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11/09/2012

Claire Rodrigue a rejoint Montségur Finance

Ancienne gérante chez Comgest qu’elle a quitté fin juin, Claire Rodrigue a rejoint Montségur Finance, apparemment en tant que directrice de la gestion, selon nos informations.Elle doit d’ailleurs intervenir le 19 septembre à Aix en Provence lors d’une conférence Finaveo et Associés avec trois sociétés de gestion, sur le thème «la gestion d’un fonds de valeurs de croissance européennes».
11/09/2012
Fonds

Principal lance un fonds actions US

Principal Global Investors a annoncé le lancement d’un fonds actions américaines de rendement qui vise à cibler les meilleures opportunités dans le secteur des grandes capitalisations du pays, rapporte Citywire. Le fonds Edge Equity Income, enregistré à Dublin, sera géré par la filiale du groupe américain, Edge Asset Management, et plus particulièrement par Dan Coleman et David Simpson.
Fonds
11/09/2012
Fonds

Le capital investissement alternatif séduit en France

L’Agefi rapporte que le fonds Idinvest vient de réaliser le premier bouclage (closing) de son fonds dédié aux transactions secondaires et focalisé sur des sociétés européennes de petite et moyenne taille, pour un montant de 100 millions d’euros. Idinvest a investi 50 millions d’euros à travers cinq transactions secondaires dont la décote moyenne à l’acquisition tournait autour de 23%.Sur un autre segment, Capzanine a annoncé la finalisation du premier closing de son fonds mezzanine, pour 200 millions d’euros. Il devrait être bouclé autour de 250 millions d’euros d’ici la fin de l’année.
Fonds
11/09/2012

Paulson réduit les pertes de ses fonds en août

En août, le Gold Fund de John Paulson a gagné 11 %, ce qui réduit ses pertes depuis le début de l’année à 15 %, d’après Bloomberg cité par Investment Week. Les fonds Paulson Advantage et Paulson Enhanced ont également gagné du terrain.
11/09/2012

Vanguard recrute une ancienne de PineBridge

L’américain Vanguard Investments vient de recruter Linda Luk en qualité de responsable de la distribution intermédiée pour l’Asie, rapporte Asian Investor.Linda Luk, qui a a quitté PineBridge Investments il y a quelques mois, est basée à Hong Kong avec pour mission le développement des activités de Vanguard dans la région. Vanguard a également recruté début septembre Jackson Loi en tant que associate director pour les ventes institutionnelles. Il travaillait précédemment chez Syz à Hong Kong.
11/09/2012

Pioneer recrute un dirigeant chez Union Investment

Franz Feldmann, head of product development chez Union Investment, a rejoint le 10 septembre Pioneer Investments KAG à Munich comme head of product management & marketing, rapporte Fondsprofessionell.
11/09/2012

East Capital signe un accord de distribution en Italie

La société de gestion suédoise East Capital a signé un accord de distribution avec la plate-forme italienne FinecoBank, filiale d’UniCredit, rapporte le site Internet transalpin Bluerating. Cet accord prévoit que FinecoBank distribuera deux fonds actions de la maison nordique : East Capital (Lux) Russian Fund et East Capital (Lux) Eastern European Fund.
11/09/2012

BIS creates a Libor working group

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has decided to create a working group to examine Libor, following the discovery of several manipulations of inter-bank lending rates, particularly the Euribor and Libor rates, it has announced in a brief statement released on 10 September. “The governors of the BIS have agreed to create a group of top heads to examine the case and to consult the market to contribute to the debate coordinated by the Financial Stability council,” Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), says in the statement. The Libor scandal broke on 27 June, when the British bank Barclays revealed that it would pay about EUR360m to settle investigations by British and American regulators over a scandal involving manipulation of the British Libor and European Euribor inter-bank lending rates. Since then, the Libor scandal has widened to include other banks, and investigations have been opened in several countries. In the United States, the state of New York has subpoenaed seven banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Barclays, as part of their investigations of manipulations of the interest rates that make up the Libor. Citi, UBS, HSBC, RBS and Deutsche Bank are also among the banks that prosecutors in the two states have contacted for documents in their investigaton. The European Commission, meanwhile, on 5 September launched a consultation to determine whether it need to legislate on the composition of indices used as a basis for contracts, including financial contracts, in the wake of the Libor scandal.
11/09/2012

Assets in underperforming funds total nearly GBP33bn

Nearly GBP33bn in assets in the UK are invested in underperforming funds, according to the most recent survey by Chelsea Financial Services, Fund Web reports. The number of underperforming funds has increased from 84 at the last survey in February this year to 130 funds. Among the most underperforming funds highlighted by Chelsea Financial Services are UBS UK Smaller Companies (GBP12m in assets), Allianz Global Eco Trends (GBP8m), Neptine Japan Opportunities (GBP102m), Standard Life Investments UK Opportunities (GBP137m), and JPM Cautious Total Return (GBP426m).
11/09/2012

Performance fees do not guarantee higher returns

On average, 62.1% of absolute return funds on sale in the United Kingdom which charge performance fees delivered positive 12-month rolling returns, which is lower than the percentage of funds which charge no performance fees which have posted positive returns (63.5%), a recent Lipper survey finds.Taking into account the fact that some funds have been in existence longer than others, the result is 67% for funds with performance fees, and 67.5% for funds which do not charge performance commissions.This finding may go to explain why the use of performance commissions by British funds (unit trusts and OEIC) have been on a falling trend since 2004, when the practice was once again allowed.In Lipper’s 2007 survey, 34 funds had adopted a performance fee structure, a number that had risen to 81 funds in our 2010 analysis, a 138% rise that showed a clear acceleration of interest. But the number of funds with these fees today actually stands at 80 – just 3% of the entire UK funds universe. This reflects not only a slowing of funds being launched with performance fees, but also the closure (or merger) of funds and the removal of performance fees. The result is that, while 112 funds had performance commissions at one time or another in their history, the total is currently 28.6% lower than that level.
11/09/2012

Barings prepares a bond fund denominated in Chinese offshore yuan

Pending permission from the regulator, the British asset management firm Baring Asset Management on 10 September announced that it is planning to launch the Baring China Bond Fund, which will be managed in Hong Kong by Sean Chang, head of Asian debt, who has recently been recruited from HSBC Global Asset Management (see Newsmanagers of 3 May). The fund will invest in debt instruments related to China and denominated in offshore yuan (CNH).
11/09/2012

Ashburton launches an Indian equity fund

The asset management firm Ashburton, based in Jersey, on 10 September launched a fund dedicated to Indian equities, Indian Equity Opportunities, which will be managed by the Asian equity specialist Jonathan Schiessl, Fund Web reports. The open-ended fund, domiciled on the island of Mauritius, will invest primarily in Indian companies, or companies which are active in other markets, but which derive a significant proportion of their growth from the Indian market. The minimal investment is USD100,000.
11/09/2012

Algebris launches a long-only fund

Algebris Investments has confirmed the launch of its Algebris Financial Credit Ucits fund, specialised in debt securities and financial instruments issued by major banks worldwide, the Italian website Blueating reports. The product is the first long-only fund from the alternative management firm, and will invest in Tier 1 and Tier2 hybrid subordinate bonds, CoCo bonds, preferential equities and senior bonds, the expected total return is from 6% to 10%.
11/09/2012

GLG offers RDR-compatible shares

Like many other asset management firms, GLG will be introducing 0.75% shares with no trail commission and platform fee for 11 of its funds domiciled in the United Kingdom, Investment Week reports.British retail investors will also have access to institutional share classes in UCITS-compliant funds from GLG and Man Group domiciled in Luxembourg from next year.
11/09/2012

BlackRock suffers due to competition from Vanguard

A ferocious price war led by Vanguard has allowed its ETFs to attract net inflows of USD37.8bn in the first 8 months of this year worldwide, and to overtake BlackRock (USD35.3bn), Financial Times Fund Management observes, citing statistics from EFFGI. For ETFs where BlackRock and Vanguard are in competition, Vanguard has captured 71% of new business between July 2009 and July 2012, compared with only 21% for BlackRock, Bernstein says. “BlackRock lost market share for all products for which Vanguard has a similar substitute», says Luke Montgomery, an analyst at Bernstein.
11/09/2012

Money market fund consolidation has a silver lining for investors

The financial crisis of 2008 and the evolution of the regulatory environment have accelerated consolidation in the money market fund sector in the past few years, particularly in Europe. Overall, this consolidation trend has positive aspects for investors in money market funds, as it does for managers of the funds, the financial ratings agency Moody’s finds in a study published on 10 September. Moody’s predicts that this consolidation trend will continue as mergers and acquisitions of fund managers continue, due to considerations related to economies of scale, a low interest rate environment which bites into commissions, tougher regulations, and rationalisations of product lines which may lead some players to abandon this segment of activity.
11/09/2012

Pioneer recruits a head from Union Investment

Franz Feldmann, head of product development at Union Investment, on 10 September joined Pioneer Investments KAG in Munich as head of product management & marketing, Fondsprofessionell reports.
11/09/2012

There may be no more alpha

It has become more difficult, or impossible, to consistently beat the market through active management, the Financial Times reports, adding that there may be no more alpha. The spread of Bloomberg terminals and other services which allow investors to view years of financial statements for businesses worldwide has facilitated the analysis of asset prices, but complicates the process of gaining an edge on the peers. The expertise required to pick stocks is simply outdated.
11/09/2012

Assets at Swiss asset management firms down

European institutional assets at 21 Swiss asset management firms surveyed by IPE in 2011-2012 fell from CHF474bn (EUR395bn) to CHF467bn, according to the Top 400 Asset Managers 2012 study from IPE. The number one firm, Credit Suisse, has seen a decline in its European institutional assets from EUR140.7bn to EUR126.7bn. UBS Global Asset Management has posted a decline of EUR103.6bn to EUR94.1bn. Assets at Pictet Asset Management have remained largely stable, at EUR75.8bn.
11/09/2012

Öhman Fonder recruits a head of fixed income

The Swedish asset management firm Öhman Fonder has recruited Sven Elowson as head of fixed income and credit management. Elowson previously worked at Swedbank, where he had been head of treasury investment. He has also worked at DnBNOR Asset Management, Skandia and Carlson Investment Management.
11/09/2012

Vanguard recruits a PineBridge veteran

The US firm Vanguard Investments has recruited Linda Luk as head of intermediated distribution for Asia, Asian Investor reports. Luk, who left PineBridge Investments a few months ago, is based in Hong Kong, and will work to develop Vanguard’s activities in the region. In early September, Vanguard also recruited Jackson Loi as associate director for institutional sales. He previously worked at Syz in Hong Kong.
11/09/2012

Axa Asia plans to diversify in alternative management

Asian Investor reports that Axa Asia is hoping to increase its alternative investments to 7% to 8% of Asian assets under management, to the detriment of allocation to equities in the region. Currently, the French group dedicates about 1% of its assets from the general life insurance account (USD12bn in assets) to hedge funds, infrastructure, private equity and real estate. The current allocation, which stands at about USD120m, may increase to USD800m, distributed between real estate (4%), private equity/infrastructure (2%) and hedge funds (1%). The objective is to reach this new distribution within two years, says Arnaud Mounier, chief investment officer at Axa Asia.
11/09/2012

BlackRock to slash commissions for some ETFs

At the Barclays Global Financal Services Conference, Laurence Fink, CEO of BlackRock, has announced that commissions for some large and liquid core portfolio ETFs will be cut during, and probably early in, fourth quarter, Mutual Fund Wire reports.The move is thought to be a response to price cuts by Vanguard, which has gained market share from BlackRock and its iShares brand ETFs.However, these price cuts will not be across the board, as there is no competitive pressure on smaller and less liquid products.
11/09/2012

La Française AM launches cross-border master-feeder fund

La Française AM and La Française AM International have received permission from the Luxembourg (CSSF) and French authorities (AMF) to launch a cross-border master-feeder fund, which they claim will be the first UCITS IV-compliant product of this kind in France. The fund will be operational from 2 October 2012.The firm plans to establish a Luxembourg-registered master fund, which will be associated with a French-registered feeder fund. This move will allow the firm “to adapt the product range to the constraints and needs of investors, depending on their country of domicile,” a statement says.LFP Trend Opportunities, the master fund domiciled in Luxembourg, will be aimed at international institutional clients, while the LFP Multi Trends feeder fund, domiciled in France, will be aimed both at institutional and retail clients, primarily in France. As a part of the deal, LFP Multi Trends, formerly a fund of funds, would become a directly-managed fund as a feeder of the equity fund LFP Trend Opportunities, a Luxembourg-registered fund specialised in themes associated with new challenges related to globalisation.Patrick Rivière, CEO of La Française AM, says in a statement that “Luxembourg is a base for international development.” Other projects are under study.Primary characteristics of LFP Multi Trends:French-registered LFP fundMinimal initial subscription: noneSubscription commissions: Maximum 4% including taxes, not reinvested in the fundWithdrawal penalties: noneOther fees: 3.65% total including taxesISIN code: FR0010834390
11/09/2012

Claire Rodrigue joins Montségur Finance

Claire Rodrigue, a former manager at Comgest, who left that firm at the end of June, according to information obtained by Newsmanagers, has joined Montségur Finance, apparently as CIO. She is expected to present at a conference on 19 September in Aix-en-Provence, organised by Finaveo et Associés, with three asset management firms, on the subject of “management of European growth equity funds.”
11/09/2012

East Capital signs a distribution agreement in Italy

The Swedish asset management firm East Capital has signed a distribution agreement with the Italian platform FinecoBank, an affiliate of UniCredit, the Italian website Bluerating reports. The agreement specifies that FinecoBank will distribute two equity funds from the Scandinavian asset management firm: East Capital (Lux) Russian Fund and East Capital (Lux) Eastern European Fund.
11/09/2012

SWIP creates a position for head of global aggregate fixed income

Calum Smith, who had most recently been director and senior fixed income strategist at BlackRock, is joining Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) in Edinburgh in the newly-created position of head of global aggregate in the fixed income management unit. He will report to Graeme Caughey, global head of rates. He will be in charge of strategy and performance for global aggregate bond products from SWIP aimed at retail and institutional investors.
11/09/2012

Aquila Capital and ECPI cooperate in ESG strategies

Aquila Capital has signed a cooperation agreement with the Italian group ECPI, which will provide extra-financial data for its investments in agriculture. The two firms will work together to determine environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria for products from Aquila Capital and adherence to these criteria.
11/09/2012

Real estate managers steer clear of European periphery

The major real estate asset managers worldwide are increasingly excluding the peripheral European countries from their pan-European funds, the Financial Times reports. Groups like Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Standard Life Investments are creating funds which avoid Spain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Greece. The withdrawal of institutional investors will be particularly painful for Spanish and Irish real estate markets, the FT observes.
11/09/2012

Equity funds suffer outflows of nearly USD10bn

With key European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve meeting ahead, investors remained defensive in the first five days of September. EPFR global-tracked equity funds surrendered a net USD9.9 billion during the week ending Sept. 5, with emerging markets equity funds accounting for USD1.8 billion of that total, and US equity funds posted outflows of over USD8bn, due to redemptions from large cap ETFs. Government bond funds underwent redemptions totalling over USD1bn, for all maturities. However, high yield bond funds attracted about USD1.6bn. Bond funds overall poasted inflows of USD3.19bn in the week to 5 September. EPFR Global reports that emerging market bond funds have seen inflows of over USD32bn since the beginning of the year. Money market funds finished the week to 5 September with net inflows of USD4.6bn. Commodity funds posted inflows of over USD1bn for the third consecutive week.

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