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03/05/2013

Blackstone plans to recruit 50,000 veterans over 5 years

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The private equity firm Blackstone on 30 April announced that it has signed up to a White House initiative to support military veterans and their families, announced by Michelle Obama. It plans to recruit 50,000 military veterans at the various businesses in its portfolio over the next five years.Blackstone is also planning to set up support structures, including a management trainee programme, to help veterans reinsert themselves into private sector careers.
03/05/2013

Franklin Templeton signs up to PRI

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Franklin Templeton Investments on 2 May announced that in April 20133 it signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), joining a network of international invesftors which is enacting the six key principles of the UN PRI. The PRI provide a voluntary framework which aims to encourage sustainable investment through the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis into investment decisions and financial practices.“The various management and strategy teams at Franklin Templeton are very similar to the principles of the PRI,” says Wylie Tollette, Senior Vice President and Director of Performance and Investment Risk Analysis (PAIR). “We have reviewed the principles with all of our management teams, and we have added dedicated ESG resources to our Investment Risk team. We feel that signing the PRI is a natural extension of the ESG management practices already in place at Franklin Templeton, and of our approach to risk management,” says Tollette.Assets under management at Franklin Resources totalled USD823.7bn as of the end of March 2013.
03/05/2013

Neuberger hires 22 EMD specialists including 19 from ING IM

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The New York-based asset management firm Neuberger Berman Group (USD216bn in assets as of the end of March) has announced that it has recruited 22 emerging market debt specialists, including twelve portfolio managers, six credit analysts and four economists and strategies, who will join a bond platform that employs over 100 investment professionals, led by Brad Tank, CIO fixed income, and which has USD97bn in assets under management.Of the new arrivals, 19 come from ING Investment Management, where they had been responsible for USD16bn in assets. The emerging market debt team at Neuberger Berman will be led by Rob Drijkoningen, based in the Hague, and Gorky Urquieta, based in Atlanta. On average, portfolio managers have 16 years of professional seniority Among the other members of the team from ING IM are Raoul Luttik, who will continue to be based in the Hague, and Prashant Singh, in Singapore.
03/05/2013

Profits up for AM at Prudential Financial

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In first quarter 2013, the asset management unit of Prudential Financial has posted operating profits of USD175m, compared with USD128m in the corresponding period of last year.Assets under management as of 31 March totalled USD1.061trn, compared with USD1.060trn three months previously. As of the end of March 2012, assets were declared to be USD636.8bn (see Newsmanagers of 4 May 2012).
03/05/2013

Markus Kaiser reappears at StarCapital

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Markus Kaiser, a former member of the board of directors at Veritas Investment and a pioneer of funds of ETFs (see Newsmanagers of 18 January), will on 1 July join the board at StarCapital AG, Institutional Money reports.Kaiser’s mission will be to develop the wealth management range at StarCapital through the use of ETF-based solutions.
03/05/2013

USD2bn fund launched in China

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: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } Fang Fenglei, non-executive chairman of the activities of Goldman Sachs in China, a well-known financial investor with close ties to the Politburo, is seeking to raise USD2bn to USD2.5bn in funds to invest in China and abroad, according to the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the matter. The new fund, entitled “Hopu Master fund II,” is reported to have already received commitments totalling USD1bn.
03/05/2013

Zurich launches a fund with Schroders and Threadneedle

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Zurich has signed a partnership with Schroders and Threadneedle to launch a default fund, Money Marketing reports. The fund, the Zurich Dynamic Lifestyle Portfolio, includes three underlying funds: Mixed Investments and DC Pre-Retirement, managed by Schroders, and the Zurich Deposit & Treasury fund, managed by Threadneedle. The new fund is designed to automatically attenuate the impact of market volatility. It also includes an automatic mechanism to reduce sensitivity to risk, which kicks in five years before the horizon date for retirement.
03/05/2013

Morningstar acquires all of Morningstar Sweden

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Morningstar has acquired the 76% of Morningstar Sweden which id did not yet control from Stadsporten Citygate, and two private investors. The acquisition price was USD13m, of SEK87m.Morningstar has 25 employees in Stockholm. George Sallfeldt, CEO, will continue to direct the firm.
03/05/2013

SEC considers prohibition of constant NAV for “prime” MMFs

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: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } In a speech to the Investment Company Institute on Friday, Mary Jo White, the new chairwoman of the SEC, may discuss a staff project by the regulator to prohibit “prime” money market funds, which invest in very short-term corporate bonds, from using a constant net asset value (USD1), the Wall Street Journal reports.These funds are considered the most vulnerable to panic withdrawals. According to Crane Data, “prime” funds represent about 54% of total assets of USD2.6trn in US money market funds.
03/05/2013

Richland Asian Absolute Return hedge fund closed

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Richland Capital Management has USD100m in assets under management in two hedge funds, which include the best-known hedge funds in Asia, finews reports. The Richland Asian Absolute Return fund, launched in 2006 by Eve Lo, formerly of Credit Suisse, has since its inception earned only positive returns. According to sources familiar with the matter, cited by Reuters, the fund is expected to close. Finews has not been able to confirm these reports, nor obtain details as to the reasons for the closure.
03/05/2013
Fonds

Macquarie lève un nouveau fonds de 2,75 milliards d'euros

L’australien Macquarie annonce avoir clôturé une nouvelle levée de fonds de 2,75 milliards d’euros, rapporte Les Echos. Pour ce quatrième fonds dédié aux infrastructures en Europe, Meif 4 (« Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund »), Macquarie a même dépassé son objectif initial de 1,5 à 2 milliards d’euros. Ce fonds a déjà été investi à hauteur de 500 millions d’euros dans deux opérations. Les investisseurs français représentent 15 % du montant levé.
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03/05/2013

F&C launches a small cap fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } F&C Investments will at the end of June launch a global small cap equity fund, Investment Europe reports. The F&C Global Smaller Cap Equity Fund, which complies with UCITS, will be managed by Catherine Stanley, currently manager of the F&C UK Smaller Companies Fund.
03/05/2013

First Trust launches senior loans ETF

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The New York-based asset management firm First Trust on 2 May introduced the First Trust Senior Loan ETF (ticker: FTSL) on NASDAQ. The product, specialised in senior loans, is actively managed, so as to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns in absolute terms over the long term.First Trust states that the fund offers protection against rises in interest rates due to the fact that most of the senior loans in which the portfolio is invested are floating rates. The ETF also provides a way to diversify investments, due to the low historical correlation between senior loans and other asset classes.The fund charges fees of 0.85%.
03/05/2013

Three new ETFs from Lyxor listed on Euronext Paris

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Lyxor Asset Management has listed three new equity ETFs for trading on NYSE Euronext Paris, which extends the listings on the European platforms of NYSE Euronext to 673, of which 583 are primary listings. The new products are: Lyxor ETF Europe DR (MEUD), which replicates the MSCI Europe, and charges fees of 0.30%, Lyxor ETF SX5T (MSEC), which replicates the Euro Stoxx 50 with a TER of 0.20%, andLyxor ETF Japan Hedged (JPNH), which tracks the Topix Gross TF Index, and which charges fees of 0.45%.
03/05/2013

One in three pension funds has difficulty keeping up with regulations

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to a survey by State Street Corporation, one third of European pension funds feels that keeping up with the pace of new regulations is either “difficult” or “very difficult,” while 46% estimate that the task is “slightly” difficult. Only 21% of respondents consider regulatory requirements of regulators and ratings agencies do not represent a challenge.The study was based on 150 responses from pension funds based in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
03/05/2013

FTT worries asset management firms

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Several major European asset management firms are warning that the size and impact of the financial transaction tax may discourage investment in businesses with strong growth, the Financial Times reports. Among those who are expressing concerns of this nature are the CEOs of Allianz Global Investors, Fielity and APG Asset Management.
03/05/2013

Warren Buffett's lieutenants hit the jackpot

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: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } The Wall Street Journal reports that the two hedge fund managers recruited by Warren Buffett, Todd Combs and Ted Wechsler, may make as much as USD27m in bonuses, and maybe much more, for 2012. The bonuses will reflect double-digit outperformance they have achieved compared with the S&P 500.
03/05/2013

Assets under management down at BNP Paribas

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: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } Assets under management in asset management at BNP Paribas totalled EUR404bn as of 31 March, compared with EUR405bn as of 31 December 2012. The profession “had asset outflows, in particular in money market funds, but good asset inflows in emerging markets,” a financial statement released on Friday morning states. Overall, the Investment Solutions unit, which, in addition to asset and wealth management, includes insurance, personal investors and real estate, grew this quarter its assets under management2 by 1.9% compared to 31 December 2012 and 2.9% compared to 31 March 2012 at 906 billion euros. Net asset inflows were 3.1 billion euros this quarter with very good inflows at wealth management, especially in Asia and in the domestic markets. Insurance in France, Asia and Latin America also had strong asset inflows, just like personal investors, especially in Germany. Investment Solutions’ revenues, which totalled 1,563 million euros, were up 2.8% compared to the first quarter 2012.The division’s gross operating income, at 509 million euros, was up 7.2% compared to the same period a year earlier. Pre-tax income rose 12.7% compared to the first quarter 2012, to 541 million euros.
03/05/2013

SAC Capital threatens to claw back employees' bonuses

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: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } SAC Capital, the USD15bn hedge fund firm at the centre of a vast insider trading investigation, is reportedly considering clawing back the bonuses from all employees subject to regulatory or penal sanctions, the Financial Times reports. The move was announced on Thursday by the founder of SAC, Steve Cohen, in a letter to investors obtained by the British newspaper.
03/05/2013

Baisse des rendements obligataires en zone euro après la BCE

La plupart des rendements obligataires de la zone euro étaient en baisse vendredi. Les rendements français, autrichien et belge à 10 ans ont touché de nouveaux plus bas record à 1,65%, 1,436% et 1,905% respectivement. Le spread entre le rendement de l’emprunt italien et allemand à 10 ans est tombé à 251 points de base, au plus bas depuis juillet 2011. Le rendement de l’emprunt espagnol à 10 ans se retrouve à moins de 4%, du jamais vu depuis octobre 2010, tandis que l'équivalent portugais s’inscrit à 5,62%, au plus bas depuis octobre 2010.
03/05/2013

L'AFT adjugera entre 7 et 8,2 milliards de BTF lundi

L’Agence France Trésor a annoncé vendredi l’adjudication, le lundi 6 mai, d’un montant global compris entre 7,0 et 8,2 milliards d’euros de bons du Trésor (BTF). Cette opération portera sur des montants compris entre 3,6 et 4 milliards d’euros de bons à 12 semaines qui arriveront à échéance le 01/08/13, entre 1,8 milliard et 2,2 milliards d’euros de bons à 25 semaines à échéance du 31/10/13, et entre 1,6 milliard et 2,0 milliards d’euros de bons à 51 semaines à échéance du 30/04/14.
03/05/2013

Déficit: Bruxelles prêt à donner un nouveau délai à la France

La Commission européenne s’est déclarée vendredi prête à donner deux ans à la France, jusqu’en 2015, pour ramener le déficit de ses finances publiques sous 3% du PIB pour tenir compte d’une situation économique qui reste dégradée dans l’Union européenne. Le commissaire aux Affaires économiques et monétaires, Olli Rehn, a évoqué un tel report lors de la présentation de nouvelles prévisions de croissance 2013 et 2014 revues en baisse pour tous les pays membres de l’UE. «Considérant la situation économique, il peut être raisonnable d'étendre la date limite de deux ans et de corriger le déficit excessif au plus tard d’ici 2015 en France», a-t-il dit lors d’une conférence de presse. La Commission prévoit désormais une baisse de 0,1% du PIB de la France en 2013 et une croissance de 1,1% en 2014. A politique inchangée, le déficit public de la France devrait s'établir à 3,9% du PIB fin 2013 et à 4,2% l’an prochain. Pour la zone euro, l’exécutif communautaire prévoit une contraction de 0,4% du PIB cette année et une croissance de 1,2% l’an prochain. Pour l’ensemble de l’Union européenne, la contraction devrait être limitée à 0,1% cette année et la reprise atteindrait 1,4% l’an prochain. La Commission a revu à la baisse ses prévisions pour la plupart des grands pays de la zone euro, y compris l’Allemagne, dont la croissance devrait être limitée à 0,4% cette année, contre 0,5% prévu en janvier, et à 1,8% l’an prochain, contre 2%.
03/05/2013

La PBOC précise les règles du programme RQFII

Dans le cadre du programme RQFII, la PBOC a rendu publique hier une directive technique imposant aux institutions étrangères d’ouvrir en premier lieu des comptes de dépôt de RQFII ordinaires, ainsi que des comptes de dépôt spéciaux destinés au règlement des transactions, et ceci par l’intermédiaire d’une banque commerciale nationale qualifiée pour être une banque dépositaire des investisseurs qualifiés, selon le média.
03/05/2013

Les fonds monétaires américains font pression sur les autorités

Sous la pression de l’industrie des fonds monétaires qui pèsent plus de 2.600 milliards de dollars aux Etats-Unis, les autorités américaines envisagent de resserrer les règles pour environ la moitié du secteur qui est considéré comme le plus vulnérable aux mouvements des investisseurs, indique le journal qui cite des sources proches des discussions en cours à la SEC.
03/05/2013

L'obligataire tourne à plein régime

Le succès des émissions obligataires d’Apple, du chinois Cnooc ou encore de BBVA témoigne de l’appétit sans borne des investisseurs pour la dette corporate.

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