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07/06/2010

KBC renonce à vendre KBC PE

La semaine dernière, la vente de KBC Private Equity à Axa et Sofina était dans l’impasse, rappelle L’Echo. Vendredi, le bancassureur flamand a purement et simplement annulé la vente de ses activités de private equity. En cause, la faiblesse des offres, a indiqué le groupe.
07/06/2010

Rothschild mise sur la Belgique

En Belgique, Rothschild & Cie Gestion est présente sur deux plans: la distribution d’une douzaine de fonds agréés via notamment des institutions tierces, et la banque privée (Rothschild Patrimoine), indique L’Echo. C’est cette dernière activité qui va être développée dans les années à venir.Jean-Louis Laurens, associé-gérant et président du directoire de Rothschild & Cie Gestion, souligne que «l’objectif est de faire passer les actifs de la banque privée de 6 à 10 milliards d’euros au niveau du groupe dans les 4 années à venir, ce qui se traduit pour Bruxelles par une hausse des actifs de 900 millions vers 2 milliards d’euros».
07/06/2010

La société de Mario Gabelli à la traine

Depuis le point bas des marchés début 2003, le résultat net de Gamco, la société de gestion de Mario Gabelli, a augmenté de seulement 5 % à 56 millions de dollars, relate le Wall Street Journal. L’un des problèmes est la croissance molle des encours sous gestion, l’un des principaux moteurs des résultats. La rémunération de Mario Gabelli pèse aussi sur les bénéfices. En 2008, les encours de Gamco ont chuté d’un tiers et le bénéfice net est ressorti à 25 millions de dollars. Malgré tout, Mario Gabelli a perçu 46 millions de dollars en numéraires. Le WSJ note aussi qu’un éventuel acquéreur devra évaluer ce que vaudra la société sans Mario Gabelli, aujourd’hui âgé de 67 ans.
07/06/2010

Alain Demarolle quitte Eton Park

Selon Financial News Online, Alain Demarolle a quitté le hedge fund Eton Park après y avoir passé trois ans. Il y était managing director en charge des affaires européennes.
04/06/2010

Hellman & Friedman entrerait au capital de Fideuram

La décision sur l’introduction en Bourse de Banca Fideuram ne sera pas débattue pendant la réunion du conseil de gestion du 4 juin, mais elle est inscrite à l’agenda du 22 juin, rapporte Bluerating. Par ailleurs, selon les informations de Il Messaggero, Intesa Sanpaolo prépare le terrain pour l’entrée au capital de Hellman & Friedman. 20 % de la société seront transférés à une nouvelle société, qui est en train d'être créée et qui sera contrôlée par la société de capital investissement.
04/06/2010

Hellman & Friedman to buy part of Fideuram

The decision by Banca Fideuram to hold an initial public offering will not be debated at a meeting of the managing board on 4 June, but it is on the agenda for a meeting on 22 June, Bluerating reports. According to reports in Il Messagero, Intesa Sanpaolo is clearing the way for an investment by Hellman & Friedman, in which 20% of Fideuram would be transferred to a new firm, which is in the process of being created and which would be controlled by the private equity firm.
04/06/2010

Investors approaching Madoff victims

It is not clear how much money Bernard Madoff’s investors will recover from their losses. But some companies are ready to bet the payouts will be worth the wait, says the Wall Street Journal. Some investors are approaching victims of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, offering to buy them out at a discount for their claims to what is eventually recovered. For example, ASM Capital is offering either to make an immediate payment of 20% of claims in exchange for the full claim; or make an upfront payment of 16% of the claims, with the investor keeping 33% of future recoveries.
04/06/2010

Rothschild and Edhec endow a chair for research into inflation-linked corporate bonds

Rothschild and EDHEC-Risk have endowed a chair entitled “Attractiveness of inflation-linked corporate bonds: outlooks from the point of view of issuers and investors.” The objective is to support corporate research at the EDHEC-Risk Institute into the potential advantages for corporations that issue inflation-linked bonds, as well as for investors. One of the first projects to be undertaken as a part of the new partnership will be to undertake a pan-European study of the use of inflation-linked bonds by issuers and investors.
04/06/2010

Caroline Besselièvre promoted at Dexia AM

In April 2009, Caroline Besselièvre, who had been director of human resources for the equipment solutions unit of BNP Paribas since 2007, joined Dexia Asset Management as deputy director of HR and director of public relations. She has been appointed director of human resources and a member of the executive board at Dexia AM, effective from 15 May 2010.
04/06/2010

State Street shareholders' meeting appoints new CIO

Mutual Fund Wire reports that Alistair “Ali” Lowe has been appointed as the next Chief Investment Officer for Global Equities at State Street Global Advisors. He replaces Arlene Rockefeller, who is leaving the investment management arm of State Street Group.
04/06/2010

Stephen Roach returns to New York

Bloomberg reports that Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley for Asia, will be leaving Hong Kong for New York on 1 July. The former chief economist for Morgan Stanley will be remaining at the New York firm, but also taking up a teaching position at Yale.
04/06/2010

European bankers defend self-regulation

Ahead of the publication of proposals by the European Commission to regulate over-the-counter derivative markets, the european banking federation (EBF) on 3 June published a document which lays out the banking community’s common viewpoint in this area. The association continues to admit the advantages of centralized compensation in reducing counterparty risks, but adds that centralised clearing should be left to the initiative of the market, and points out that increased collateralisation in bilateral compensation is also an essential element to take into account in order to reduce counterparty risks.
04/06/2010

Old Mutual opens front in ETF price war

Fees for the ETF GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund (USD5bn) have been reduced by Old Mutual from 0.39% to 0.25%. According to Mutual Fund Wire, the move is a first volley in a price war against the three major ETF promoters. The Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (USD24bn) charges 0.27%, while the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund from BlackRock charges 0.72%, and the SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ETF from State Street Global Advisors (SsgA) charges a management commission of 0.59%.
04/06/2010

DB Funds plans to launch two Newcits

The alternative investment platform from Deutsche Bank, DB Funds, is planning to launch a UCITS-comlpiant hedge fund every three weeks, Das Investment reports, citing Citywire. The next two products to be launched will be the DB Platinum AIM Hedge Index Euro Fund, managed by AIM Hedge (EUR100m in assets), followed by a product managed by the Swedish firm Lynx Asset Management.
04/06/2010

Harcourt launches a multi-strategy Newcits

The Swiss management firm Harcourt Investment Consulting has announced the launch of the Vonda UCITS Fund, a UCITS-compliant version of a hedge fund investing in futures (CTA), and also using global macro strategies. The objective is to generate returns 400 basis points higher than the Libor over an entire cycle, with total volatility of 6% to 8%. The new product already has assets of USD60m, and may expect further subscription commitments of USD50m.
04/06/2010

IPO will dilute Jupiter directors' stakes

The CEO of Jupiter, Edward Bonham Carter, and five of the main fund managers from Jupiter Asset Management (JAM) will see their total stake in the asset management firm fall from more than 31% currently to 17.63% after the firm’s initial public offering. Depending on the share price at which the offering takes place, somewhere in a range from GBP1.50 to GBP2.10 per share, they will receive between GBP53.5m and GBP79.2m from a sale of the maximum number of shares they have permission to offer on the market, and they will retain stakes representing about GBP140m. After the offering, the largest stake will belong to Anthony Nutt, manager of the Jupiter Income Fund, whose stake will fall to 4.90% from 9.07% as of 1 June. Bonham Carter’s stake will fall to 3.34% from 6.20%, while the stake held by John Chatfeild-Roberts, CIO and head of multi-management, will fall to 1.87% from 3.16%. The stake held by TA Associates will fall from 24.6% to 16.24%. However, the complete prospectus for the share offering (236 pages) also stipulates that there will be a 12-month embargo on sales of ordinary shares by JAM directors after it goes public, while TA will be required not to sell off its shares on the market for six months following its admission to trading. It has also been agreed that members of the executive board and 99 other employees who will control a total of about 35% of shares at the time of the introduction will adhere to some restrictions on the sale of their shares in the three years following the firm’s debut on the stock markets.
04/06/2010

Former KBC execs launch a hedge fund

Carlo Georg, previously chief investment officer at KBC Alternative Investment Management, will launch a hedge fund - Paris Capital Partners - later this year, says Financial News Online. He has teamed up with the firm’s former co-chief executive and by former KBC chief operating officer.
04/06/2010

Majedie recruits two managers from Odey

On Thursday, the management boutique Majedie Asset Management announced the recruitment of two managers from Odey Asset Management, Simon Todd and Michael Nickson, who will join the firm this autumn to set up a new global equities strategy. Todd managed European and global equities strategies at MFS Investment Management from 2000 to 2009, before joining Odey as co-manager of the Odey Allegra Global Fund. The other co-manager of the fund was Nickson, who also previously worked for MFS IM. The recruitments could lead to the launch of new products at Majedie by the end of this year.
04/06/2010

Record fine for JP Morgan

The British financial services authority announced on 3 June that it has sentenced JP Morgan Chase to pay a fine of GBP33.32m, the largest fine in the history of the regulatory body. The size of the fine was initially GBP47.6m, but the bank received a 30% reduction for its rapid cooperation with the FSA. The US-based bank is accused of failing to correctly keep the books for its own derivatives activities, using the bank’s own capital, separate from those of client assets. The FSA says in a statement that financial establishments would do well to take note of this problematic of the segregation of accounts, as other similar cases are under investigation.
04/06/2010

Mergers and acquisitions expected in German financial sector

According to a study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) relayed by Agefi, future transformations in the German financial sector appear highly likely. The German system, consisting of commercial banks, regional banks, co-operative banks, and agricultural mutuals remains highly fragmented. The Comission has also called on banks which received government assistance to give up some of their assets, in order to ensure market competition. Several operations are expected, and PwC describes three types of potential acquirers. These include local banks which hope to strengthen their presence, and which did not receive government assistance, some foreign banks which were able to retain surplus capital despite the crisis, and private equity funds which are beginning to regain their appetite for acquisition operations. PwC states, however, that the current context does not favour major acquisitions, but rather strategic targeted acquisitions, for totals of EUR200m to EUR1bn, the newspaper reoprts.
04/06/2010
Fonds

Standard Life Investments investit 155 millions de livres pour un fonds immobilier

Standard Life Investments annonce avoir effectué, pour le compte de son fonds immobilier Long Lease Property Fund des acquisitions pour un montant total de 155 millions de livres. Par exemple, 50 millions ont été investis dans un projet d’immeuble de bureaux à Glasgow. Le fonds a également racheté un supermarché Tesco à Colchester. 25 millions de livres ont été payés pour un complexe bureaux/centres de santés à Bury Town.
Fonds
04/06/2010

L'introduction va nettement diluer les dirigeants de Jupiter

Le CEO Edward Bonham Carter et cinq des principaux gérants de fonds de Jupiter Asset Management (JAM) verront leur participation dans la société de gestion tomber à 17,63 % contre plus de 31 % actuellement. En fonction du prix de placement, dont la fourchette a été fixée à 150-210 pence l’unité, ils percevront entre 53,5 millions et 79,2 millions de livres s’ils vendent le maximum d’actions qu’ils sont autorisés à placer sur le marché et ils détiendront des parts représentant environ 140 millions de livresAprès l’introduction, la plus importante sera celle d’Anthony Nutt (qui gère de Jupiter Income Fund) tombera à 4,90 % contre 9,07 % au 1er juin. Celle d’Edward Bonham Carter dipminuera à 3,34 % contre 6,20 %. Quant à celle de John Chatfeild-Roberts, CIO et patron de la multigestion, elle diminuera à 1,87 % contre 3,16 %.La participation de TA Associates tombera de 24,6 à 16,24 %.Cela posé, le prospectus complet (236 pages) indique aussi l’existence d’un embargo de 12 mois sur les actions ordinaires détenues par les dirigeants de JAM après l’introduction, TA Associates s'étant engagé pour sa part à ne pas vendre non plus d’actions ordinaires sur le marché durant les six mois qui suivront l’admission à la cote.Il a été également convenu que les membres du comité exécutifs et 99 autres salariés qui détiendront au total environ 35 % des parts au moment de l’introduction respecteront certaines restrictions sur la cession de leurs parts durant les trois ans qui suivent l’admission à la cote.
04/06/2010
Fonds

DB Funds prévoit le lancement de deux newcits

La plate-forme d’investissements alternatifs de la Deutsche Bank, DB Funds, a l’intention de lancer un hedge fund coordonné toutes les trois semaines, rapporte Das Investment en citant Citywire. Les deux prochains produits seront le DB Platinum AIM Hedge Index Euro Fund, géré par AIM Hedge (100 millions d’euros d’encours), et le second sera un produit géré la le suédois Lynx Asset Management.
Fonds
04/06/2010

Majedie recrute chez Odey

Jeudi, la boutique Majedie Asset Management a annoncé l’embauche pour cet automne de deux gérants d’Odey Asset Management, Simon Todd et Michael Nickson, pour mettre sur pied une nouvelle stratégie actions monde.Simon Todd a géré des portefeuilles actions Europe et monde chez MFS Investment Management de 2000 à 2009 avant de rejoindre Odey comme co-gérant du Odey Allegra Global Fund.L’autre co-gérant de ce dernier fonds était justement Michael Nickson, qui avait aussi travaillé auparavant pour MFS IM.Ces recrutements pourraient se traduire par le lancement de produits d’ici à la fin de l’année.

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