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11/12/2009

Putnam dégraisse

Putnam Investments a annoncé à son personnel qu’il va licencier 104 personnes, soit 5 % de son effectif, notamment dans les secteurs «operations» et «technologies», mais seize seront des professionnels de l’investissement, notamment dans les fonctions support. Selon Mutual Fund Wire, cela ramènerait le nombre de salariés à 1.827. En février, le gestionnaire avait déjà supprimé 260 emplois. D’après le porte-parole Jon Goldstein, Putnam a recruté 64 personnes en 2009, dont 12 professionnels de l’investissement, et les embauches «stratégiques» vont se poursuivre.
11/12/2009

Bill McNabb cumulera les postes de CEO et de chairman chez Vanguard

Jeudi, Vanguard a annoncé que F. William mcNabb III, qui est actuellement president & CEO de la société de gestion (1.300 milliards de dollars d’encours) cumulera au 1er janvier ces fonctions avec celles de chairman qu’il reprendra de John J. Brennan. L’impétrant avait déjà pris la suite de Jack Brennan en août 2008 comme CEO.
11/12/2009
Fonds

BlackRock lance ses deux premiers iShares

Le iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund et le iShares 10+ Year Government/Credit Bond Fund sont les deux premiers ETF de la marque iShares lancés par BlackRock depuis le bouclage de l’acquisition de Barclays Global Investors. Ils sont tous deux chargés à 0,20 %.Le premier réplique l’indice BofA Merrill Lynch 10+ year US Croporate & Yankees (1.093 émissions) tandis que le second reproduit le BofA Merrill Lynch 10+ year US Corporate & Government.(1.266 émissions).
Fonds
11/12/2009

Pictet Asset Management renforce son équipe marchés émergents

Pictet Asset Management annonce la nomination de Klaus Bockstaller au poste de responsable de l'équipe actions émergentes EMEA (Europe, Proche Orient et Afrique) et d’Amérique latine. Il occupait auparavant un poste similaire chez Baring Asset Management. La société de gestion indique également avoir nommé Hugo Bain au poste de gérant senior du fonds PF (Lux) Eastern Europe. L’impétrant vient de chez Merrill Lynch.
11/12/2009
Fonds

Aegon AM arrive en Suisse avec des fonds obligataires

Selon L’Agefi suisse, le pôle gestion d’actifs du groupe d’assurances Aegon, présent surtout au Royaume-Uni, aux Pays-Bas et aux Etats-Unis, vient de faire son entrée sur le marché suisse. La première tranche autorisée comprend des fonds en obligations. Une petite équipe se partage la gestion des quatre fonds distribués en Suisse, soit David Roberts (Investment Grade Global Bond et Strategic Global Bond), Phil Milburn (High Yield Global Bond et Strategic Global Bond) et Euan McNeil (Euro Bond). Le Strategic Global Bond peut investir dans des obligations investment grade (dont la part a été poussée jusqu’à 90% il y a six mois, se situant actuellement à environ 70%), mais également ajouter des dettes spéculatives comme des titres indexés sur l’inflation. Il vise ainsi à créer sa performance à partir de six sources : l’allocation d’actifs, la gestion des durations, le positionnement sur la courbe de rendements, l’allocation sectorielle, la sélection de titres et les préférences de notation.
Fonds
11/12/2009

Le juriste Urs Rohner sera le prochain président de CS Group

Selon L’Agefi suisse, l’avocat d’affaires Urs Rohner, 50 ans, vice-président de CS Group depuis ce printemps, a été désigné pour succéder à la présidence (actuellement Hans-Ulrich Doerig) du Conseil d’administration du groupe à partir de 2011. Une nomination qui vise à assurer «la continuité et un transfert ordonné des responsabilités», facteurs jugés «décisifs pour le succès du groupe», selon le conseil d’administration.
11/12/2009

Barclays Cap lists first two ETN products in Frankfurt

Deutsche Börse has widened the range of products available on Xetra: since Thursday, investors may trade Exchange Traded Notes (ETN). The first two listings are iPath products from Barclays Capital, which replicate the volatility indices S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures Index TR and S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index TR. The two German-registered products corresponding to these indices, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index ETN and iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index ETN, charge fees of 0.89%. Along with ETCs, these two ETN products represent a new class of products in Frankfurt, known as Exchange Traded Products (ETP). Currently, Deutsche Börse lists 543 ETFs, 141 ETCs, and now 2 ETNs.
11/12/2009

Swedish investors continue to prefer equities funds

In November, funds on sale in Sweden posted net subscriptions of SEK11.4bn (EUR1.1bn), according to the most recent statistics from the Swedish fund association fondbolagens förening. As in previous months, investors preferred equities funds, which saw net inflows of EUR4.6bn. Since the beginning of the year, this category of funds has attracted SEK84.7bn in net inflows, out of net subscriptions of SEK98bn for the sector as a whole. In November, all categories of funds posted net subscriptions, except hedge funds (-SEK0.6bn).
11/12/2009

Pictet Asset Management adds to emerging markets team

Pictet Asset Management has announced the appointment of Klaus Bockstaller as head of the emerging markets team for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Latin America. He previously held a similar position at Baring Asset Management. The management firm has also announced that it has appointed Hugo Bain as senior manager of the PF (Lux) Eastern Europe fund. He joins the firm from Merrill Lynch.
11/12/2009

Aegon AM joins Swiss market with bond funds

L’Agefi Switzerland reports that the asset management arm of the Aegon insurance group, which is present particularly in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States, has made its debut on the Swiss market. The first wave of licensed products includes bond funds. A small team shares responsibility for management of four funds available in Switzerland, including David Roberts (Investment Grade Global Bond and Strategic Global Bond), Phil Milburn (High Yield Global Bond and Strategic Global Bond) and Euan McNeil (Euro Bond). The Strategic Global Bond may invest in investment grade bonds (which six months ago accounted for 90% of its investments, and now total around 70%), but may also add to this investment in speculative debt such as inflation-linked bonds. It aims to generate returns from six sources: asset allocation, duration management, positioning on the return curve, sectoral allocation, selection of securities and ratings preferences.
11/12/2009

F&C to buy C-Quadrat

According to the issue of “Format” to be released this Friday, F&C is about to acquire a majority stake in the Austrian firm C-Quadrat, fondsprofessionell reports. The British asset manager would buy the stakes owned by the two largest individual shareholders, Alexander Schütz and Thomas Riess, who control 23.6% and 23.3%, respectively, as well as the stake held by AvW Gruppe (32.65), which has had to be transferred to Capital Bank, as AvW is experiencing some financial difficulties. The stakes are valued at about EUR35m.
11/12/2009

Goldman Sachs builds up Asian presence

Asian Investor reports that Chris Keogh is moving from Beijing to Tokyo, as co-head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, a new position which includes coordination of activities between Japan, South Korea, and China. Client interest in these markets underlies the decision by Goldman Sachs to deepen its involvement there, according to Pliver Bolitho, whose position as managing director in charge of Asia ex Japan now includes Japan. Bolitho, who will oversee Keogh, also reveals that the firm is observing an increase in investment and business flowing between South Korea and Japan. Keogh was previously adviser to the president of Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities in Beijing.
11/12/2009

Putnam in second wave of job cuts

Putnam Investments has announced to its employees that it will be laying off 104 people, or 5% of its staff, largely in the operations and technologies sectors, but 16 investment professionals will be affected, particularly in support functions. Mutual Fund Wire reports that the layoffs would reduce the total number of employees to 1,827. In February, the management firm laid off 260 people. According to Jon Goldstein, a spokesman for Putnam, the firm recruited 64 people in 2009, of whom 12 are investment professionals, and “strategic” recruitments will continue.
11/12/2009

Public opinion does not influence bonus payouts

Although a Blomberg survey cited by La Tribune finds that 75% of Americans feel banks which received public funds as part of the TARP program should not pay bonuses to their employees, and 51% of them think it is premature to pay bonuses this year, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase are planning to pay USD29.7bn (EUR20.1bn ) in bonuses in 2009. This represents a 60% increase over last year, and beats the all-time record of USD26.8bn, set in 2007.
11/12/2009

Bill McNabb to combine responsibilities as CEO and chairman of Vanguard

On Thursday, Vanguard announced that F. William McNabb III, who is currently president & CEO of the asset management firm (USD1.3trn in assets), will combine his responsibilities as CEO with the new position of Chairman, which he will take over from John J. Brennan on 1 January. McNabb also succeeded Brennan in the position of CEO in August 2008.
11/12/2009

Assets in ETFs available in Germany represent 43% of the European total

According to statistics from BlackRock (see Newsmanagers of 12 November), as of the end of October there were 801 ETF funds from 12 issuers listed 2,001 times on 18 stock exchanges in Germany. In the first ten months of the year, assets under management have increased 44.2%. In the period under review, 193 ETF funds have been launched, and 24 funds have been closed, while the number of funds in pre-launch development totalled 56. By country, Germany is by far the largest market in Europe with 329 primary listings and 590 secondary listings, and assets totalling USD88.43bn, ahead of France (222 primary listings and 392 secondary ones), with USD49.72bn, and the United Kingdom (136 primary and 329 secondary listings) with USD42.58bn. Germany alone accounts for 43% of the total. The top three countries, including France and the United Kingdom, represent 87.93% of the European total. With USD18.94bn in Switzerland added in, the top four markets weigh in at USD197.67bn, or 96.17% of the total. Italy has 14 primary listings and 319 secondary listings, but only USD1.65bn in assets, while Slovenia, with one primary listing and one secondary listing, has USD0.01bn.
11/12/2009

Multi-manager team at Henderson gets a new head

Investment Week reports that Henderson has appointed Mark Harris as head of its multi-manager activities, which account for slightly over GBP1.10bn. He succeeds Bill McQuaker, who will concentrate on his reponsibilities as head of equities for the group. McQuaker will continue to manage the Income & Growth (GBP194.3bn), Distribution (GBP30.6bn) and Growth (GBP91bn) funds. He will also continue to supervise all equities assets at Henderson.
11/12/2009

Multi-manager team at Henderson gets a new head

Investment Week reports that Henderson has appointed Mark Harris as head of its multi-manager activities, which account for slightly over GBP1.10bn. He succeeds Bill McQuaker, who will concentrate on his reponsibilities as head of equities for the group. McQuaker will continue to manage the Income & Growth (GBP194.3bn), Distribution (GBP30.6bn) and Growth (GBP91bn) funds. He will also continue to supervise all equities assets at Henderson.
11/12/2009

Soros calls for IMF to set up a green fund

Speaking at the climate summit in Copenhagen, George Soros unveiled a plan on Thursday to give poor countries access to USD100bn in financial assistance to deal with the threat of climate change. The money would come from the International Monetary Fund. Special drawing rights or SDRs could be lent to developing countries, through a “green fund” set up for the purpose.
11/12/2009

BlackRock launches its first two iShares products

The iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund and the iShares 10+ Year Government/Credit Bond Fund have become the first two ETFs of the iShares brand to be launched by BlackRock since it closed its acquisition of Barclays Global Investors. Both funds charge fees of 0.20%. The first product replicates the BofA Merrill Lynch 10+ year US Corporate & Yankees index (1,093 issues), while the second replicates the BofA Merrill Lynch 10+ year US Corporate & Government (1,266 issues).
11/12/2009

Credit Suisse/Tremont index gains 2.29% in November

According to preliminary estimates, the Credit Suisse/Tremont hedge fund index finished the month of November with gains of 2.29%, after stagnating in November. Some quantitative global macro hedge funds posted their best results of the year in November, with gains of 3.93%. Among the winning strategies of the month were managed futures (4.59%), event-driven (1.90%), long/short equity (2.38%), and emerging markets (1.89%).

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