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10/02/2014

KKR prend le contrôle de National Vision

La société américaine de private equity a fait part du rachat de la chaîne d’optique à bas coûts auprès de Berkshire Partners. Reuters croit savoir que la transaction valorise la cible à un peu plus d’un milliard de dollars. La direction de National Vision reste au capital.
07/02/2014

KKR prend le contrôle de National Vision

La société américaine de private equity a indiqué le rachat de la chaîne d’optique à bas coûts auprès de Berkshire Partners. Reuters croit savoir que la transaction valorise la cible à un peu plus d’un milliard de dollars. La direction de National Vision reste au capital.
07/02/2014

Le froid grippe les créations d’emploi aux Etats-Unis

Les créations d’emplois non agricoles au sein de l'économie américaine ont été décevantes au mois de janvier, avec seulement 113.000 créations de postes enregistrés, contre 185.000 prévues par le consensus Reuters, selon le département du Travail. Un chiffre qui fait suite à un fort ralentissement déjà constaté au mois de décembre, avec 75.000 emplois créés, néanmoins perturbé par une vague de froid. Le taux de chômage n’en a pas moins poursuivi sa tendance baissière en reculant d’un demi-point à 6,6%, au plus bas depuis octobre 2008. Un reflux qui s’accompagne d’un léger rebond du taux de participation à 63%, après être tombé à 62,8% en décembre, son plus faible niveau depuis plus de 35 ans. Interrogé sur CNBC, le président de la Fed de Dallas, Richard Fisher, a atténué la portée de « chiffres isolés » et prédit que la déception de janvier sur le front de l’emploi ne devrait pas remettre en cause le tapering, baisse progressive des rachats massifs d’actifs engagée par la banque centrale américaine.
07/02/2014

Hermes veut se développer en Asie

La société de britannique Hermes a décidé d’accélérer son développement en Asie. La société vient de transférer Jakob Nilsson à Singapour en tant que responsable du développement de Hermes dans la région, rapporte Asian Investor.Jakob Nilsson avait rejoint Hermes en septembre 2012 en qualité de responsable du développement pour les pays nordiques. Hermes, dont les actifs sous gestion s'élèvent à quelque 42 milliards de dollars, souhaite notamment passer des accords de distribution à Taïwan et envisage de se développer sur le marché japonais. Actuellement, les actifs sous gestion émanant de clients représentent un peu plus de 1 milliard de dollars.
07/02/2014

Lennart Benson a quitté Natixis GAM

Lennart Benson, qui était responsable commercial pour la région Europe du Nord de Natixis Global Asset Management, a quitté la société, rapporte Fondbranschen. L’intéressé travaillait chez Natixis depuis octobre 2010.
07/02/2014
Fonds

Union Investment lance un fonds convertibles durable

Union Investment enrichit sa gamme de produits. Le gestionnaire d’actifs allemand a annoncé, ce 6 février, le lancement d’un fonds d’obligations convertibles ciblant les investissements durables pour les seuls investisseurs institutionnels. Baptisé UniInstitutional Global Convertibles Sustainable et géré par Sven Hölzer, ce véhicule domicilié au Luxembourg ciblera les entreprises qui respectent des critères de développement durable, comme ceux de l’organisation internationale du travail, et ne portent pas atteinte aux droits de l’homme. Son univers d’investissement comprend aussi bien des obligations convertibles internationales que des dérivés, des instruments des marchés monétaires et du papier à taux fixe ou variable.
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07/02/2014

Amundi ETF adds to its US equity range on NYSE Euronext

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Amundi EtF is offering a new exposure on NYSE Euronext Paris aimed at investors seeking to position themselves on the segment of small cap companies on the US equity market. Amundi ETF Russell 2000 UCITS ETF (ISIN code: EUR shares: FR0011636190; USD shares: FR0011636208) aims to replicate as closely as possible the evolution in both rising and falling markets of the Russell 2000 Net Total Return index, composed of the 2000 smallest caps, representing the last 10% of the US market, a statement released on 6 February states. The ETF offers diversified exposure to the domestic US economy, and is offered with a TER of only 0.35%, the least costly exposure to this market available. In a context of US economic growth, investors will have several solutions in the Amundi ETF range, depending on their expectations and preferences in terms of cap size, sectoral exposure, and hedging for currency risks. According to Valérie Baudson, head of the ETF and tracker profession at Amundi, “this launch once again illustrates our desire to launch products at competitive prices, and offers our clients another allocation brick in the US equity range.”
07/02/2014

Series of promotions at SEB AM

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Laurent Misonne, who had previously been head of western Europe at SEB Asset Management, has been appointed as head of international sales. He succeeds Moritz Wendt, who six months ago became head of the institutional client department at SEB Wealth Management At the same time, Laurent Farcy-Briant, who had been head of sales for France and French-speaking Switzerland at SEB AM, has been promoted to head of sales for the French-speaking countries, including France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
07/02/2014

ETPs post outflows in January

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Unlike the past two years, the first month of 2014 will be marked by massive redemptions related to concerns on emerging markets. ETPs dedicated to emerging markets have seen outflows never before seen in a single month, totalling USD10bn. The month of January finished with global outflows of USD9.7bn, largely related to redemptions from equity strategies, totalling USD10.8bn, according to initial estimates from BlackRock. Equities on developed markets outside the United States, however, have sustained lively interest, in the wake of a trend observed in the second half of 2013. Pan-European equities posted inflows of USD4bn, their best result since 2011. Equities from developed markets (global and global ex-US) represented USD3.7bn, while exposure to Japanese equities represented a further USD4bn. Outflows from US equities, which totalled USD12bn, have largely affected large caps, with redemptions totalling USD15.9bn, partly offset by subscriptions to sectoral strategies totalling USD2.9bn.
07/02/2014

Union Investment launches a sustainable bond fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Union Investment is adding to its range of products. The German asset management firm announced on 6 February that it is launching a convertible bond fund which will target sustainable investments, solely for institutional investors. The fund, UniInstitutional Global Convertibles Sustainable, managed by Sven Hölzer, will be domiciled in Luxembourg, and will target businesses which respect sustainable development criteria, such as those of the international labour organisation, and which do not infringe human rights. Its investment universe includes international convertibles as well as derivatives, money market instruments and fixed or variable rate papers.
07/02/2014

BlackRock liquidates New Energy trust

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BlackRock will liquidate its trust dedicated to energy, the Black New Energy trust, Money Marketing reports. Shareholders may be reimbursed in cash, but may also transfer their assets on 19 December this year to the BGF Energy fund, whose assets under management total USD1.4bn. The listing of shares will be suspended on 14 February, and redemptions will come on 17 February.
07/02/2014

Barings closes a China growth fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Baring Asset Management will close its Baring China Growth fund, with assets totalling GBP1.9bn. The fund will be closed after six years in existence due to its small size. William Fong, manager of the fund, will continue to manage Baring China Select.
07/02/2014

Richard Skelt leaves Fidelity

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Richard Skelt at the end of January left Fidelity Worldwide Investment after 23 years at the firm, Fund Web reports. He had been a strategist for the multi-asset class team at Fidelity Solutions. He had co-managed 10 funds, representing assets of USD6.4bn.
07/02/2014

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and Primonial group in exclusive talks

French groups Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and Primonial have released a joint statement announcing that they have entered exclusive negotiations regarding a recomposition of the shareholder structure of Primonial. The plans would result in a minority stake by Crédit Mutuel Arkéa in Primonial and the opening of the capital to an investment fund, a statement released on 6 February said.Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and the Primonial group already collaborate via a partnership that unites Suravenir, the life insurance affiliate of Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, and the group, to sell the Sérénipierre policy. That policy collected over EUR400m in new inflows in 2013.Primonial was created in 2010 by Patrick Petitjean, who died in July 2013, with the management and Nexicap Partners. As of the end of December, it managed more than EUR7bn.
07/02/2014

Head economist at Russell Investments deceased

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The head economist at Russell Investments, Mike Dueker, has been found dead in what appears to be a suicide, Business Insider reports. He is understood to have jumped from a ramp near the Tacoma Narrows bridge in Washington state in the United States. Dueker, 50, had worked at Russell for five years.
07/02/2014

Assets under management up 5% at Prudential Financial

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Asset management at the US insurer Prudential Financial is continuing to grow. After its fourth quarter, assets under management totalled USD869.9bn, up 5% compared with fourth quarter. In the last three months of the past year, this activity has posted net subscriptions from institutionals and retail clients, excluding money markets, of USD6.8bn, “the 20th consecutive quarter of positive net inflows,” the company says in a statement of its results. In fourth quarter 2013, asset management earned operating profits of USD209bn, up by nearly 13% compared with USD185bn in fourth quarter 2012. For 2013 overall, operating profits total USD723bn, compared with USD584bn in 2012, up by 23.8% in one year.
07/02/2014

Vontobel posts inflows of over CHF9bn

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «Droid Sans Fallback"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «FreeSans"; font-size: 12pt; } The Swiss group Vontobel last year posted record net inflows of CHF9.1bn, according to a statement released on 7 February. Assets under management as of the end of December totalled CHF163.1bn, up 9% year on year. Consolidated profits for the 2013 fiscal year totalled CHF122.3m, stable compared with the previous year. Asset Management and Private Banking contributed 74% of profits. These results were, however, affected by one-time costs of about CHF20.7m largely related to the payment of withholding tax in the United Kingdom concerning its participation in the US tax programme. The board of directors will propose to a general shareholders’ meeting of Vontobel Holding AG to raise the dividend by 8%, to CHF1.30.
07/02/2014

Solution Providers sets up shop in New York

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Swiss financial sector service provider Solutions Providers on 6 February announced its arrival on the US market, with the opening of an office in New York. Konrad Niggli, currently a partner at Solution Providers Switzerland, will be responsible for the development of activities in the United States.

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