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30/09/2013

La Grèce nomme un nouveau responsable des privatisations

Constantin Maniatopoulos, 72 ans, aura la charge de redynamiser le programme de privatisations cher aux créanciers internationaux de la Grèce qui supervisent son programme d’aide de 240 milliards d’euros. Actuel président de l’agence des participations immobilières de l’Etat, l’Etad, il sera le troisième patron de l’agence des privatisations en l’espace de 7 mois.
30/09/2013

Une fermeture des services fédéraux devient probable aux Etats-Unis

La Chambre des représentants américaine, dominée par les républicains, a voté dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche en faveur d’une loi de financement amendée qui prévoit de retarder la mise en œuvre de la réforme de l’assurance-maladie connue sous le nom d'«Obamacare». Cet amendement, approuvé par 231 députés contre 192 qui l’ont rejeté, renforce la perspective d’une fermeture partielle des services administratifs fédéraux pour la première fois depuis 17 ans à compter du 1er octobre, début de l’exercice fiscal, ce qui touchera environ 800.000 fonctionnaires. Le chef de la majorité démocrate au Sénat, Harry Reid, a déclaré que la chambre haute, qui ne se réunira pas avant cet après-midi, n’acceptera pas la remise en cause de l'«Obamacare», qui élargit l’assurance-maladie aux plus démunis. Barack Obama lui-même a prévenu samedi qu’il opposerait son veto à tout projet de loi contenant une telle clause.
30/09/2013

Pékin annonce des baisses d'impôts pour l'énergie solaire

Le ministère chinois des Finances a annoncé hier que les producteurs d’énergie solaire, confrontés à des surcapacités massives et à une faible demande, bénéficieront du remboursement immédiat de 50% de leurs dépenses de TVA.
27/09/2013

Chypre et l'Irlande touchent de nouvelles tranches d'aide

Le Mécanisme européen de stabilité a débloqué vendredi 1,5 milliard d’euros en faveur de Chypre, à travers l'émission de titres qui serviront à recapitaliser les banques locales. Les fonds seront remboursables en deux tranches en 2029 et en 2030. L’Irlande, quant à elle, a reçu un prêt de 1 milliard d’euros à 21 ans de la part du Fonds européen de stabilité financière, dans le cadre du programme d’aide dont bénéficie le pays.
27/09/2013

La crise politique en Italie pèse sur les rendements

L’Italie se retrouve à nouveau au bord de la crise politique avec la nouvelle menace des amis de Silvio Berlusconi de quitter le gouvernement de coalition d’Enrico Letta. Mercredi soir, des élus du Peuple de la liberté (PDL, droite), membre de la coalition au pouvoir, ont fait savoir qu’ils retireraient leur soutien si une commission sénatoriale votait le 4 octobre le processus de déchéance du Cavaliere. Résultat, l’Italie a adjugé vendredi 6 milliards d’euros de dette à 5 et 10 ans avec des rendements en hausse sur le 10 ans. Le Trésor a par ailleurs démenti des rumeurs de dégradation de la note du souverain.
27/09/2013

L'inflation ralentit encore en Allemagne

L’inflation a décéléré au rythme annuel de 1,4% en Allemagne en septembre, s'éloignant encore un peu plus de l’objectif fixé par la BCE - un petit peu moins de 2%.
27/09/2013

L'Espagne suspend le projet Castor

Madrid a annoncé le gel de son projet de stockage souterrain de gaz au large des côtes catalanes, baptisé «Castor», après avoir enregistré plus de 220 mini-tremblements de terre dans la zone suite à des injections de gaz. Le projet Castor a donné lieu cet été à l'émission pour 1,4 milliard d’euros des premières obligations de projet sponsorisées par la Banque européenne d’investissement (BEI).
27/09/2013

Eaton Vance forms a partnership with Daishin Securities

The US asset management firm Eaton Vance has signed a co-operation agreement with the Korean firm Daishin Secuities, which will help it to sell its products on the local market, particularly its floating interest rate loan strategies, Asian Investor reports.
27/09/2013

SAC Capital posts returns of 13% since the beginning of the year

The hedge fund from Steve Cohen, SAC Capital Advisors, whose assets under maangement total about USD14bn, has from the beginning of the year to 20 September posted returns of about 13%, the news agency Reuters reports. Despite its legal troubles, Cohen has done considerably better than the average hedge fund, which posts growth of only 4% for the year to the end of August, whle the S&P index is up by about 15%.
27/09/2013

GSAM acquires portfolio from DeAWM

The “stable value” operation from Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM) in the United States, with assets under administration of USD21.6bn as of 30 June, has been acquired by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) for an undisclosed total.The stable value activity is a special fixed income niche, which is used for 401(k) type retirement savings plans. GSAM in July announced plans to set up a collective trust for stable value.The stable value funds are capital preservation instruments which invest in diversified and high quality bond portfolios protected from the volatility of interest rates by way of wrap contracts with banks and insurers.
27/09/2013

BNY Mellon hire exec from Eaton Vance

Paul Nobile, chief marketing officer at Eaton Vance, has been appointed as chief marketing officer of the investment management unit at BNY Mellon. He will be based in New York, and will report to PeterPaul Pardi, global head of distribution, and R. Jeep Bryant, executive vice president for marketing & corporate affairs.From 1997 to 2009, Nobile worked for Barclays Global Investors in San Francisco, most recently as managing director and head of brand marketing for the iShares ETF brand.
27/09/2013

Caceis retained by the German fund promoter reconcept

reconcept GmbH, a promoter of closed funds which invest in renewable energies, has selected Caceis in Germany as its depository, according to a statement released on 26 September. Since the beginning of July 2013, Caceis has been the depository controller for actively-managed funds from the firm which invest in wind energy. With the introduction of the AIFM directive and the German Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch, Caceis has extended the perimeter of the services it offers to reconcept and helped it to adhere to the deadline to comply with legislation. Caceis has EUR2.5vn in assets under custody, and EUR1.25bn in assets under administration.
27/09/2013

401(k) plans: iShares, Vanguard and WPDR take top spots

BrightScope, an independent provider of financial information and investment research, has published a list for the first time of the 20 ETFs that are most often included in the portfolios of 401(k) retirement plans and defined contribution pension funds.On the list below, the top three ETF promoters, iShares (BlackRock), Vanguard and SPD (State Street Global Advisors) account for 19 of the places on the list, with the only exception being a fund from iPath (Barclays).1. Vanguard Total Bond Market (ticker: BND)2. SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)3. iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)4. Vanguard Total International Stock (VXUS)5. iShares Russell 1000 Value Index (IWD)6. iShares Core Total US Bond Market (AGG)7. iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index (IWF)8. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Index (VIOO)9. iShares S&P 500 Index (IVV)10. Vanguard Small Cap Growth (VBK)11. iShares MSCI EAFE Index (EFA)12. Vanguard Value (VTV)13. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond (LQD)14. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)15. Vanguard S&P 500 (VOO)16. iShares Russell Midcap Value Index (IWS)17. iShares Barclays TIPS Bond (TIP)18. Vanguard REIT Index (VNQ)19. iPath Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return (DJP)20. iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index (IJH)
27/09/2013

FinanceCom AM launches an African equity fund

FinanceCom Asset Management has launched the FCOM Africa fund, managed under an outsourcing mndate to RMA Capital, a local player whose assets under managemen total USD5bn. The French-registered, UCITS IV fund is invested in shares in African companies and international businesses which operate primarily in Africa, and which cover a large part of the continent (Nigeria, Souuth Africa, Morocco, Kenya, Ghana, etc.). “With initial assets of EUR20m, the fund is expected to soon see its assets increase due to the rising interest of investors in this geographical region,” according to FinanceCom.
27/09/2013

Franklin Templeton launches a bond fund

Franklin Templeton has launched an investment-grade bond fund,, which will be managed by Sonal Desai, portfolio manager and also director of research in the international bonds department, Citywire Global reports. The Templeton Constrained Bond Fund will be co-managed by Christine Zu. Desi will concentrate primarily on fixed or variable rate debt securities, including bonds from outside the investment grade category, as well as debt issued by government or semi-government agencies worldwide. Desai will also be able to invets in bonds issued by supra-national organisations such as the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the European Investment Bank. Investment grade bonds will represent most of the portfolio, but up to 15% of assets may be invested in securities outside investment grade.
27/09/2013

Prudential issues infrastructure fund

Prudential Investments, an affiliate of Prudential Financial, has announced the launch of the Prudential Jennison Global Infrastrucure Fund (NASDAQ ticker: PGJAX), a fund which invests primarily in global listed equity of companies active in infrastructure and associated sectors.The product is managed by Shaun Hong and Bobby Edmeka, portfolio managers at Jennison Associates, with the assistance of three analysts. The portfolio will include 70 to 90 positions, and the benchmark index is the S&P Global Infrastructure, but the managers use an absolute return strategy which allows them to include shares which are from outside this perimeter.The fund carries a front-end fee of 5.5%, and a total expense ratio capped to 1.50%.
27/09/2013

Parametric issues balanced risk allocation fund

Jack Hansen, CIO, and Thomas Lee, portfolio manager at The Clifton group, are the managers of the new Parametric Balanced Risk Fund (tickers, EAPBX, for investor shares, and EIPBX for institutional shares), a mutual fund from Eaton Vance, the parent company of Parametric (USD107.2bn), of which Clifton is an affiliate.The absolute return product uses a risk parity strategy to allocate to the main asset classes of global equities, global real estate, global credit spreads, commodities, global bonds, inflation-linked bonds, precious metals, and volatility.Allocation is steered according to the volatility anticipated over the long term for each asset class, with the management team working to preserve a level of contribution to portfolio risk which is measurably equal between the various asset classes.
27/09/2013

Nearly one out of three new German funds survive for less than five years

Of 9,928 funds launched n Germany from 1 January 2000 until the end of 2012, 14.7% did not make it to their third birthday, 21.8% were closed in four years, and 28.7% had to be liquidated without being able to complete their fith year. The main reason for these high attrition rates calculated by the Berlin-based ratings agency Scope is inadequate performance.The newly-created funds only very rarely offer results higher than those of already existing products, which is often due to a lack of genuine innovation in the concepts, and also to a high level of cost compared with the limited volume of assets in the new funds.The categories of funds most severely affected by liquidations are money markets and equities, with attrition rates of 38.1% and 29.8% after five years, respectively.

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