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18/10/2011

Citigroup liquide une unité de trading pour compte propre

Le directeur financier de Citigroup, John Gerspach, a confié hier à l’occasion d’une conférence téléphonique avec des analystes que la banque américaine avait engagé la liquidation de son unité de trading pour compte propre Equity Principal Strategies. L’opération, motivée par l’entrée en vigueur de la «règle Volcker», est déjà réalisée « presque aux deux tiers» selon le dirigeant. Une porte-parole a néanmoins tenu à souligner la part modeste de cette activité dans le trading de Citigroup.
18/10/2011

Nouveaux indices Dow Jones en Asie et en Europe

Dow Jones lance aujourd’hui deux nouveaux indices régionaux pour l’Asie et l’Europe. Des indices, dénommés Asia Dow et Europe Dow, dont la méthodologie de calcul reprend celle du Dow Jones Industrial Average américain. Ils regroupent effectivement chacun 30 valeurs.Le secteur financier est le plus représenté.
18/10/2011

Un nouveau dépositaire central au Luxembourg

LuxCSD, coentreprise détenue à parité par la Banque centrale du Luxembourg et Clearstream International, a été désigné comme système de règlement-livraison sur valeurs mobilières au Luxembourg. Le service y fera office de point d‘accès national à Target 2 Securities (T2S).
18/10/2011

Liquidnet en pourparlers

Le quotidien avance, citant son directeur général Seth Merrin, que la dark pool indienne est en négociations avec trois marchés boursiers de la région en vue de former des alliances. Liquidnet est présente au sein de huit marchés de la région dont Singapour, Hong Kong et en Australie.
18/10/2011

Le financement d’infrastructures cale en Chine

Les projets publics de construction de routes en Chine ont connu un coup d’arrêt du fait d’un manque de financement depuis les deux ou trois derniers mois dans certaines provinces, indique le journal qui rapporte des propos du ministre des transports du pays. Une situation qui devrait s’intensifier au quatrième trimestre et la réalisation des projets devrait être 20% inférieure au programme initial.
17/10/2011

Les perspectives économiques de Allemagne s'assombrissent

Les perspectives de l'économie allemande se sont détériorées à l’approche de l’hiver en raison d’un ralentissement du rythme des commandes de l'étranger, déclare la Bundesbank dans son rapport mensuel publié lundi. La banque centrale allemande précisé qu’après la poursuite de la reprise économique au troisième trimestre, le tableau est nettement moins rose pour les deux trimestres à venir. «Le flux de commandes, notamment en provenance de pays au-delà de l’Europe, a sensiblement diminué», note la Buba.
17/10/2011

L'IFI veut un débat «large» sur la Grèce au-delà de la décote

Les créanciers privés de l’Etat grec ne discuteront d’une éventuelle augmentation de la décote sur leurs titres que dans le cadre d’un plan plus large visant à résoudre la crise de la dette souveraine dans la zone euro, a prévenu l’Institut de la finance internationale (IFI), l’une des principales parties prenantes, a déclaré Charles Dallara, le directeur exécutif de l’IFI, qui regroupe les principales institutions financières mondiales.
17/10/2011

iShares released an emerging markets small caps ETF

BlackRock on 16 August launched the ETF iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index Fund (acronym on NYSE/Arca: EEMS), with assets as of 13 October of USD60.89m. The product, which charges fees of 0.69%, replicates the MSCI emerging markets small cap index, which is largely used by institutional investors. It complements the iShares MSCRI Emerging Markets ETF, with no reduplication of the major positions.
17/10/2011

Crèdit Andorrá takes control of Gesalcalá

The Crèdit Andorrá group (EUR12.27bn in assets) has acquired 85% of the Madrid-based private bank Banco Alcalá, and will thus take control of the asset management firm Gesalcalá (EUR128m in 5 funds), Funds People reports.The total acquisition price has not been disclosed. Shareholders at Banco Alcalá will retain 15% of capital, and the chairman’s seat, which will be occupied by Diego Fernández de Henestrosa, currently CEO. The vice chairman will be Josep Peralba Duró, CEO of Crèdit Andorrá, while Jacobo Argüelles will remain as chairman of Gesalcalá.
17/10/2011

Banca Leonardo sells its research arm

Banca Leonardo is selling its research and intermediation business to Kepler Capital Markets, and acquiring a 5% stake in the financial services company, Il Sole – 24 Ore reports. The divestment, which comes following a sale of a part of DNCA, in which the firm retains a 10% stake, comes as the Italian bank refocuses its activities on its core businesses, investment and private banking. Leonardo is also planning to pay a large coupon to its shareholders, out of a significant capital gain from the sale of DNCA.
17/10/2011

Investors steer clear of new Ross fund

According to sources familiar with the matter, the asset objectives for the WLR Recovery Fund V from WL Ross & Co have been lowered to USD2bn-USD2.5bn, down from a previously announced USD4bn, the Wall Street Journal reports.As of the end of August, subscriptions totalled only slightly more than one tenth of the initial objective, in a sign that private equity firms are having a lot of trouble bringing in money when the markets show chequered performance.Some investors have also held back out of uncertainty following the succession of Wilbur Ross Junior, 73, as head of the business, which is owned by Invesco.
17/10/2011

Some "focused" funds post very poor returns

From the beginning of the year to 13 October, six of the US mutual funds which have posted the worst returns are “focused funds,” which are concentrated in portfolios of less than 50 positions, and which invert more than half of their assets in the top 10 positions, the Wall Street Journal reports. These funds are intended to allow star managers to shine, the newspaper says.One such fund is the Legg Mason Capital Management Opportunity fund from Bill Miller, which has lost 34.7%, while the other two are the Fairholme Fund from Bruce Berkowitz (-27.6%), and the CGM Focus fund from Ken Heebner (-22.2%).
17/10/2011

“Our development does not depend on external growth”

The chairman and CEO of Cogefi Gestion, Guillaume Jonchères, has not ruled out external growth, but still gives priority to performance and to winning over new clients, especially institutionals. Despite the market turbulence, the asset management firm has posted growth of 10% in its assets in 2011 up to the end of September, at about EUR550m.
17/10/2011

Number of UCITS hedge funds up by 6%

In third quarter 2011, the number of single hedge funds that comply with the UCITS III directive increased by 40 funds, or 6%, to a total of 705, the Geneva-based firm Alix Capital has announced in its latest newsletter (see Newsmanagers of 10 October). Since the beginning of this year, the population of UCITS-compliant single hedge funds has increased by 21.9%.As of the end of September, there were 73 UCITS-compliant funds of hedge funds, which represents a 7% increase in July-September, and 28% growth in the first nine months of 2011.Total assets in the UCITS-compliant hedge fund and fund of hedge fund sector as of 30 September totalled EUR121bn, 7% more than at the end of June, and nearly 32% more than at the end of December.
17/10/2011

UCITS funds post significant redemptions in August

In August, UCITS funds posted a net outflow of EUR20bn, following EUR14bn in redemptions in July, according to the most recent statistics from the European fund and asset management association (EFAMA), which brings together 23 professional associations representing 97% of all UCITS-compliant or non-UCITS funds.Long-term UCITS funds (or all funds except money markets) posted net outflows of EUR53bn. Diversified funds posted redemptions of EUR11bn, while bond funds had redemptions of EUR13bn. Equity funds finished the month of August with outflows fo EUR26bn, compared with redemptions of EUR1bn in July.Money market funds saw net outflows of EUR33bn in August, compared with EUR25bn in July. For their part, dedicated funds posted net inflows of EUR8bn in August. UCITS funds finished August with total inflows of EUR5.556trn, down 4.7% from the end of July.
17/10/2011

Bleak balance sheet for international equity funds

Out of 424 international equity funds licensed for sale in Germany surveyed by Das Investment, only 5 showed positive returns since the beginning of the year as of 10 October.Returns ranged from +7.9% for the Federated Strategic Value Equity (whose minimal subscription is set at EUR0.3m) and -42.3% for the Global Trend Equity OP from the wealth management firm Globalinvest, based in Ingoldstadt.The other four funds that show positive returns are the Morgan Stanley Global Brands (+5.4%), Investec Global Franchise (+3%), Nordea Global Stable Equity (+0.9%), and the Quants Multistrategy (+0.6%).
17/10/2011

Only one high net worth German investor in three invests sustainably

Paradoxically, only one out of three high net worth investors in Germany already practices sustainable investment, respecting environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, even though three out of four are already considering sustainable development in the areas of electricity and heating, and 72% buy bio products. These are the findings of a survey published by Commerzbank.78% of respondents “would consider” investing “sustainably,” but the majority of respondents are only inclined to do so if the returns are at least equal to those of “normal” investments. 38% are prepared to accept a lower profit margin.Gustav Holtkemper, one of the heads of the wealth management unit at Commerzbank, says Germany lags far behind in the area of sustainable investment. In France, assets in financial assets with irreproachable economic, social and governance credentials total about USD2trn. In the United Kingdom, sustainable investments have about half this much, while in Germany they amount to less than USD100bn.
17/10/2011

Santander offers an “ambitious” fund

The CNMV on 29 September released the flexible Banesto Fondored Global Ambicioso fund, created by Santander Asset Maanagement on 26 August. This “ambitious” product, whose recommended holding period is three years, will invest at least 50% in other funds (of which up to 10% will be in absolute return funds), and will be benchmarked on the Euro Stoxx 50 and the Eonia. The average duration for the portfolio will be from -2 to +7 years.Exposure to bonds may vary between 30% and 100%, while exposure to equities will be limited to 60%. The prospectus states that at least 75% of the bond allocation will be composed of investment grade securities, while the equities allcoation will include a maximum of 15% emerging market shares. The fund may not exceed 30% investment in currencies other than the euro.CharacteristicsName: Banesto Fondored Global AmbiciosoISIN code: ES0113731006Direct management commission: 1.6%Indirect management commission: 2.15%Direct depository banking commission: 0.1%Indirect depository banking commission: 1%Minimal initial subscription: EUR10,000
17/10/2011

New CEO at HSBC Global AM

Investment Week reports that Sridhar Chandrasekharan has been promoted to the position of chief executive officer at HSBC Global Asset Management, from 1 January 2012. He had previously been global head of wholesale at the firm. In his new role, Chandrasekharan replaces John Flint, who will now serve as chief of staff for the group.
17/10/2011

Pension funds show losses over 5, 3 and 1 years

In September, the 1,273 Spanish single pension funds posted an average loss of 3.70% year on year, 0.14% per year over three years, and 0.72% per year over the past five years, the Inverco association of asset management firms reports. Not until looking back 10 years do the funds show positive results, and then of only 0.86% per year. Over 15 and 20 years, the annualised returns come to 2.55% and 4.28%, respectively.Assets, for their part, totalled EUR49.48bn as of the end of September, in 8.51 million accounts. According to estimates from VDOS, however, total assets represent EUR48.89bn. In the first nine months of the year, assets had contracted by nearly EUR1.84bn, or 3.62%, of which EUR517m were due to net outflows, and nearly EUR1.32bn to negative market effects.
17/10/2011

“Mini-Madoff” Nicholas Cosmo gets 25 years in prison

Nicholas Cosmo, the owner of Agape World and Agape Merchant Advance, who was arrested in January 2009, was sentenced on 14 October to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a USD412m Ponzi scheme, the Wall Street Journal reports. Effective losses for the thousands of victims totalled about USD195m.
17/10/2011

Gottex appoints a director of marketing for Asia-Pacific

The Swiss alternative management firm Gottex Fund Management has announced the recruitment of Steven Lee Nyungwk as marketing director for the Asia-Pacific region. He will report to Max Gottschalk (co-founder and son of the chairman and CEO of Gottex), head of Asia-Pacific since June. Nyungwk will be based in Hong Kong. Since 2001, he had been at Wellington Management Company, where he focused on marketing, client assistance and development in Asia, including Korea, Hong Kong and China.

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