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03/07/2012

Andrej Brodnik leaves BlackRock Frankfurt

According to reports in Fondsprofessionell, Andrej Brodnik, who had been head of the Frankfurt office of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd, left the business at the end of June. He had been head of retail distribution in Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe since 2001.His successor will soon be named.
03/07/2012

CMC Markets recruits a head for Germany and Austria

Niklas Helmreich, who had most recently been a partner at the consulting firm Strateco, after serving as director sales & operations at Mercedes Benz Bank, has been appointed as director of CMC Markets for Germany and Austria. He is based in the new Frankfurt office, opened in June.
03/07/2012

Mercato: A DZ-Bank director for Deka?

According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, relayed by Fondsprofessionell, Lars Hille, a member of the board at DZ-Bank, one of the central entities of the German co-operative banks, may become chairman of the board at DekaBank, the central asset management firm for the German savings banks, in August. He would succeed Oliver Behrens, who has been serving in the role in the interim since the dismissal of Franz Waas in early April.
03/07/2012

S&P Dow Jones Indices launched

McGraw-Hill and CME on 2 July announced the launch of the S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s largest provider of indices of financial markets. S&P Dow Jones Indices calculates over 830,000 indices, publishes benchmarks for 575 ETFs worldwide representing assets of USD387bn, and acts as an ADN for about USD1.5trn in indexed assets. S&P Dow Jones Indices is 73% controlled by McGraw-Hill, while CME owns 24.4% via its affiliates.
03/07/2012

Alternext launches slow

As in fourth quarter 2011, first quarter 2012 saw a considerably slowed pace of IPOs due due to the euro zone debt crisis. As of 30 June 2012, 4 firms added themselves to listing on Alternext, compared with 14 in the same period of the previous year (of which 6 were transfers from Euronext or the free market, which nuances the difference), according to statistics from Allegra Finance. In the Euronext portion of the market, 7 operations were completed in first half 2012, driven by a trend for the healthcare sector: it has been the bext quarter since 2008 in terms of the number of operations completed. In terms of fundraising, IPOs have allowed busnesses to raise EUR18m on Alternext, which is considerably below the levels achieved in the same period of last year. Notably, public IPOs represent the majority of operations, which reflects some confidence on the part of operators in retail demand.
03/07/2012

S&P Capital IQ acquires London's CMA

The data provider S&P Capital IQ on 2 July announced the acquisition of the London-based firm Credit Market Analysis (CMA), a provider of data on over-the-counter markets. The acquisition comes in addition to those of R2 Financial Technologies and QuantHouse, which will allow S&P Capital IQ to offer very broad risk and market data analysis platforms.
03/07/2012

Emory University endowment selects State Street

State Street Corp has been selected by Emory University to provide risk analysis for its endowment, which has total assets of USD5bn; the contract includes data management, risk measurement and investment analysis, which will provide an overall picture of the exposure of all portfolios to various risks, and to factors derived from characteristics of those risks. The Boston-based firm was already responsible for custody, performance measurement and compliance for the Emory endowment.
03/07/2012

US debt at 800% of GDP in 2015, Bill Gross predicts

According to the manager of the Total Return Fund (USD259bn) from Pimco, Bill Gross, if current trends continue and nothing is done to correct them, the United States will owe 125% of its GDP in 2015, compared with 100% currently. But counting USD66trn in deficit for the social security and healthcare systems and USD38trn in unfinanced debt for local and state governments, and the ratio will reach 800%, Investment Week reports. However, Gross recommends not underweighting Uncle Sam during the debt crisis, since in the United States, money seeking a refuge will find deep and liquid equity and bond markets.
03/07/2012

Neuberger Berman signs up to PRI

The US asset management firm Neuberger Berman (USD199bn in assets as of the end of March) has announced that it signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN-PRI) on 29 June.
03/07/2012

Martin Currie looks to boost North America fund

In order to improve the performance of its North America Trust (GBP299m), which ranks 78th out of 83 US equity funds in the United Kingdom, Martin Currie has recruited Penny Kyle from the Kuwait Investment Office as co-manager with Tom Walker of the group’s North American portfolios, Investment Week reports. The Scottish asset management firm has also transferred David Forsyth, co-manager of the fund, to the equity income team, as a senior analyst.
03/07/2012

Libor scandal: British government to launch a Parliamentary enquiry

Following the resignation of the chairman of the board at Barclays, Marcus Agiu, the British government has announced a series of investigations and legal changes in the wake of manipulations of the Libor inter-bank interest rate by the bank and several others, Les Echos reports. The British prime minister, David Cameron, has announced a Parliamentary investigation into banking practices, which will be led by the head of the Treasury commission, Andrew Tyrie. The United Kingdom should have “tougher and more transparent regulations of all the major financial sectors,” Cameron says. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has also announced an enquiry into the functioning of the Libor.
03/07/2012

C-Quadrat plans to acquire BCM

The Austrian-German asset management firm C-Quadrat (AT0000613005) on 2 July filed in an ad hoc release that it plans to acquire 100% of BCM (Luxembourg) SA, and so the entirety of BCM & Partners LLP, a London-based independent asset management firm specialised in credit funds, multi-asset class funds and funds of funds, with assets of about EUR800m. Assets under management by C-Quadrat totalled EUR2.93bn as of the end of 2011.The sale price, which is in the course of being negotiated, is expected to represent 10% of the market capitalisation of C-Quadrat, which a potential adjustment after 3 3/4 years, not to exceed +/-30%. Financing will be provided through owners’ equity, including shares which had been in the firm’s own control, and the use of credit.If due diligence provides satisfactory results, the deal may be signed by the end of July 2012 and would then be closed in third quarter.
03/07/2012

No quantitative easing this year

Investors estimate that a third wave of quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve is unlikely this year, despite rumours of such a possibility, according to a survey of major asset management firms by the wealth management unit of the Singapore-based OCBC group. Only 135 of managers surveyed expect a third wave of quantitative easing. The majority of firms surveyed (56%) are neutral on the question.
03/07/2012

Swiss Life plans to change name of German affiliate AWD

Swiss Life is planning to change the name of its German affiliate AWD. If the plans go ahead, one of the best-known and most controversial brand names on the German financial market would disappear, also signifying the end of the era of Carsten Maschmeyer, the founder of AWD, Financial Times Deutschland writes. A final decision will be made by November, the newspaper reports, citing sources close to the insurer. A spokesperson for Swiss Life, contacted by Newsmanagers, declined to comment on the reports.
03/07/2012

IFP Fund Management becomes Mirante Fund Management

The asset management firm IFP Fund Management SA, specialised in convertible bonds, and founded in 2003 by Giuseppe Mirante, is changing names, following a management buyout, according to a statement from the firm. It will now be known as Mirante Fund Management SA (MFM). As of 15 August, the two IFP funds, which are actively managed and licensed for retail sale in Switzerland in several share classes, will also be renamed, and will be relaunched under the name MFM. However, the ISIN numbers, depository bank and administrator of the funds will not change. Assets under management by the firm currently total CHF470m, of which CHF320m are for its flagship product, the IFP Global Convertible Bonds fund. Giuseppe Mirante, 42, and Alexis Martin, 32, will lead the firm based in Buchillon, while Markus Bossard, 43, Gianfranco Iuliano, 37, and Matthias Neubrand, 29, at the Zurich offices, will pursue the firm’s proven strategy of conservative and traditional orientation in portfolios and convertible bonds, with an emphasis on controlled and constant growth, both for house funds and for special mandates from institutional clients.
03/07/2012

BlackRock appoints a director of institutional affairs

The BlackRock group has appointed Frank Rosenschon as director of institutional business in Switzerland, according to a statement released on 2 July. The new director will report to Leen Meijaard, director of business in continental Europe, and to the head for Switzerland, Martin Gut. Rosenschon has spent the past four years at Credit Suisse. “We would like to strengthen our presence in the area of pension funds, insurers and family offices,” says Gut, cited in the statement.
03/07/2012

Lombard Odier on course to meet objectives

Bernard Droux, one of the eight partners at Lombard Odier, has claimed in Business Week, relayed by finews, that the firm is in a position to achieve its net inflow objective of CHF7-8bn, as in 2011 (CHF7.2bn). The banker claims that Swiss banks are profiting from uncertainty in Europe. They may have lost assets due to the attacks on Swiss banking confidentiality, but foreign clients are attracted by the security and safety of the Swiss financial market, and are likely to invest even if they have to declare it all to the tax authorities.
03/07/2012

Duemme SGR sells its real estate fund activity

Investment Europe reports that the Italian asset management firm Duemme SGR has announced that it will be selling its real estate fund activity to Idea Fimit. Following the agreement, Idea Fimit will manage a range of eight real estate funds, with total assets of about EUR560m. The asset management firm has EUR10bn in assets under management in 31 funds, Investment Europe states.
03/07/2012

GAM limits inflows to catastrophe fund

The asset management firm GAM has limited inflows to its catastrophe bond fund, launched in fourth quarter 2011, due to capacity limitations in the sector, Investment Week reports. GAM has established a waiting list fro new subscriptions to the GAM Star Catastrophe Bond fund, due to a lack of new issues in which managers can invest. Assets under management by the fund currently total GBP80m. The fund has earned returns of 7% since its launch, compared with an average of -0.82% as of 28 June, Morningstar reports.
03/07/2012

Best Spanish equity fund loses more than 4%

In first half, the Ibex index of Spanish equities lost 17.08%. of the 104 funds of Spanish equities monitored by Morningstar, 50 saw heavier losses than the benchmark, 17 lost 15% to 17%, and 13 lost 13-15%, Cotizalia reports. The best result was for the Fidelity Iberia Fund, which lost only 4.18% or 4.87%, depending on the share class. The next two are EDM-Inversión (-6.24%) and Gesconsult Crecimiento (-6.5%). The Caja Ingenieros Iberian Equity fund is in fourth place, with losses of 6.6%.
02/07/2012

Ralentissement de la croissance manufacturière américaine

La croissance du secteur manufacturier des Etats-Unis a été en juin la plus faible en 18 mois, le rythme de la production, de l’embauche et des commandes nouvelles ayant ralenti partout, a fait savoir Markit. L’indice des directeurs d’achats (PMI) Markit ressort à 52,5 en juin, chiffre définitif, contre 52,9 en première estimation et 54,0 en mai. Quant à l’indice ISM manufacturier, il est ressorti en juin à 49,7 contre 53,5 en mai, alors que les économistes l’attendaient en moyenne à 52,0.
02/07/2012

Le ministre du Budget exclut toute hausse de la TVA en 2012

«Le projet de loi de finances rectificative ne prévoit pas de hausse de TVA, au contraire nous revenons sur la hausse de la TVA prévue par le gouvernement précédent, c’est-à -dire que nous rendons 11 milliards d’euros que ce projet prévoyait de prendre dans la poche des consommateurs», a déclaré Jérôme Cahuzac après une rencontre avec le Premier ministre, Jean-Marc Ayrault.
02/07/2012

Les dépenses de construction poursuivent leur ascension aux Etats-Unis

Selon le département du Commerce, les dépenses de construction ont atteint en mai leur montant le plus élevé depuis près de deux ans et demi, portées par un bond de la construction résidentielle et des projets fédéraux. Elles ont augmenté de 0,9% pour atteindre un total annuel de 830 milliards de dollars, au plus haut depuis décembre 2009, après une hausse de 0,6% (0,3% en première estimation) en avril.
02/07/2012

Lancement des indices S&P Dow Jones

The McGraw-Hill Companies et CME Group ont officiellement lancé leur nouveau fournisseur d’indices baptisé S&P Dow Jones. Celui-ci établit plus de 830.000 indices et publie des benchmarks servant de base à 575 ETFs à travers le monde. L’entité, détenue à 73% par McGraw-Hill, 24,4% par CME Group et de manière indirecte à 2,6% par Dow Jones & Company, aurait affiché des revenus de 421 millions de dollars en 2011.
02/07/2012

Athènes a reçu le solde de la dernière tranche d'aide

La Grèce a reçu le milliard d’euros restant de la dernière tranche d’aide internationale, a déclaré un haut fonctionnaire du gouvernement grec. La somme a été versée par le Fonds européen de stabilité financière (FESF), comme cela avait été convenu en mai par les ministres des Finances. «Nous avons reçu un milliard d’euros et nous avons déjà reversé 450 millions au FESF», a précisé ce haut fonctionnaire.
02/07/2012

Le nouveau gouvernement égyptien va approcher le FMI

L’Egypte va approcher, une fois le gouvernement du nouveau président Mohamed Morsi formé, le Fonds monétaire international et d’autres institutions financières en vue de remettre sur les rails l'économie du pays le plus peuplé du monde arabe. Dimanche, l’Egypte a annoncé la signature d’un accord avec la Banque islamique de développement, dont le siège est en Arabie saoudite, pour une aide d’un milliard de dollars qui permettra de financer les importations d'énergie et alimentaires.
02/07/2012

La Cour de Karlsruhe examinera le 10 juillet le MES

La Cour constitutionnelle allemande étudiera le 10 juillet les plaintes déposées contre le Mécanisme européen de stabilité financière (MES), le fonds d’urgence permanent de la zone euro. Approuvé vendredi par les deux chambres du Parlement allemand à une large majorité, le MES doit normalement entrer en vigueur le 9 juillet, soit à la veille de l’audience prévue par le tribunal de Karlsruhe.
02/07/2012

GE vend un portefeuille de prêts immobiliers

General Electric a scellé la vente de Business Property Lending, une filiale de GE Capital, à Everbank Financial pour 2,51 milliards de dollars en numéraire. L’accord inclut 2,44 milliards de dollars de prêts performants dans l’immobilier commercial et des droits de gestion sur 3,1 milliards de dollars de prêts titrisés par GE Capital. La transaction devrait être finalisée au cours du prochain trimestre.
02/07/2012

Pour la Cour des comptes, la France doit trouver 33 milliards en 2013

Réduire le déficit public de la France à 4,4% du PIB fin 2012 et 3% fin 2013 comme prévu dans le programme de stabilité suppose d’accentuer l’effort sur les dépenses et des hausses d’impôts, estime la Cour des comptes dans son audit présenté ce lundi. Selon la Cour, 6 à 10 milliards d’euros de recettes pourraient manquer pour tenir l’objectif cette année. Avec un déficit de 4,4% fin 2012, et à 3% fin 2013, un effort supplémentaire de 33 milliards d’euros sera nécessaire si la croissance est de 1%. Si la croissance n’est que de 0,5%, l’effort serait de 38,5 milliards, et il serait de 28 milliards si elle était de 1,5%. Une hausse temporaire d’impôt type TVA ou CSG pourrait être envisagée, ajoute-t-elle. Son audit s’appuie sur la prévision d’un déficit à 4,4% en 2012 et la date de 2016 pour le retour à l'équilibre. Il ne prend pas en compte le programme de François Hollande ni les mesures annoncées depuis son élection.
La rue Cambon, siège de la Cour des Comptes. Photo: PHB/Agefi
02/07/2012

La Direction Générale des Finances Publiques présente son rapport d’activité pour 2011

La Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) vient de publier un rapport d’activité 2011 marqué par la finalisation de la fusion des anciennes directions générales des impôts et de la comptabilité publique. Les téléprocédures continuent de progresser fortement chez les particuliers avec 12 millions de déclarations en ligne enregistrées, soit plus de 15 % par rapport à 2010, et près de 85 % des contribuables qui paient leur impôt sur le revenu de façon dématérialisée. En 2011, les contrôles fiscaux ont représenté dans leur ensemble 16,41 milliards d’euros, de droits et pénalités (16 milliards en 2010). Plus de 15 000 contrôles fiscaux comportent une action répressive, soit une progression de 1,3 point par rapport à 2010.

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