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02/11/2010

BlueCrest liquidates a UCITS fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The hedge fund management firm Blue Crest Capital Management will liquidate its UCITS fund Blue Trend, hosted by Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions (MLIS). Hedge Week reports that Blue Crest explains that the constraints of the UCITS format led to a cumulative tracking error of 3.5% as of 30 September, compared with an expected tracking error of 1% to 2%. Merrill Lynch and Blue Crest have said that they will work together to offer other investment options to affected parties.
02/11/2010

Aberdeen sells a property from DEGI Europa

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 1 November, the German management firm Aberdeen Immobilien KAG announced that it had sold the Hürth Park shopping centre (63,000 square metres) near Cologne to an international consortium for EUR157.3m. The property, which since 1998 had belonged to the open-ended real estate fund DEGI Europa, whose gradual liquidation by September 2013 was recently announced (see Newsmanagers of 25 October), may have been at a price slightly below the most recent expert valuation of the property. Hürth Park alone represented 8% of the venal value of the portfolio, and the proceeds of the sale, after payment of outstanding credit is deducted, will increase the liquidity level in the fund by about 3 percentage points.
02/11/2010

White label products have EUR52bn in assets

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to the German BVI association of management firms, there are currently 860 white label funds with assets in EUR52bn, the Börsen-Zeitung reports. This formula has developed since the introduction of the flat tax (in 2006, there were barely over 400 funds). For two thirds of these funds, the adviser is a wealth management firm. The largest actor in this segment is Universal-Investment, with EUR14.5bn, followed by DWS Investment (Deutsche Bank) and Oppenheim Asset Management Services.
02/11/2010

Profits at Artio Global Investors down in third quarter

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Artio Global Investors has reported net profits for third quarter to 30 September of USD23.8m, down 3% compared with second quarter 2010. The decline is 15% compared with third quarter 2009. Assets under management as of 30 September last year totalled USD53.9bn, down 3% compared with 30 September 2009 due to net outflows of USD1.4bn, partly offset by market effects.
02/11/2010

Strong increase in profits at Franklin Resources

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } For the period to 30 September, Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton Investments) announced net profits on 29 October of USD1.4457bn, compared with USD896.8m in the twelve months to the end of September 2009. For fourth quarter alone (June-September), profits totalled USD372.9m, compared with USD360.9m the previous quarter, and USD367.4m for the corresponding period of last year. Earnings in the period totalled USD5.853bn, compared with USD4.1941bn. As of 30 September, total assets for businesses of the group came to USD644.9bn, compared with USD570.5bn three months earlier, and USD523.4bn one year previously. Allocation to equities was 43% as of the end of September, compared with 41% at the end of June, and 47% at the end of September 2009. In the quarter to 30 September, net subscriptions totalled USD19.4bn, compared with USD18.8bn in April-June and USD12.2bn in the corresponding period of last year. For the period as a whole, net subscriptions totalled USD69.9bn, compared with net outflows of USD5.5bn for the twelve months to the end of September 2009.
02/11/2010

Profits down at Federated Investors

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In third quarter, net profits at Federated Investors totalled USD43.1m, compared with USD47.65m in April-June, and USD56.9m in the corresponding period of last year, putting net profits in the first nine months of the year at USD132.71m, compared with USD145.39m in January-September 2009. As of 30 September, total assets at Federated came to USD341.28bn, compared with USD336.84bn three months earlier (+1%), and USD392.3bn one year previously (-13%). Bond assets increased to USD40.17bn, compared with USD38.01bn as of the end of June and USD32.04bn as of the end of September 2009, while net subscriptions in January-September totalled USD2.4bn. Assets in equities funds and mandates increased to USD29.13bn, compared with USD26.81bn three months earlier, and USD29.12bn as of 30 September last year. Lastly, money market assets as of the end of September totalled USD260.9bn (of which USD233.61bn were in mutual funds), compared with USD260.52bn (USD231.2bn in mutual funds) one quarter earlier, and USD318.06bn (USD278.63bn in mutual funds) twelve months previously. Money market assets as of 30 September included about USD11bn transferred from SunTrust Bank towards the end of the quarter under review. By the end of 2010, Federated predicts that another USD3.5bn will come from SunTrust.
02/11/2010

Six new members of international steering committee at Edhec-Risk Institute

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The international steering committee of the Edhec-Risk Institute (40 members) has taken on six new members. They are: - Christopher J. Ailman, ,CIO California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS)- Tai Tee Chia, CEO, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)- James C. Davis, vice president, Investment Planning & Economics Asset Mix & Risk, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP)- Mark Fawcett, CIO, NEST Corporation- Chong Tee Ong, deputy CEO, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)and Bruno de Pampelonne, president, Tikehau Investment Management.
02/11/2010

Assets at Oppenheimer up

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In third quarter 2010, net profits for Oppenheimer Holdings were down to USD3.42m, from USD7.91m in the corresponding period of last year, putting the total for the first nine months of the year at USD21.79m, compared with USD13.02m. As of 30 September, assets administrated or managed by Oppenheimer totalled USD71.5bn, compared with USD74bn one year earlier, while assets under management for clients in fee-based programs represented about USD17.9bn, compared with USD15.4bn.
02/11/2010

Olympia is for sale

According to Financial News, Olympia Capital Management, a funds of hedge funds company based in Paris, is for sale. Sagard Private Equity Partners wants to sell its 45% stake which carries the majority of the voting rights, according to a person familiar with the situation.
02/11/2010

AIG sells Alico to Metlife for USD16.2bn

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Le Figaro reports that the US insurer AIG has announced that it has sold its US life insurance affiliate Alico to its rival MetLife for USD16.2bn. The sale price is USD700m above the price announced for the deal in March. MetLife paid USD7.2bn in cash and USD9bn in AIG shares.
02/11/2010

OPM plans to launch two funds of funds

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } OPM Fund Management is planning to release two funds in early 2011, which will charge fees of 1.5%, using strategies developed for internal mandates, Investment Week reports.The EFA OPM Diversified Target Return fund, a multi-asset class funds, will aim for 300 basis point outperformance over cash over a market cycle. It will be managed by Ross Henderson, Money Marketing reports, and will invest 70% in absolute return long-only funds, while the satellite allocation will go to direct investment in equities, ETFs, and money market instruments, with coverage tools and minimal reliance on leverage.For its part, the EFA OPM Worldwide Opportunities, managed by CIO Tony Yousefian, will be an aggressive growth plus fund which will be permitted to depart from the FTSE All-world benchmark index. The model portfolio is currently 63% invested in ten funds, and the manager will make only moderate use of ETFs, which he estimates do not produce outperformance in the long-term.
02/11/2010

Profits and assets down at Macquarie

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } For the six months to 30 September, Macquarie Group on 29 October announced consolidated net profits of AUD403m, 16% less than for the six months to the end of September 2009, and 29% less than for the half to the end of March. However, due to the improvements observed in September and October, and barring any surprises, CEO Nicholas Moore predicts that profits for the period to 31 March 2011 may be largely in line with those for the 12 months to the end of March 2010 (AUD1.05bn). Assets under management as of the end of September totalled AUD317bn, compared with AUD326bn six months previously, largely due to the conversion of the Macquarie Cash Management Trust into the Macquarie Cash Management Account. Since its acquisition by Macquarie (see Newsmanagers of 20 August 2009), assest at Delaware Investments have increased AUD25bn to AUD152bn as of the end of September.
02/11/2010

S&P hopes to accelerate penetration of its indices in Asia

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Asian Investor reports that the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has intensified its marketing efforts in Asia, with a particular effort to increase the number of ETFs based on indices from its various ranges.
02/11/2010

Soupçons de délit d’initié au Tokyo Stock Exchange

Le TSE a indiqué qu’il enquêtait actuellement sur des soupçons de délit d’initié portant sur des sociétés ayant récemment annoncé des projets d’augmentation de capital. L’enquête concerne notamment des opérations de vente à découvert. Les groupes Nippon Sheet Glass et Tokyo Electric Power seraient notamment concernés.
02/11/2010

Exco dans le viseur d’un consortium

Le directeur général du producteur de pétrole et de gaz naturel s’est associé à d’autres actionnaires, dont le magnat du pétrole T. Boone Pickens et Oaktree Capital Management, pour reprendre la société. Douglas Miller, qui possède 2,15% du capital, propose de racheter le solde pour 20,50 dollars l’unité (soit une prime de 38% sur le cours de clôture de vendredi), ce qui valorise Exco environ 4,36 milliards de dollars.
02/11/2010

China Investment Corp fait une offre sur ISS Holding

Le fonds souverain chinois aurait fait une offre de rachat en partenariat avec le fonds d’investissement Apax Partners de la société danoise de services ISS Holding, selon le quotidien qui ne cite pas ses sources. La société, qui emploie plus de 520.000 personnes de par le monde, envisage également une solution d’introduction en Bourse.
31/10/2010
Gestion d'actifs

Le Conservateur initie une exposition sur la gestion minimum variance et convertible

« L’objectif principal de nos investissements en fonds de minimum-variance est d’intégrer une gestion asymétrique dans notre allocation actions qui permette une participation importante aux cycles de hausse des indices actions et une protection lors des phases de baisse », indique à Bfinance, Thibaut Cossenet, sous-directeur de la gestion financière du groupe Le Conservateur. « Dans le même esprit, nous avons également investi dans un fonds d’obligations convertibles monde qui présente toutefois des espérances de rendement-risque moins élevées », ajoute-t-il. Groupe mutualiste gérant 4 milliards d’euros d’actifs dédiés à la tontine, l’assurance-vie et la prévoyance, le Conservateur a commencé par investir dans un fonds actions zone euro (gestion minimum variance)
Gestion d'actifs
29/10/2010

L'AFT adjugera de 7,5 à 9 milliards d'euros d'OAT jeudi

L’Agence France Trésor annonce l’adjudication, le jeudi 4 novembre, d’un montant compris entre 7,5 et 9 milliards d’euros d’obligations assimilables du Trésor (OAT). Cette opération portera sur les lignes 2,50% octobre 2020, 4,25% octobre 2023 et sur la ligne de référence à 50 ans, la 4% avril 2060.
29/10/2010

Le taux de chômage a atteint 10,1% en septembre pour la zone euro

Le taux de chômage dans la zone euro a très légèrement augmenté en septembre, montrent les statistiques publiées vendredi par Eurostat. Le taux de chômage dans les 16 pays utilisant la monnaie unique est ressorti à 10,1%, conformément aux attentes des analystes, contre un taux révisé de 10,0% en août.
29/10/2010

Légère hausse de l'inflation dans la zone euro

Les prix à la consommation ont augmenté de 1,9% en octobre sur un an dans la zone euro, soit un peu plus que prévu, selon les premières estimations publiées par Eurostat. En septembre, l’inflation avait été de 1,8%.

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