En Europe, les actifs sous gestion totalisaient 13.800 milliards d’euros à la fin 2010, contre 12.400 milliards d’euros fin 2009 et 10.900 milliards d’euros fin 2008, indique l’Association européenne de la gestion financière dans son quatrième rapport annuel. Une progression de 27% par rapport à fin 2008 liée à la reprise économique et à l’effet de marché mais aussi à la demande croissante des investisseurs pour des actifs de long terme.Le rapport de l’Efama tente d’évaluer pour la première fois le poids des sociétés de gestion dans le financement à court terme et long terme des gouvernements, des entreprises et des banques. Sur la base des statistiques communiqués par la Banque centrale européenne et des estimations de l’Efama, les sociétés de gestion européennes détenaient 25% des titres de dette émis dans la zone euro à la fin 2009 et 52% en valeur des titres émis par des entreprises de la zone euro. Des chiffres qui, selon le directeur général de l’association professionnelle, Peter De Proft, confirment «la contribution essentielle des sociétés de gestion européennes au développement global de l’économie européenne».Le ratio actifs sous gestion/PIB s’établissait fin 2010 à environ 103% en Europe, contre 97% fin 2009 et 81% un an plus tôt. L’Efama souligne qu’en France, ce ratio s’inscrivait à 148% fin 2009, bien au-dessus de la moyenne européenne, enregistrant ainsi l’un des rebonds les plus élevés dans le sillage de la crise financière.Le marché français est le premier en Europe par le nombre de sociétés de gestion, avec un total de 600 entreprises de cette nature à fin 2010. Six sociétés membres de l’Association française de la gestion financière (AFG) affichent des actifs sous gestion supérieurs à 100 milliards d’euros tandis que 277 d’entre elles disposent d’un encours de moins de 1 milliard d’euros.A fin 2009, le Royaume-Uni, la France et l’Allemagne représentaient 65% du total des actifs sous gestion en Europe, soit quelque 8.059 milliards d’euros. Le Royaume-Uni est numéro un en termes de mandats discrétionnaires (2.675 milliards d’euros à fin 2009) alors que la France arrive en tête en termes de fonds d’investissement avec des actifs sous gestion de 1.568 milliards d’euros à fin 2009.La clientèle institutionnelle représente 68% du total européen, avec des parts de 77% au Royaume-Uni, contre 64% en France, 62% en Allemagne et 51% en Italie.Les deux principales classes d’actifs gérées en Europe restent les obligations et les actions, avec des parts de 44% et 32% respectivement à fin 2009.

Sur la base d’une méthode prenant en compte dix critères afin d'évaluer le positionnement concurrentiel des fonds et d'établir une «note de compétitivité à long terme», l’indicateur Private Equity Fitness cité par L’Agefi fait état de quelques changements par rapport au classement de l’année dernière. Ainsi, Axa Private Equity (PE), en première position l’an dernier, rétrograde à la huitième place tandis que PAI Partners fait son entrée en douzième position. En revanche, Qualium Investissement (Caisse des dépôts), classé en deuxième place lors du précédent bilan, sort cette fois du classement. Parmi les évolutions notables, Bain Capital bondit de la vingt et unième à la quatrième place tandis qu’Apax passe de la treizième à la dixième position, note le quotidien.

La cinquième table ronde amLeague-Newsmanagers qui s’est tenue la semaine dernière a été l’occasion d’accueillir deux sociétés de gestion concourant dans différents mandats du championnat d’amLeague : Allianz GI France dont la gestion est essentiellement fondamentale - représentée par Mathieu Pivovard, Deputy Head of Balanced - et SwissLife AM dont la gestion repose sur des principes purement quantitatifs - représenté par Sébastien Morin, gérant de portefeuilles. Un cadre unit ces deux sociétés de gestion : le mandat «asset allocation» où elles concourent et figurent parmi les premiers inscrits. La justification de cette présence est, pour ces deux «asset managers», évidente. «La gestion diversifiée est une gestion complètement intégrée à notre process d’investissement, et ce depuis dix ans», explique Mathieu Pivovard. «Nous avons un service dédié de gestion diversifié qui a vocation à piloter des portefeuilles tels que celui proposé par amLeague. C’est un processus complètement naturel de proposer de visiter notre expertise à tous les institutionnels.» Au cours de la table ronde, chacun des gérants est entré dans le détail de sa gestion diversifiée. Mathieu Pivovard a indiqué que les actions représentaient globalement une position de 40 %, avec des pays émergents qui restent au cœur de la stratégie d’allocation «actions» et représentent, au total, 15 %. A l’inverse, le marché japonais ne représente que 5 % du total de l’actif, et le gérant est également très prudent sur l’Europe (10 % de l’ensemble), compte tenu des problématiques de dettes souveraines de la zone euro. En revanche, la pondération des marchés américains a été augmentée (10 % d’actions). «Dans le contexte actuel, ce marché nous semble le plus sûr qu’on puisse trouver», justifie Mathieu Pivovard. A cela s’ajoutent des diversifications assez importantes sur les «commodities» et l’or. Enfin, la partie taux écarte presque totalement la problématique de la dette gouvernementale, sur la zone euro. En revanche, la société de gestion dispose de 15 % de «high yield» qui aujourd’hui restent encore attractives, selon le gérant. Du côté de SwissLife AM, la partie «actions» est également surpondérée sur le marché américain. Sur la partie taux, la gestion a joué la thématique «taux nominal, taux réel et «break-even» d’inflation». «Pour l’instant», assure Sébastien Morin, «nous sommes plutôt positionnés sur la partie longue des taux réels et plutôt sur la partie américaine, nos signaux quantitatifs nous entraînant à surpondérer cette zone."La deuxième partie de la table ronde a été plus spécifiquement consacrée aux investisseurs institutionnels. Antoine Briant, CEO d’amLeague, a expliqué en détail l’un des projets qu’il entend conduire après avoir consulté les investisseurs qui forment le «club» d’amLeague. «Nous voulons permettre aux investisseurs institutionnels d’investir dans les mandats,» a-t-il expliqué, «en leur présentant la possibilité de se construire eux-mêmes un assemblage de gérants dans des proportions qui leur sont propres.» Ce qui impose quelques règles et notamment le droit pour amLeague d’utiliser les actes d’achats et ventes qui passent sur ses plates-formes pour les faire répliquer par une société de gestion qui hébergerait le produit. Autre impératif : la fixation du montant des frais auxquels les asset managers ont droit pour que l’on utilise leur gestion et que l’on puisse répliquer celle-ci dans des produits. A côté de ces fonds dédiés, amLeague cherche également, pour des fonds de taille importante - de 25 à 30 millions d’euros – à trouver des multigérants qui créeront eux-mêmes un produit ouvert. Ils pourront alors retenir la meilleure sélection des participants aux championnats amLeague et proposer des produits plus ou moins risqués.

Le Fonds de réserve pour les retraites (FRR) a indiqué le 30 mai que le rendement de ses actifs de performance, dont l’objectif à long terme est une performance annualisée de 6%, a atteint 2,6% entre le 13 décembre 2010, date de référence de la nouvelle allocation stratégique, et le 31 mars 2011. A cette même date, la performance annualisée du portefeuille du FRR nette de tout frais s'élevait à 3%.La nouvelle allocation stratégique du FRR traduit les changements législatifs qui définissent désormais le passif du Fonds à la suite de la réforme des retraites en assignant au FRR deux objectifs précis : permettre une sécurisation du paiement du passif du FRR, d’une part, rechercher un rendement supplémentaire à l’horizon 2024, d’autre part. Dans cette perspective, les modalités de gestion « sous contrainte de passif » (Liability driven investment) retenues reposent sur une large couverture du passif par des actifs destinés à cet effet (portefeuille de couverture) et sur la gestion dynamique d’un portefeuille de performance. Au 31 mars 2011, le ratio de financement, qui mesure la sécurité du paiement du passif (rapport entre valeur de marché de l’actif net et valeur actuelle du passif), s’élevait à 143%. La valeur totale de l’actif net s’établissait en effet à 37,4 milliards d’euros à cette même date et la valeur actuelle du passif à 26,1 milliards d’euros. Au 31 mars 2011, la poche de couverture représente 59,3% du total des actifs et la poche de performance 40,7%.

Le 30 mai, David Benmussa, qui a été jusque récemment directeur de la distribution France et Monaco chez Schroders à Paris pour le compte de tiers (depuis 2002), a rejoint l'équipe parisienne de BlackRock en tant que responsable de la relation commerciale en France pour iShares. Il est subordonné à Eric Wohleber, directeur général de BlackRock en France.Après les recrutements de Gad Amar en septembre et David Disneur début janvier, l'équipe de vente de BlackRock/iShares se trouve ainsi renforcée d’un professionnel confirmé. Elle pourrait d’ailleurs être complétée d’une personne durant le second semestre.

La légère reprise économique redonne des ailes aux fonds de reprise de sociétés en difficultés, rapporte Les Echos. Après deux années atones, ils se font plus sélectifs et opportunistes sur des sociétés en meilleure santé financière.

Le groupe UBS a annoncé la nomination d’Albert A. Momdjian au poste de directeur des unités d’affaires Clientèle Ultra High Net Worth et Corporate Advisory pour la région Proche-Orient/Afrique. Albert Momdjian, qui prendra ses fonctions au 1er août 2011, sera basé à Dubaï. Il travaillait précédemment au Crédit Agricole.

Lord Myners, l’ancien chairman de Gartmore qui a toujours poussé les investisseurs institutionnels à s’engager auprès des conseils d’administration des entreprises, va rejoindre le plus important fonds activiste européen, Cevian Capital, en qualité de chairman pour le Royaume-Uni, rapporte le Financial Times.Lord Myners aidera Cevian à identifier des cibles d’investissement, à travailler avec les conseils d’administration des entreprises et à s’allier avec d’autres investisseurs.Les actifs sous gestion du fonds, basé en Suède et présent outre-Manche depuis 2009, s’élèvent à environ 3,5 milliards d’euros.

La gamme de mutual funds britanniques (UK mutual fund range) dépasse pour la première fois la barre des 10 milliards de livres. Alors qu’elle affichait fin décembre 2010 un encours de 9,3 milliards, elle totalise au 30 avril 10,4 milliards de livres d’encours, précise la société de gestion britannique dans un communiqué. Les souscriptions brutes s’affichent au premier trimestre en hausse de 150 % sur un an, à 1,47 milliard de livres, les souscriptions nettes se sont établies à 808 millions de livres sur la période, en hausse de 260 % sur un an. Les cinq fonds ayant enregistré les plus fortes souscriptions brutes au cours du premier trimestre sont le Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund (GARS), le UK Smaller Companies Fund, le Global Index Linked Bond Fund (GILB), le MyFolio Managed III Fund et le UK Equity Unconstrained Fund.A fin mars, Standard Life Investments gère 157,1 milliards de livres.

Le fonds immobilier Columbus UK Real Estate Fund, conseillé par Columbus Capital Management (groupe Schroders) et Chester Properties se sont associés en une joint-venture pour l’achat d’une zone d’activité commerciale composée notamment d’entrepôts, à Glasgow en Ecosse. Le montant de la transaction s'élève à 19,1 millions de livres.

DZ Bank is now including in its publications all of the sustainable development ratings issued by DZ Bank Research for all of the 334 shares of the Dax, Mdax, SDax and TecDax indices. The ratings are intended to facilitate the choice of investments for institutional investors, asset managers, and co-operative banks.DZ Bank Research adds an analysis of economic outlooks to the study of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, and businesses whose shares are considered investable on the basis of financial and extra-financial criteria are designated in all DZ Bank Research publications with an appropriate quality label, Stefan Bielmeier, director of DZ Bank Research, says.The data on about 150 extra-financial criteria in ESG areas are provided by Sustainalytics, and then reworked by DZ Bank Research, which provides presentation and weighting of the data, and brings them into line with economic data. Ultimately, companies are divided between “sustainable” and “non-sustainable” groups, depending on sectoral and/or multi-disciplinary sustainability and/or exclusionary criteria.DZ Bank states that the sustainability ratings will be updated on a daily basis, as will the data.

Wealth management activities at Deutsche Bank are expected to balance out in 2011 to contribute to a total pre-tax profit of EUR100m to EUR150m from 2014, Josef Ackermann announced last week at a general shareholders’ meeting of Deutsche Bank.Wealth management will benefit this year from the acquisition in 2010 of Sal Oppenheim, Ackermann says. In first quarter 2011, the PCAM (private clients and asset management) division earned pre-tax profits of EUR978m, compared with profits of EUR184m one year earlier.

The auto-maker BMW on 30 May announced that BlackRock on 20 May notified it that it has increased its stake to 3.05%, which corresponds to 18,382,836 shares. The US asset management firm is at present the only institutional investor with a stake of over 3% in the German firm.

The French national pension fund, the Fonds de réserve pour les retraites (FRR), on 30 May announced that returns on its performance assets, whose long-term objective is annualised performance of 6%, totalled 2.6% between 13 December 2010, when the new strategic allocation went into place, and 31 March 2011. On that date, annualised performance for the FRR’s portfolio after all fees totalled 3%.The new strategic allocation for the FRR is the result of legislative changes which now define the necessary passive liquidity level for the fund, following reforms to retirement laws, giving the FRR two precise objectives: secure payment of the FRR”s liabilities, on the one hand, and to seek added returns by 2024, on the other.With this in mind, the liability-driven investment allocation put into use involves a full coverage for liabilities by assets which are suited to this purpose (a coverage portfolio), and the dynamic management of a performance-oriented portfolio.As of 31 March 2011, the financing ratio, which measures the degree of safety of the fund’s liability payments (the proportion of the market value of net assets and the current value of liabilities) was 143%. The total net asset value stood at EUR37.4bn on that date, and the current value of liabilities was EUR26.1bn.As of 31 March 2011, the coverage allocation represented 59.1% of total assets, while the performance allocation accounted for 40.7%.

Asian Investor reports that Alan Landau, former president of Marco Polo Pure Asset Management, is launching a new business, Novel Asset Management, which will develop expertise in trading rare diamonds, in partnership with a diamond specialist, Novel Collection, which is present in all the major diamond centres in the world (New York, Anvers, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv). The new structure, Novel Asset Management, is hoping to raise about USD20m for its first fund, Novel Diamond Fund, which has already received commitments for USD10m. The objective is to launch a fund every six months, to have three to four funds in two years’ time. The objective for inflows is USD20m for the first two funds, and USD50m for the second two. The new vehicles will be aimed primarily at family offices and high net worth private clients.

In Europe, assets under management totalled EUR13.8trn as of the end of 2010, compared with EUR12.4trn as of the end of 2009, and EUR10.9trn as of the end of 2008, the European fund and asset management association (EFAMA) states in its fourth annual report. This 13% increase over 2008 is related to economic recovery and positive market effects, as well as to increasing investor demand for long-term assets.The EFAMA report for the first time attempts to evaluate the weight of management firms as a part of short-term and long-term financing for governments, corporations, and banks. On the basis of statistics from the European Central Bank and estimates by EFAMA, European management firms hold 25% of total debt issued in the euro zone up to the end of 2009, and 52%, by value, df debt issued by euro zone businesses. These figures confirm “the essential contribution of European management firms to the overall development of the European economy,” says Peter De Proft, CEO of the professional association.The ratio of assets under management to GDP as of the end of 2010 stood at 103% for Europe, compared with 97% at the end of 2009, and 81% one year earlier. EFAMA points out that in France, the ratio stood at 148% as of the end of 2009, well above the European average, and one of the highest bounces since the financial crisis.The French market is the largest in Europe by the number of management firms, with a total of 600 firms as of the end of 2010. Six member companies of the French financial management association (AFG) have assets under management of over EUR100bn, while 277 firms have assets of under EUR1bn.As of the end of 2009, the United Kingdom, France and Germany represented 65% of total assets under management in Europe, equivalent to about EUR8.059trn. The United Kingdom is the leader in terms of discretionary mandates (EUR2.675trn as of the end of 2009), while France leads in terms of investment funds, with assets under management of EUR1.568trn as of the end of 2009.Institutional clients represent 68% of the European total, with a share of 77% in the United Kingdom, compared with 64% in France, 62% in Germany and 51% in Italy.The two major asset classes managed in Europe remain bonds and equities, with shares of 44% and 32% respectively as of the end of 2009.

The world’s largest provider of ETF funds, BlackRock iShares, has rejected proposals to create a professional organisation to reppresent the ETF sector, the Financial Times reports. Lyxor and db x-trackers were pushing for the creation of such an association, in order to respond to concerns expressed recently by regulators. iShares has stated that it opposes such an initiative. Joe Linhares, head of iShares EMEA, says that the European financial management association, EFAMA, is best positioned to maintain dialogue with regulators. EFAMA already has a working group dedicated to ETFs, which is providing excellent recommendations, Linhares says.

On 24 May, the CNMV issued a license for the fund Mutuafondo Bonos Tier 1 Seguros, launched by Mutuactivos on 9 May. The bond product, denominated in euros, will invest at least 50% of its assets in subordinated debt (lower tier 2 and tier 1) from insurers. It may also invest up to 30% of its assets in the same type of securities, issued by banks and other financial institutions of OECD countries. The indicative recommended investment duration is 4 years, and the benchmark index selected is the Iboxx Euro Tier 1. Liquidity will be daily.CharacteristicsName: Mutuafondo Bonos Tier 1 SegurosISIN code: ES0165113004Minimal investment: EUR10Management commission: 0.6%Depository banking commission: 0.02% for Spanish assets0.04% for foreign assetsFront-end fee: 3% (from 18 June 2011 to 30 June 2015)Withdrawal penalty: 3% (from 18 June 2011 until 30 June 2015)

Muriel Blanchier, one of the three convertibles managers at Oddo Asset Management, says that the French management firm is planning to register the Oddo Commodities Convertibles fund for sale in Spain, as soon as the UCITS IV directive is transposed into Spanish law, which is expected to take place in July, Funds People reports.The product was launched in September 2008. Currently, allocation is neutral to precious metals (10% of assets), positive to energy (31%), particularly coal, and industrial metals (31%), particularly copper, zinc and steel.

On 1 July, the Frankfurt-based firm Veritas Investment Trust is planning to launch a new ETF fund, Emerging Markets plus Money, the CEO and CIO of the firm, Markus Kaiser, has announced. The product will involve active management of market risk, with allocation to emerging markets equities funds which may vary from 100% in rising periods, and 0% if the markets fall steeply. The firm has also announced three departures: Marc Sattler, junior fund manager, who is leaving the firm on 30 June, and the managers Thorsten Winkler and Klaudius Sobczyck on 31 December.

Aberdeen Immobilien KAG has announced that it has managed to resell the Alder Castle office property in Noble Street in London to an institutional investor. The office building, with 8,620 square metres of area, was purchased in November 2003 for the DEGI International fund, whose redemptions have been frozen since November 2010, and whose assets as of the end of April totalled EUR1.59bn.The sale was made at GBP60m, against market value at the latest valuation of GBP60.9m. The transaction increases liquidity in the fund by 200 basis points. Aberdeen is planning to reopen the fund to redemptions on 16 November 2011 (see Newsmanagers of 8 November 2010), and in order to do that, it will have to sell several more properties from those remaining in the portfolio.Aberdeen states that the occupancy rate for properties in the DEGI International portfolio now stands at 96.1%.

Until 6 June, Pioneer Investments Germany is offering the Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fonds 2016 (ISIN: LU0551346850), which matures on 30 December 2016, Das Investment reports.The UCITS-compliant fund, denominated in euros, will invest up to 75% of its assets in high yield corporate bonds from emerging markets, while the remaining 25% will be invested in investment-grade corporate bonds.Minimal subscription will be EUR1,000.

Agefi Switzerland reports that some are predicting that CHF100bn in assets under management are no longer enough to make a firm competitive internationally, and particularly not enough for a bank like Sarasin, which has a cost/earnings ratio of more than 70%. This fact makes a potential acquisition of the structure by Julius Baer Group appear all the more likely. Such an operation would give rise to a bank with over CHF270bn in assets under management. The obstacles to such a move are, however, considerable: rivalry between the business cultures of Zurich and Basel, and how to assign management positions in the new group are not least among them. Independance for Sarasin would rather go through a vote to approve a merger of its management with those of external investors. Rabobank, which controls 68.6% of voting rights and 46.1% of capital in Sarasin, says that it is not planning to divest anytime soon, even though private management is not a core profession for it.

Clariden Leu on 30 May announced that it is simplifying its organisational structure, regrouping activities in order to respond to the evolution of regulatory and political challenges in the area of private banking. The new organisational structure will also aim to increase operational efficiency and improve quality, the private bank says in a statement. The Swiss and continental European regions, as well as business with external wealth managers (EAM) have been combined in the “Switzerland & Europe” division, led by Urs Emmenegger, who is currently at Lloyds TSB in Geneva, and will join Clariden Leu on 1 August. The new “International Markets” division will be led by Erich Pfister, and will concentrate activities on the Latin American, Asian, Middle Eastern, East European and all international markets in one place. The Senior Private Bankers division will have a single director, who has yet to be appointed. The “Investment Products” division, which will oversee the launch and operation of innovative investment products, will be led by CFO Roman Kurmann, until a new head can be appointed for the division. The new “Market & Wealth Management” division forms the interface and point of coordination between markets and investment products. It is the marketing strategy partner for market development, and offers initiatives which will aim to increase sales performance. “Market & Wealth Management” will be directed by Daniela Lohner, the first women to sit on the board of Clariden Leu. Lohner has spent 20 years in various senior positions at Credit Suisse. The Legal & Compliance, Finance, Risk Management and Operaitons divisions are combined with Human Resources in a “corporate center,” which will be directed by COO Roland Herrmann. Clariden Leu has also announced that as part of the reorganisation, Adrian Leuenberger, Adrian Nösberger and Stephan Peterhaus will be leaving the firm.

UBS has launched an index of bubbles on the Swiss real estate market, which will be published every quarter by UBS Wealth Management Research. The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index for first quarter 2011 shows that the Swiss real estate market is “in a boom period, but does not yet have a bubble,” according to a statement published on 30 May.The USA Swiss Real Estate Bubble index may be at any of the following five levels, depending on its current value, in order of increasing risk: low, balanced, boom, risk, and bubble. As of first quarter 2011, the index is at 0.63, which corresponds to the boom level.At this level, there is not yet increased risk of correctino on a national level, UBS notes. The market is considered risky when the index level exceeds 1. The index would have hit a peak of 2.5 points, in the early 1990s, at the height of the last Swiss real estate bubble.UBS has also published a regional map of risk, directly related to the UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index. Currently, the Zurich, Geneva and Lausanne regions are showing some of the highest risk in Switzerland. Developments in Zug, Vevey and Nyon also present high risks, the statement adds.

On 30 May, David Benmussa, who until recently was director of distribution to third parties for France and Monaco at Schroders Paris (since 2002), has joined the Paris staff of BlackRock, as head of commercial relations in France for iShares. He will report to Eric Wohleber, CEO of BlackRock for France.Following the recruitments of Gad Amar in September and David Disneur in early January, the sales team at BlackRock/iShares gains the addition of an experienced professional. Another recruitment may reinforce the addition in second half.

On 1 June, Pictet Asset Management will be launching an interactive service in Spain at the website http://www.pictetfunds.es/. The free product is a sales tool which includes a portion where independent financial advisers can find market research, documents related to investment strategy, information about products of the Pictet Asset Management range, and a way to sign up online for events held by the asset management firm in Spain. The website will be in Castilian Spanish.Retail clients will have access to public information as well as all the necessary data concerning funds from the firm which are licensed for sale in the country.Pictet is also planning to launch an added service in September, with added-value content, but to which access will require a password issued by the asset management firm. Those pages would be reserved for professionals licensed by the CNMV.

Professor Peter Wippermann, at the research institute Trendbüro Hamburg, claims that ETFs and certificates on indices will soon become the dominant investment vehicles, and predicts that in 10 years, there will be virtually no active asset managers any more, Handelsblatt reports.The transition to passive products will be inevitable for four reasons. Firstly, much quicker availability of data means that with high-frequency trading, the chances of outperformance for an active asset manager are eliminated. Then, ETFs and certificates are tradeable intra-day, which traditional funds rarely are. Thirdly, passive investments give investors a sense of security, because they have no added risks compared with the underlying market. Lastly, passive management allows to reduce personnel costs.

The real estate fund Columbus UK Real Estate Fund, advised by Columbus Capital Management, and Chester Properties have formed a joint venture to acquire a commercial park with 10 warehouse facilities and one restaurant, in Glasgow, Scotland. The sale price is GBP19.1m.

Lord Myners, the former Gartmore chairman who always pushed institutional investors to engage more with the boards of directors at companies, will be joining the largest activist fund in Europe, Cevian Capital, as UK chairman, the Financial Times reports. Lord Myners will help Cevian to identify investment targets, to work with the boards of directors at businesses, and to team up with other investors. Assets under management by the Swedish-based fund, which has been present in the UK since 2009, total about EUR3.5bn.