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19/05/2010

Sabre launches a UCITS version of its arbitrage fund

Sabre Fund Management will launch a UCITS III-compliant fund in July, which for the first time will provide access to its market neutral strategy, entitled Sabre Style Arbitrage Fund. Since its launch in 2002, the fund has earned annual returns of 8.2%. The fund, which will make its investment selections from a universe of 1,500 companies, aims for total returns of 8% to 12% per year.
19/05/2010

Matrix launches its first UCITS III fund

Matrix Group will launch the Matric Asia Ucits Fund, one of a very few pan-Asian long/short equities funds, which will be managed by Rupert Foster, who has been head of Asian long/short funds for 16 years. The fund will be exposed to Asian equities markets including China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and Singapore.
19/05/2010
Fonds

Modifications sur des fonds communs de DWS

Dans un avis financier paru dans Les Echos, DWS informe les porteurs de parts de fonds communs de placement DWS Energiefonds, DWS Inrenta et DWS US Aktien Typ O de certaines modifications qui entreront en vigueur le 1er juillet prochain.DWS Energiefonds : – nouvelle dénomination : DWS Energy Typ O– suppression des droits d’entrée– hausse des frais forfaitaires à 1,70 % p.a.– introduction d’une commission de performance– nouvel indice de référence : FT Global Energy Index– nouvelles modalités de souscriptions/rachats : heure limite de passation des ordres en France : 15 H , souscriptions/rachats à cours inconnu Les porteurs de DWS Energiefonds peuvent procéder au rachat sans frais de leurs parts jusqu’au 24 juin 2010. DWS Inrenta– nouvelle dénomination : DWS Euroland Strategie (Renten)Les porteurs de DWS Inrenta peuvent procéder, jusqu’au 24 juin 2010, au rachat sans frais de leurs parts ou à un échange de leurs parts contre les parts d’un autre fonds de la société DWS Investment GmbH, dont la stratégie d’investissement est similaire, sans droit d’entrée et sans frais d’échange. DWS US Aktien Typ O– nouvelle dénomination : DWS US Equities Typ O
Fonds
19/05/2010

Quatre gérants de LODH rejoignent IMC AM

Selon Citywire, une équipe de gérants crédit de Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch (LODH) a quitté la société pour rejoindre IMC asset management, une boutique néerlandaise spécialisée dans l’obligataire. Il s’agit de Rodrigo Araya, d’Oscar Jansen, de Robert Manning et de Henk Wiersman.
19/05/2010
Fonds

Sabre lance une version Ucits de son fonds d'arbitrage

Sabre Fund Management devrait lancer courant juillet un fonds au format OPCVM III qui donnera pour la première fois accès à sa stratégie equity market neutral, le Sabre Style Arbitrage Fund. Depuis son lancement en 2002, ce fonds a dégagé un rendement annuel de 8,2%.Le fonds, qui fera ses choix d’investissement dans un univers de 1.500 sociétés, a un objectif de rendement compris entre 8% et 12% par an.
Fonds
19/05/2010
Fonds

Matrix lance son premier fonds Ucits III

Matrix Group va lancer le Matrix Asia Ucits Fund, l’un des très rares fonds long/short equity panasiatiques, qui sera géré par Rupert Foster qui pilote des fonds long/short asiatiques depuis seize ans.Le fonds sera exposé aux marchés actions asiatiques, entre autres la Chine, le Japon, la Corée, Hong Kong, Taiwan, l’Australie et Singapour.
Fonds
19/05/2010

Jupiter veut retenir les talents avec son IPO

La société de gestion britannique Jupiter (19,5 milliards de livres d’encours) a confirmé mardi son intention de s’introduire en Bourse, à Londres, d’ici à fin juin. L’opération porte sur l'émission de nouvelles actions à hauteur de 220 millions de livres et la vente de titres par certains actionnaires de la société. Néanmoins, les employés de Jupiter et TA Associates conserveront une part importante du capital après l’introduction en Bourse.Jupiter a l’intention d’utiliser le produit de l'émission de nouvelles actions pour rembourser des titres subordonnés, réduire son endettement bancaire et payer les coûts de l’offre. La société de gestion indique aussi que l’introduction en Bourse est un pas important de son développement et va renforcer sa capacité à retenir et attirer des talents.
19/05/2010

Nomination chez Citi Capital Advisors

Citi Capital Advisors vient de nommer Mahmood Noorani en qualité de gérant de portefeuille dans son équipe de gestion des stratégies global macro, qui fournit les services de gestion d’investissement pour le CCA Global Macro Fund.Mahmood Noorani a une vingtaine d’années d’expérience, dont cinq années chez Blue Crest Management et quatre chez Credit Suisse.
19/05/2010

Deux gérants de Schroders sur le départ

Selon les informations de Citywire, Ian Lance et Nick Purves, le duo gérant le Schroder Income, vont quitter la société pour rejoindre la boutique RWC Partners. Ils vont être remplacés par Nick Kirrage et Kevin Murphy.
19/05/2010
Fonds

DWS fait enregistrer un fonds de fonds de performance absolue

La filiale espagnole de DWS Investments (DWS Investments (Spain) SGIIC) a fait enregistrer le 14 mai par la CNMV le fonds de fonds de performance absolue DB Evolution One qui vise un gain supérieur de 200 points de base supérieur à l’Eonia 1 mois tout en préservant une volatilité inférieure ou égale à 10 %.En conditions normales de marché, l’encours du fonds sera investi pour 30 à 75 % en actions ou fonds d’actions de sociétés prioritairement de grande ou moyenne capitalisations.Le fonds est géré DWS Espagne ; il a été lancé le 7 mai. La durée de placement recommandée est de trois ans. La souscription minimales intiale est fixée à 6,01 euros. La commission de gestion se situe à 1,5 % et celle de banque déposaitaire à 0,1 %.
Fonds
19/05/2010
Fonds

Vanguard introduit des indices ajustés du flottant pour certains de ses fonds

Selon Investment Week, Vanguard envisage d’introduire des indices de référence ajustés du flottant pour neuf de ses fonds indiciels obligataires (Global Bond Index; U.K. Government Bond Index Accumulation; U.K. Investment Grade Bond Index Accumulation; Euro Government Bond Index; Euro Investment-Grade Bond Index; Japan Government Bond Index; U.S. Government Bond Index; U.S. Investment-Grade Credit Index et U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Bond Index).Cette modification devrait prendre effet au 30 juin.
Fonds
19/05/2010
Fonds

Edhec-Risk : 12 sur 13 stratégies de hedge funds dans le vert pour avril

A l’exception de la vente à découvert, qui a perdu 2,95 %, les douze autres stratégies de hedge funds suivies par Edhec Risk ont affiché pour avril des résultats positifs, les performances les plus élevées étant enregistrées par les distressed securities (2,49 %) et l’arbitrage de convertibles (2,13 %).Depuis le début de l’année, la vente à découvert est également la seule stratégie dans le rouge ( 8,5 %) et le distressed se distingue par un gain de 8,3 %.Depuis janvier 2001, aucune stratégie n’est en perte, et les plus fortes performances en moyenne annuelle ont été enregistrées par les marchés émergents (12,6 %) et les distressed securities (11,6 %).
Fonds
19/05/2010

AIFM directive: European Parliament and Council shoot for compromise by the end of June

Les Echos reports that European finance ministers yesterday reached agreement over the planned AIFM directive despite reservations on the part of the United Kingdom. But the deal is a far cry from the version voted on the day before by the economic and monetary affairs committee of the Parliament, as the two European legislative bodies diverge on whether countries outside the Union would be allowed European passports. Ministers and MEPs will need to find common ground with the commission, in order to achieve a single text before the end of the Spanish presidency of the Union on 30 June. The compromise, which will then need to pass a formal vote by the Council, could then be ratified by a plenary session of Parliament as soon as July.
19/05/2010

Carmignac Gestion rationalises its product range

Particularities of the French tax regime which began in 1992, with the introduction of the equities savings plan reserved for French-registered funds invested primarily in French equities, and were later extended in 2003 to equities of the European Commnity, has led Carmignac Gestion to offer a range of three funds invested in European equities. This range is perhaps slightly too large, according to directors of the asset management firm, who on 7 May obtained permission from the French regulatory authority, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), to merge two of the three funds. The Carmignac Euro-Entrepreneurs fund will absorb the Carmignac Euro-Investissement fund. As regulations require, shareholders in the latter fund will have one month to approve the operation, which is slated for completion on 30 June. If they do not accept the merger, they will be permitted to redeem their investment free of charge. The Carmignac Euro-Entrepreneurs, the fund which will absorb its counterpart in the merger, is composed of equal parts small and midcaps, while the Carmignac Euro-Investissement fund, which will be absorbed, is an “all caps” fund, nearly half of whose portfolio consists of European large caps. At the conclusion of the operation, the Carmignac Grande Europe – a European mid- and large-cap fund, will exist alongside the new fund, which will be billed as a “small and midcaps” fund.
19/05/2010

Spring cleaning for Warren Buffett's fund

Agefi reports that Warren Buffett is tidying up the portfolio of its investment holding company Berkshire Hathaway. His stakes in health insurance and insurance companies have been reduced. Buffett is also reducing his stakes in large caps, such as the food supplier Kraft Foods, which is considering selling off its pizza division to Nestlé, in a deal which Buffett calls “idiotic.” Buffett has also reduced his positions in the oil group ConocoPhillips, and in the pharmaceutical and personal hygiene product group Johnson&Johnson. The multiple sales of assets may go to finance large-scale deals. Buffett is planning trips to India and Japan next year in search of opportunities, the newspaper states.
19/05/2010

DWS registers an absolute return fund of funds

The Spanish affiliate of DWS Investments, DWS Investments (Spain) SGIIC, on 14 May registered the absolute return fund of funds DB Evolution One with the CNMV. The product aims for returns 200 basis points above the Eonia 1 month, while retaining a level of volatility lower than or equal to 10%. The recommended investment duration is three years. Minimal initial subscription is set at EUR6.01. Management commission is 1.5%, and depository banking commission is 0.1%. In normal market conditions, assets in the fund will be 30% to 75% invested in equities or equities funds, primarily large and midcaps. The fund is managed by DWS Spain, and was launched on 7 May.
19/05/2010

Santander already suspected Madoff dangers in 2006

Jonathan Clark, an analyst at Optimal, the hedge fund management firm from Santander, pointed to several suspicious details in the functioning of the management firm controlled by Bernard Madoff as early as 2006, which led him to suspect that there could be fraud involved, according to an internal document supplied to the US authorities, Cotizalia reports, relaying El Confidencial. Despite the dangers, Optimal continued its dealings with Bernard Madoff, and did not share its concerns with clients.
19/05/2010

Edhec-Risk: 12 out of 13 hedge fund strategies in positive territory in April

Aside from dedicated short bias, which has lost 2.95%, the other 12 hedge fund strategies monitored by Edhec risk posted positive results in April, with the highest returns for distressed securities (2.49%) and convertible arbitrage (2.13%). Since the beginning of the year, dedicated short bias has also been the only strategy to post a loss (8.5%), while distressed has gained 8.3%. Since January 2001, no strategy shows losses, and the highest average annual returns have been for emerging markets (12.6%) and distressed securities (11.6%).
19/05/2010

Assets up at Franklin Resources

As of the end of April, total assets at Franklin Templeton Investments came to USD602.5bn, compared with USD586.8bn one month earlier, USD553.5bn as of the end of 2009, and USD421bn twelve months earlier. Of this total at the end of April, equities funds represented USD264.6bn, compared with USD255.8bn at the end of last year, and USD192bn as of 30 April 2009, while diversified funds accounted for USD109.4bn, compared with USD104bn as of 31 December and USD80.1bn twelve months previously. Bond assets totalled USD222.6bn, compared with USD187.6bn four months previously, and USD140.5bn as of 30 April last year.
19/05/2010

Michael Gordon joins BNP Paribas AM

BNP Paribas Investment Partners BNPP IP on Tuesday, 19 May announced the appointment of Michael Gordon as head of equities investments for the multi-specialist investment centre BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM). He will report to Christian Dargnat, head of the multi-specialist investment centre and CEO of BNPP AM, a statement from the bank says. Before joining BNP Paribas Investment Partners in London, Gbordon served as global head of institutional investments at Fidelity Investments International.
19/05/2010

Appointments at Barclays Bank France

Barclays on 18 May announced the arrival of Tony Blanco, 44, at Barclays Bank France, where he will serve as deputy CEO, director of private clients, and member of the executive board. He will report directly to Pascal Roché, CEO of Barclays Bank France, country manager and head for Europe of Barclays Premier clients. Blanco previously worked at McKinsey in the financial services sector in France. Guillaume Touze, 39, previously director of private clients, will take over as head of the newly-created Investment department for Western Europe. In this role, he will coordinate all investment products aimed at retail clients. He will be based in London, and will continue to report to Roché in his European responsibilities.
19/05/2010

Appointment at BNY Mellon Wealth

BNY Mellon has announced the appointment of Lawrence Hughes as chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Wealth Management. Hughes will report to Robert Kelly, chairman and chief executive officer at BNY Mellon. Hughes, who has worked at BNY Mellon for nearly 20 years, replaces David Lamere, who has submitted his resignation.
19/05/2010

BlackRock plays high yield bond markets

L’Echo reports that the popularity of high yield corporate bonds is such that BlackRock, the largest fixed income asset management firm in the world, has created an affiliate which will allow its managers direct access at lower cost to net issues of corporate bonds. Last year, the firm bought and sold over USD3.4trn in corporate bonds on behalf of its clients.
19/05/2010

Moody's executive resigns

Agefi reports that Pierre Cailleteau, director of the sovereign risk group at the ratings agency Moody’s, is leaving his job. The firm states that he is leaving of his own accord, but does not give reasons for the choice.
19/05/2010

Appointment at State Street Global Advisors

State Street Global Advisors (SsgA) on Tuesday, 18 May announced the recruitment of Lynn Blake as head of the index-based equities management unit. She succeeds Paul Brakke, who will retire on 31 December 2010, and will report to Rick Lacaille, global director of equities management, according to a statement. Blake, 45, joined SSgA in 1987, and has served in several management positions. Most recently, she has held the position of head of the structured products group for non-US markets. She has also been manager of several non-US index-based equities management portfolios.
19/05/2010

Lyxor inherits SGAM's stake in Chinese JV Fortune SGAM

Société Générale Asset Management (SGAM) will transfer its 49% stake in the Chinese joint venture Fortune SGAM to Lyxor Asset Management, an affiliate of Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB). The announcement was made Wednesday morning by Z-Ben Advisors, the consulting firm contracted jointly by Crédit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) and SGAM to assist them with a non-compliance issue arising from the fact that the two firms are merging their European activities into Amundi Asset Management. The Chinese regulator CSRC limits the number of asset management affiliates any foreign firm may hold in China to one. CAAM and SGAM already had one local affiliate each (ABC-CA, a joint venture of CAAM with Agricultural Bank of China, and Fortune SGAM). Rather than liquidating one of its two affiliates, as BNP Paribas did with its excess participations, SGAM preferred to transfer Fortune SGAM to SG CIB. There may still be some questions about the interpretation of the rules, as Société Générale still indirectly controls 8.33% of ABC-CA via the 25% participation of SGAM in Amundi.
19/05/2010

Italian pension fund Cometa chooses managers

Cometa, the Italian pension fund for mechanics and machinists, with EUR5.2bn in assets, has selected the asset management firms which will be responsible for managing its assets for the next five years from July. According to reports in Il Sole – 24 Ore, CAAM, Halbis, State Street, Russell and UBS have been selected, while BNP Paribas, Duemme and Axa lost out. Eurizon is coming back and Allianz, Generali and Pioneer have been confirmed. The Italian newspaper reports that Generali and Eurizon will be responsible for money market management, while Allianz and CAAM have been awarded active equities and bond management, with capital protection. The other firms received passive mandates, while Russell will handle currency risks.
19/05/2010

Jupiter hopes to retain talent with IPO

The UK fund manager Jupiter (GBP19.5bn in assets) on Tuesday confirmed that it is planning an initial public offering in London by the end of June. The deal will involve an issue of new shares totalling GBP220m, and sales of shares by some shareholders, while employees of Jupiter and TA Associates will retain a significant percentage of capital in the firm after the IPO. Jupiter is planning to use the proceeds of the share issue to buy back subordinated debt, reduce its bank debts and pay off the costs of the offering. The asset management firm also states that the IPO is a significant step in its development, and will strengthen its capacity to attract and retain talented managers.
19/05/2010

Two Schroders managers to depart

Schroder Income A-rated duo Ian Lance and Nick Purves are set to leave the group, Citywire understands. The pair will be joining boutique RWC Partners. They will be replaced by Nick Kirrage and Kevin Murphy.
19/05/2010

S&P puts Man Group under RWN

Standard & Poor’s on May 18th announced that the «BBB+/A-2» ratings of Man Group have been put under rating watch negative (RWN) after the announcement of the purchase of GLG Partners. The ratings agency suspects the deal might lessen the British group’s liquidty whilst uncertainties remain on GLG Partners’ contribution to the group in terms of activity and cash flow.

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