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13/07/2011
Fonds

Fidelity lance une version offshore de son fonds Asie émergente

Au Royaume-Uni, Fidelity UK vient de lancer une version «onshore» de son fonds Emerging Asia lancé en avril 2008 (687 millions de dollars). Ce produit de 80-120 actions de pays émergents asiatiques utilise comme référence le SCI Emerging Asia Composite Index et il est géré par Teera Chanpongsang.Le droit d’entrée et la commission de gestion ressortent à respectivement 3,5 % et 1,5 % et la souscription minimale est fixée à 2.500 livres.
Fonds
13/07/2011

Aegon AM deviendra Kames Capital

Andrew Fleming, CEO d’Aegon Asset Management UK plc (55 milliards d’euros d’encours) a annoncé le 12 juillet qu'à compter du 1er septembre 2011 la société prendra le nom Kames Capital, et qu’il continuera de la diriger. Sarah Russell, qui dirige la gestion d’actifs du groupe Aegon (200 milliards d’euros) a précisé que l’activité de gestion d’actifs au Royaume-Uni continuera de servir la compagnie d’assurances, mais que le changement de nom marque la volonté de se concentrer sur sa spécialité au profit également de clients externes, indépendamment de l’activité vie et retraite. Il s’agit de mettre en avant les gammes performantes de fonds obligataires et d’actions britanniques, les produits multi-classes d’actifs et les fonds immobilier.L’activité de gestion d’actifs d’Aegon aux Etats-Unis et aux Pays-Bas se concentre sur la gestion des comptes d’Aegon pour développer les produits en unité de compte et les solutions d’investissement. Au Royaume-Uni, l’activité s’est focalisée sur les investissements en unités de compte, sur le service à Aegon UK et sur les mandats pour le compte de tiers.
13/07/2011

Un nouveau directeur de la distribution institutionnelle pour Ökorenta

Le responsable de la distribution de fonds fermés pour la plate-forme eFonds 24, Tim Helm a rejoint début juillet le gestionnaire ISR allemand Ökorenta. Il sera directeur de la distribution de fonds fermés auprès des investisseurs institutionnels et des grands comptes (key accounts). De plus, il participera au développement de nouveaux «concepts» de fonds.
13/07/2011
Fonds

BayernInvest lance un fonds de dette émergente

Le bavarois BayernInvest a lancé le 6 juillet un fonds de dette émergente pour les investisseurs institutionnels. Il s’agit juridiquement d’un fonds coordonné offert au public «semi-passif» dont l’indice de référence est le J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index en utilisant la méthode du «stratified sampling» . De fait, les émissions «représentatives"constituant l’indice ne représentent que 50 % du portefeuille. L'équipe de gestion se focalise sur les «poids lourds» de l’indice et optimisent le processus au moyen d’une allocation par pays. L’exposition devises correspond à des obligations libellées en dollars, mais il existe également une classe couverte du risque dollars en euros et une classe en euros non couverte.Caractéristiques Dénomination: : BayernInvest emerging Markets Select Bond FondsCodes Isin : DE000A1C78A0 (USD)/DE000A1C778CE (EUR-hedged)/DE000A1C78D4Droit d’entrée : 5 % maximum (actuellement 3 %Commission de rachat : 5 % maximum (actuellement 3 %Commission de gestionUSD : 0,40 %EUR-hedged : 0,43 %Eur6unhedged : 0,40 %Commission de banque dépositaire : 0,05 %Souscription minimale : 25.000 eurosLiquidité journalière
Fonds
13/07/2011
Fonds

ETF Securities fait coter un ETC sur le cuivre à Francfort

Le britannique ETF Securities (ETFS) a fait admettre à la négociation sur la plate-forme Xetra de la Deutsche Börse un ETC en euros de droit allemand sur le cuivre (DE000A1K3AZ2) chargé à 0,69 %. Il s’agit du ETFS Physical Copper (acronym PHCU), avec nantissement en métal physique stocké au London Metal Exchange (LME). La cotisation annuelle d’assurance est de 0,12 %. La référence est le prix du cuivre sur le LME (cash settlement).
Fonds
13/07/2011

Sarasin recrute à la Banque Cantonale de Lucerne

Directeur du service d’analyse financière de la Banque Cantonale de Lucerne et responsable de la politique de placement ainsi que de l’analyse buy-side, Peter Casanova a repris au 1er juillet la direction du service d’analyse actions de la Banque Sarasin. Il succède ainsi à Rainer Männle, qui dirige désormais l’équipe actions de l’unité gestion d’actifs. L’impétrant est subordonné à Jan Amrit Poser, directeur du service d’analyse et économiste en chef.
13/07/2011

Ecostamp.de conducts a survey of the sustainability characteristics of equities funds

The sustainable development website ecostamp.de on the morning of 12 July concluded a survey of internet users and savings investors about sustainable investment criteria which they feel equities funds and products worthy of a sustainable investment label should have. It will take at least a few days to process the results.The idea was to gather responses not only from promoters of products about their conception of SRI and sustainable development, but also to ask “real people” who would be buying shares in the funds, since the market lacks both transparency and standards.The website ecostamp.de is seeking to create a dialogue between investors/consumers and producers of these products.
13/07/2011

Hedge funds attracted USD75bn in January-May

According to statistics from BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research, hedge funds in May posted net subscriptions of USD8.1bn, or 0.5% of their assets, of which USD4.5bn were for commodity trading advisors (CTAs), equivalent to 1.4% of assets, while USD2.6bn (1.2%) were for multi-strategy products.May was the fifth consecutive month of net inflows, while inflows have been positive in seven out of the last eight months. However, total assets remain virtually unchanged, as USD1.79trn.In the first five months of the year, net subscriptions totalled USD75bn, their highest level since 2007, although performance was modest (2.1% for the BarclayHedge index).
13/07/2011

Hedge funds lost 1.20% in June

According to the Hennessee index, hedge funds have lost 1.20% in June, following losses of 0.64% in May. They still show gains of 1.45% for first half as a whole.In the major categories, long/short equity and event-driven/arbitrage lost 1.08% last month, while global macro strategy lost 1.58%. The top two in January-June showed respective gains of 2.63% and 1.79%, while global macro lost 1.63%.For first half as a whole, the distressed strategy shows returns of 4.41%, while emerging markets funds have lost an average of 0.20%.
13/07/2011

Beijing changes CIO of one of its sovereign funds

Li Keping, vice-president of the National Council for Social Security Fund (NCSSF), has been appointed as CIO of the sovereign fund China Investment Corp (CIC), replacing Gao Xiqing, who remains as president and vice chairman, the Wall Street Journal reports.The appointment of Li, who becomes executive director and vice president, comes at a time when the CIC is expecting a decision by the Beijing government which would allocate a further wave of money to the fund, following USD200bn in currency reserves allocated to the fund in 2007. In late 2009, the time of the most recent statistics available, assets totalled USD332bn, largely due to stakes in Chinese government banks.
13/07/2011

Sarasin recruits a director from Banque Cantonale de Lucerne

Peter Casanova, head of the financial analysis at the Banque Cantonale de Lucerne and head of investment policy and buy-side analysis, Peter Casanova, on 1 July took over as head of the equities analysis service at Banque Sarasin. He succeeds Rainer Männle, who now heads the equities team in the asset management unit. Casanova will report to Jan Amrit Poser, director of the analysis services and chief economist.
13/07/2011

Bankinter doubled the volume of third-party funds intermediated in 2010

Last year, third-party funds intermediated by the Bankinter network totalled EUR1.2bn, compared with EUR600m as of the end of 2009, Funds People reports. The third-party fund selection team, led by Raúl Moreno, has been detached from Bankinter Gestión de Activos, and instead attached to the global analysis department. A partnership agreement has recently been signed with Allfunds Bank.As of the end of June 2011, Bankinter Gestión had assets fo EUR3.8bn, in 95 funds and funds of funds, which may also invest in third-party funds.
13/07/2011

Aviva Investors planning to develop institutional client base in Asia

The British asset management firm Aviva Investors has recruited Lim Ben-Eu in Singapore as director of development for institutional clients, a newly-created position. He will work to place alternative products to institutional investors in Asia, and will report to Erich Gerth, CEO global business development in London, as well as to Tahnoon Pasha, CEO of Aviva Investors Singapore.
13/07/2011

Dalton hard-closes its European absolute returns fund

The Luxembourg-registered, UCITS-compliant fund Melchior Selected Trust European Absolute Return (MSTEARF), launched on 2 February 2010, now has USD600m in assets. Dalton Strategic partnership has announced a hard closing, following a soft closing at USD500m in early June. Citywire reports that the additional USD100m represent additional net subscriptions form investors who were already clients of the fund.As usual in cases of this type, the manager says that the hard closing of the absolute returns fund, managed by Leonard Charlton, David Robinson and Benjamin Millard, aims to protect performance, which might be diluted as a result of the arrival of further subscriptions.
13/07/2011

Cerberus restructures debt on hotel portfolio

The Wall Street Journal reports that Cerberus Capital Management has obtained a restructuring from its lenders of debt on its USD1.3bn portfolio of six luxury hotel complexes. Among the properties in the “Kyo-ya” portfolio are the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu, the Palance Hotel in San Francisco, and the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Honolulu. Cerberus has obtained a two-year extension on repayment of USD77m in principal.The deal is a sign that investors are regaining confidence in the hospitality sector, and that valuation of properties in May actually valued the Kyo-ya portfolio at USD1.8bn.
13/07/2011

Ökorenta gets a new director of institutional distribution

The head of distribution of closed funds for the eFonds 24 network, Tim Helm, in early July joined the German SRI management firm Ökorenta. He will be director of distribution for closed funds to institutional investors and key accounts. He will also participate in the development of new fund concepts.
13/07/2011

29 funds had more than EUR100m in inflows in January-June

On the basis of statistics from the Inverco association of Spanish asset management firms, Funds People has found that 29 funds posted net subscriptions of over EUR100m in first half. Among these “super-sellers” in January-June, Santander had two funds (Santander Select Prudente, with EUR487m, and Santander Select Moderado, with EUR329m), while BBVA had the Solidez IX BP (EUR278.3m), and Sabadell had the BS Garant. Fija 8 fund with EUR249.67m.However, the best-performing management firm in this area was La Caixa, with three products: Foncaixa Estabilidad (EUR2.55bn), Foncaixa Estabilidad Plus (EUR527.2m), and Foncaixa Asegurado (EUR398.85m).In total, Spanish funds in first half had net redemptions of over EUR3bn. Of the 25 best sellers, 20 were guaranteed funds, 19 of them bond funds.
13/07/2011

Ossiam lists four ETFs in London

Ossiam, an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management, has become the 20th provider to list its UCITS-compliant ETF products for trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The French asset management firm is now offering four Luxembourg-registered equities ETFs in London (alongside 4 listings in Frankfurt and 6 in Paris): Ossiam iSTOXX Europe Minimum Variance, US Minimum Variance, EURO STOXX 50 Equal Weight and STOXX 600 Equal Weight (see Newsmanagers of 28 June and 5 July).
13/07/2011

Fidelity launches an offshore version of its emerging Asia fund

In the United Kingdom, Fidelity UK has launched an onshore version of its Emerging Asia fund, launched in April 2008 (USD687m). The product, with 80-120 positions on equities from emerging Asian markets, uses the SCI Emerging Asia Composite Index as its benchmark, and is managed by Tera Chanpongsang.Front-end fee and management commission, respectively, are 3.5% and 1.5%, and minimal subscription is set at GBP2,500.
13/07/2011

Monéterme (Hugau) KIID is ready for approval

Eric Le Maire, CEO of Hugau Gestion, has announced that the final version of its key investor information document (KIID) will be presented on the evening of 12 July to the French financial watchdog, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). If it is approved by the regulator, the fund will become one of the first products on the French market to comply with this point in the UCITS I directive, with auditing by Deloitte.In addition, the EUR490m product, which expects to generate returns of 2% this year, already complies with the new standards which will apply from next year to money market funds, as its portfolio includes no securities rated A3.Hugau Gestion has stable assets of about EUR900m, in seven funds, of which EUR320m are for the Obli 1/3 fund, and EUR62m for the Obli 3/5 fund. However, the manager has attracted about EUR50m in net subscriptions since the beginning of the year (following outflows in late 2010), and it has already collected EUR12m for the Hugau High Yield Recovery fund, launched a month and a half ago (see Newsmanagers of 16 May).That latter product has raised hopes at Hugau Gestion, which has been making efforts with its «parking» strategy, for that fund and for other funds which aim to diversify the asset management firm’s client base in the direction of corporate treasurers who are not overly dependent on their banks.The asset manager will also be launching a website in English in September, and the fund prospectus documents are already available in English.
13/07/2011

Bayern LB loses case against Aladdin Capital

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports that a New York district court dismissed the German bank Bayern LB in its case against Aladdin Capital, in which it was seeking USD60m. The Munich-based Landesbank accuses the US management firm of misleading it in the sale of a CDO as a safe investment. The grounds for the verdict have not yet been published.
13/07/2011

iShares registers a local currencies emerging markets debt ETF

iShares on Tuesday, 12 July, announced that it has registered the iShares physical replication fund Barclays Capital Emerging Market Local Govt Bond, which has already been listed on the London Stock Exchange since June 2011, in France.Taking advantage of the fact that many emerging countries issue bonds in two forms, one denominated in US dollars and one in local currency, with different risk and return profiles, the new iShares fund offers exposure to government debts at fixed interest rates and local currencies from emerging markets. The iShares Barclays Capital Emerging Market Local Govt Bond fund offers investors diversified exposure to debt from eight emerging countries.The iShares Barclays Capital Emerging Market Local Govt Bond fund comes as an addition to the product range from iShares, which already offers the iShares JPMorgan $ Emerging Market Bond.
13/07/2011

Pimco launches a bond fund which seeks to minimise interest rate risks

Pimco has launched the Pimco GIS Siversified Income Duration Hedged Fund, whose objective is to provide investors with a support that will allow them to better manage increases in interest rates while offering diversified exposure to international credit markets.The fund adopts a flexible approach, which allows it to invest in several segments of the bond market, including investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, emerging markets debt, bank loans, convertible bonds, municipal bonds, and securitisations. It seeks to minimise interest rate risks by preferring securities with a floating and variable interest rate, short durations, and a combination of fixed-rate securities and derivative instruments.The fund is managed by Eve Tournier, executive vice-president and specialist manager of corporate bonds and bank loans.CharacteristicsName: PIMCO GIS Diversified Income Duration Hedged FundISIN codes: IE00B529XP53 (Part I)/ IE00B5MZQB05) (Part P)
13/07/2011

BlackFin Capital Partners raises EUR220m

The private equity investment firm BlackFin Capital Partners on Tueday, 12 July announced that it has raised EUR220m for its fund dedicated to financial services.On 30 June, BlackFin Capital Partners finalised its closing of the BlackFin Financial Services Fund, with commitments on the past of its investors – European institutionals and family offices – of EUR220m. The closing followed an initial closing in December 2009 at EUR60m, a statement says.The investment strategy for the fund is to take up influential stakes in SMBs in the financial sector (intermediation, asset management, electronic finances, distribution of financial products and insurance, service providers, etc), in France and continental Europe. Three investments have already been undertaken, at Owliance, a leader in services to insurance companies; Moneo, a leader in electronic wallets and multi-services; and Applicam, a provider of pre-paid card services.A fourth investment is underway, pending approval from regulatory authorities. BlackFin, with other investors, has announced that it is taking up a minority stake in Kepler Capital Markets, in order to finance its development.
13/07/2011

Aberdeen takes over two more Credit Suisse funds

In a SEC filing dated 1 July, Credit Suisse Capital Funds announced that the boards of directors and trustees for the equities funds Credit Suisse Large Cap Blend I and II on 30 June approved a “reorganisation” of the funds, which will become the Aberdeen US Equity I and II. The decisions still need to be approved by an extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting.Credit Suisse Asset Management states that the funds sold to Aberdeen no longer fit in with its overall strategy.
13/07/2011

Banque Postale adds to range with launch of two new funds

La Banque Postale announced on Tuesday, 12 July that it is adding to its range of funds with the release of two new equities mutual funds: LPBAM Multi Actions Emergents, and LBPAM Actions Euro Flex.The former is a multi-management equities fund which invests in emerging markets via funds which are invested mostly in third-party mutual funds, in order to profit optimally from growth potential on emerging markets, and investment in local busineses, a statement says.The second fund, LBPAM Actions Euro Flex, is a flexible fund, whose objective is to capture rising trends on euro zone equities markets, while seeking to amortise falls on the markets when they occur.CharacteristicsName: LBPAM Multi Actions Emergents RISIN code: FR0010547117Subscription commission: maximum 2.5% TTC per yearManagement fee: maximum 3% TTCExit fee: noneinitial net asset value per share: EUR1,000Minimal subscription: EUR1,000 from CIF; none from life insurance policiesBenchmark: MSCI Emerging MarketsType of subscribers: AllName: LBPAM Actions Euro FlexISIN code: FR0011051689Subscription commission: maximum 2.5% TTC per yearManagement fee: maximum 2% TTC Initial net asset value: EUR1,000Minimal subscription: EUR1,000
13/07/2011

Aegon AM becomes Kames Capital

Andrew Fleming, CEO of Aegon Asset Management UK plc (EUR55bn in assets) on 12 July announced that from 1 September 2011, the firm will become known as Kames Capital, and that he will remain as its director. Sarah Russell, who is head of asset management at the Aegon group (EUR200bn) says that asset management activities in the UK will continue to serve insurers, but that the name change is a sign of the firm’s desire to concentrate on its specialty of serving external, third-party clients, independently of life insurance and retirement activities.The move aims to foreground well-performing ranges of bond and UK equities funds, multi-asset class products, and real estate funds.The asset management activities of Aegon in the United States and the Netherlands concentrate on the management of Aegon accounts to develop unit-linked products and investment solutions. In the UK, activities are focused on unit-linked investments, the Aegon UK service, and mandates from third parties.
13/07/2011

BayernInvest launches an emerging markets debt fund

The Bavarian firm BayernInvest on 6 July launched an emerging markets debt fund for institutional investors. It is legally a “semi-passive” open-ended, UCITS-compliant fund, whose benchmark index is the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Diversified Index, using the stratified sampling method, so that representative issues of the index represent only 50% of the portfolio. The management team will focus on heavyweights of the index, and will optimise the process with a per-country allocation. Currencies exposure corresponds to bonds denominated in US dollars, but there are also share classes hedged for currency risks in US dollars and euros, and a non-hedged class in euros.CharacteristicsName: BayernInvest Emerging Markets Select Bond FondsISIN codes: DE000A1C78A0 (USD)DE000A1C778CE (EUR-hedged)DE000A1C78D4Front-end fee: 5% maximum (currently 3%)Redemption commission: 5% maximum (currently 3%)Management commission:USD: 0.40%EUR-hedged: 0.43%EUR-unhedged: 0.40%Depository banking commission: 0.05%Minimal subscription: EUR25,000Daily liquidity
13/07/2011

ETF Securities lists a copper ETC on the Frankfurt stock exchange

The British management firm ETF Securities (ETFS) has listed a German-registered ETC denominated in euros and trading in copper (DE000A1K3AZ2), which charges fees of 0.69%, on the Xetra platform of the Deutsche Börse.The fund is the ETFS Physical Copper (acronym PHCU), which invests in physical metal stored at the London Metal Exchange (LME). Annual insurance contribution is 0.12%. The benchmark is the price of copper on the LME (cash settlement).
13/07/2011

US government debt: Pimco returns to full speed ahead

Bill Gross, manager of the Pimco Total Return Fund (USD244bn), in June increased its exposure to US government bonds for the second consecutive month, as investors sought safety in Treasuries, the Financial Times reports. Allocation to these securities has become neutral, and the duration of the portfolio has been adjusted since the end of May to more closely resemble the Barclays Aggregate Bond index.

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