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23/05/2013

Consolidation continues in mutual fund sector

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In first quarter 2013, 435 funds were launched in Europe, whilst a total of 600 funds (396 liquidations and 204 mergers) were withdrawn from the market during the same period, as the industry continues to consolidate its fund ranges, according to Lipper.During the first three months of the year, 435 funds were launched in Europe, the lowest number for Q1 results of the last five years. This reflects a decrease of 46% compared with the peak in Q1 2010 and a decrease of 14% compared to the same period in 2012, when 506 funds were launched.The number of liquidations is also at its lowest Q1 level for the past five years. The 396 liquidations in first quarter 2013 were 30% fewer than the peak of 566 in first quarter 2009. Compared with first quarter 2012, the number of funds decreased by 20%.As at the end of March 2013, there were 31,854 mutual funds registered for sale in Europe, including 8,581 in Luxembourg and 4,907 in France.Equity funds continued to dominate the fund market in Europe, with 37% of the funds available for sale, followed by mixed-asset funds at 25%. Bond funds stood at 22%, whilst money markets represented 5%.
23/05/2013

WisdomTree launches high dividend equity ETF

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The range of WisdomTree high dividend equity ETFs on 22 May gained an additional reference, in the WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Fund (NasdaqGM ticker: DGRW).The product aims to replicate the fundamental weighting index WTDGI, which covers about 300 companies which pay dividends and combine the best characteristics for growth and quality as measured by long-term growth outlooks and returns on owners’ equity.The total expense ratio is 0.28%.
23/05/2013

Two new ETFs from Lyxor listed in Paris

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } NYSE Euronext has announced that on 22 May, two ETFs from Lyxor Asset Management were admitted to trading on the Paris stock exchange, bringing the total number of ETFs listed on European markets of NYSE Euronext to 660, of which 576 are primary listings.The products, both of which charge fees of 0.40%, are the LYX Unlev VIX EUR (ticker: ULVO), which replicates the S&P VIX Futures Enhanced Roll, and the LYX Unlev VIX USD (ULVX), which uses the same index.
23/05/2013

Lyxor launches strategy dedicated to senior European debt

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Lyxor is offering a new investment strategy in senior European debt, “Lyxor European Senior Debt,” which will be released by the British affiliate of Lyxor, Lyxor AM announced on 22 May at a press conference.The LBO loans market is not highly trafficked by institutional investors, who are generally exposed to senior loans via collateralized loan obligations (CLO). “The asset class is not highly present among institutionals, but the market is rather large to construct diversified portfolios,” says Thierry de Vergnes, head of debt management at Lyxor AM. The European loan market was driven by 245 businesses in 2011 and 2012, which borrowed a total of about EUR72bn. In first quarter 2013, EUR15bn in loans were issued.The financial crisis has resulted in the emergence of more favourable conditions for purchasers of loans at a time when investment capacity in CLOs is in the process of fading away. Weaker demand by European CLOs, whose reinvestment periods are generally maturing, and higher capital needs on the part of banks have led to an increase in margins on primary issues. This improvement in investment conditions has modified the investor base, as debt funds and direct investors are gradually replacing CLOs and banks. A considerable advantage compared with high yield bonds which have a set coupon is that loans have variable rate coupons, which represent partial coverage in the event of a rise in interest rates.The strategy offered by Lyxor, whose capacity may reach EUR200m, aims to generate annual returns 6% to 7% above the Eurbor 3-month rate on a 6 to 8 year horizon. Retail shares will aim to deliver annual revenues of approximately the Euribor 3-month +5%.
23/05/2013

Dexia AM builds presence in Switzerland

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Stefan Paulus, a specialist in funds at Bank Julius Baer, has been recruited as senior relationship manager at Dexia Asset Management, to serve institutional clients in German-speaking Switzerland and Liechtenstein. About 80 funds (equities, bonds, SRI, hedge funds) from Dexia AM are licensed for sale in Switzerland.
23/05/2013

Private banking profits down at ABN Amro

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In first quarter 2013, net profits for the private banking unit at ABN Amro totalled EUR35m, compared with EUR57m in the corresponding period of last year, which was marked by significant one-time profits. In addition, the decline is due to a slight decline in margins and a higher level of pension costs.As of 31 March, assets in the private banking unit totalled EUR165.1bn, compared with EUR163.1bn three months previously, with inflows and outflows evenly balanced.
23/05/2013

Vanguard launches four more ETFs in Europe

Vanguard Asset Management has launched four new Irish-domiciled ETFs, complementing the five ETFs that it brought to the European market in 2012. The broadening of Vanguard’s ETF line-up underscores the firm’s commitment of providing low-cost, physically backed ETFs to investors, according to a press release. The four Vanguard ETFs newly listed on the London Stock Exchange are:Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe UCITS ETF, Vanguard FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF, Vanguard FTSE Japan UCITS ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF.
23/05/2013

Deka invests in Barcelona

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } “Taking advantage of an anticyclical opportunity to invest in a very well-located property,” the German firm Deka Immobilien has acquired the Ronda building located at San Pedro 5 in Barcelona from a family office.The 4,000 square metre property, with 2,600 square metres of office space and 1,400 square metres of shops, was acquired for EUR19m, and will be added to the portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund WestInvest InterSelect (DE0009801423).
23/05/2013

Joint venture between Yuanta Securities Investment and China Resources

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Taiwan-based asset management firm Yuanta Securities Investment Trust has signed an agreement with China Resources to create a joint venture in Shenzhen. A fixed income fund will be launched later in the year, Asian Investor states. In 2014, a cross-border ETF will be created. It will be traded in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
23/05/2013

Chairman of Swedish fund association reelected

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Eva Gottfridsdotter-Nilsson, CEO of Länsförsäkringar Fondförvaltning, the asset management activity of the Swedish bank Länsförsäkringar Bank, has been reelected as chair of the Swedish investment fund association, Fondbolagens Förening, for an additional year. Peter Branner, of SEB Fonder, has been reelected as vice-chairman. Three new members have been admitted to the board of directors at the association: Thomas Hedberg (Swedbank Robur), Javiera Ragnartz (Handelsbanken Fonder) and Maria Rengefors (Nordea Fonder). Fondbolagens Förening has also admitted two new companies: M&G Investments and KPMG.
23/05/2013

Lloyds sells an additional 15% stake in SJP

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Fundweb reports that Lloyds Bnaking Group will be selling an additional 15% stake in the asset management firm St. James’s Place (SJP) for GBP500m, in order to increase its capital.A stake of 20% was already sold in March, but the group is required to observe a 180-day minimum lock-in period before being allowed to sell its remaining 21% stake in SJP.
23/05/2013

LGIM recruits head of allocation from BNPP IP

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Emiel van den Heiligenberg, CIO of the multi-asset class solutions group at BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP), will be joining Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) later this year as head of asset allocation, replacing David North, who has left the business after twelve years, Fundweb reports.
23/05/2013

Rothschild recruits for WM unit

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { } Tracy Collins, a senior associate partner in the charities team at Sarasin & Partners, will in July 2013 join Rothschild Wealth Management as director of the charities team. She will be based in London, and will report to Nadu Patel, head of charities in the wealth management unit in the United Kingdom. Patel joined from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in 2010.Meanwhile, Mark Kary, who joined Rothschild in 2010 and was appointed as head of wealth management in 2012 (he is the former CEO of Polar Capital), has announced the recruitment of Charles Costa Duarte and Jake van Beever, to form a team of wealth management client advisers. The two men had previously worked at TSB Private Banking, where they were responsible for assisting ultra-high net worth (UHNW) retail clients.
23/05/2013

Les marchés japonais dévissent

L’indice Nikkei a clôturé la séance en forte baisse de 7,32% à 14.483,98 points ce matin dans des volumes très importants,après la publication de l’indice HSBC traduisant les mouvements de l’activité manufacturière en Chine qui est tombé sous le seuil de contraction à 49,6 points pour le mois de mai, après 50,4 en avril. L’indice Topix plus large cédait de son côté 6,87% à 1.188,34 points.
Indices boursiers dans une rue de Tokyo, le 23 mai 2013. Photo: Tomohiro Oshumi/Bloomberg
23/05/2013

La collecte du Livret A repart à la hausse en avril

Selon les données de la Caisse des dépôts et consignations, la collecte nette du Livret A s’est établie à 3,05 milliards d’euros en avril, après 1,83 milliard en mars. La collecte du Livret de développement durable a atteint pour sa part 1,56 milliard d’euros le mois dernier, après 960 millions en mars. L’encours des deux produits s’élevait à 363,3 milliards d’euros en avril.
23/05/2013

La Pologne veut rendre son gaz de schiste plus attractif

Varsovie ne taxera pas avant 2020 la production de gaz de schiste extrait de son sol, a indiqué mercredi le ministre des Finances, afin de rendre son exploitation plus attractive après le retrait de plusieurs acteurs internationaux du secteur au cours des derniers mois. Une quarantaine de puits d’essai ont été creusés mais aucun d’eux ne devrait entrer en production avant 2015.
23/05/2013

L'économie chinoise donne des signes inquiétants

L’indice PMI du secteur manufacturier calculé par HSBC est tombé en zone de contraction de l’activité au mois de mai, à 49,6 points, après 50,4 en avril. Un chiffre décevant puisque le consensus tablait sur une stabilité de l’indice. «Il y a à présent une forte probabilité que la croissance du PIB chinois au deuxième trimestre soit plus faible qu’au premier», estime Ken Peng, économiste chez BNP Paribas.
23/05/2013

Glencore et Trafigura dans le viseur de l’ONU

Les accords conclus entre l’Iran et les géants du courtage en matières premières Glencore Xstrata et Trafigura pourraient avoir aidé la République islamique à contourner les sanctions internationales prises en raison de son programme nucléaire, selon un rapport confidentiel d’experts de l’ONU dont Reuters a eu connaissance.
23/05/2013

Plainte pour commissions boursières excessives outre-Atlantique

Un groupe de quatre sociétés d’investissement, emmené par Citadel Securities, a porté plainte contre cinq marchés boursiers les accusant d’avoir systématiquement surévalué le montant de certaines commissions sur transactions pendant des années. Sont mis en accusation le CBOE (Chicago Board of Options Exchange), l’ISE (International Securities Exchange, filiale de Deutsche Börse), les plateformes de Nyse Euronext Arca et Nyse Amex, ainsi que le Philadelphia Stock Exchange, propriété du Nasdaq. La plainte assure qu’«il n’y a aucun doute sur le fait que les marchés ont prélevé des commissions trop élevées pendant sept ans sur des millions d’ordres».
23/05/2013

Thomas H. Lee Partners vise le crédit hypothécaire

Le fonds d’investissement et l’assureur Fidelity National Financial seraient de sources concordantes en négociations avancées pour l’acquisition du spécialiste des services en crédit hypothécaire Lender Processing. Le Wall Street Journal a le premier évoqué l’opération, misant sur une offre mixte équivalente à 33 dollars par action valorisant la cible à 2,9 milliards de dollars. Thomas H. Lee Partners prendrait 19,9% du groupe.
23/05/2013

Quilvest lève trois fonds pour 700 millions de dollars

L’activité de capital-investissement du groupe Quilvest annonce jeudi la clôture de trois levées de fonds : QS PEP 2012, QS REP II et QS Capital Strategies, pour des montants respectifs de 150, 300 et 230 millions de dollars. QS PEP est un fonds de fonds annuel de private equity mondial, QS REP intervient dans l’immobilier non coté, là aussi au niveau mondial, et QS Capital Strategies mise sur les entreprises américaines de taille moyenne. Les 80 millions de dollars engagés par des investisseurs dans ce dernier véhicule peuvent être abondés de 150 millions additionnels, via un financement en dette par la Small Business Administration (SBA) aux Etats-Unis, ce financement supplémentaire restant soumis à l’octroi d’une licence par les autorités américaines. Par ailleurs, Quilvest lance la levée de QS PEP Core, qui succédera à QS PEP, avec un objectif de 400 millions de dollars. A lire, l’entretien de Michel Abouchalache, patron du groupe, dans L’Agefi Hebdo du 23 mai.
23/05/2013

Lyxor va lancer un fonds de prêts LBO

La filiale de la Société Générale, déjà présente sur le marché avec des CLO, espère collecter 200 millions d’euros sur un fonds de loans qui sera lancé en juillet, rejoignant ainsi Axa IM, Amundi ou BNP Paribas. Il comportera une poche destinée aux investisseurs institutionnels français.

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