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28/11/2012

Bob Doll already returns – at Nuveen AM

Russ Koesterich has barely been appointed as chief investment strategist at BlackRock, and Nuveen Investments (USD220bn in assets as of 30 September) has announced that its affiliate Nuveen Asset Management (USD117bn) has recruited Koesterich’s predecessor, Bob Doll, as chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager, effective from 26 November.Doll, who announced his departure from BlackRock in June, reports to David Chalupnik, head of equities at Nuveen Asset Management. He will reinforce the capacities of Nuveen AM in the area of multi-asset.
28/11/2012

Swedish fund association publishes a book on responsible investment

The Swedish investment fund association Fondbolagens Förening has published a book on responsible investment, at a time when climate talks are beginning in Doha. A survey by TNS Sifo Prospera of 1,600 Swedes aged between 18 and 79 finds that they place a high importance on the “responsible” product ranges from asset management firms. On a scale of 1 (not important) to 5 (very important), this aspect receives an average of 4. SRI is more popular with women (4.3) than men (3.7).
28/11/2012

Petercam increases its management fees without raising TER

Management fees for funds from the Belgian-registered funds Petercam Equities Europe, Euroland and Europe Sustainable funds on 26 November increased to 1.50% from 1.25% previously, while the Petercam Bonds EUR was increased to 0.50% from 0.30%. Management fees for institutional share classes have increased to 0.75% from 0.62% and 0.40% from 0.30%, respectively.The Belgian asset management firm says that “the goal is to globalise costs inherent to management over all fees, and to limit the impact on TER, which remains the indicator par excellence of fund pricing, to a minimum.”
28/11/2012

Deutsche Bank adds a fund to its dbSelect platform

Deutsche Bank has added a second fund from the Swedish firm Coeli to its dbSelect platform, which provides access to liquid hedge fund strategies, Investment Europe reports. The new fund is the Coeli Spektrum, which has USD110m in assets under management, and has earned 13.6% annualised performance over the past three years.
28/11/2012

Schroders launches Chinese CNY bond fund

The British firm Schroders on 27 November announced the launch on 7 November of the RMB Fixed Income sub-fund of its SISF Sicav (Schroder International Selection Fund), which allows foreign investors access to the bond market denominated in Chinese offshore currency (Hong Kong).The fund is actively-managed, and uses the RMB Investment Grade Bond Total Return Index as its benchmark. Management is provided by the Asian fixed income team led by Rajeev De Mello and Angus Hui.The objective is to construct a diversified portfolio of Chinese government bonds and Chinese and foreign investment grade corporate bonds denominated in yuan.CharacteristicsSchroder ISF RMB Fixed Income EUR Parts A Capitalisation (acc) in euros ISIN code: LU0845699254Management fee: 0.75%Schroder ISF RMB Fixed Income Parts A capitalisation (acc) in CNYISIN code: LU0845698876Management fee: 0.75%
28/11/2012

Italian pension fund to pull out of real estate

The Italian pension fund for medical professionals, Enpam, which has EUR12.5bn in assets under management, will gradually reduce its investments in real estate, Citywire Global reports. The fund will not be selling its current investments in real estate, but it will not be investing more.
28/11/2012

Assets at Acropole up by one fifth this year

Currently (as of 31 October), Acropole Asset Management has assets of about EUR750m, of which about EUR150m are in mandates. Assets under management have increased by about 20% since the beginning of the year, half of this due to market appreciation, and half to net subscriptions, Emmanuel Martin, CIO, said on Tuesday.The FCP Acropole Global High Yield (150 positions), launched on 13 July 2010, which is currently 57% invested in convertible high yield bonds, has assets of EUR51bn, and has posted inflows of about EUR10bn since the beginning of 2012.
28/11/2012

Teresa Watkins leaves Comgest

Teresa Watkins has left Comgest, where she spent nearly ten years, Citywire Global reports. She had been manager of the Comgest Growth Mid Caps Europe, a fund with EUR22.6m.
28/11/2012

Investors increasingly want to meet CEOs

In these difficult times, a growing number of investors are insisting on meeting the heads of businesses before buying a stake – which leaves the directors less time to run their businesses, the Wall Street Journal explains. This trend is not likely to stop. In a study which has not yet been published, Eugene Soltes, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, shows that investors who met the CEO of a mid-sized US business between 2004 and 2010 more frequently tended to make better investments.
28/11/2012

SAC management to respond to investor concerns

SAC Capital will hold a telephone meeting with investors on Wednesday in order to respond to concerns in relation to ties of the hedge fund’s which the US authorities are calling the largest insider trading scandal ever, the Financial Times reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. The US authorities claim that SAC avoided USD194 in losses and made gains of USD83m on bets against the prices of the pharmaceutical companies Wyatt and Elan ahead of the results of tests of Alzheimer medications. The meeting will be held before the US markets open.
28/11/2012

Swiss Life overhauls asset management business

Swiss Life would like to «significantly» expand its asset management business and will manage it from now on under the brand «Swiss Life Asset Managers», according to a statement released on 28 November by Swiss Life at its investor day, which lays out the new “Swiss Life 2015” orientations for the Swiss Group. Swiss Life will use its expert knowledge and experience in the field of real estate investment and fixed-interest and asset-allocation-based products to expand the business with the goal of increasing its contribution to earnings by more than 20% by 2015. As part of “Swiss Life 2015,” Swiss Life is strengthening its presence in Germany and Switzerland. From now all production and distribution organisations in each market will be managed under one roof to optimise market development and exploit synergies. In Switzerland, Swiss Life would like to position itself as a provider of complete global retirement and financing solutions. In Germany, its goal is to evolve towards the status of a financial advising and insurance business.
28/11/2012

BBVA sells a Mexican affiliate to Banorte

A 97.3% stake in Mexican-based Afore Bancomer, the pension fund administrator owned by the Spanish firm BBVA, has been sold to Afore XXI from Banorte for USD1.6bn, and even as much as USD1.73bn counting the cash at the business at the completion of the transaction, Funds People and Cinco Días report. Afore Bancomer has EUR13.13bn in assets under management for 4.4 million clients.For BBVA, the deal will bring net capital gains of EUR800m. The Spanish group is also planning to sell its pension fund management affiliates in Chile, Colombia and Peru.
28/11/2012

Vontobel signs a partnership with ANZ

The Swiss group Vontobel would like to strengthen its presence in Asia-Pacific, with the development of target activities. The Zurich-based group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), including growth markets in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore, according to a statement released on 27 November. As a part of the co-operation strategy, Vontobel will offer ANZ its expertise, particularly in global investments and structured products, a statement says. The partnership will probably begin in the first half of 2013. The bank is pleased to be able to support ANZ in the development of its activities with private clients due to its expertise in placement and products, Vontobel’s CEO, Zeno Staub, says in the statement.
28/11/2012

UniCredit raises EUR500m with iShares ETFs

In slightly over six months, UniCredit has taken in over EUR500m for its “Green” wealth management product, which uses iShares ETFs (BlackRock group), Plus, the weekly supplement of Il Sole – 24 Ore reports.
28/11/2012

Investcorp sells FleetPride to TPG

The alternative asset management firm Investcorp has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell FleetPride, a US trailer seller, to the private equity firm TPG. The sale was priced at USD1bn.
28/11/2012

Global emerging market funds lead inflows in UK in October

Global emerging market funds have seen inflows in October totalling a net GBP228m, the best inflows for any month, according to statistics from the British investment management association (IMA). These are followed by UK Equity Income strategies (net inflows of GBP172m), £ Strategic Bond (GBP147m), Mixed Investment Shares 20-60% (GBP146m) and Global Equity Income (GBP132m). Globally, net inflows totalled GBP924m in October, compared with GBP655m the previous month. For the second consecutive month, equities top the asset classes, with net inflows of GBP550m, followed by bonds (GBP336m).
28/11/2012

Skandia integrates eight companies in its low-cost range

Skandia has signed an agreement with eight asset management firms for its low-cost fund range, which will initially be launched under the Select brand name, Fund Web reports. The firms are: Aberdeen, BlackRock, BNY Mellon, Fidelity, Henderson, JP Morgan, Schroders and Threadneedle. Skandia has declined to disclose details about the price terms. Eventually, the range is expected to include 12 asset management firms.
28/11/2012

Emerging markets have a growing importance in IPO market

Cross-border IPOs represented 9% (1,172) of the total number of operations, and 13% (USD220bn) of the total amount raised worldwide between 2002 and 2011, according to a study recently published by PwC and Baker McKenzie, entitled “Equity sans frontières: Trends in cross-border IPOs.” The past ten years have been marked by an increase in the number of Asian businesses undertaking cross-border IPOs. Businesses in Asia-Pacific make the most cross-border IPOs. China ranks first, with 347 cross-border operations, of which 39% were in the United States. Singapore is a major regional centre for cross-border IPOs, with most issuers from continental China (71% of operations hosted in Singapore, 130 issuers, raising USD5bn), or Hong Kong (14%, 26 issuers, USD6bn raised). Although Paris places in the top 10, London is the main destination for cross-border IPOs (480 cross-border issuers from markets worldwide held IPOs there, totalling USD110bn raised). These figures represent 34% of the volume, and 15% of the value of IPOs on the London Stock Exchange, and 38% in volume and 50% in value of cross-border operations worldwide. New York is the second destination for foreign issuers, with 264 IPOs totalling USD56bn raised. More than half of foreign firms which held IPOs in the United States (51%, 134 issuers) were from China, totalling USD20bn raised. Several of these operations were backdoor listings (acquisition of a public company by a private company).
28/11/2012

UBS GAM appoints a new head of real estate

UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Thomas Wels as head of its global real estate business, Investment Week reports. Wels has been working at the firm since 2005, most recently as COO of the executive board. He replaces Paul Marcuse, who is leaving UBS.
28/11/2012

German savers hostile to FTT

A survey by the Forsa institute of 700 holders of stocks and/or of shares in investment funds in Germany (31 October-12 November) finds that 52% of respondents are hostile to the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT), while 39% are in favour. The opposition is strongest among families with children (62%) and women (60%).The survey was commissioned by Union Investment, the central asset management firm for the German co-operative banks.
28/11/2012

Petercam plans to launch a local currency emerging market SRI fund

Petercam is preparing to launch an SRI fund of emerging market bonds denominated in local currencies, Yves Huo, head of sales for France and Italy, has announced. The new UCITS-compliant fund, which could be launched in first quarter 2013, would follow a rather strict SRI approach, which would determine the size of stakes in the portfolio. The Belgian asset management firm is responding to growing interest on the part of investors in emerging markets, and once again markets its desire to grant a larger presence to socially responsible management.
28/11/2012

BlackRock picks up an infrastructure debt team

BlackRock has recruited the team consisting of Philippe Benaroya, Chris Wrenn and Gilles Lengaigne to launch an affiliate in London to invest in European infrastructure debt, Agefi reports. The team will focus initially on the needs of financial sector investors such as insurance groups.
28/11/2012

IOSCO publishes principles for ABS information

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published on November 27 the Final Report on Principles for Ongoing Disclosure for Asset Backed Securities (ABS Ongoing Disclosure Principles), which contains principles designed to provide guidance to securities regulators who are developing or reviewing their regulatory regimes for ongoing disclosure for asset-backed securities (ABS).The objective of the ABS Ongoing Disclosure Principles is to enhance investor protection by facilitating a better understanding of the issues that should be considered by regulators in relation to ongoing disclosure regimes for ABS.
28/11/2012

Regulations threaten growth

The head of the China Investment Corporation (CIC), Jin Liquin, is not mincing his words. The new regulations imposed by the United States and Europe are the largest threat to global growth, according to claims reported by Asian Investor. “Over-regulation and inappropriate interventions are the largest risks to the global recovery, which threaten the effective functioning of the financial system,” he said at an international conference held in Mumbai. “In the United States and Europe, over-regulation is widespread. In every sector, excessive regulation is an obstacle to economic development, in the same way that excessive taxation is destructive.” This increase in regulation will discourage investment, the CIC head says. The fund has assets under management of about USD410bn.
28/11/2012

Corporate governance making progress in Asia

Corporate governance is not yet a priority at the major family-owned businesses in Hong Kong, where notable progress is still being made at publicly-traded businesses, Finance Asia reports. According to a study published a few days ago by PwC, more than three quarters of family-owned businesses in Hong Kong will continue to grow in the next three to five years, and more than half have increased their earnings in the past twelve months. These good results are, however, not driving businesses to improve in the area of corporate governance, particularly in the area of management structures or succession plans. A good way for a family business to solve this problem is to consider a listing on a regulated market, which requires better distribution of duties between shareholders and operational management. A recent study by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and the Baptist University of Hong Kong finds that governance at businesses listed in Hong Kong has noticeably improved since 2009.
28/11/2012

Les dirigeants de SAC vont répondre aux inquiétudes des investisseurs

SAC Capital va tenir une conférence téléphonique avec ses investisseurs mercredi afin de répondre aux inquiétudes relatives aux liens du hedge fund avec ce que les autorités américaines qualifient de plus grosse affaire de délit d’initié, rapporte le Financial Times, citant des sources proches du dossier.Les autorités américaines indiquent que SAC a évité 194 millions de dollars de pertes et dégagé un gain de 83 millions de dollars en pariant contre les cours des sociétés pharmaceutiques Wyeth et Elan avant les résultats de l’essai d’un médicament contre la maladie d’Alzheimer. La conférence aura lieu avant l’ouverture des marchés américains.
28/11/2012

Teresa Watkins quitte Comgest

Teresa Watkins a quitté Comgest où elle a passé près de dix ans, révèle Citywire Global. Elle gérait le Comgest Growth Mid Caps Europe, un fonds de 22,6 millions d’euros.
28/11/2012

L'encours d'Acropole AM s'est accru d'un cinquième cette année

Au 31 octobre, Acropole Asset Management affiche un encours de l’ordre de 750 millions d’euros, dont environ 150 millions dans des mandats. Les actifs gérés ont gonflé d’environ 20 % depuis le début de l’année, pour moitié grâce à l’effet de marché et pour moitié du fait de souscriptions nettes, a indiqué mardi Emmanuel Martin, le CIO.Le FCP Acropole Global High Yield (150 noms) lancé le 13 juillet 2010, qui est présentement investi à 57 % en obligations convertibles à haut rendement, affiche un encours de 51 millions d’euros et a collecté quelque 10 millions d’euros depuis le début de 2012.
28/11/2012

Ciloger recrute et reorganise sa direction du développement

Ciloger, la société de gestion spécialisée dans l’immobilier, vient d’annoncer l’arrivée de Lawrence Delahaye en qualité de directeur du développement Institutionnel.Il sera en charge des relations avec les investisseurs institutionnels et du développement de l’activité dédiée à cette clientèle d’investisseurs, précise un communiqué.Âgé de 36 ans, l’impétrant travaillait depuis février 2007 au sein de l’équipe «Corporate Finance - Immobilier» de BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking après être resté six ans chez Atisreal Auguste-Thouard à la direction des Grands Clients puis au département Investissements.Pour sa part, Chantaline Bialas, directeur du développement et de l’animation commerciale des réseaux bancaires, des CGPI, des plateformes et des clients directs, prend désormais en charge directement la relation avec les CGPI et les plateformes.Lawrence Delahaye et Chantaline Bialas sont membres du comité de direction de la société.
28/11/2012

Bob Doll revient déjà… chez Nuveen AM

A peine Russ Koesterich nommé chief investment strategist de BlackRock, Nuveen Investments (220 milliards de dollars d’encours au 30 septembre) annonce que sa filiale Nuveen Asset Management (117 milliards de dollars) a recruté le prédécesseur de Russ Koesterich, Bob Doll comme chief equity strategist et gérant de portefeuilles senior avec effet au 26 novembre.L’impétrant, qui avait annoncé son départ de chez BlackRock en juin, est subordonné à David Chalupnik, responsable des actions de Nuveen Asset Management. Il va renforcer les capacités de Nuveen AM dans le domaine du multi-classes d’actifs.

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