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07/09/2009

Delta Lloyd releases an SMB fund

TheNetherlands-based asset management firm Delta Lloyd Asset Management hasobtained permission to release the Luxembourg-registered fund DeltaLloyd L European Participation fund, launched on 1 April, in Germany.The fund invests in up to 35 small and mid-sized businesses whichappear in the portfolios of the Delta Lloyd Europees DeelnemingenFonds and Delta Deelnemingen Fonds, with the proportion ofNetherlands shares limited to 25%. One of the characteristics of theproduct is that it takes stakes of at least 5% in the businesses inthe portfolio.CharacteristicsNameDelta Lloyd L European Participation FundISIN codeLU0408576568Front-end fee5.00%Management fee1.25%Performance commission10% of performance exceeding the REX 1 index
07/09/2009

Target-date funds losing their appeal

J.P. Morgan Asset Management at the beginning of the month closed five target date funds with horizons up to 2035, as their respective assets totalled between EUR6m and EUR7m, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reoprts. DWS (Deutsche Bank) will close its three “Zukunftsfonds” on 27 November; in total, these funds had less than EUR10m under management. Marc Lederer, an investment advisor at Hesse + Partner, says the phenomenon is a result of the fact that Germans are rushing to buy products which benefit from government assistance, but target-date funds are not subsidized. Werner Hedrich (Morningstar) claims that the largest problem for target-date funds is distribution, as advisors at banks have nothing to gain from promoting these products: they earn a commission, and then the client, who does not need any other products, generates no further commissions. Thomas Wiesemann, CEO of Allianz Global Investors (AGI), says that there are no plans to close target-date funds, although the largest of these funds at the management firm has only EUR7m in assets. The same is true at Deka (savings banks), where Steffen Selbach points out that low volumes are not a problem, as these funds are coupled to other products. Fidelity, which imported the concept of the target-date fund to Germany, is the largest promoter of these funds, with assets of EUR50m or more.
07/09/2009

AIG sells off less than 20% of asset management operations

On Saturday, American International Group (AIG) announced that it has sold a part of its investment advisory and asset management business for about USD500m to Bridge Partners, an affiliate of Pacific Century Group (PCG) of Hong Kong. Of this sale price, AIG will receive USD300m in cash at the conclusion of the transaction. The activities being sold are located in 32 countries and represent assets of about USD88.7bn, or 15.6% of the total, managed for both institutional and retail investors, using a variety of strategies including private equity, funds of hedge funds, publicly traded equities, and bonds. Win J Neuger will remain CEO of the firm, and the management team will remain in place. AIG will retain its in-house investment operation, which represents assets of about USD480bn, under the direction of senior vice president and CIO Monika M. Machon.
07/09/2009

Bridgewater favourite hedge fund firm of institutionals

A survey of institutional investors by AR Magazine has found that Bridgewater Associates (USD37bn in assets) is perceived as the best large hedge fund manager (of the “billion dollar club”) on the basis of six criteria: performance, infrastructure, “alignment of interests,” independent surveillance, liquidity, and transparency. The next four asset management firms in the rankings are Tudor Investment, Paulson & Company (USD27.2bn), Highbridge Capital Management and Davidson Kempner Advisors.
07/09/2009

CalPERS board member under investigation

Charles “Chuck” Valdes, a longtime board member at CalPERS (USD194bn), is under investigation for taking campaign contributions from executives at a placement agent that works for CalPERS, says Pensions & Investments reports.
07/09/2009

Nomura becomes a Primary Dealer in India

Nomura Fixed Income Securities Private Ltd announced on 4 September that it has been granted a license as a Primary Dealer by the Reserve Bank of India. The license will allow Nomura to significantly enlarge its presence on the Indian market.
07/09/2009

Rathbones develops dedicated services for IFAs

Rathbones is launching a new dedicated service for independent wealth management advisors who wish to outsource all or part of their clients’ asset management. The service will be available to groups of clients with GBP25,000 or more to invest. Advisors will have access to two new multi-asset class funds of funds. These vehicles include a multi-asset class strategic growth portfolio which aims to return inflation plus 5%, and a total return portfolio which aims to return the money market rate plus 2%. Rathbones, which will unveil its new product line in September, currently manages about GBP10bn in discretionary management for 150 managers.
07/09/2009

Lloyds want to regain some elbow room

Lloyds Banking Group strives to regain some independence from the British governement, according to Agefi. Actually, the bank is trying to reduce its participation in the Asset Protection Scheme (APS) which would cost it some GBP15.6bn in fees under the form of shares, in order to insure GBP260bn of non performing loans.
07/09/2009

BarCap eyes opening itself to outside investors

The Financial Times reports that Barclays Capital (BarCap) plans to team up with sovereign wealth funds to buy natural resources assets, which means that the bank would be opening its natural resource investment unit to outside investors for the first time.Over the last four years, Barclays has been investing USD1bn in this unit and is in advanced talks to get a USD400m investment from south Korea’s Natural Resource Fund. Barclays aims to build a multibillion dollar fund that would buy assets in Latin America, Africa and Asia valued at USD50-$100m before reselling them to other natural resource groups in three to five years.
07/09/2009

IOSCO publishes final recommendations on securitisations and CDS markets

Despite the complexity of the issues related to the markets, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has concluded that regulation could play a role in some areas on securitisation and CDS markets, in order to contribute to a return of investor confidence in these markets. The recommendations of the IOSCO working group on unregulated products and financial markets encourages initiatives on the part of the industry to improve the functioning of the securitisation and CDS markets but admits that these initiatives would be limited. The IOCV points out in a statement that neither the industry’s own initiatives nor the discipline of the market prevented the malfunctions on these markets which served to exacerbate the financial crisis. “As a result, these initiatives will need to be completed and supported, if necessary, by regulation.”
07/09/2009

Roadmap for banking sector regulations takes form at G20 meeting

At a meeting of G20 finance ministers this Saturday in London, the ministers did not go so far as to back all the proposals being touted by France, L’Agefi reports. However, a consensus began to take form over regulations of the banking sector. The Council’s report on financial stability will present proposals to the G20 on policy related to banking sector bonuses, the newspaper states. The United States would like to see increased owners’ equity requirements for financial establishments.
07/09/2009

Dutch pension funds call for revision of draft AIFM directive

Ten of the largest pension funds in the Netherlands have sent a letter to the European commissioner of internal markets, Charlie McCreevy, calling on him to modify the proposed directive on alternative management, efinancialnews reports. “In its current form, the global impact of the project will lead to a reduction in investment opportunities, increased costs, and reduced returns,” say APG, PGGM, Shell Asset Management Company, Mn Services, and two professional associations in the Netherlands, adding that if the proposed regulations should be revised, they would like for their point of view to be taken into account. Under the draft regulations in their current form, the letter from the pension funds claims, it would be impossible for European pension funds to invest in hedge funds, private equity funds, or other alternative funds managed by non-European firms. “Initial indications already show that many non-European alternative managers will simply stop distributing their funds to European investors.” According to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), cited by the Dutch pension funds, the cost of the directive for pension schemes would total GBP25-35bn.
07/09/2009

Two appointments at OppenheimerFunds

OppenheimerFunds on 2 September announced the arrival of William Carey as head of distribution and Martha Willis as Chief Marketing Officer. Carey will begin in his new job on 21 September, while Willis will start on 1 October. The firm is also planning to develop its distribution strategy and continue to improve the circulation of information within the firm, and to restructure its distribution and marketing activities for the various professions. Carey previously worked at Bank of America, while Willis was at Fidelity.
04/09/2009

Dexia veut garder sa gestion d'actifs

Selon le quotidien belge de Tijd, Dexia a décidé de ne pas vendre sa branche de gestion d’actifs. Cette décision a été prise la semaine dernière lors d’une réunion du conseil d’administration. Quoi qu’il en soit, s’agissant d’une éventualité dans le plan de restructuration de la banque qui a bénéficié d’aides d’Etat, la Commission européenne tranchera.
04/09/2009

Changement de président à l'EPRA

L’EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association) annonce la nomination de Guillaume Poitrinal, président du conseil d’administration et PDG d’Unibail-Rodamco, à la tête de l’Association. Il remplace Serge Fautré et dispose d’un mandat de deux ans.
04/09/2009

Un diplomate canadien fait les frais de ses liens avec UBS

Les autorités fiscales canadiennes avaient annoncé leur volonté de faire la lumière sur les activités d’UBS, soupçonnée d’avoir assisté l’évasion fiscale de ses clients. Mais avant de s’en prendre à UBS, le gouvernement canadien a obligé Michael Wilson, 71 ans, a rendre les clés de l’ambassade du Canada aux Etats-Unis. Il avait occupé le poste de vice-président d’UBS Canada de 2001 à 2006. « Soit précisément la période de la fraude mise en place par la banque », note Le Temps.
04/09/2009
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Deka Immobilien achète le premier Design Hotel du pays

Le gestionnaire allemand Deka Immobilien (caisses d'épargne) indique avoir acheté pour l’un de ses Spezialfonds le premier Deisgn Hotel de Pologne, un quatre étoiles de 159 chambres situé à Cracovie. Le montant de la transaction n’a pas été dévoilé. Le vendeur est l’autrichien Warimpex Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG, qui loue l’immeuble pour les 15 prochaines années, la gestion de l’hôtel étant conservée par Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG.
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04/09/2009

Amélioration des fonds propres pour les banques européennes

Grâce aux aides d’Etat et par l’intermédiaire de cession d’actifs, à l’image d’UBS en avril qui a vendu sa filiale brésilienne ou Barclays qui a cédé son activité de gestion d’actifs BGI, les banques européennes ont amélioré leurs bilans, rapporte la Tribune. Certains établissements en ont fait de même en suivant d’autres stratégies comme BNP Parbas qui a enregistré 15,8 milliards d’euros de capitaux propres supplémentaires dont 13,9 milliards issus de l’intégration de Fortis Banque.
04/09/2009

La gouvernance de la société de groupe d'assurances mutuelles se met en place

La Tribune rapporte que la structure de gouvernance de la société de groupe d’assurances mutuelles (Sgam) prend forme. Chargé de controler sa gestion, le conseil d’administration compterait une quinzaine de membres (à raison de cinq par établissement). Une présidence tournante entre les trois patrons des mutuelles - Macif, Matmut et Maif - serait également instaurée, d’une durée de deux ans pour chacun. Enfin, le directeur général serait choisi à l’extérieur du groupe.
04/09/2009

Bientôt un nouveau patron pour Aon France

D’après l’Agefi, le conseil d’administration du courtier devrait nommer lundi 7 septembre Robert Leblanc, président du comité d'éthique du Medef, pour succéder à Damien Guermonprez.
04/09/2009

Barclays débauche chez Deutsche Bank

Iñigo Calderón, qui était jusqu'à présent numéro deux de la banque privée chez Deutsche Bank pour l’Espagne, rejoint Grupo Barclays comme patron de la division banque privée et gestion de fortune, en remplacement de José María Gamazo, qui quitte l'établissement pour suivre d’autres projets professionnels.Le nouvel arrivant coiffera 130 professionnels dans 12 bureaux en Espagne. Il sera subordonné à Emmanuel Fievet, responsable de la banque privée pour l’Europe, le Moyen-Orient et l’Afrique, ainsi qu'à Pedro Fernández de Santaella, qui est l’administrateur délégué de Barclays pour la banque de gros en Espagne et au Portugal.
04/09/2009
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Sept fonds de Jupiter autorisés en Suisse

Selon L’Agefi suisse, l’une des deux Sicav luxembourgeoises de Jupiter Asset Management, la «Jupiter Global Fund», vient d’être autorisée par la Finma (Autorité fédérale de surveillance des marchés financiers), avec effet immédiat. Elle totalise actuellement des encours de 446 millions d’euros et comprend sept compartiments. Trois fonds (Asia Pacific, India Select et New Europe) ciblent les marchés émergents. Pour l’Europe, Jupiter offre deux fonds: l’European Opportunities sélectionne 60-70 moyennes à grandes capitalisations, tandis que l’European Growth investit de manière plus concentrée dans une trentaine de sociétés à fort potentiel de croissance. Cette gamme est complétée par le Japan Select et le Climate Change Solutions, qui mise sur des entreprises contribuant à la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, sélectionnés selon des critères de l’investissement responsable.
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