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13/11/2013

Crédit Agricole Switzerland recruits local head of Barclays

finews reports that Crédit Agricole Switzerland has recruited Patrick Ramsey, who will be head of the new Swiss private banking division as well as for Abu Dhabi, Beirut, Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore, as its new head of the private clients division. He will report to Hervé Catala, CEO of Crédit Agricole Switzerland.Ramsey was CEO of Barclays Bank (Switzerland), head of wealth management Switzerland and country manager at Barclays Group for Switzerland. Before that, he was CEO of Merrill Lynch for Switzerland.Crédit Agricole Suisse has also recruited Hans Diederen as director of private banking for Asia, who will report to Ramsey, along with Youssef Dib, who has been appointed as head of ultra-high net worth investors (UHNWI). Diederen was previously at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, while for his part, Dib was global coordinator at BNP Paribas Private Banking.
13/11/2013

London-based employees of SAC looking for new jobs

Fund managers and analysts at SAC Capital Advisors are in talks with competing hedge fund firms, including Moore Capital Management, to join these companies as SAC prepares to close its London office, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. In addition to Moore, SAC employees have been in talks with Millennium Management, BlueCrest Capital Management and Balyazny Asset Management.
13/11/2013

Schroders brings expertise in convertible bonds in-house

Schroders on 13 November announced its decision to bring its convertible bond management in-house, which since the beginning of 2008 has been outsourced to an external partner, the Swiss firm Fisch Asset Management.Peter Reinmuth, manager of the current “star” funds of the range, Schroder ISF Convertible Bond and Schroder ISF Asian Convertible Bond, will join the British asset management firm on 29 November 2013. he will be accompanied by two other experts from Fisch AM (including a member of the trading team), as well as an external manager, all of whom will join the British group by the end of Npvember to manage existing vehicles. The management team will be distributed between Zurich and Singapore, and will be placed under the responsibility of the Frenchman Philippe Lespinard, CIO Fixed Income at Schroders.Schroders has a volume of assets under management of nearly EUR1.5bn in convertible bonds, and as of 2013 has posted net inflows of over EUR500m to this asset class.
13/11/2013

Mutuactivos liquidates its fund of funds

Funds People reports that Mutuactivos has notified the CNMV of its decision to open the liquidation period for its Mutuafondo Multimix fund of funds as of 7 November 2013. Due to the effects of redemptions and transfers to other funds from the group, assets in the product had fallen to EUR13.7m as of the end of June.As of the end of September, the Multimix posted returns of 4.25% since the beginning of the year. Its annualised performance over three and five years was 2.84% and 2.72%, respectively, according to calculations by the Inverco association of asset management firms.
13/11/2013

Muzinich launches short duration EMD fund

As announced to Newsmanagers by George Muzinich (see Newsmanagers of 7 October), the New York-based asset management firm Muzinich & Co (USD25bn in assets) has launched its Emerging Markets Short duration Bond Fund, which, as its name indicates, invests in a diversified portfolio of investment grade and high yield short-duration corporate bonds, issued by companies focused on emerging markets.For the new Luxembourg-registered fund, managed by Warren Hyland and Christina Bastin, which prefers bonds in hard currencies, for the moment only a super-inistitutional S share class (IE00BCCW0T67), with a minimal subscription of USD100m, has been launched. These shares charge 0.5%, but A shares in US dollars, euros and pounds sterling charge 0.8%. Assets total about USD60m.
13/11/2013

New admissions to listings on NYSE Euronext

On 12 November, NYSE Euronext admitted a 558th ETF to trading on the European markets, in Amsterdam. It is a FinEx fund, the Fin Ex HELD Gold, whose ticker is FXGD and which replicates the morning gold fixing in London (Gold London AM fixing). The total expense ratio totals 0.45%.Elsewhere, 15 new Netherlands-registered funds from SNS Beleggingfondsen (non-ETF) have been admitted to the NYSE Euronext NAV Trading Facility (formerly Euronext Fund Service of EFS). This brings the total number of non-ETF funds listed on the platform to 209. The list of new products is available in the attached pdf document.
13/11/2013

Lazard AM launches UCITS version of Global Hexagon strategy

Lazard Asset Management has launched a UCITS version of its Global Hexagon equity strategy, Fundweb reports. The long/short fund, Lazard Global Hexagon Equity, invests worldwide, including in emerging markets. The portfolio manager, Jean-Daniel Malan, will manage the fund.
13/11/2013

130/30 funds make a comeback

A regain in interest in European equities has given an unexpected boost to a long neglected segment: 130/30 funds, Financial Times fund management reports. For example, the Europe Equity Plus fund from JPMorgan, launched in 2007, has seen its assets leap to USD1.25bn, although it had only USD24m in December 2012.
13/11/2013

Pioneer posts inflows of EUR7.7bn since the beginning of the year

The asset management unit at UniCredit, housed at Pioneer, recorded net inflows of EUR7.7bn in the first nine months of the year. Captive and non-captive clients both contributed to inflows, the Italian bank says. As of the end of September, assets under management totalled USD168.9bn, up 7% since the beginning of the year (+EUR11bn), also due to positive currency effects (+EUR3.3bn).
13/11/2013

ESMA clarifiies its positions on role of shareholders in takeover bids

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a statement on practices governed by the Takeover Bid Directive (TBD), focused on shareholder cooperation issues relating to acting in concert and the appointment of board members. The statement contains a White List of activities that shareholders can cooperate on without the presumption of acting in concert.The statement is in response to a request by the European Commission for clarity on these issues.
13/11/2013

F&C Investments launches new targeted risk fund

The British firm F&C Investments on 11 November announced plans to launch a new fund for its multi-asset class targeted risk fund, which already includes four products. The F&C MM Lifestyle Foundation Fund will be the least risky of the range, with an allocation to cash/fixed income of 64.3%, a proportion of equities of 27.7%, and a proportion of real estate of 8%. Each fund invests in a basket of 35 to 40 funds or instruments, and the range currently weighs about GBP435m.
13/11/2013

M&G to launch multi-asset class income fund

M&G Investments is planning to launch a new income fund as an addition to its multi-asset class range, Citywire reports. The fund, M&G Income Allocation fund, is still pending permission from the authorities. It will be managed by Steven Andrew.
13/11/2013

Gérard Moulin leaves Delubac AM

According to information obtained by Newsmanagers, Gérard Moulin is leaving Delubac Asset Management this Wednesday. He is reportedly leaving to “manage much more” at another firm.It is thus not entirely by chance that Delubac AM on 12 November announced the arrival of Timothée Malphettes as head of equity management. Malphettes managed the Covea Equities Euro until his departure from Covea.The firm states that Malphettes will “aim to develop equity expertise at the structure, and will also manage the Delubac Pricing Power fund, alongside Séverine Alluin, co-manager of the fund since 2011.” The new recruit states that with Alluin, he will continue to “manage the Delubac Pricing Power fund with respect for the selection criteria of the companies that make its success.”
13/11/2013

South Korea and Russia launch USD500m fund

South Korea and Russia are expected to announce a joint fund of USD500m on Wednesday to stimulate trade and investment between the two countries, on the occasion of a visit to Seoul by Vladimir Putin, the Financial Times predicts. The fund, which will be financed and managed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Korea Investment Corporation, comes as part of efforts to triple flows of direct investments between the two countries in the next two years.
13/11/2013

Inflows to Swedish funds continue

Funds on sale in Sweden in October recorded net inflows of SEK4.1bn (EUR0.46bn), after SEK1.3bn (EUR0.15bn) in September, according to the most recent statistics from the Swedish fund association Fondbolagens Förening. Inflows were driven by balanced funds, which totalled SEK3.9bn (EUR0.44bn). Equity funds, for their part, took in SEK1.3bn (EUR0.15bn), due to Swedish equity funds and European equity funds. Money market funds, however, saw recemptions of SEK1.6bn. Year to date, funds on sale in Sweden have recorded net inflows of SEK62.8bn (EUR7bn), due to balanced and equity funds. As of the end of October, assets in funds on sale in Sweden totalled SEK2.389trn (nearly EUR270bn), about 55% of which is in equity funds.
13/11/2013

Further increase in assets for Legg, Invesco, Franklin and AllianceBernstein

After an increase of USD71.5bn in September, assets under management by Legg Mason, Invesco, Franklin Templeton and AllianceBernstein posted further gains of USD57.5bn in October, for a total of EUR2.7487trn. Overall, that represents an increase of 2.14% month on month.In detail, Franklin Templeton has posted gains of USD24.2bn in its assets in one month, to USD868.9bn, while at Invesco total assets under management as of the end of October totalled USD763.9bn, an increase of USD18.4bn compared with 30 September.At Legg Mason, the increase totalled USD13.9bn, for a total of USD669.9bn as of 31 October. Lastly, AllianceBernstein has posted gains of USD1bn to its assets, to USD446bn.
13/11/2013

Atos joins Dow Jones Sustainability Index global rankings

Atos has entered the close circle of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World (DJSI), which from the 2,500 largest companies in the world, selects the 10% which are recognised as the best performers in terms of corporate responsibility, both from a governance and from an environmental and social point of view. This recognition represents a further step by Atos in terms of corporate responsibility. For three years, after a rating of A+ from the Global Reporting Initiative for its sustainable development report and the recognition awarded by the “Great Place to Work” institute to several of its affiliates, Atos would like to become a point of reference for the IT services industry.
13/11/2013

Murielle Didier joins JPMAM

Murielle Didier, head of multi-management clients and private banks for France and Monaco at ING Investment Management, after serving as a senior salesperson for these clients at BNP Paribas Investment Partners (initially Fortis IM), is joining JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) in Paris, in the position of senior head of sales for the multi-management and distributor client segment. Her arrival brings personnel on the dedicated team to four.
13/11/2013

BNP Paribas IP plans corporate HY fund dedicated to China

BNP Paribas Investment Partners is planning to launch a high yield corporate bond fund denominated in RMB via its joint venture HFT Investment Management, a joint venture with Haitong Securities, Citywire reports.The new strategy, HFT (HK) China High Yield Bond fund, allows the joint venture to buy shares in Chinese companies for up to RMB800m, or about EUR98m.
13/11/2013

Christopher Macklin joins James Hambro & Partners

The British boutique James Hambro & Partners has recruited Christopher Macklin, a former portfolio manager from Schroders Private Bank, as business development manager, Fundweb reports.Macklin, whose primary mission will be to develop activities with clients, will report directly to Tim Broughton.Assets under management and advised by Hambro & Partners total GBP1.2bn.
13/11/2013

Towards a record year for equity inflows in the United Kingdom

Net inflows to equity funds are on track to reach their highest levels since 2000, according to the most recent edition of the Pridham Report. According to statistics from the British investment management association (IMA), net inflows to equity funs have already topped GBP8bn in the first nine months of the year. In third quarter, Standard Life Investments tops the rankings for sales with net inflows of GBP819.9m. It is followed by Schroders with GBP622.1m, Artemis (GBP498.5m), Henderson (GBP481.9m) and BlackRock (GBP471.8m).
13/11/2013

Solactive recruits head of PR & Marketing

The index provider Solactive AG on 12 November announced the appointment of Barbara Mahe as head of public relations (PR) and marketing, from 1 November 2013.Mahe, who will be based in London, previously worked for S&P Dow Jones Indices, as PR manager.
13/11/2013

Union Investment's CFO resigns

Ulrich Köhne has decided “for personal reasons” to resign from his position as a managing board member at Union Investment Asset Management Holding, effective from 30 November, the group announced on 12 November. Köhne was chief financial officer since 2003.In the interim until a successor can be appointed, the responsibilities of the outgoing man will be distributed among other managing board members.
13/11/2013

BNY Mellon grows in Asia

BNY Mellon has been awarded a Capital Markets Services licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for its new dedicated Singapore-based subsidiary to provide fund management services in Singapore. The licence was approved on 11, November 2013.With the new licence, the Singapore subsidiary, BNY Mellon Investment Management Singapore Pte. Limited, will be able to conduct a full range of investment management activities, including research, portfolio management, marketing and sales of collective investment schemes. BNY Mellon Investment Management has been offering global investment solutions to institutional investors in the region through its investment boutiques.BNY Mellon employs over 450 people in the city.
13/11/2013

Domenico Siniscalco resigns chairmanship of Assogestioni

Domenico Siniscalco has resigned from the chairmanship of Assogestioni, the Italian association of asset managers, Il Sole – 24 Ore reports. The decision was taken in order to avoid a “potential conflict of interests” between his position as chairman of the association of asset management firms, and his role as head of Morgan Stanley, at the time of the reorganization at Telecom Italia. Morgan Stanley is advising the telecommunications firm on its sales of assets, and for an issue of convertible bonds, but these operations are contested by minority shareholders in Telecom Italia.Domenico Siniscalco will be replaced by his vice chairman at Assogestioni, Giordano Lombardo, president of Pioneer, until the convocation of a general assembly.
13/11/2013

ETF activities at NYSE Euronext down in October

Last month, the daily trading volume of on-book trades on ETFs on the European markets on NYSE Euronext fell to EUR192.4m in September, after an increase of 14.2% in August. Compared with October 2012, it has fallen by 13.5%.The median spread last month totalled 25.3 basis points, compared with 28.1 basis points in September 2013, and 29 basis points in October 2012.As of the end of October, the European markets of NYSE Euronext listed 557 ETFs 645 times. Three new funds were added to trading in October, two from Lyxor and one from EasyETF.
13/11/2013

La Russie abaisse une nouvelle fois ses prévisions de croissance

Le produit intérieur brut russe devrait enregistrer en 2013 une croissance comprise entre 1,5 et 1,6%, en-dessous de la prévision officielle de 1,8% qui constituait déjà une révision à la baisse, a annoncé Alexeï Oulioukaïev, le ministre de l’Economie. Malgré ce ralentissement, l’inflation se maintient au-dessus de l’objectif de la banque centrale, fixé entre 5 et 6%, ce qui l’a conduit à maintenir vendredi dernier son taux directeur inchangé.
13/11/2013

La Banque d'Angleterre restera accommodante malgré la baisse rapide du chômage

Le taux de chômage en Grande-Bretagne devrait baisser plus rapidement que prévu en raison d’une accélération de la reprise économique, a déclaré la Banque d’Angleterre dans son rapport trimestriel sur l’inflation (BoE) mais cela ne la conduira pas pour autant à accélérer la remontée de ses taux d’intérêt. Selon la BoE, le taux de chômage pourrait tomber à 7,0% au cours des trois derniers trimestres de 2014, soit deux ans plus tôt que ce qui avait prévu cet été. «L’intention du comité de politique monétaire est de maintenir en l'état une politique monétaire extrêmement accommodante jusqu'à ce que les faiblesses de l'économie soient suffisamment corrigées», a précisé la BoE. A son arrivée, le gouverneur de la BoE, Mark Carney, avait indiqué que le taux directeur ne sera pas relevé tant que le chômage ne sera pas revenu sous les 7%.

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