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13/10/2010

Savings investors pull out of HQ funds

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Funds from HQ Fonder have seen net redemptions of SEK2.7bn in September, following outflows of SEK968m in August, according to Dagens Nyheter. The asset management firm is an affiliate of the Swedish bank HQ Bank, which was in enforced liquidation, and which has since been bought by Carnegie. In September, HQ Fonder managed SEK26bn in assets, of which SEK23.3bn were in equities funds.
13/10/2010

DWS launches a residential real estate fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } DWS is offering clients the closed fund DWS Access Wohnen 2 for a minimal subscription of EUR10,000, until 30 November 2010. The fund has a maximal capacity of EUR120m, half of which will be leverage. The fund follows Access Wohnen 1, with a volume of EUR100m. If necessary, the new fund may be scaled up to EUR250m, The new product will invest initially in 19 properties with 451 residential units, in nine German cities. It will be managed by alt+kelber Immobiliengruppe GmbH. Front-end fees are set at 5%, and the distribution for 2012 will be 6.25% of invested capital, before taxes. Distribution will increase gradually each year up to 7% in 2020.
13/10/2010

Source launches MSCI EMU Small Cap ETF

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Since 12 October, the XTF segment of the Xetra electronic platform (Deutsche Börse) has listed its 729th ETF, an Irish-domiciled, UCITS-compliant fund from Source which replicates the MSCI EMU Small Cap Total Return (net). The index currently includes 568 shares, with capitalisation ranging from EUR32m to EUR3.5bn. The new product brings the range of Source ETFs and ETCs dedicated to equities and commodities indices to 80 products. Source now manages more than EUR7.5bn in assets. Characteristics Name: MSCI EMU Small Cap Source ETF ISIN code: IE00B68GBJ73 Management fee: 0.40%
13/10/2010

Nordea announces soft closing of its European high yield fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Since 11 October, Nordea is no longer accepting further subscriptions from new clients or via new distribution partners for its Nordea 1 – European High Yield Bond Fund, managed by Henrik Østergaard (see Newsmanagers of 2 July 2009). Due to its performance and subscriptions, the fund, launched in 2002, now has over EUR1.4bn in assets, putting it near its upper capacity limit, based on an analysis of outlooks for the market of reference. Subscriptions will remain possible for investors who already hold shares in the fund. Nordea says that its US High Yield Bond Fund, managed in New York by MacKay Shields, has assets of USD550m, but that it is not yet approaching its capacity limit.
13/10/2010

F&C launches a European equities fund

F&C Investments has launched a new fund to provide investors with a combination of capital growth and income from European equities. The Luxembourg domiciled F&C European Growth & Income SICAV fund is managed by Paras Anand, head of European equities, who also manages a UK OEIC fund focused on Europe ex. UK which adopted a growth and income strategy two years ago. The manager looks to blend a focused portfolio of blue-chip long-term investments where he believes the market is materially mis-pricing a company’s prospects. The fund invests across sectors but currently is heavily over weight financials. It currently holds investments in 13 countries with approximately 22% in the UK, 20% in the Netherlands, 14% in Germany and 11% in both France and Switzerland. The yield on the current portfolio is estimated to be approximately 3.7% compared with a benchmark yield of 3.2%. Dividends on the fund will be distributed quarterly. The fund, which has both a euro and sterling share class, was launched with client seeding of some GBP60 million (EUR69 million) and is initially registered for sale in Austria, Ireland, UK, Germany, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.
13/10/2010

Prudential and Schroders recruit new heads of sales in Asia

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Asian Investor reports that Beonca Yip is leaving Lyxor Asset Management to join Prudential AM as regional head of retail distribution. Sophina Hui, previously at Amundi AM, has joined Schroder Investment Management as head of institutional clients in Hong Kong.
13/10/2010

Lombard Odier recruits a head from Selectium Europe

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Lombard Odier Investment Managers has added to its team dedicated to hedge funds with the recruitment of Marc Bataillon, who joins the firm with his team from Selection Europe. He will be in charge of European equities. Bataillon has several years of experience in long/short European equities management, Hedge Week reports.
13/10/2010

Syz & Co appoints Xavier Guillon as CEO of Oyster Funds

The Swiss banking groupSyz & Co on Tuesday announced the appointment of Xavier Guillonas CEO of its Oyster Funds investment fund division. He replacesAlain Mudie, who becomes head of the new Syz Fund Research division,a long-only fund analysis and manager selection service (see articlein this issue of Newsmanagers).Guillon, who joined Syz& Co 3 years ago, was previously head of services to independentmanagers at the banking group, a position which he will retain.Before that, he spent 14 years in New York and London at theBrown Brothers Harriman private bank, where he was head of the salesteam covering institutional clients.Among Guillon’sobjectives is the development of new markets, especially in Asia.p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }
13/10/2010

Syz & Co launches a fund analysis and manager selection service

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Swiss banking group Syz & Co on Tuesday, 12 October announced the launch of Syz Fund Research, a long-only fund analysis and manager selection service. The service will be headed by Alan Mudie, previously CEO of the Oyster Funds division, and former head of the Swiss activities of FundQuest (BNP Paribas group). SYZ Fund Research is a complement to the external manager selection and control activity for the bank’s fund family. For asset classes which are considered essential (European equities, global equities, asset allocation, absolute return, bonds), the banking group has developed its own expertise. However, the management of other asset classes is outsourced to external managers, making it possible to offer third-party funds to private banking clients and independent managers. A dedicated team in the Oyster division of the firm selects the managers. Due to its good results, it is now becoming a service in its own right, and will have its responsibilities extended. Syz Fund Research will also be responsible for detecting the winning trends of tomorrow, in order to create innovative new investment funds. The appointment of Mudie as head of the service means that he will be replaced as CEO by Xavier Guillon.
13/10/2010

Achmea awards a bond mandate to Standish

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Netherlands-based pension fund management firm Achmea Beleggingsfondsen Beheer B.V., an affiliate of the Achmea insurance group, has allocated a EUR230m mandate to invest in European bonds to Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, an affiliate of BNY Mellon Asset Management. Previously, management of the unit trust was handled by a single asset manager, but Achmea has decided to appoint two more managers. Standish is the only foreign firm among the three. The mandate will be managed by the Standish team specialised in Euro bonds, directed by David Leduc, managing director of global fixed income.
13/10/2010

Currency effects help Invesco's AUM to top USD600bn

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As of the end of September, assets at Invesco Ltd totalled USD604.5bn, up 5.4% compared with USD573.8bn as of the end of August. The increase is primarily due to performance and currency effects, as the depreciation of the US dollar contributed USD4.5bn to assets under management. In addition, the US management firm says, long-term funds have posted net subscriptions, due to ETF/UIT and other passively-managed products. In September, Invesco concluded its sale of Echo Point Investment Management to Old Mutual, which resulted in a decline of USD1.5bn in equity assets. Assets in ETF/UIT and passive products increased to USD89.9bn as of 30 September, compared with USD79.3bn one month earlier.
13/10/2010

Van Eck builds presence in Europe

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The US asset management firm Van Eck has announced the full-time recruitment of Mark Miller. He was previously an external consultant in the area of energies. Uwe Eberle was also recruited in September to direct the new Swiss offices of Van Eck. In addition, Manuela Joly and Philipp Schlegel joined Van Eck on 1 October, and will be in charge of developing the management firm’s presence in the European institutional market.
13/10/2010

Permal Group adds to sales team

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Permal Group has recruited Marilyn Schaja as head of the sales team for Permal Americas. She will join the product sales team for the region but will also develop new products for the US onshore market. Previously, Schaja was director of client relations at Ivy Asset Management.
13/10/2010

Thomson Reuters signs up to UN PRI

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Thomson Reuters announced on 12 October that it has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). The decision is a sign of the group’s engagement in responsible practices based on ESG criteria, Thomson Reuters says in a statement.
13/10/2010

Partnership between ABN Amro Private Banking and Lyxor AM

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } ABN Amro Private Banking and Lyxor Asset Management have concluded a partnership, by the terms of which ABN Amro will offer its clients a wide selection of Lyxor hedge funds, Hedgeweek reports. ABN Amro Private Banking will offer a selection of multi-management products, both offshore and in UCITS III-compliant formats, in the European Union. It is also offering an actively-managed portfolio which includes single strategy, single manager funds and multi-management single manager funds which can be used on a thematic basis. The products are available to clients of ABN Amro Private Banking in Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Netherlands.
13/10/2010

Prudential et Schroders recrutent de nouvelles responsables des ventes en Asie

Selon Asian Investor, Beonca Yip quitte Lyxor Asset Management pour rejoindre Prudential AM en qualité de responsable régionale de la distribution retail.De son côté, Sophina Hui, précédemment chez Amundi AM, a rejoint Schroder Investment Management en qualité de responsable de la clientèle institutionnelle à Hong Kong.
13/10/2010

Les épargnants fuient les fonds HQ

Les fonds de la société HQ Fonder ont accusé des rachats nets de 2,7 milliards de couronnes suédoises en septembre, après avoir vu sortir 968 millions en août, selon Dagens Nyheter. La société de gestion est filiale de la banque suédoise HQ Bank qui était en liquidation forcée et a été rachetée depuis par Carnegie. En septembre, HQ Fonder gérait 26 milliards de couronnes, dont 23,3 milliards dans des fonds actions.
13/10/2010
Fonds

Les Français, exportateurs actifs de fonds vers l'Espagne

Dans un article consacré à l’activité des gestionnaires étrangers bien supérieur à celle des espagnols (lire par ailleurs), Cinco Días montre que les maisons françaises ont été les plus actives cette année. Le nombre de fonds français est passé de 122 en 2007 à 201 actuellement.Ainsi Lyxor (Société Générale) a commercialisé 11 ETF sur le marché espagnol depuis le début de l’année, contre 3 pour l’an dernier à la même date. Axa a lancé trois fonds et décidé de les faire distribuer par Allfunds Bank, Banco Inversis et Catalunya Caixa, en plus d’Axa Ibercapital. Saint-Honoré a mis sur le marché 13 fonds, au travers d’Allfunds, contre 7 l’an dernier. LFP a lancé trois fonds..
Fonds
13/10/2010
Fonds

Bestinver est le numéro deux mondial de la performance, derrière HMG Finance

D’après le palmarès de Citywire, note Expansión, Bestinver (4,4 milliards d’euros), la société de gestion du groupe espagnol Acciona, est le second gestionnaire mondial en matière de performance, grâce surtout à son fonds Bestinver Internacional, qui a gagné 33,5 % depuis l’effondrement de Lehman (15 septembre 2008). Le numéro un est le HMG Finance - Globetrotter, qui a signé un bond en avant de 44,7 %.
Fonds
13/10/2010
Fonds

Les gestionnaires étrangers profitent de la crise des espagnols pour prospérer

Alors que le secteur de la gestion d’actifs en Espagne perd des encours à toute vitesse, les fonds étrangers gagnent du terrain et résistent à la crise en Espagne, en surmontant les obstacles comme celui de la concurrence des dépôts bancaires, constate Cinco Días.Les gestionnaires étrangers ont lancé depuis de début de l’année 103 fonds, contre 54 pour la période correspondante de l’an dernier. Et ils totalisent désormais 21 % du volume des fonds espagnols contre 14 % en 2007.En 2009, leurs actifs sous gestion ont gonflé de 38 % sur 2008 et au premier semestre, ils ont encore augmenté de 28 % sur fin 2009 alors que ceux des fonds espagnols ont baissé de 3 % en 2009 et 11 % à fin juin.
Fonds
13/10/2010
Fonds

DWS lance un fonds sur l'immobilier résidentiel

Moyennant une souscription minimale de 10.000 euros jusqu’au 30 novembre 2010, DWS propose à ses clients le fonds fermé DWS Access Wohnen 2, dont la capacité est fixée à 120 millions d’euros, avec un effet de levier de 50 %. Il fait suite au Access Wohnen 1, d’un volume de 100 millions d’euros. En cas de besoin, le volume du fonds pourra être porté à 250 millions d’euros.Le nouveau produit est investi au démarrage dans 19 actifs avec 451 logements répartis sur neuf villes allemandes et la gestion en est confiée à alt+kelber Immobiliengruppe GmbH.Le droit d’entrée est fixé à 5 % et la distribution pour 2012 sera de 6,25 % du capital investi, avant impôt. Il est prévu que la distribution augmente progressivement chaque année pour atteindre 7 % en 2020.
Fonds
13/10/2010
Fonds

Johannes Führ lance avec AmpegaGerling un fonds d'obligations de PME

Le suisse Johannes Führ Vermögensverwaltungs AG (Bâle) a confié à l’allemand AmpegaGerling Investment GmbH le soin de lancer le Johannes Führ Mittelstands-Rentenfonds AMI, un fonds de droit allemand d’obligations de petites et moyennes entreprises qui a vu le jour le 12 octobre.L’objectif est de capter les rendements élevés que les PME doivent offrir pour se procurer des financements. Le portefeuille ne comportera au maximum que 20 % d’obligations non notées et chaque ligne sera plafonnée à 1 % de l’encours. L'évaluation de la solvabilité des entreprises émettrices est effectuée grâce au programme d’analyse exclusif assisté par ordinateur de Johannes Führ qui couvre 300 entreprises. Pour éviter tout risque de change, le gérant n’investira qu’en titres libellés en euros.CaractéristiquesDénomination : Johannes Führ Mittelstands-Rentenfonds AMICode Isin : DE000A0YAYG5 (part P)DE000A0YAYH3 (part I)Droit d’entrée : 3 %Commission de gestion : 1,15 %Souscription minimale : 500 euros
Fonds
13/10/2010
Fonds

Le P2 Value de Morgan Stanley est sur le fil du rasoir

Evoquant les problèmes des fonds immobiliers offerts au public en Allemagne, The Wall Street Journal rapporte que les deux produits pour lesquels la situation est la plus critique sont le DEGI Europa, parce qu’Aberdeen, qui a racheté DEGI, n’a plus le débouché naturel du réseau Dresdner Bank, et le Morgan Stanley P2 Value.Le journal souligne que, selon les milieux financiers, les fonds de fonds immobiliers Allianz Premium Immobilien et DJE Real Estate détiendraient 15 % de l’encours du P2 Value et veulent se faire rembourser dès que possible, ce qui risque de compromettre la survie du fonds.
Fonds
13/10/2010
Fonds

ComStage lance quatre ETF sur le bund future

Le 12 octobre, ComState (groupe Commerzbank) a fait admettre à la négociation sur le segment XTF de la plate-forme électronique Xetra de Francfort quatre ETF de droit luxembourgeois utilisant le bund future comme sous-jacent et des indices de stratégie développés par la Commerzbank sur ce contrat. Tous ces nouveaux produits sont assortis d’une commission de gestion de 0,20 %.Il s’agit du ComStage ETF Commerzbank Bund-Future TR (LU0508799334), du ComStage ETF Commerzbank Bund-Future Leveraged TR (LU0530118024), du ComStage ETF Commerzbank Bund-Future Short TR (LU0530119774) et du ComStage ETF Commerzbank Bund-Future Double Short TR (LU0530124006).
Fonds
13/10/2010
Fonds

Le KanAm grundinvest réduit sa distribution de moitié

Au titre de l’exercice au 30 juin 2010, KanAm a versé aux porteurs du fonds immobilier offert au public KanAm grundinvest un dividende de 1,25 euro par part, ce qui se compare à 2,50 euros pour l’exercice au 30 juin 2009 (lire notre article du 30 septembre 2009).La performance, pour sa part, est tombée à 1,1 % contre 5 %, mais le taux d’occupation s’est amélioré à 99,2 % contre 98,6 % un an plus tôt.Le gestionnaire munichois précise qu’environ 40 % des baux affichent des échéances à 2019 ou au-delà, tandis que seuls 4,8 % se termineront en 2011.
Fonds
12/10/2010

Extraordinary general shareholders' meeting for Madoff victim Luxinvest and Luxalpha funds

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } La Tribune reports that the liquidators of the Madoff victim funds Luxinvest and Luxalpha have been scheduled for 21 October and 9 November, respectively. The agendas for the meetings have not yet been released, but may include proposals related to negotiations with Irving Picard, the trustee for Madoff’s assets, the newspaper notes.
12/10/2010

F&C recruits a manager from Henderson

F&C Investments has hired Henderson Global Investors’ Alice Evans to co-manage its Stewardship International Fund alongside Sophie Horsfall, says Responsible Investor. She will join in November.
12/10/2010

Sally Tennant devient CEO de Kleinwort Benson

Le 11 octobre, Kleinwort Benson Bank, qui appartient au capital-investisseur RHJ International après avoir été dans le giron de la Commerzbank et de la Dresdner Bank, a annoncé la nomination de Sally Tennant comme CEO à compter de la mi-janvier 2011 et sous réserve de l’accord du régulateur. Elle était jusqu'à présent CEO de la banque privée de Lombard Odier à Londres et remplacera Robert Taylor, qui était en poste depuis 2004 et qui a «l’intention de faire une pause». (take a breakA cette occasion, Kleinwort Benson indique que l’acquisition de KBC Asset Management Ltd (Dublin) a été bouclée le 11 octobre et que la société de gestion est rebaptisée Kleinwort Benson Investors Dublin Limited. Cette transaction porte les encours sous gestion à plus de 10 milliards d’euros.
12/10/2010

Santander AM recruits a manager from LVAM

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Simon Brooks, who assisted Tom Caddick, head of multi-manager at LV= Asset Management (LVAM), will take over the complete range of eight funds previously managed by Caddick with the assistance of CIO Piers Hillier, as Caddick is joining Santander Asset Management with Toby Vaughan, principal fund manager in the multi-management division. Caddick and Vaughan will report to Keith Speck, head of multi-manager at Santander AM. They previously worked together at F&C until 2007.
12/10/2010

F&C hires an SRI specialist from Henderson

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Alice Evans, who most recently managed the Industries of the Future fund at Henderson Global Investors, has been recruited as a senior portfolio manager at F&C Asset Management, where he will assist Sophie Horsfall, head of global thematic equities, from next month, in managing the SRI fund Stewardship International (GBP310m). She will also be granted other sustainable development portfolios in the future.

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