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08/03/2013
Gestion d'actifs

L'OCIRP ne s'intéresse pas encore au thème des dettes immobilières

Julien Le Louët, responsable du service financier et immobilier de l’OCIRP dans un article paru dans Option Finance numéro 1208 : L’immobilier constitue la principale source de diversification de nos investissements. Nous possédons en direct des biens de bureaux de qualité dans Paris, situés pour la plupart dans le quartier centre affaires (QCA). Elaborée assez tôt au sein de notre organisme, cette stratégie nous a toujours donné satisfaction. Par contre, il devient de plus en plus difficile aujourd’hui de trouver des opportunités d’investissements à prix raisonnables. Ces derniers ne reflètent pas toujours les conditions macroéconomiques qui limitent la baisse des taux de vacance pour les bureaux, et maintiennent sous pression les loyers économiques depuis 2007. Nous ne nous intéressons pas encore au thème des dettes immobilières, qui manque de track record et ou l’accès a l’information est encore limité.
Gestion d'actifs
07/03/2013

Plus de 4 milliards d'économies budgétaires pour 2014 en France

Les lettres de cadrage du projet de budget 2014 que s’apprête à envoyer Bercy à tous les ministères intégreront un effort d'économies supplémentaires «légèrement» supérieur à 4 milliards d’euros, a déclaré le ministre délégué en charge du Budget, Jérôme Cahuzac. Ces lettres, qui lancent la préparation du budget 2014, devraient partir vendredi.
07/03/2013

Les transactions dans l’hôtellerie devraient se multiplier en 2013

Davantage d’hôtels devraient changer de mains cette année, avec des volumes de transactions retournant aux niveaux d’avant la crise en raison d’un financement facilité et de la présence sur le marché des acheteurs du Golfe en quête de biens d’exception. Selon HVS Hodges Ward Elliott, les transactions ont atteint 5,6 milliards d’euros l’an dernier en Europe, en recul de 21% sur un an.
07/03/2013

Athènes taxera les exploitations minières pour la première fois

La Grèce a décidé de prélever pour la première fois de son histoire un impôt sur l’exploitation minière du pays, afin d’augmenter les recettes de l’Etat et réduire son déficit public. Bien que l’exploitation minière ne représente qu’une part minime dans l'économie, elle constitue un des premiers secteurs d’exportation.
07/03/2013

La productivité américaine a reculé en fin d’année

Selon le département du Travail, la productivité non agricole des Etats-Unis s’est contractée au quatrième trimestre à son rythme le plus soutenu depuis quatre ans mais ce recul devrait être éphémère dans la mesure où l’on s’attend à ce que la croissance économique s’accélère après avoir stagné fin 2012. Elle a diminué de 1,9% en rythme annuel.
07/03/2013

Baisse inattendue des inscriptions au chômage aux Etats-Unis

Les inscriptions hebdomadaires au chômage ont diminué de façon inattendue aux Etats-Unis lors de la semaine au 2 mars, à 340.000 contre 347.000 (révisé) la semaine précédente, suggérant une accélération de la reprise du marché du travail, a indiqué le département du Travail. La moyenne mobile sur quatre semaines s'établit à 348.750, son plus bas niveau depuis mars 2008.
07/03/2013

Le déficit commercial américain plus important que prévu en janvier

Le déficit commercial des Etats-Unis s’est creusé plus que prévu en janvier, selon les statistiques, corrigées des variations saisonnières, du département du Commerce. Ce déficit s’est établi à 44,45 milliards dollars lors du premier mois de 2013, contre 42,6 milliards attendu par les économistes. Les exportations ont baissé de 1,2%, tandis que les importations ont augmenté de 1,8%.
07/03/2013

Mario Draghi se veut rassurant sur l'Italie

«Les marchés, passée une première excitation immédiatement après les élections, sont revenus plus ou moins à ce qu’ils étaient auparavant... Les marchés comprennent qu’on vit en démocratie», a déclaré le président de la BCE Mario Draghi, lors de la traditionnelle conférence de presse suivant la décision de l’institut d'émission de ne pas modifier ses taux directeurs. «(...) La contagion à d’autres pays a été étouffée cette fois, contrairement à ce qui aurait pu se produire il y a un an et demi environ; voici là encore un signe positif», a-t-il ajouté. Le scrutin italien, caractérisé par un rejet massif des mesures d’austérité de la part de l'électorat, n’a pas produit de majorité suffisante pour former un gouvernement stable, avec tous les risques que cela peut comporter pour les réformes économiques et les mesures de réduction de la dette.
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07/03/2013

Rorento moves from Curaçao to Luxembourg

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Robeco has announced that the headquarters of its affiliate Rorento NV will be moving from Curaçao to Luxembourg, and that from 22 July, its funds on sale in Europe will comply with European standards. After the move, Rorento will be under the jurisdiction of the Luxembourg regulator. The strategy for the UCITS-compliant product will remain unchanged from its present forumlation, but the adoption of a UCITS IV-compliant status will impose additional constraints, particularly in the diversification of risks.Rorento, a Curaçao-registered company, will adopt the status of Sicav in Luxembourg, and shareholders in Rorento NV will receive an equivalent number of shares in Rorento DH EUR, reserved for retail investors and hedged for currency risks against the euro.
07/03/2013

Italian investors want to invest abroad

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } 55% of Italian investors say they would consider investing abroad, of those who have not already done so, compared with only 25% in Germany, 20% in France and 24% in the United States, a Legg Mason study cited by Bluerating reveals. In 2013, 40% of Italian investors surveyed would increase their allocation to bonds, compared with 29% to equities, while 25% would reduce their allocation to equities, 24% would reduce allocation to alternative assets, and 21% to cash.
07/03/2013

Assets at HSBC Trinkaus up by one fifth in 2012

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As of the end of 2012, assets under management and administration at Düsseldorf-based HSBC Trinkaus totalled EUR150.3bn, compared with EUR125.5bn one year previously, which represents an increase of 19.8%.Net profits for the high net worth retail unit fell to EUR19m last year, from EUR21.1m in 2011, while profits from institutional clients increased to EUR46.4m from EUR41.1m.Overall, net profits at HSBC Trinkaus dipped by 3% to EUR133.2m, from EUR137.3m.
07/03/2013

PGGM confirms Else Bos as CEO

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As Martin van Rijn was appointed in November as secretary of state in the ministry of health, protection and sport in the Netherlands, he has been obliged to leave his position as CEO of the pension fund PGGM (EUR133bn). He was replaced on 6 March, with immediate effect, by Else Bos, who had served in the position for the interim since 5 November, in addition to her role as chief institutional business. The appointment remains conditional, pending approval from the Bank of the Netherlands (De Nederlansche Bank).Bos, who had previously worked at ABN Amro and NIB Capital Asset Management, joined PGGM in 2002 as CEO, investments.
07/03/2013

Assets at DekaBank up 7.7%

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } At a press conference to present results for the DSGV federation of German savings banks, president Georg Fahrenshon announced that AUM at the affiliate DekaBank, which will release its results on 9 April, increased by 7.68% to EUR162.6bn in 2012, compared with EUR151bn as of 31 December 2011. That is partly due to net inflows in fourth quarter, following net outflows in first half. Demand from clients of the savings banks was largely for open-ended real estate funds and diversified funds.Meanwhile, Fahrenschon has also announced that “economic profits” (pre-tax profits according to IFRS accounting standards, plus the results of a valuation of financial instruments) at Deka for 2012 were higher than the EUR383.1m recorded in 2011, when they were 59.6% down on 2010.
07/03/2013

Union appoints head of real estate AM for Germany

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Dominik Moll, who has been head of real estate market Germany North at Commerz Real, where he began in 2008, since 2011, will on 15 April 2013 begin in the newly-created position of head of real estate asset management for Germany at Union Investment Real Estate (UIRE).Moll will report to Vocker Noack, a managing board member, and will take responsibility for a portfolio of offices, shops and logistical properties with a volume of over EUR4bn. He will also be responsible for overseeing rentals and managing tenants, at the head of a team of 36 asset & tenant relations managers.
07/03/2013

Swiss & Global AM launches an emerging market debt fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Swiss & Global Asset Management has launched an investment grade emerging market debt fund for Enzo Puntillo, the head of emerging market debt at the asset management firm, according to exclusive reports by Citywire Global. The Luxembourg-registered JB Emerging Markets Investment Grade Bond Fund will invest in bonds denominated in hard currencies.
07/03/2013

Philip Vasan promoted at Credit Suisse Americas

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The head of prime brokerage for the past decade, Philip Vasan, has been promoted at Credit Suisse to become head of the private banking division for the Americas (United States, Canada and Latin America), the Wall Street Journal reports. From April, Vasan will report to Rob Shafir, based in New York and global co-head of private banking & wealth management.As head of prime brokerage, the Swiss group has chosen Paul Germain, who was recruited by Vasan from Goldman Sachs in 2010.Anthony DeChellis, head of private banking, Americas, will also be leaving that position to serve in other roles in the division, according to sources familiar with the matter.
07/03/2013

Legg Mason may mobilize USD1bn for acquisitions

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Wall Street Journal reports that Pete Nachtwey, CFO, estimates that even after the acquisition of Fauchier Partners for USD80m (plus another USD56m if the firm achieves certain objectives), Legg Mason has another USD1bn to spend on acquisitions. Of this total, USD550m is in cash, and USD500m is unused revolver.
07/03/2013

Primonial REIM invests in Place de La Madeleine in Paris

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Primonial REIM on 6 March announced the acquisition of the Darty store, located at Place de la Madeleine (Paris, 9th district), at the heart of the “Opéra - Madeleine - Grands Magasins Haussmann” triangle, from the city of Paris, on behalf of funds under its management.Darty has been operating since 1975, with total floor area of over 2,000 square metres. An institutional lease with a fixed 9-year term has been signed with the Darty brand.
07/03/2013

SEC hedge fund sheriff hands in badge

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Bruce Karpati, head of supervision for asset management, including hedge funds, at the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), is rumoured to be departing, the Wall Street Journal reports.The newspaper states that Karpati has been in talks with Prudential Financial, where he may take up a position as head of professional ethics next month.
07/03/2013

Joint bid from Bankinter and Apollo for BSI

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to sources familiar with the matter, cited by Reuters, Spain-based Bankinter and the US private equity investor Apollo Global Management have agreed to submit a joint bid, offering up to EUR2bn for Banca della Svizzera Italiana (BSI), which has been put up for sale by the Generali group.The other potential buyers in the running are the Brazilian Safra, which has recently bought Sarasin, and the Chinese ICBC.
07/03/2013

Closing for the Global Value programme at Partners Group

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Swiss wealth management firm Partners Group on 6 March announced that it has closed its Global Value programme, begun in 2011. The programme received EUR680m, according to a statement released on 6 March.Partners Group Global Value 2011 thus becomes the third and largest programme from the firm. It follows programmes begun in 2006 and 2008, which were closed with totals of slightly over EUR400m, in the first case, and EUR530m, in the second.At the time the programme was closed, Partners Group Global Value 2011 had already been 50% placed in diversified private equity investments.
07/03/2013

Promotions at BNY Mellon AM Japan

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The US firm BNY Mellon has announced that Shizu Kishimuto has been promoted to representative director and president of the group’s Japanese asset management affiliate BNY Mellon Asset Management Japan Limited (founded in 1998), from 1 April. She joined BNY Mellon in 2003 and was most recently representative director and head of retail sales & marketing.In her new role, Kishimuto will replace Shugo Kamaguchi, who joined the firm in 2007, and who has been promoted to representative director and chairman of BNY Mellon Asset Management Japan Limited, also from 1 April.Both will be based in Tokyo, and will report to Alan Harden, CEO for asset management operations of BNY Mellon in Asia-Pacific.
07/03/2013

Equity rally triggers gold ETF sell-off

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Investors are selling off shares in gold ETFs at a record pace, as the equity rally dampens demand for the precious metal, the Financial Times reports. According to Bloomberg, ETFs sold off 106 tonnes of gold in February, the largest ever month of net outflows. Since the beginning of January, holdings in ETFs fell by 140 tonnes.
07/03/2013

HSBC releases monthly index of emerging markets

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In order to better anticipate developments in emerging markets, HSBC is offering a monthly, and not merely quarterly, Emerging Markets Index (EMI). The monthly HSBC EMI index, based on the purchasing manager’s index (PMI) of 16 major emerging markets (Saudi Arabia, Brazil, China, South Korea, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam), suggests a moderation in growth in emerging markets in the month of February this year.The index stands at 52.3 for the month of February, its lowest level since August 2012, after 53.8 in January. The decline reflects a slowing of growth in emerging markets, particularly in China, India and Brazil.“The fall of this index shows that for the moment, growth remains the primary challenge for emerging markets, and that inflation remains a secondary concern for some economies,” says Murat Ulgen, head of economic research for Central and Eastern Europe at HSBC.
07/03/2013

Schroders releases GAIA Sirios US Equity fund in Germany

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Having received licenses from BaFin and the FMA, Schroders is releasing the new Sirios US Equity Fund, a sub-fund of its Schroder Global Alternative Investor Access (GAIA) platform, in Germany and Austria, with immediate effect. The product is already available in Spain and France (see Newsmanagers of 28 February and 4 March).
07/03/2013

Tungsten launches total return fund with Universal

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } F.U.X. Asset Manager Manufaktur GmbH (FUXAMM) has brought together the Frankfurt-bsed Tungsten Capital Management (EUR500m in assets) and Universal-Investment to launch a defensive total return, German-registered, market neutral diversified fund, the Tungsten Paragon UI, which aims for total annual returns of 6% to 8%.The manager, Tarek Saffaf, uses a directional strategy based on options on equity indices, combined with investments in high quality bonds and a market neutral volatility strategy.The monthly risk budget limits losses very rapidly, and allows for recovery phases after a draw down equally rapidly.CharacteristicsName: Tungsten Paragon UIISIN codes:DE000A1J31V0 (R share class)DE000A1J31W8 (I share class)Front-end fee: Maximum 5%Management commissions:Currently 1.89% (R share class) Currently 1.29% (I share class)Performance commission: 15% on performance exceeding the Euribor 1-month TR, with high watermark
07/03/2013

Mapfre preparing fund offering annual returns of 3.25%

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Spanish firm Mapfre will on 22 May release its second target return fund of 203, the Fondmapfre Rendimiento II, which aims to deliver an unguaranteed return of 3.25% of net asset value as of 28 May, compared with 3.50% for the Fondmapfre Rendimiento I, launched in January.The portfolio will be invested largely in bonds issued by the Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), and will have a duration of 5 years, until 1 June 2018.CharacteristicsName: Fondmapfre Rendimiento II, FIISIN code: ES0115721005Front-end fee: 5% from 29 May 2013 until 1 June 2018Management commission: 0.85%Withdrawal penalties:2% from 28 May 2013 until 28 May 20141.5% until 28 May 20151% until 31 May 2018
07/03/2013

Neptune plans to liquidate four funds

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Neptune Investment Management is planning to close four funds, three of which belong to the Max Alpha range, due to weaker-than-expected demand for these products, Fund Web reports. The funds concerned are the Neptune US Max Alpha fund (GBP1.8m), Neptune European Max Alpha fund (GBP600,000), Neptune Japan Max Alpha fund (GBP400,000) and Neptune Green Planet fund (GBP3.8m).
07/03/2013

Record inflows to Legal & General IM in 2012

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Net inflows to Legal & General Investment Management last year totalled GBP7.1bn, compared with GBP3bn the previous year, according to figures released by the firm on 6 March. This increase contributed to a rise in operating profits to GBP243m, from GGBP234m the previous year.Assets under management were up 9% year on year, to GBP9bn, compared with GBP371bn in 2011.LGIM says in a statement that activities accelerated internationally, particularly in the United States and the Gulf. Net inflows from international clients totalled GBP7.8bn, compared with GBP4.5bn in 2011, while international assets under management were up 34% to GBP43bn, compared with GBP32bn in 2011.
07/03/2013

Slight decline in coverage rate for pension funds in February

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The average coverage rate for US corporate pension funds contracted by 0.5 percentage points in February to 80.7%, according to BNY Mellon.In the month under review, assets in pension funds increased by 0.8%, while liabilities increased by 1.4%, due to a decline in the discount rate for Aa-rated businesses of 8 basis points, to 4.05%.

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