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20/09/2010

Lyxor Asset Management recruits in New York

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The French asset management firm Lyxor Asset Management (Société Générale group) has announced the recruitment of Fabien Pavlowsky, head of manager selection for directional trading strategies at Financial Risk Management in New York, as head of quantitative strategies within the hedge fund research team in New York. The recruitment follows another recent recruitment of Francis Chu as head of discretionary trading strategies in the hedge fund research team, also in New York. Laurent Seyer, CEO of Lyxor Asset Management, on Friday, 17 September confirmed to Reuters that the firm is planning to make acquisitions or form partnerships in some global regions, particularly on the US tracker market. To this end, Lyxor AM has already contacted several firms and is examining various strategic options to penetrate this market, the agency reports.
20/09/2010

Fidelity wins an administration mandate on USD2.3bn in assets

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Fidelity Investments announced on 16 September that it has been selected by Purdue University as sole provider of 403(b) plans. Purdue previously had five providers. From 1 January 2011, Fidelity will act as administrator and account-keeper for defined-contribution retirement savings plans at Purdue, as well as for the University’s voluntary retirement savings plans. The plans have about 15,000 members, and assets represent about USD2.3bn.
20/09/2010

Citadel LLC slashes fees to attract clients

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Bloomberg reports that Citadel LLC is planning to slash the management fees for its two largest hedge funds – Kensington and Wellington – in order to attract new clients, as inflows are at their worst levels for two decades. Citadel lost 55% of its assets in the stock market declines of 2008, and when investors sought to withdraw USD1.2bn, the firm was obliged to suspend redemptions, which were reopened in late 2009. Even after returns og 62% last year, and gains of 4% in 2010, funds still need to gain 30% for investors to break even.
20/09/2010

Net inflows of EUR5bn to UCITS funds in July

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } UCITS format funds have posted overall net inflows of EUR5bn for the month of July, compared with net outflows of EUR31bn in June, according to the most recent statistics from the European asset management association (EFAMA). This development is related to better-than-expected results on stress tests and to a more favourable environment in the Euro zone. Net inflows to long-term UCITS funds, excluding money markets, totalled EUR16bn, while the month of June brought net outflows of EUR100m. Bond funds attracted a net EUR9bn, following outflows of EUR3.1bn in June, and equities funds attracted EUR4.8bn, following outflows of EUR1.7bn in June. However, money markets continued to lose a further net EUR10.8bn, following EUR31.2bn in outflows one month previously. Dedicated funds continued to attract capital, with net inflows of EUR7.3bn, compared with EUR11.6bn in June. The same trend may be observed for real estate funds, which show inflows of EUR1bn in July, following outflows of EUR0.5bn in June.
20/09/2010

Source lists its first hedge fund ETF in Frankfurt

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 17 September, the XTF segment of the Xetra electronic trading platform from Deutsche Börse admitted its 703rd ETF, the BofAML Hedge Fund Factor Euro Source ETF, from Source. The fund, which replicates the hedge fund index ML Factor Model (EUR Adjusted) Index, which reflects the performance of a synthetic portfolio composed of the best-known and most liquid shares of the S&P 500, Russell 2000, MSCI EAFE and MSCI Emerging Markets indices, with both long and short positions, and monthly updating. The composition of the portfolio is based on Merrill Lynch International algorithms to replicate the Hedge Fund Research Inc. Weighted Composite Index. The fund is an Irish-registered product (IE00B3NY0D27), which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 4 August. It carries a management commission of 0.70%.
20/09/2010

LaSalle kits out its German management firm

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As of 1 September, Ulrich Nack, previously of TMW Property Investment GmbH, has joined LaSalle Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, also based in Munich, as CEO. The firm will become known as LaSalle Investment Management KAG once it receives BaFin approval (see Newsmanagers of 27 August). The firm plans to manage institutional real estate funds.
20/09/2010

Swiss PKB Privatbank buys Gesfid bank

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } PKB Privatbank, which has been present in Lugano since 1969, announced on 17 September that it had acquired all shares in Gesfid bank, a specialist in wealth management. Gesfid, which has been present in Lugano for 25 years, was previously controlled by the Italian insurance firm Fondiaria-SAI, which had no other offices in Switzerland. PKB says that “the acquisition of Gesfid represents an excellent occasion for the group to develop in Switzerland.” PKB Privatbank SA has branch offices in Bellinzone, Geneva, and Zurich. The wealth management specialist bank has assets under management of CHF5bn, and about 180 employees. Assets under management at Gesfid, with 60 employees, are about CHF1.7bn.
20/09/2010

Pension funds increase exposure to Spanish debt

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In second quarter 2010, at a time when the Spanish government has been obliged to offer higher returns in order to borrow, as the markets had doubts about its solvency, local pension funds increased their exposure to government bonds, Expansión reports. Allocation to Spanish government debt increased from 48% to 53%, for a total of EUR43.66bn as of the end of June, of which EUR19.95bn (or 23%, compared with 20% at the end of March) were for government debt. The pension fund most exposed to Spanish government debt is BBVA 23 (92,343 subscribers and EUR1.54bn in assets), 75% of whose assets, or EUR1.16bn as of the end of June, were invested in Spanish government debt, compared with EUR605m as of the end of March.
20/09/2010

Investors seeking shelter in savings accounts set back private banks

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } José Manuel Dabrio, CEO of Altae, the private banking affiliate of Caja Madrid, says that assets have risen back, but confidence has not returned, which is provoking the flight of clients to traditional savings accounts, which have lower fees, Cinco Días reports. Banif, the private banking affiliate of Santander, has posted a 9.4% increase in assets in first half, to EUR32.15bn, but its profits in the same period fell 18.6% compared with January-June 2009. Profits at Banco Urquijo have fallen 18%. UBS, one of the few firms where results improved in first half, in part due to cost-reduction measures, remains in the red.
20/09/2010

New head of wealth management at SEB

Anders Johnsson, currently head of Trading & Capital Markets within Merchant Banking at SEB, has been appointed head of Wealth Management of the Swedish bank. He succeeds Fredrik Boheman, currently head of Wealth Management, who has been appointed new head of SEB Germany. The appointments are effective as of 1 November 20.
20/09/2010

FoHFs losses slowing up

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to data from Lipper for Funds People, assets in the 22 Spanish-registered funds of hedge funds as of the end of June totalled EUR287m, compared with EUR210 as of the end of 2009. Assets peaked at EUR1bn in July 2008. The best-performing fund was the Foncaixa Privada Estrategia Hedge (InverCaixa), with gains of 11.86% in first half, and volatility of 7.71%, followed by the Renta 4 Minerva (6.99% returns and 5.71% volatility), and the DWS Topiary Select (5.97% returns and 3.29% volatility). Nine of the 22 funds analysed posted gains in January-June; the total comes to 13 for the twelve months to the end of June. Funds People points out that 18 of the 22 funds show losses from their launch to 30 June 2010. 5 funds have lost more than 15%, and two have lost over 20%.
20/09/2010

Pyramid scheme uncovered in Italy

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } A mini-Madoff fraud scheme has been discovered in Italy. The firm, entitled Brett Trading Company Ltd., which had headquarters in Florence, Frankfurt, and the Antilles, received EUR20m from 200 clients, Il Sole – 24 Ore reports. A small group of IFAs had been offering investment plans that promised to earn 12% per year, with a minimum investment of EUR100,000. Returns were paid with the money of incoming clients.
20/09/2010

3i merges LBO and venture capital activities

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On Friday, 17 September, the British private equity firm 3i announced that it has decided to merge its LBO and venture capital activities, which according to the business are “increasingly converging in terms of the investment process and the nature of its investors.” It was therefore logical to merge them, 3i says, and to give them a more regional orientation. Jonathan Russell, head of LBO activities, will be leaving 3i.
20/09/2010

Recruitment at Newton IM

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Newton Investment Management (BNY Mellon Asset Management) has announced that it has added to its account management and mutual fund sales teams. Mark Hammond joins Newton as team leader for institutional pooled funds, while James Blake has been recruited as an account manager, reporting to Hammond. Hammond previously worked at Fidelity, while Blake spent three years at Axa Investment Managers.
20/09/2010

DJSI indices updated

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } From today, 20 September, the composition of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) has been updated on the basis of the results of the SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, undertaken by SAM Sustainable Asset Management. In total, the DJSI World index has admitted shares from 48 companies, while those of 46 businesses have been removed. The total number of businesses now comes to 318. Selection of “best in class” businesses is based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The largest new entrants to the index are Standard Chartered, Morgan Stanley and ArcelorMittal, while the most eminent outgoing businesses are Toyota Motor, Royal Dutch Shell, and UniCredit. The new “Supersector Leaders” for 2010-2011 are: Air France-KLM, AkzoNobel, ANZ Banking Group, BMW, EDP Energias de Portugal, GPT Group, Investimentos Itaú, Lotte Shopping, Nokia, Pearson, Philips Electronics, Roche, Sasol, Siam Cement, SwissRe, Telefónica, TNT, Unilever and Xstrata.
17/09/2010

Michael Schramm prend la tête de Hauck & Aufhäuser

Le 16 septembre, le comité des actionnaires de la banque privée francfortoise Hauck & Aufhäuser (H&A) a nommé Michael Schramm président du comité exécutif. Son alter ego, Volker van Rüth, de sept ans plus âgé, acceptera difficilement cette nomination et ne tardera probablement pas à démissionner, estime le Handelsblatt.Michael Schramm, qui a une réputation de «grande gueule», a contribué ces quatre dernières années à une forte augmentation des encours et a ficelé l’acquisition de Cazenove auprès de J.P. Morgan.
17/09/2010

Sal. Oppenheim revend Collineo

Deux ans après l’avoir achetée à une Hypo Real Estate aux abois, Sal. Oppenheim, qui a été elle-même entre-temps sauvée par la Deutsche Bank, a revendu Collineo Asset Management GmbH (Collineo). Cette société de gestion de Dortmund (6 milliards d’euros d’encours) est reprise dans le cadre d’un MBO par son directeur général Dirk Bergander et les autres membres de la direction, a indiqué le 16 septembre Lincoln International. Aucun détail financier sur la transaction n’a été divulgué.
17/09/2010
Fonds

Canberra recherche un patron pour l'ERAFP australien

Paul Costello a a annoncé qu’il va quitter son poste de general manager du Future Fund (87 milliards de dollars australiens) à la fin de l’année, rapporte The Wall Street Journal. Ce fonds de réserve pour les retraites du secteur public australien a été créé en novembre 2006. Le président du Future Fund, David Murray, a indiqué qu’un appel à candidature pour le poste de general manager a été lancé en Australie et à l'étranger.
Fonds
17/09/2010

Ascalon octroie un mandat à HSBC Securities

Ascalon Capital Managers, qui s’est spécialisé dans l’acquisition de boutiques d’investissement, a confié selon ICFA le mandat de conservation et d’administration des fonds de sa plate-forme en Australie à HSBC Securities.
17/09/2010
Fonds

Jupiter lance deux fonds pour ses gérants venus de RWC

Au 1er octobre, Jupiter Asset Management lancera deux compartiments de sa sicav luxembourgeoise Jupiter Global Fund, l’un de convertibles, l’autre multi-classes d’actifs, qui seront gérés par Miles Geldard et Lee Manzi, deux spécialistes recrutés chez RWC Partners il y a trois mois (lire notre dépêche du 7 juin). Ces deux fonds coordonnés, le Jupiter Global Convertibles fund et le Jupiter Strategic Total Return fund, ont obtenu l’agrément de commercialisation de la CSSF et ont été enregistrés par la FSA.Le fonds de convertibles sera assorti d’une commission de gestion de 1,7 % pour le retail et de 0,9 % pour les investisseurs institutionnels tandis que le Strategic Total Return facturera 1,25 % pour le retail et 0,75 % pour les parts institutionnelles plus une commission de 10 % avec high watermark sur la surperformance par rapport au banchmark (l’euribor 1 mois pour les parts en euros).
Fonds
17/09/2010
Fonds

MSIM recrute chez Aizawa pour son nouveau fonds Japon

Hisayoshi Takahashi, qui a quitté Azayawa Securities, a été nommé executive director et gérant de portefeuille senior chez Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM). Il est chargé aux côtés d’Arthur Pollok de gérer le nouveau fonds luxembourgeois MS INVF Japanese Equity dont le portefeuille d’actions japonaises comportera 50 à 70 valeurs (entre 1 et 5 % par ligne) sur un univers de 950 sociétés jugées sous-évaluées et dont la capitalisation boursière au moment de l’achat est supérieure à 400 millions de dollars. Ce produit est destiné aux investisseurs institutionnels.
Fonds
17/09/2010

Altira Group recrute Josef Pfannenstill

Le comité exécutif d’Altira Advisory a été complété le 16 septembre avec la nomination de Josef Pfannestill comme responsable des relations avec les intermédiaires et les partenaires de distribution (banques privées, gestionnaires de fortune et fonds de fonds). Il rejoint Michael Rieder, le CEO d’Altira Group et Oliver Brandt. Auparavant, Josef Pfannenstill a été membre du directoire de versiko, où il était responsable d'Ökoworld Lux, après avoir assuré les fonction de head of marketing de Fortis Investments pour l’Allemagne, l’Autriche ainsi que l’Europe centrale et orientale. Chez BNP Paribas Asset Management, il avait précédemment été responsable de la distribution en Autriche et dans les pays d’Europe centrale et orientale.
17/09/2010

Ibersuizas prend la majorité chez ICFC

Le capital-investisseur espagnol Ibersuizas a annoncé qu’il prend la majorité dans Ice Cream Factory Comaker (ICFC) et compte maintenir en place l'équipe dirigeante, rapporte Cotizalia. ICFC est un fabricant de crêmes glacées en marque de distributeur qui fournit entre autres Miko, Avidesa et Camy.L’entrée d’Ibersuizas dans le capital d’ICFC doit permettre à ce dernier de financer son développement sur les marchés espagnol, portugais, italien et français.

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