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24/02/2014

Assets at March Gestión up 80% in 2013

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } March Gestión, the asset management affiliate of the Spanish March group, has finished the year 2013 with more than EUR4bn in assets under management, up 80% compared with 2012. This development is largely linked to a net inflow of EUR1.6m via funds registered in Spain, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. March Gestión has also benefited from its merger with Consulnor Gestión, which brought in nearly EUR500m in assets. In the past five years, the firm has tripled its assets under management, driven largely by sales of its products in Austria, Chile, Italy, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom.
24/02/2014

US tax evaders like Switzerland

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } More than 40% of US citizens who had hidden money outside their country had done so in accounts in Switzerland, according to a study which has recently been published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), dating from the first partial US tax amnesty in 2009. The study was carried out at the request of an ad-hoc US Senate committee. The data leave little room for interpretation: 5427 out of 12,899 accounts analysed were in Switzerland. This is followed by a group of countries, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Israel and Germany, which represent 24% of the total, with 8% in the United Kingdom and 4% each for the other countries. The US tax amnesty promised fraudsters reduced fined and an exemption from prison in exchange for settling up concerning their assets. More than 40,000 taxpayers came forward, which allowed the United States to recuperate USD5.5bn. The study also focused on the geographical origin of fraudsters. More than half of US fraudsters were in California, New York and Florida. California led with 24%, followed by New York (18%) and Florida (10%).
24/02/2014

Ratings agencies could do better

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The European securities markets authority (ESMA) has published its 2013 annual report on ratings agencies in the European Union. While welcoming progress made recently in transparency, ESMA claims that improvements are still needed in some areas, such as validation of ratings methodologies, which must take into account all components of risk. The report also cites internal governance at agencies, in order to avoid conflicts of interest and robust IT systems which can support the ratings process. In addition to these attention points, ESMA is now pursuing two studies to evaluate ratings of structured products and ratings of SMEs.
24/02/2014

Franklin Templeton launches a euro short duration bond fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Franklin Templeton has launched a fund which is intended to benefit from opportunities in the short-duration segment in the European bond universe, Citywire reports. The FTIF Franklin Euro Short Duration Bond fund, domiciled in Luxembourg, was officially launched on 21 February 2014. The strategy will be led by the head of European bonds at Franklin Templeton, David Zahn, and manager Rod McPhee, who joined the firm in November 2013. The fund will invest primarily in high quality short duration fixed income and variable rate bonds.
24/02/2014

Ignis introduces sub-funds in euros and dollars in its Sterling Short Duration fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Ignis has introduced dollar and euro sub-funds of its Sterling Short Duration Cash Fund, whose assets under management total about GBP1.3bn, which will allow institutionals invested in euros or US dollars to expose themselves in their currency of reference without any currency risks. The Ignis Sterling Short Duration fund has earned returns of 0.89% in the 12 months of 31 January 2014, compared with 0.51% for the British Libor 3-month.
24/02/2014

DNCA develops product range for Southern Europe

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } DNCA Finance is the most recent example of a firm convinced that the countries of Southern Europe are in a situation of sustained recovery, and asset management professionals are developing new product ranges developed especially for this region, such as Generali Investments Europe and the Spanish firm Bestinver, Les Echos reports. According to the newspaper, the independent boutique is planning to gamble on the future of the countries on the periphery of Europe and is expected to transform its European fund into a fund dedicated to the region. The move is still pending the approval fo the regulator. Isaac Chebar, a manager interviewed by Les Echos, says this allows a way to “extend the choice of securities selected and to invest in countries which have the common characteristics of deficit but which have put structural reforms in place.”
24/02/2014

Allianz GI to launch an emerging market debt range

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Allianz Global Investors is planning to launch seven emerging market debt funds in the first half of this year, despite an increase in volatility and redemptions of investors in this sector, Financial Times fund management reports. The German firm has developed a range with the assistance of Greg Saichin, who joined the firm in July from Pioneer Investments. The funds will cover various strategies, including short-term bonds, absolute returns and debt in local currencies.
24/02/2014

Manager from Valartis AM joins VTB CIM

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Tim McCarthy has left his position as head of equities at Valartis Asset Management to take on a position as managing director at VTB Capital Investment Management, a boutique based in Geneva specialised in the Russian market, Citywire reports. This coincided with the selection by Valartis Bank, parent company of Valartis Asset Management, of VTB as outsourced manager of the Valartis Russian Market fund.
24/02/2014

Clarissa Haller appointed as director of Corporate Communications at Credit Suisse

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Credit Suisse Group (CS) has appointed Clarissa Haller as head of Corporate Communications. She will report directly to CEO Brady W. Dougan, Credit Suisse announced in a statement on 21 February. “Ms. Haller has long experience and will be responsible for communication within the business and communication concerning activities in our four regions of the world,” the CEO states. Before joining Credit Suisse, Haller had been head of the Corporate Communications Group at ABB. Haller succeeds Andrés Luther, who joins Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten as a partner.
24/02/2014

Axa SPDB plans to launch funds and increase assets

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Axa SPDB Investment Managers, the joint venture from the Axa group based in Shanghai, is planning to launch funds this year, including an internet-based financial product aimed at corporate investors, Asian Investor reports. The firm would meanwhile like to increase its assets under management by 50%, its Ceo, Diana Yu, states. Last year, assets under management already leapt 150%, to BMR32bn, or about USD5.27bn, of which RMB25bn are in segregated accounts. The growth strategy of the joint venture is based on three pillars: open-ended funds, segregated accounts, and an affiliate dedicated to segregated accounts. Axa SPDB Asset Management (located in the Shanghai free zone), which allows Chinese investors for the first time to buy assets on the primary market.
24/02/2014

2014 expected to be a bumper year for hedge fund launches

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } A flotilla of hedge funds is expected to be released in 2014, each with at least USD500m in seed money, the Wall Street Journal reports. One hedge fund is even starting up with USD2bn. The banks and lawyers who work with these funds say that it is expeted to be the busiest year in terms of launches since the financial crisis. Among the new arrivals this year are fund veterans who are going their own way, such as Herb Wagner, who had worked at Baupost Group, Metthew Sidman, from Highfields Capital Management, and Jim Parsons, from Viking.
24/02/2014

Hedge funds show losses in January

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Hedge funds have finished the month of January with losses of 0.17%, according to the Preqin benchmark index, Hedge Fund Analyst. This is the first time since August 2013 that the index has been in negative territory. The best results were for relative value and event-driven strategies, which gained 0.77% and 0.66%, respectively. Long/short funds, however, were penalised by the falling markets, with declines of 0.28% for long/short equity and 1.45% for long bias. UCITS funds also lost ground, with an average loss of 0.41% dur to the negative performance of its long/short funds (-0.76%) and macro funds (-0.12%).
24/02/2014

Chinese assets under management set records

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to figures from the Chinese asset management association (AMAC), overall assets under management in the industry in China have set a record at RMB4.27trn (USD677.2bn) as of the end of January 2014, an increase of 1.07% year on year, Asia Asset Management reports. About 73% of total assets under management come from mutual funds. As of the end of January 2014, China has a total of 92 asset management firms registered, includng 48 joint ventures, 42 domestic entities and 2 securities brokerages.
24/02/2014

Norwegian sovereign fund recruits industry specialists

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Norwegian sovereign fund (USD840bn) is seeking to double the number of industry managers in its equity team, Petter Johnson, head of equity investments, has told the Financial Times. The fund has organized its equity team, composed of 85-90 people, into four groups. Three are investment specialists: one with sector specialists, another who is responsible for special situations or projects (such as initial public offerings), and a third which invests more broadly in global equities. The last group is dedicated to training. Johnsen says that the fund now has about 20 sector specialists.
24/02/2014

State Street launches an online platform for trading of ETFs

State Street Global Exchange has launched FundConnect, an online multi-sponsor Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) platform for authorised participants (AP’s) in Europe, the first of the kind, according to a press release.“FundConnect® enables AP’s to trade multiple products through a secure, online interface,” comments State Street. “The platform revolutionises the European ETF order-taking process from one that traditionally relies on faxes to a real-time electronic platform that creates significant efficiencies and reduces risks.” SPDR ETFs, part of State Street Group, is the first provider to go live on FundConnect. “By including FundConnect in the order-taking workflow, the time taken to complete an order has been significantly reduced. AP’s and ETF Fund Sponsors now have a real-time view of their orders and are able to run historic transactional reports from the platform,” according to a press release.FundConnect was first launched in the US market in 2008. With the growth of the European ETF market the platform has been enhanced to accommodate the increased complexities of the non-US marketplace with features such as multiple settlement locations, settlement type and estimated deal value.
24/02/2014

GLG loses a fixed income manager

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Stefan Sluke, fixed income manager at GLG, has left the firm less than one year after the launch of the UCITS version of his fund, Citywire Global reveals. Sluke had been manager of the Nomura Man Systematic Fixed Income UCITS, launched in July 2013, with Andre Rzym, head of fixed income at Man Systematic Strategies.
24/02/2014

Departure of a manager from Ignis AM

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The portfolio manager Jin Wong has left Ignis Asset Management, after six years at the asset management firm, Citywire Global reports. He had worked in the fixed income team, which oversaw EUR33.5bn in assets. Commenting on his departure, Ignis AM stated: “we will not be replacing Jin immediately; this is partly due to increased automation helping to streamline the portfolio management process, but we have also hired two graduates who, by taking on some of the more basic tasks, are freeing up further fund manager time.”
24/02/2014

"Prendre le meilleur de la recherche académique et la mettre en pratique est au cœur de l’ADN de Koris International"

La société de conseil en investissements Koris International démarre l'année 2014 sur les chapeaux de roue, avec l'annonce de plusieurs accords commerciaux en France et à l'international. Dans un entretien à Newsmanagers, son directeur général, Jean-René Giraud, remet en perspective l'activité de la société issue du monde académique, explique sa stratégie et évoque les projets de développement des tout prochains mois.
24/02/2014
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Les encours de la gestion d’actifs chinoise atteignent des records

Selon les données de l’Association de la gestion d’actifs de Chine (AMAC), les actifs sous gestion globaux de l’industrie en Chine ont atteint un niveau record de 4.270 milliards de renminbi (677,2 milliards de dollars) à fin janvier 2014, soit une progression de 1,07 % sur un an, observe Asia Asset Management. Environ 73% des actifs sous gestion totaux proviennent de fond commun de placement (mutual fund). A fin janvier 2014, la Chine compte un total de 92 sociétés de gestion enregistrées, dont 48 coentreprises, 42 acteurs domestiques et 2 courtiers.
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24/02/2014

Un gérant de Valartis AM rejoint VTB CIM

Tim McCarthy a quitté son poste de responsable actions de Valartis Asset Management pour prendre des fonctions de managing director au sein de VTB Capital Investment Management, une boutique basée à Genève et spécialisée sur le marché russe, rapporte Citywire. Cela a coïncidé avec la sélection par Valartis Bank, maison mère de Valartis Asset Management, de VTB en tant que gestionnaire par délégation du fonds Valartis Russian Market.
24/02/2014

Axa SPDB veut lancer des fonds et accroître ses actifs

Axa SPDB Investment Managers, la joint venture du groupe Axa basée à Shanghai, envisage de lancer des fonds cette année, y compris un produit financier sur internet à destination des investisseurs corporate, rapporte Asian Investor.La société souhaite parallèlement accroître ses actifs sous gestion de 50%, a indiqué sa directrice générale, Diana Yu. L’an dernier, les actifs sous gestion ont déjà fait un bond de 150% à 32 millairds de RMB, soit quelque 5,27 milliards de dollars, dont 25 milliards de RMB dans des comptes ségrégés.La stratégie de croissance de la joint venture repose sur trois piliers : les fonds ouverts au public, les comptes ségrégés et une filiale dédiée aux comptes ségrégés, Axa SPDB Asset Management (installée dans la zone franche de Shanghai) qui, pour la première fois, permet aux investisseurs chinois d’acheter des actifs sur le marché primaire.
24/02/2014

Clarissa Haller nommée directrice Corporate Communications de Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse Group (CS) a nommé Clarissa Haller responsable Corporate Communications. Elle sera directement subordonnée au directeur général (CEO) Brady W. Dougan, a indiqué le 21 février Credit Suisse dans un communiqué."Mme Haller dispose d’une longue expérience et sera responsable de la communication au niveau de l’entreprise et de la communication relative aux activités dans nos quatre régions du monde», a déclaré le CEO. Avant de rejoindre le Credit Suisse, Clarissa Haller était responsable Groupe Corporate Communications chez ABB.Clarissa Haller succède à Andrés Luther qui rejoint Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten en tant qu’associé.
24/02/2014

Hausse de 80 % des encours de March Gestión en 2013

March Gestión, la filiale de gestion d’actifs du groupe espagnol March, a conclu l’exercice 2013 avec plus de 4 milliards d’euros d’actifs sous gestion, en croissance de 80 % par rapport à 2012. Cette évolution est en grande partie liée à une collecte nette de 1,6 million d’euros à travers ses fonds enregistrés en Espagne, au Luxembourg et au Royaume-Uni. March Gestión a également bénéficié de la fusion avec Consulnor Gestión, qui lui a apporté près de 500 millions d’euros d’encours.Au cours des cinq dernières années, la société a multiplié par trois ses actifs sous gestion, portée notamment par la commercialisation de ses produits en Autriche, au Chili, en Italie ainsi qu’au Luxembourg et au Royaume-Uni.
24/02/2014

GLG perd un gérant fixed income

Stefan Sluke, gérant fixed income chez GLG, a quitté la compagnie moins d’un an après le lancement de la version Ucits de son fonds, révèle Citywire Global. Stefan Sluke gérait en effet le fonds Nomura Man Systematic Fixed Income Ucits, lancé en juillet 2013, avec Andre Rzym, responsable du fixed income chez Man Systematic Stratégies.
24/02/2014

Départ d’un gérant chez Ignis AM

Le gérant de portefeuilles Jin Wong a quitté Ignis Asset Management après six ans passés au sein de la société de gestion, rapporte Citywire Global. Il travaillait dans l’équipe taux, qui supervise 33,5 milliards d’euros. Commentant ce départ, Ignis AM a déclaré : « nous ne remplacerons pas Jin immédiatement; et ce, en partie en raison d’une augmentation de l’automatisation qui permet de simplifier le processus de gestion; mais nous avons aussi recruté deux étudiants fraîchement diplômés qui, en reprenant une partie des tâches les plus basiques, vont libérer du temps pour les gérants ».
24/02/2014

Croissance des ventes de 53 % pour Axa Wealth en 2013

Axa Wealth a annoncé, ce 21 février, une croissance de ses ventes de 53 % en 2013, à 4,5 milliards de livres. Lors de l’exercice écoulé, ses actifs sous gestion ont progressé de 18 % pour atteindre 25,5 milliards de livres. A elle seule, sa plateforme Elevate a vu ses encours croître de 41 % pour ressortir à 7,5 milliards de livres, grâce à 2 milliards de livres de collecte.
24/02/2014
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Franklin Templeton lance un fonds obligataire en euro à duration courte

Franklin Templeton vient de lancer un fonds destiné à tirer parti des opportunités sur le segment des durations courtes dans l’univers obligataire européen, rapporte Citywire. Le fonds FTIF Franklin Euro Short Duration Bond, domicilié au Luxembourg, a été officiellement lancé le 21 février 2014.La stratégie sera pilotée par le patron de l’obligataire européen de Franklin Templeton, David Zahn, et le gérant Rod MacPhee, qui a rejoint la société en novembre 2013.Le fonds investira principalement dans des obligations de grande qualité à échéances courtes à taux fixe et variable.
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24/02/2014
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Ignis introduit des compartiments en euro et dollar sur son fonds Sterling Short Duration

Ignis a introduit des compartiments en dollar et en euro dans son Sterling Short Duration Cash Fund dont les actifs sous gestion s'élèvent à quelque 1,3 milliard de sterling, ce qui permettra aux institutionnels investis en euro ou en dollar de s’exposer dans leur devise de référence sans prendre de risque de change.Le fonds Ignis Sterling Short Duration a dégagé une performance de 0,89% sur les douze mois au 31 janvier 2014 contre 0,51% pour le Libor britannique à trois mois.
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