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13/07/2011

Ecostamp.de conducts a survey of the sustainability characteristics of equities funds

The sustainable development website ecostamp.de on the morning of 12 July concluded a survey of internet users and savings investors about sustainable investment criteria which they feel equities funds and products worthy of a sustainable investment label should have. It will take at least a few days to process the results.The idea was to gather responses not only from promoters of products about their conception of SRI and sustainable development, but also to ask “real people” who would be buying shares in the funds, since the market lacks both transparency and standards.The website ecostamp.de is seeking to create a dialogue between investors/consumers and producers of these products.
13/07/2011

Bankinter doubled the volume of third-party funds intermediated in 2010

Last year, third-party funds intermediated by the Bankinter network totalled EUR1.2bn, compared with EUR600m as of the end of 2009, Funds People reports. The third-party fund selection team, led by Raúl Moreno, has been detached from Bankinter Gestión de Activos, and instead attached to the global analysis department. A partnership agreement has recently been signed with Allfunds Bank.As of the end of June 2011, Bankinter Gestión had assets fo EUR3.8bn, in 95 funds and funds of funds, which may also invest in third-party funds.
13/07/2011

Aviva Investors planning to develop institutional client base in Asia

The British asset management firm Aviva Investors has recruited Lim Ben-Eu in Singapore as director of development for institutional clients, a newly-created position. He will work to place alternative products to institutional investors in Asia, and will report to Erich Gerth, CEO global business development in London, as well as to Tahnoon Pasha, CEO of Aviva Investors Singapore.
13/07/2011

Dalton hard-closes its European absolute returns fund

The Luxembourg-registered, UCITS-compliant fund Melchior Selected Trust European Absolute Return (MSTEARF), launched on 2 February 2010, now has USD600m in assets. Dalton Strategic partnership has announced a hard closing, following a soft closing at USD500m in early June. Citywire reports that the additional USD100m represent additional net subscriptions form investors who were already clients of the fund.As usual in cases of this type, the manager says that the hard closing of the absolute returns fund, managed by Leonard Charlton, David Robinson and Benjamin Millard, aims to protect performance, which might be diluted as a result of the arrival of further subscriptions.
13/07/2011

Beijing changes CIO of one of its sovereign funds

Li Keping, vice-president of the National Council for Social Security Fund (NCSSF), has been appointed as CIO of the sovereign fund China Investment Corp (CIC), replacing Gao Xiqing, who remains as president and vice chairman, the Wall Street Journal reports.The appointment of Li, who becomes executive director and vice president, comes at a time when the CIC is expecting a decision by the Beijing government which would allocate a further wave of money to the fund, following USD200bn in currency reserves allocated to the fund in 2007. In late 2009, the time of the most recent statistics available, assets totalled USD332bn, largely due to stakes in Chinese government banks.
13/07/2011

Sarasin recruits a director from Banque Cantonale de Lucerne

Peter Casanova, head of the financial analysis at the Banque Cantonale de Lucerne and head of investment policy and buy-side analysis, Peter Casanova, on 1 July took over as head of the equities analysis service at Banque Sarasin. He succeeds Rainer Männle, who now heads the equities team in the asset management unit. Casanova will report to Jan Amrit Poser, director of the analysis services and chief economist.
13/07/2011

Ossiam lists four ETFs in London

Ossiam, an affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management, has become the 20th provider to list its UCITS-compliant ETF products for trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The French asset management firm is now offering four Luxembourg-registered equities ETFs in London (alongside 4 listings in Frankfurt and 6 in Paris): Ossiam iSTOXX Europe Minimum Variance, US Minimum Variance, EURO STOXX 50 Equal Weight and STOXX 600 Equal Weight (see Newsmanagers of 28 June and 5 July).
13/07/2011

Fidelity launches an offshore version of its emerging Asia fund

In the United Kingdom, Fidelity UK has launched an onshore version of its Emerging Asia fund, launched in April 2008 (USD687m). The product, with 80-120 positions on equities from emerging Asian markets, uses the SCI Emerging Asia Composite Index as its benchmark, and is managed by Tera Chanpongsang.Front-end fee and management commission, respectively, are 3.5% and 1.5%, and minimal subscription is set at GBP2,500.
13/07/2011

Aegon AM becomes Kames Capital

Andrew Fleming, CEO of Aegon Asset Management UK plc (EUR55bn in assets) on 12 July announced that from 1 September 2011, the firm will become known as Kames Capital, and that he will remain as its director. Sarah Russell, who is head of asset management at the Aegon group (EUR200bn) says that asset management activities in the UK will continue to serve insurers, but that the name change is a sign of the firm’s desire to concentrate on its specialty of serving external, third-party clients, independently of life insurance and retirement activities.The move aims to foreground well-performing ranges of bond and UK equities funds, multi-asset class products, and real estate funds.The asset management activities of Aegon in the United States and the Netherlands concentrate on the management of Aegon accounts to develop unit-linked products and investment solutions. In the UK, activities are focused on unit-linked investments, the Aegon UK service, and mandates from third parties.
13/07/2011

Hedge funds attracted USD75bn in January-May

According to statistics from BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research, hedge funds in May posted net subscriptions of USD8.1bn, or 0.5% of their assets, of which USD4.5bn were for commodity trading advisors (CTAs), equivalent to 1.4% of assets, while USD2.6bn (1.2%) were for multi-strategy products.May was the fifth consecutive month of net inflows, while inflows have been positive in seven out of the last eight months. However, total assets remain virtually unchanged, as USD1.79trn.In the first five months of the year, net subscriptions totalled USD75bn, their highest level since 2007, although performance was modest (2.1% for the BarclayHedge index).
13/07/2011

Hedge funds lost 1.20% in June

According to the Hennessee index, hedge funds have lost 1.20% in June, following losses of 0.64% in May. They still show gains of 1.45% for first half as a whole.In the major categories, long/short equity and event-driven/arbitrage lost 1.08% last month, while global macro strategy lost 1.58%. The top two in January-June showed respective gains of 2.63% and 1.79%, while global macro lost 1.63%.For first half as a whole, the distressed strategy shows returns of 4.41%, while emerging markets funds have lost an average of 0.20%.
13/07/2011

29 funds had more than EUR100m in inflows in January-June

On the basis of statistics from the Inverco association of Spanish asset management firms, Funds People has found that 29 funds posted net subscriptions of over EUR100m in first half. Among these “super-sellers” in January-June, Santander had two funds (Santander Select Prudente, with EUR487m, and Santander Select Moderado, with EUR329m), while BBVA had the Solidez IX BP (EUR278.3m), and Sabadell had the BS Garant. Fija 8 fund with EUR249.67m.However, the best-performing management firm in this area was La Caixa, with three products: Foncaixa Estabilidad (EUR2.55bn), Foncaixa Estabilidad Plus (EUR527.2m), and Foncaixa Asegurado (EUR398.85m).In total, Spanish funds in first half had net redemptions of over EUR3bn. Of the 25 best sellers, 20 were guaranteed funds, 19 of them bond funds.
13/07/2011

State Street à l’offensive dans l’Hexagone

Directeur général de State Street Global Advisors en France, Marco Fusco entend bien accélérer le développement dans le pays de la filiale de gestion d’actifs de la banque américaine. Il confie au quotidien son souhait particulier de s’appuyer pour ce faire sur la marque SPDR de gestion indicielle. «La société n’a jamais eu la volonté marketing et commerciale de (la) promouvoir. Mais ça va changer» assure le quotidien.
13/07/2011

Carmignac Gestion modifie sa gouvernance

Carmignac Gestion annoncera ce matin, lors de sa conférence trimestrielle, la nomination d’Eric Le Coz au poste de directeur général adjoint. Il coordonnera les gérants au côté d’Edouard Carmignac, alors que la boutique, sortie grande gagnante de la crise, est en décollecte en 2011.
13/07/2011

Les cours des permis carbone chutent

Les permis d'émissions sont tombés hier à leur plus bas niveau depuis mars 2009. Les contrats pour décembre 2011 ont chuté de 4,6 % à 11,54 euros sur le marché Ice de Londres. Compte tenu du ralentissement de la croissance, les opérateurs craignent que l’offre excède la demande jusqu’en 2012. La plupart des industriels émetteurs de CO2 auraient déjà acheté les permis dont ils auront besoin en 2012, d’après UBS qui prévoit un cours plancher à 9-10 euros.
12/07/2011

La Grèce adjuge 1,62 milliard d’euros de bons à 6 mois à 4,90%

La PDMA, l’agence de gestion de la dette publique grecque, a adjugé pour 1,625 milliard d’euros de bons à six mois, à un taux de rendement en baisse de six points de base à 4,90% par rapport à la précédente opération du 14 juin. Le coefficient de couverture est de 2,88 contre 2,58 lors de la précédente adjudication.
12/07/2011

Les marchés toujours secoués par la crise de la zone euro

Les Bourses européennes restent sous pression mardi en l’absence d’accord sur un nouveau plan d’aide à la Grèce .Dans la matinée, la directrice générale du FMI avait d’ailleurs déclaré qu’un deuxième plan d’aide à la Grèce n'était pas acquis. L’euro est désormais fortement pénalisé et s'échange autour de 1,3915 dollar après avoir plongé à un plus bas à 1,3838 contre 1,4037 lundi soir. Une nouvelle fois, des raisons techniques ont perturbé la diffusion de l’indice CAC 40, mais Londres lâche 1,55%, Francfort 2,11%. Milan qui a perdu plus de 4% en matinée, réduit ses pertes (-0,58%). Les valeurs financières, ont plongé en début de séance puis ont réduit leurs pertes. A Paris, Crédit agricole, qui avait perdu jusqu'à 5%, recule de 2,8%, BNP Paribas cède 2,2% et Axa 2,9%. Le taux du Bund allemand à 10 ans est tombé de 2,88% vendredi à 2,61% mardi en fin de matinée, le rendement de l’OAT française de même maturité étant passé de 3,36% à 3,38%.
12/07/2011

L'Italie émet des bons au prix fort

Cible des marchés, l’Italie a placé ce matin 6,75 milliards d’euros de bons du Trésor à 12 mois. Le montant levé correspond à l’objectif fixé et la demande a été à peu près en ligne avec la moyenne, mais le rendement servir (3,67%) marque un renchérissement de 150 points de base par rapport à juin. La réussite de l’opération a tout de même permis de soulager les tensions sur les taux italiens, presques stables vers midi.
12/07/2011

La balance des paiements déficitaire de 5,5 milliards en France

Le déficit des paiements courants de la France s’est creusé en mai à 5,5 milliards d’euros après 5 milliards en avril, en raison notamment de l’augmentation du déficit des échanges de biens, montrent les chiffres provisoires publiés mardi par la Banque de France. Le déficit des échanges de biens a atteint 7,7 milliards après 7,5 milliards en avril. L’excédent des échanges de services a parallèlement légèrement reculé à 0,9 milliard après 1,3 milliard.
12/07/2011

La BoJ maintient ses taux, se montre plus optimiste sur l'avenir

La Banque du Japon a annoncé le maintien de sa politique monétaire, et revu à la hausse son évaluation de la situation économique, encouragée par des signes que la reprise économique est plus rapide que prévu après le séisme du 11 mars. Comme la plupart des observateurs le prévoyaient, la BoJ a conservé ses taux à leur très bas niveau, soit dans une marge comprise entre 0,0% et 0,1%. La décision a été prise à l’unanimité du conseil d’administration.

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