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28/01/2010
Fonds

Fortes pertes pour le hedge fund AHL de Man Group

Le hedge fund AHL du gérant alternatif Man Group a perdu plus de 700 millions de dollars la semaine dernière, rapporte le Financial Times. Le fonds, qui a 21,7 milliards de dollars d’encours, a perdu 3,57 % d’actifs nets entre le 18 et le 22 janvier. Cette chute fait suite à une année 2009 très difficile pour le fonds, seule année négative pour le fonds en 23 ans. Le mois dernier, AHL avait déjà subi une perte hebdomadaire de la même ampleur (-4,3 % la première semaine de décembre). Ces pertes mettent Man dans l’embarras, alors que la société de gestion tente de faire grimper ses encours. Man a d’ailleurs récemment lancé deux versions UCITS du AHL ouverts au public retail.
Fonds
28/01/2010

Vanguard passe la barre des 500 millions de livres outre-Manche

En l’espace de sept mois, c’est-à-dire depuis le lancement de son activité au Royaume-Uni, Vanguard vient d’atteindre la barre des 500 millions de livres d’actifs sous gestion. Le géant américain a lancé onze fonds indiciels en juin 2009 qui ont été bien accueillis tant du côté institutionnel que retail, souligne Investment Week.
28/01/2010
Fonds

Les fonds diversifiés des fonds de pension outre-Manche affiche un rendement de 20,5 % en 2009

Selon la dernière enquête trimestrielle réalisée par BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, les fonds diversifiés des fonds de pension outre-Manche ont terminé l’année 2009 sur un rendement de 3,1% au quatrième trimestre. Sur l’ensemble de l’année, le rendement médian s’est ainsi établi à 20,5%.A noter par ailleurs que les pondérations en actions britanniques ont continué de croître au quatrième trimestre, de 0,7% à 38,2%, à comparer à un plus bas historique de 35,5% au premier trimestre 2009. Les actions internationales sont demeurées stables tandis que les allocations sur le monétaire et l’obligataire se sont contractées.
Fonds
28/01/2010

Fidelity redistribue certaines compétences au sein de son état-major

Mike Durbin, president d’Institutional Wealth Services (392,7 milliards de dollars), Sanjiv Michandani, president de National Financial (la plate-forme de compensation, avec 550 millions de dollars) et Ed Orazem, president de Family Office Services seront directement subordonnés à Gerald Mc Graw, le patron de Fidelity Institutional. Mutual Fund Wire souligne que cette réorganisation fait suite au départ de Charles Goldman, qui dirige l’activité de compensation et de conservation de Fidelity et qui quittera le gestionnaire fin mars.
28/01/2010

Le sélectionneur de fonds Gottex repart à l’offensive

Selon L’Agefi suisse, les encours sous gestion du sélectionneur et gestionnaire de fonds alternatifs Gottex ont diminué une nouvelle fois au dernier trimestre 2009. Ils sont revenus de 8,23 milliards de dollars en septembre à 8,13 milliards à la fin de l’année. La performance des placements est toutefois positive. Gottex évalue leur contribution à 10 millions sur la dernière période et à 635 millions sur 2009.La fin des turbulences étant en vue, Gottex formule à nouveau des objectifs ambitieux. La bonne performance de ses principaux produits devrait lui permettre de capturer une partie du retour de fonds institutionnels attendu pour cette année. Sa principale stratégie, le market neutral, devrait dépasser son pic atteint en juin 2007 au cours du second semestre, signifiant ainsi le retour aux commissions de performance.Gottex s’est également mis au développement de produits conformes aux normes UCITS III, avec un premier lancement dans les prochains mois.
28/01/2010
Fonds

Deux indices Dow Jones références d'ETF de Credit Suisse

Le fournisseur d’indices Dow Jones Indexes, a annoncé mercredi 27 janvier l’homologation par Credit Suisse AG du Dow Jones Industrial Average pour servir de base à un de ses ETF, le XMTCH (IE) Dow Jones Industrial Average. A cela s’ajoute l’homologation de l’indice Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index pour le XMTCH (IE) Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50. Ces deux ETF seront disponibles sur la bourse suisse.
Fonds
28/01/2010
Fonds

Fermeture du fonds Multi Stratégies de Jabre Capital

Selon L’Agefi suisse, le fonds Multi Stratégies de Jabre Capital sera bientôt fermé, afin que sa taille ne pénalise pas la performance. Il sera fermé à tout investissement additionnel pour une durée de deux ans quand il atteindra 2,5 milliards de dollars, contre 2 milliards actuellement. Ce fonds a dégagé une performance de 85,11% en 2009, après une perte de 36% en 2008.
Fonds
28/01/2010
Fonds

La CITIC lève un fonds de private equity de 9 milliards de yuan

Le Boha Industrial Fund et ses 6,1 milliards de yuans sont battus : CITIC Private Equity Funds Management Co, filiale du groupe CITIC, a réussi à lever 9 milliards de yuans ou 1,32 milliard de dollars, rapporte The Wall Street Journal. Wu Tibing, le président de CITIC PEFM, a indiqué que les deux tiers de l’encours seront attribués à des entreprises du secteur public. Le principal souscripteur du fonds est le fonds de pension National Council for Social Security Fund.
Fonds
28/01/2010

KKR achète 100 % de Pets-at-Home et 35 % de Wild

Pour 955 millions de livres, le capital-investisseur KKR a acheté à Bridgepoint la chaîne britannique d’aliments pour animaux Pets-at-Home, rapporte la Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. D’autre part, en Allemagne, KKR achète 35 % de la division arômes du groupe familial Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG. Cette division, dont le chiffre d’affaires serait voisin de 650 millions d’euros, a vocation à être renforcée par croissance externe puis introduite en Bourse. En revanche, la production de la boisson aux fruits Capri Sonne demeure dans le giron de Wild.
28/01/2010
Fonds

Thames River lance un fonds immobilier

Thames River Capital devrait lancer au premier trimestre 2010 un fonds immobilier conforme à la directive OPCVM III, le Thames River Real Estate Securities Fund. Piloté par James Wilkinson et Marcus Phayre-Mudge, il offrira une liquidité quotidienne et un niveau élevé de transparence par le biais d’investissements concentrés sur des sociétés immobilières cotées en Europe.Selon le communiqué de Thames River Capital, le fonds se propose de surperformer l’indice de référence, le FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe Capped Index en sterling. La sélection des valeurs obéira à une approche bottom-up enrichie d’une expérience sur le terrain. L’exposition brute aux titres immobiliers sera comprise dans une fourchette de 80% à 160% des actifs nets, l’exposition nette étant limitée dans une fourchette de 60% à 140%.Principales caractéristiques Structure : fonds OPCVM III domicilié en IrlandeClasses d’actions : parts de capitalisation et de distribution en sterling, parts de capitalisation en euro et en couronne norvégienneCommission de performance : 15% au-dessus du benchmark (FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe Capped Index en sterling)Frais annuels de gestion : 1,5% (retail), 1% (I)Investissement minimum retail : 10.000 euros/livres sterling, 100.000 couronnes norvégiennesInvestissement minimum institutionnel : 2,5 millions d’euros/livres sterling, 25 millions de couronnes norvégiennes
Fonds
28/01/2010

La BCE fait beaucoup pour la Grèce

La BCE a déjà fait beaucoup pour la Grèce. A l’avenir, elle pourrait faire encore beaucoup plus sans même le laisser paraître... Regardons bien les choses d’abord. Le problème de financement de l’économie grecque va au-delà de la crise souveraine. Sur les 550 milliards de dette extérieure accumulée par ce pays (158% du PIB), 300 milliards sont certes de la dette publique, mais 160 milliards sont de la dette bancaire. Car ce sont bien les banques grecques qui financent pour l’essentiel le gouvernement hellénique. Et ces banques se refinancent auprès des marchés européens, si bien que 85% de la dette extérieure grecque est détenue par les autres pays de la zone euro, près de la moitié dans les portefeuilles d’assureurs, de banques et autres institutions financières françaises et allemandes. Aider la Grèce c’est donc assurer la stabilité du système financier de la zone euro, une tâche qui incombe à la BCE.
27/01/2010

Metrinomics study: quality of products returns to foreground

In 2010, fund selectors will once again put the quality of products at the top of their list of product selection criteria, according to a European survey conducted by the Berlin-based firm Metrinomics. This characteristic was eclipsed in the 2007 and 2008 surveys, according to which the most important qualities of a fund were price and the quality of customer service. Selection criteria this year, in decreasing order of importance, are the quality of products, quality of customer service, price, brand loyalty, quality of marketing/communications, and management of sales and accounts. The high importance of customer service is a regional phenomenon: Metrinomics has assembled a highly-defined regional map of Europe to illustrate this. Schematically, in all the countries of Western Europe, product quality is the most important. This applies to the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and Spain, and additionally Austria. Quality of service, meanwhile, is largely important in the East, in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy.
27/01/2010

Australian hedge funds earned 1.115 in December

In December, Australian hedge funds generated returns of 1.11%, for annual performance of 17.41% in 2009, Hedgeweek reports, citing data from Australian Fund Monitors. Equity-based hedge funds gained 2.08% in December (+24.66% for 2009), while hedge funds investing in other asset classes lost 0.69%, and gained 7.94% in 2009.
27/01/2010

Record assets for sustainable development funds

According to statistics from ECOreporter, assets in sustainable development funds in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) as of the end of December totalled EUR23.7bn, compared with EUR21.5bn one year earlier, while the number of sustainable development, ethical and renewable energies products increased in 2009 to 331, up from 279 one year previously. The best sustainable development fund, an equities product, earned returns of 122%, while on average sustainable development equities funds earned 28% compared with 25.9% for the MSCI World index. All funds combined earned an average of 22%. Germany was the largest German-speaking market, with 279 funds and total assets of EUR30.08bn as of the end of the year.
27/01/2010

Permal releases an absolute return fund

The alternative management affiliate of Legg Mason, Permal, has been granted a license by BaFin to release an Irish-registered fund denominated in US dollars, the Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Fund (IE00B465X304), an absoulte return product managed by Christopher Zuehlsdorff and Alexander Pillersdorf. The fund may invest in several asset classes. Initially, the fund will be about 35% exposed to global bonds, 20% to global equities, 20% to real estate strategies, 14% to alternative products, and 11% to cash and money markets. The goal is to generate returns of 8% to 10% over a 3-5 year cycle, with low liquidity. The fund will have share classes in Euros, pounds Sterling, Canadian dollars, and yen, hedged for currency risks, with a management commission of 1.25%. Permal will not charge a performance commission.
27/01/2010

New rules for valuation of money market funds

The five SEC commissioners were scheduled to vote on Wednesday on draft regulations which would require money market funds to declare minor fluctuations in their net asset value around USD1, once per month and with a 60-day gap, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal reports that the move is a reaction provoked by the fact that in 2008, following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Reserve Primary Fund became the first to “break the buck,” as its value fell below USD1 per share.
27/01/2010

Moody's: Obama tax would threaten solvency of US banks

According to the ratings agency Moody’s, cited by Agefi, the Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, which would bring in USD90bn for the US government over the next ten years, would have a severe effect on banks. Moody’s claims that the tax would raise financing costs significantly for banks required to pay it. The maintenance of liquidity pools would also become more costly. “If a bank decides to reduce its pools due to increased costs related to the tax, its solvency would be weakened,” concludes Peter Nerby, an analyst at the ratings agency.
27/01/2010

More stress tests in 2010

La Tribune reports that, according to the chairman of CEBS, Giovanni Carosio, speaking at a hearing before the European Parliament in Brussels, European banks will undergo more stress testing in 2010. The tests will take in the major European banking groups, the newspaper adds.
27/01/2010

Bank of Luxembourg registers 14 funds

Allfunds Bank will be the sales platform in Spain for the first 14 funds from the Bank of Luxembourg (Crédit Mutuel-CIC group) to be registered by the CNMV, Funds People reports. The funds are the following: BL Bond Dollar, BL Bond Euro, BL Emerging Markets, BL Equities America, BL Equities Dividend, BL Equities Europe, BL Equities Horizon, BL Global 30, BL Global 50, BL Global Bond, BL Global Equities, BL Global Flexible, BL Optinvest, and lastly, BL Global 75.
27/01/2010

Berkshire Hathaway enters S&P 500

Warren Buffett’s portfolio management firm, Berkshire Hathaway, will be included in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, which it was previously not allowed to join as the high price of its shares made it unable to satisfy liquidity criteria. This has changed since shares were split, with 50 new shares for every 1 B-class share, at the time of its acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Berkshire will replace Burlington Northern in the index. The market capitalisation of Berkshire is USD160bn.
27/01/2010

Strong growth at Fidelity International

As of the end of December, assets under management at Fidelity International in Germany totalled EUR10.46bn, up from EUR6.97bn one year previously, while assets under administration on the Frankfurter Fondsbank (FFB) fund platform, which the group acquired in August from BHF-Bank, represented EUR16.6bn (of which EUR2.7bn were from FundsNetwork), compared with EUR11.83bn one year previously. In total, Fidelity thus administrates or manages slightly over EUR27bn in Germany. Net subscriptions totalled EUR902m in 2009, compared with EUR60m the previous year, largely thanks to EUR525m from institutional clients (compared with EUR402m), while assets under management for institutionals as of the end of last year totalled EUR2bn, compared with EUR1.1bn the previous year. Net subscriptions from retail clients represented EUR377m, of which EUR290m were for the FAST (Fidelity Active Strategy) Europe Fund. Including FFB, personnel at Fidelity International as of the end of last year totalled 316 people, compared with 206 one year previously. The number of accounts administrated by FFB numbered 912,290 (including 153,000 from FundsNetwork), compared with 729,263 at the end of 2008.
27/01/2010

Greater China Environmental Fund from Fortis selling well in Japan

Fortis Investments announced on Tuesday that the Greater China Environmental Fund, developed with the Chinese management firm Fortis Haitong Investment Management, was released in Japan on 18 December, and that it has already attracted JPY106bn, or EUR830m, equivalent to USD1.18bn, in assets. The product offers subscribers access to the “green revolution” now taking place in China.
27/01/2010

BBVA and Lyxor to launch new ETFs

In order to maintain their lead on the Spanish ETF market as new foreign competitors arrive, BBVA and Lyxor Asset Management (Société Générale) will launch new products this year. Now that ETFs in Sicav vehicles will be allowed, iShares from BlackRock and db x-trackers from Deutsche Bank will become available in Spain. Lyxor is planning to launch 10 to 15 new products in first quarter, says Adrián Juliá, director of index products at Société Générale in Spain. Among the new ETFs, Lyxor is planning to release commodities products, “short” funds and, if the BME grants a license, a fund replicating one of the indices of the Ibex range. BBVA, for its part, is planning to extend its range largely with bond, commodity, and short ETFs. It is also planning to list its ETFs in other Latin American countries, following its entry into the Mexican market.
27/01/2010

Deutsche Bank launches a fund for uncertain phases on equity markets

Deutsche Bank has launched the DB Platinum Option Overwriting Plus Fund, a Luxembourg-registered, UCITS III-compliant product on several European markets, whose objective is to reduce volatility and drawdowns compared with equities markets through a dynamic options strategy. The product offers daily liquidity, and is aimed at institutional investors. It replicates the db Option Overwriting Plus index, and will be 100% invested in a benchmark index (DJ Euro Stoxx LU0462953588, Dax LU0462953745 or SMI LU0462954040), and will hedge its positions through the use of exchange-traded option contracts on the corresponding price return benchmark index. Each month, the strategy will involve an evaluation of two variables to predict the subsequent direction of the index. The two variables are price momentum and implied market volatility. Fees for the fund will total 1.16% per year.
27/01/2010

GLG to launch UCITS version of its UK Alternative fund

GLG Partners will launch a UCITS III version of its UK Alternative long/short fund, managed by John White and Jason Mackay. The product will replicate existing market neutral strategies and will be limited to GBP200m in assets. GLG states that the fund will concentrate on fundamental stock-picking, top-down economic analysis and very strict risk management.
27/01/2010

Franklin Templeton opens emerging markets bond fund to retail investors

On Friday, Franklin Templeton will open its Emerging Market Bond Fund to retail investors. The product is a sub-fund of its Luxembourg Sicav, managed by Michael Hansenstab, with assets of about USD2.3bn. Two share classes will be available with a minimal subscription of GBP5,000: a sterling-denominated distributor-status share class and a US dollar denominated accumulation share class.
27/01/2010

China fund from Fidelity will be a closed fund

Investment Week reports that Fidelity on 22 January registered the China special situations fund to be managed by Anthony Bolton at Companies House, meaning that the product will be an investment trust. The fund, which will be launched in March, will thus be a closed fund, meaning that the manager will not be obliged to invest subscriptions immediately; he will also be able to use leverage when he sees fit.
27/01/2010

Slight rise for investor confidence index in January

Institutional investors are starting 2010 on a hesitant note. The global institutional investor confidence index has gained only 0.2 points, to 104.5 in January, from a corrected level of 104.3 for December. The mood has been optimistic in North America, however, where the regional confidence index has gained 4.4 points, from 103.5 in December to 107.9 in January. However, European institutional investors are more uncertain, and the index has fallen 5.6 point to 98.9, from a corrected level of 104.5 in December. In Asia, the level of institutional investor confidence has increased slightly, from 97.5 in December to 98.1 this month. “Although activity has recovered strongly on developed markets, some factors tend to show that it will likely be difficult to maintain the pace of growth observed recently, and all the more so when these factors are viewed in the context of uncertainty related to monetary policy and to regulatory changes more generally,” says Harvard professor Ken Froot, one of the two designers of the index. “The divergence this month between the North American and European confidence indices to a certain extent reflects the underlying fundamental data,” the other creator of the index, Paul O’Connell, adds. “Although the economic data for Europe showed some relatively positive surprises, concerns remain about the way forward to resolve fiscal difficulties in some peripheral economies, which has chilled investor enthusiasm. The improvement in confidence in Asia brought the regional index back up to the level observed last September.”

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