro et de taux de change minimum de la BNS va persister un certain temps», réagissent les économistes de BNP Paribas.
19/09/2013

Madrid adjuge sa dette au-delà de ses espérances

L’Espagne a placé 3,1 milliards d’euros de dette à moyen et long terme, au-delà du montant maximal prévu et à des rendements en baisse, grâce au statu quo décidé mercredi par la Réserve fédérale américaine. Le Trésor espagnol visait 2,0 à 3,0 milliards d’euros. Madrid a placé 2,064 milliards d’euros d’obligations juillet 2016, à un rendement moyen de 2,225% contre 2,636% lors de sa dernière adjudication du 1er août. Le ratio de demande sur offre a été de 2,3 contre 3,3 précédemment. Le Trésor a aussi adjugé 1,0 milliard d’euros de sa nouvelle obligation à 15 ans, syndiquée en juillet, et premier titre de cette échéance à faire l’objet d’une adjudication depuis mars 2011. Le rendement moyen a atteint 4,809% et le ratio de couverture 2,7 fois.
19/09/2013

Les taux européens se détendent après la Fed

Les rendements des emprunts souverains européens baissaient nettement jeudi après l’annonce surprise par la Fed du maintien, à 85 milliards de dollars, de son programme de rachats d’actifs. Les taux 10 ans français et allemands se détendaient de 11 pb, à 2,39% et 1,89% respectivement, et le 10 ans britannique de 15 pb à 2,85%.
19/09/2013
Gestion d'actifs

La MNRA prévoit de se diversifier sur deux nouvelles classes d'actifs

Le Conseil d’Administration de la MNRA a décidé fin février d’investir à deux ans jusqu'à 5% des actifs sur l’immobilier, via des véhicules de type OPCI ou SPPICAV. De même, une réflexion va être menée sur l’opportunité d’investir en non coté via un FCPR (avec pour objectif d’atteindre 1,5% des actifs). Sur l’obligataire, la MNRA envisage la création d’une poche d’indexés inflation, et d'élargir l’univers d’investissement aux pays de l’OCDE (vs Zone Euro précédemment).
Gestion d'actifs
19/09/2013

La Cour des comptes charge les finances des collectivités

Dans un rapport préliminaire que le quotidien a pu consulter, la Cour des comptes épingle les dépenses de fonctionnement des collectivités et dénonce une mauvaise gestion des risques (impayés, emprunts toxiques) dans les livres comptables. Les magistrats appellent en outre à concentrer les économies sur le bloc communal, alors que les départements croulent sous les dépenses sociales.
19/09/2013

Le PEA PME sera un produit distinct

Alors que le texte créant le PEA PME pour 2014 doit être présenté mercredi en Conseil des ministres, le journal signale qu’il sera possible pour les épargnants d’avoir un PEA dans une banque et un PEA PME dans une autre. Par ailleurs, les parts de fonds seront éligibles à ce nouveau PEA, à condition qu’ils soient investis à 75% en titres émis par des PME et ETI, dont deux tiers en actions.

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