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19/11/2013

JPMorgan AM recruits FM from BofA Merrill Lynch

JP Morgan Asset Management has recruited James Davidson from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as a global income equity fund manager, Citywire reports. He is joining the London office, and will manage the JPM Global Equity Income and JPM Global Dividend funds. He will work alongside Gerhard Woort-Menker.
19/11/2013

Chinese hedge funds expanding rapidly

Citic Securities Futures, from the Citic Securities group, has created an RMB2bn (USD330m) fund, which will be invested in local hedge funds, the Financial Times reports. The asset management firm Hwabao Securities is launching a similar USD1bn fund in partnership with KKM Capital, a firm which helps Chinese hedge fund firms to establish their activities. This is a sign of the growing interest in hedge funds in China. Six foreign hedge funds have also recently obtained licenses to raise capital from Chinese investors for the first time: Canyon Partners, Citadel, Man Group, Oak Tree, Och-Ziff Capital Management and Winton Capital Management.
19/11/2013

Emerging market hedge funds improve their performance

Hedge funds dedicated to emerging markets have earned good results in third quarter, as the HFRI Emerging Markets Total Index has posted gains of 3% in the quarter, and 2.5% in the month of October alone, while performance since the beginning of the year totals 4.7%, a better result than most equity markets in emerging countries. Capital invested by hedge funds in emerging markets have increased to a record USD161bn. Assets in hedge funds invested in Asia have increased by USD1.8bn in third quarter to a total of USD42.3bn.
19/11/2013

Regulators concerned about liquidity

The Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom has expressed doubts about the ability of asset management firms to honours their promises in terms of liquidity, Financial Times fund management reports. This coincides with work at the US Treasury to determine whether asset management firms present a systemic risk and if they need to hold a high specificed minimal level of liquid assets. Asset management firms which have liquidity problems may be required to lock investors in funds, or to introduce high exit penalties. Will Amos, of the FCA, says that one of the changes since the crisis is that the capacity of banks to provide liquidity to funds has fallen.
19/11/2013

FSB seeks to domesticate appetite for risk

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) on 18 November published documents which are intended to help supervisers to strengthen risk management practices at financial institutions. The first of these documents is a final version of principles intended to regulate appetite for risk; the second is a consultation document which proposes a series of recommendations for the management of the culture of risk in the financial sector. In both cases, the proposals aim to better regulate systemic establishments (SIFIs). The consultation is open until 31 Janary 2014.
19/11/2013

Credit Suisse sets up fixed income unit

The Credit Suisse group is in the process of setting up a new division which will group fixed income, currency and commodity operations, and which will result in staff reductions of 100 people in London and New York, the news agency Bloomberg reports, having obtained an internal memo distributed to personnel.The new division, entitled Global Macro Products, will be led jointly by the global head of fixed income, Joni Kinol, in New York, and the global head of currencies, David Tait in London. A spokesperson for the group in Zurich has confirmed the reports.
19/11/2013

Wealth management: Infidar merges with WMPartners

Julius Baer on 19 November announced that its affiliate Infidar will merge with WM Partners to form one of the largest independent wealth management firms in Switzerland. Infidar Conseils en Investissements SA (Infidar), founded in 1954, with headquarters in Zurich, has 26 employees, and is led by Markus Gonseth since 2007. WMPartners Vermögensverwaltungs AG (WMPartners), also based in Zurich, was founded in 1971, and is managed by three partners: Willi Leimer, Balthasar Meier and Heiner Grüter. The two businesses are currently leaders in independent wealth management in Switzerland.Initially, the Julius Baer group has taken over shares in WMPartners. In a second phase, Infidar will merge with WMPArtners. The conditions of the transaction will not be made public. With a total of about 50 employees and CHF4bn in client assets, the business will be one of the largest independent wealth managers in Switzerland, and will collaborate with 30 depository banks.
19/11/2013

Cantonal Bank of Zurich takes over market making for 32 investment funds

The Cantonal Bank of Zurich (ZKB) has taken over market making for 32 investment funds on behalf of the Swiss SIX stock exchange, the Swiss stock market announced on 18 November. As a new sponsor and market maker, ZKB is introducing 18 new products for trading on the Zurich market. ZKB is also taking over market making for 14 other products for which the Julius Baer bank is assuming the same role, SIX says in a statement. Overall, about 304 sponsored funds are traded on the Swiss stock market.
19/11/2013

Strong growth in inflows to UCITS equity funds in September

UCITS recorded net outflows of EUR 15 billion in September, compared to net inflows of EUR 15 billion in August, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association. This turnaround in net sales can be attributed to large net outflows from money market funds. They registered net outflows in September of EUR 24 billion, compared to net inflows in August of EUR 15 billion. Long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) registered increased net inflows in September of EUR 9 billion, up from break-even point in August. Net sales of equity funds rose to EUR 14 billion from EUR 2 billion a month earlier, while net sales of balanced funds increased to EUR 5 billion from EUR 3 billion in August. Bond funds registered net outflows of EUR 9 billion, up from EUR 7 billion in August. Total non-UCITS recorded a rise in net sales to EUR 17 billion, up from EUR 9 billion in August. This increase in net sales can be attributed to special funds (funds reserved to institutional investors) which registered net inflows of EUR 16 billion, compared to EUR 5 billion in August. Total net assets of UCITS stood at EUR 6,753 billion at end September 2013, representing a 1.6 percent increase during the month.
19/11/2013

Financial institutions could improve the quality of their information

The European securities markets authority (ESMA) on 18 November published its conclusions on the comparability and quality of financial information published by publicly-traded financial establishments.ESMA, which has studied a sample of 30 major financial institutions for most banks included in the most recent evaluation period of the European banking authority, has laid out a series of recommendations which are expected to improve the transparency of financial information in some key areas, including credit risk, financing and liquidity risks, and the fair valuation of financial instruments. ESMA observed that it was difficult to compare the information published by banks due to disparities in the structure of financial reports, or because the use of derivative financial instruments is not sufficiently documented in financial reports. In light of its conclusions and recommendations, ESMA claims that from 2013, the financial sector will need to offer improved information on exposure to credit risks, means to limit thi exposure (collateral, guarantees or credit default swaps, or CDS), as well as analysis of specific concentrations of credit risk and depreciation strategies in order to allow investors to evaluate overall credit risk. ESMA has also published the final version of its technical standards concerning derivative trades carried out by counterparties not belonging to the European Union.
19/11/2013

Franklin enters alternative segment with K2

To make the expertise of its affiliate K2 Advisors (acquired in September 2012 and taken over on 1 November 2012) for alternative solutions available to retail clients in the United States, Franklin Templeton on 18 November announced the launch of the Franklin K2 Alternative Strategies Fund, whose ticker on Nasdaq is FAAAX.The fund complies with the Investment Act of 1940, and will dynamically allocate assets to various alternative asset managers and strategies (event-driven, global macro, long/short equity, relative value). K2 Advisors will adjust allocations on an ongoing basis with the objective of generating capital gains with lower volatility than that of equity markets.The first list of managers selected includes the following names:Basso Capital Management, L.P.Chatham Asset Management, LLCChilton Investment Company, Inc.Impala Asset Management LLCJennison Associates LLCLazard Asset Management LLCLoomis Sayles & Company, L.P.P. Schoenfeld Asset Management LLCYork Capital Management L.P.The net expense ratio is 2.75%, and the maximal initial sales charge is set at 5.75%.
19/11/2013

Ossiam tops EUR1bn under management

Ossiam, the specialist ETF asset management firm for smart beta strategies, has announced that it has topped EUR1bn in assets, including EUR789bn in ETFs alone. In december 2012, the firm already had nearly EUR557m in assets under management via its strategy ETFs, a growth of 41.6% in nearly one year.The Natixis Global Asset Management affiliate sells Minimum Variance strategy ETFs and ETFs based on an Equal Weight strategy. This latter family, based on the STOXX Europe 600 universe, has posted the strongest growth in its assets (+164%) in the past twelve months, followed by Ossiam Emerging Markets minimum variance (+131%).
19/11/2013

Record assets at C-Quadrat

The Austrian-German asset management firm C-Quadrat on 18 November announced that as of 30 September, it had posted record assets of EUR4.8bn, which represents a 12% increase compared with the end of December.Net profits in third quarter totalled EUR3.5bn, compared with EUR0.6m in the corresponding period (an increase of 529%), while earnings of EUR42.9m were up 31% compared with July-September 2012. 85% of earnings come from management commissions, and 9% from performance commissions.
19/11/2013

Losses down at Nuveen Investments

For the quarter to the end of September, Nuveen Investments has posted losses of USD6m, compared with USD76.7m for the corresponding period of last year, while losses in January-September total USD167.3m, compared with USD525.1m.The Chicago-based asset management firm has reported assets of USD214.86bn as of the end of September, compared with USD216bn as of the end of June, with net outflows of USD5.09bn in June-September. One year previously, assets under management totalled USD220.09bn, after net redemptions of USD74m in third quarter 2012.Nuveen Investments has also announced the recruitment of David R. Wilson, who had been responsible for more than USD9bn in customised mandates at Cutwater Asset Management, as managing director, to lead the new Institutional Solutions Group unit. He will report to Bill Huffman, chairman of Nuveen Asset Management, and will lead a team responsible for designing custom strategies for retirement savings plans, public funds, charities, insurers, and other institutional investors.Lastly, the asset management firm has appointed Maureen Beshar as executive vice president and head of institutional sales, based in New York. She will join in December, and will report to Tom Schreier, vice chairman of wealth management. She had previously been head of institutional sales & consultant relations at Clearbridge Investments.
19/11/2013

Credit arm of Brevan Howard appoints head of development

Jennifer Drake, ex-managing director at Goldman Sachs, has been appointed as head of development at DW Investment Management, the US-based credit division of Brevan Howard, Financial News reports. She will be based in New York and will chair the executive and risk boards at the asset management firm.
19/11/2013

Fund manager quits First State

Habib Subjally has left First State, where he was a global equity manager, Citywire Global is able to reveal. The asset management firm will be closing its First State Global Opportunities fund. When asked by Citywire about the departure of the manager, First State answered: “After an internal review, First State has decided to close its range of global equities managed by Habib Subjally and his teams in London, and to concentrate on two other ranges of global equities: Worldwide and Worldwide Sustainability.”
19/11/2013

Rothschild & Cie Gestion opens office in Italy

Rothschild & Cie Gestion has opened an office in Milan and recruited Alessio Coppola to ensure development of the Paris-based asset management firm in Italy. Coppola, who will have the title of country head, previously worked at the Italian asset management firm Anima SGR, where he served in the wholesale activity. He has also worked at Société Générale Asset Management, where he was head of distribution. Among his responsibilities, Coppola will be responsible for assembling a team in Italy. “We want to make our brand and our investment funds known to Italian investors, and we intend to build an entirely dedicated Italian team in the next few months,” he says in an Italian press statement. The office of the French asset management firm will be located at via Santa Radegonda 8, where Rothschild Global Financial Advisory is already located. The objective for Rothschild & Cie Gestion, which has assets of about EUR22bn, is to “develop asset management activities via long-term relationships with clients, based on a range of quality funds (equities, euro zone corporate bonds, diversified and global flexibles), and the range of dedicated investment solutions,” the statement says.
19/11/2013

Plus de 4 milliards d'euros de dégâts aux Philippines

Le coût de la reconstruction après le passage du typhon Haiyan sur le centre des Philippines pourrait atteindre 250 milliards de pesos, soit 4,25 milliards d’euros, a déclaré mardi Arsenio Balisacan, secrétaire philippin à la Planification. Selon le dernier bilan officiel, le typhon, qui a atteint les terres le 8 novembre, a fait plus de 3.900 morts.
19/11/2013

Les grands pays émergents pèsent sur la croissance mondiale

L’OCDE a revu en baisse de 0,4 point à 3,6% sa prévision de croissance de l’économie mondiale pour 2014 (contre 2,7% prévu pour 2013). Le ralentissement en cours dans plusieurs pays émergents pèse sur la croissance mondiale, que les grandes économies avancées convalescentes n’ont pas la capacité d’entretenir à elles seules, indique l’organisation dans ses prévisions économiques d’automne.
19/11/2013

Le sentiment des investisseurs allemands est au plus haut depuis 4 ans

Le sentiment des analystes financiers et des investisseurs allemands a atteint en novembre son niveau le plus élevé depuis quatre ans grâce à des perspectives économiques un peu meilleures pour la zone euro dans son ensemble. L’indice de l’institut économique ZEW de Mannheim est ressorti à 54,6 en novembre, au plus haut depuis octobre 2009, contre 52,8 le mois précédent. «La légère amélioration des perspectives économiques de la zone euro a pu contribuer à cette évolution», indique l’institut.
19/11/2013

Edmond de Rothschild officialise l'ouverture de sa merchant bank à Londres

Le groupe Edmond de Rothschild a annoncé hier le lancement de son activité de private merchant banking à Londres. Cette nouvelle offre profilée pour une clientèle privée propose des services dans le conseil stratégique et financier, la structuration, le conseil en investissement et la gestion de fortune sur mesure. L'équipe sera menée par Henrick Schliemann.
19/11/2013

L'Italie s'apprête à dévoiler un plan de privatisation

Le gouvernement italien présentera cette semaine le contenu d’un plan de privatisations destiné à réduire la dette publique, a déclaré hier le président du Conseil, Enrico Letta. Celui-ci pourrait inclure la cession d’un bloc de titres Eni.
19/11/2013

L’indice immobilier NAHB se stabilise en novembre

Le sentiment des promoteurs immobiliers américains s’est stabilisé en novembre, après deux mois de baisse d’affilée, montre l’enquête mensuelle de la fédération NAHB publiée hier. L’indice NAHB/Wells Fargo est ressorti à 54 en novembre, contre 54 en octobre (révisé de 55), alors que les économistes interrogés par Reuters l’attendaient en moyenne à 55.
19/11/2013

MF Global devra restituer 1,2 milliard de dollars à ses clients

La Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) a obtenu d’un tribunal fédéral une injonction visant le courtier américain MF Global, qui devra restituer 1,2 milliard de dollars (890 millions d’euros) à des clients lésés et payer une amende de 100 millions de dollars. Le courtier s’était mis en faillite en 2011 après un pari de plus de 6 milliards de dollars sur les dettes souveraines européennes.
19/11/2013

Lisbonne lèvera jusqu’à 580 millions d’euros grâce à CTT

Le gouvernement portugais a annoncé hier soir que le service postal public CTT serait privatisé d’ici à la fin de l’année à un prix allant de 4,10 à 5,52 euros par action. Cette fourchette signifie que Lisbonne lèvera entre 430 millions et 580 millions d’euros via la cession, aussi bien à des investisseurs institutionnels qu'à des petits porteurs, de 70% de l’opérateur postal.
19/11/2013

William Dudley est plus optimiste sur la reprise américaine

Le président de la Réserve fédérale de New York, l’un des plus ardents défenseurs d’une politique monétaire ultra-accommodante, s’est déclaré hier plus optimiste sur les perspectives de reprise de l'économie américaine, prévoyant une amélioration de la croissance l’an prochain et en 2015. «Non seulement nous disposons de meilleures statistiques, mais de surcroît, le poids budgétaire, qui pèse sur l'économie, devrait s’alléger considérablement au cours des quelques années à venir, en même temps que les soutiens fondamentaux à l'économie se renforcent», a-t-il indiqué lors d’une réunion au Queens Collège de New York. Ces commentaires d’un proche du président de la Réserve fédérale américaine Ben Bernanke pourraient laisser penser que la Banque centrale est plus près qu’on ne le pense généralement de réduire le rythme de ses achats d’actifs, actuellement de 85 milliards de dollars par mois.

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