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01/10/2014

Pioneer serait valorisée à 3 milliards d’euros

Pioneer Investments, filiale de gestion d’UniCredit qui pourrait être fusionnée avec Santander Asset Management, serait valorisée entre 2,7 milliards d’euros et 3 milliards d’euros, soit 10-11 % de l’Ebitda de la structure, selon Funds People Italia, dans un article sur les chiffres de l’opération. La fusion des activités de gestion d’actifs des groupes italien et espagnol donnerait naissance à un colosse de 350 milliards d’euros d’encours sous gestion, qui figurerait parmi les 15 premiers en Europe et les 25-30 principaux au monde, selon Federico Ghizzoni, l’administrateur délégué d’UniCredit. Ce dernier ajoute que la nouvelle entité bénéficiera d’un réseau de distribution de 20.000 agences en Europe et en Amérique du Sud. Il exclut des supressions de postes suite à la fusion.
01/10/2014
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Fidelity lance un fonds concentré sur les actions émergentes

Fidelity Worldwide Investments vient de lancer un fonds actions émergentes concentré qui sera géré par Alex Duffy, qui gère un fonds Amérique latine, est en mesure de révéler Citywire Global. Le fonds Fidelity Funds – Emerging Market Focus a été lancé le 29 septembre. Il sera géré selon une approche bottom-up et privilégiera les entreprises qui manifestent leur volonté ou leur capacité à partager leurs rendements avec les actionnaires minoritaires.
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01/10/2014
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Une société californienne lance un fonds en Europe

La société Hotchkis & Wiley, basée à Los Angeles, a lancé un fonds «value» grandes capitalisations à destination des investisseurs européens, rapporte Citywire. Le Alma Hotchkis & Wiley US Large Cap Value Equity Fund sera logé dans la Sicav luxembourgeoise Alma Capital Investment Funds. La stratégie, qui existe déjà aux Etats-Unis, est gérée par Patrick Meegan, Scott McBride, Judd Peters et George Davis.
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01/10/2014
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Novethic va développer un label ISR en Allemagne

Le Forum pour l’investissement responsable allemand FNG a choisi Novethic pour mettre au point un label ISR (investissement socialement responsable) pour les fonds commercialisés en Allemagne. Ce partenariat devrait voir le jour en 2015.FNG est une association qui réunit plus de 160 membres institutionnels. Basée à Berlin, elle existe depuis 2001.
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01/10/2014
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iShares cote son ETF actions françaises sur Deutsche Börse

Lancé officiellement le 5 septembre (lire NewsManagers du 9 septembre 2014), le fonds iShares MSCI France Ucits ETF est désormais disponible à compter du 30 septembre sur Xetra, la plateforme de Deutsche Börse, a annoncé hier l’opérateur boursier allemand. Ce véhicule investit dans des entreprises de moyenne et grande capitalisation. Son indice de référence, le MSCI France, comprend 73 valeurs qui représentent environ 85 % de la capitalisation boursière française
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01/10/2014

AGEFI AMtech Day : Large internet players worry asset management firms

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The announced arrival of internet giants in the asset management industry is the subject of real concern among asset management firms, and for good reason. While Google is reported to have commissioned a vast study nearly two years ago to help it make its entry into the market (see Newsmanagers of 29 September 2014), the Chinese firm Alibaba has already shown its strength with inflows of CNY574bn (about EUR75bn) to the money market fund Yu’e Bao. The Chinese e-commerce giant is now planning to sell the fund in Hong Kong. “Alibaba, which has posted money market inflows of about EUR80bn, represents a threat,” Charlotte Dennery, chief operating officer and a member of the executive board at BNP Paribas Investment partners, admitted at a round table held as part of the 5th AGEFI AMtech Day. “This is a disruption to the industry that makes us think.” The challenge is all the more crucial as asset management firms are only at the beginning of their digital projects.
01/10/2014

Gottex completes merger with EIM

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The wealth management firm Gottex on 30 September announced that it has completed its merger with EIM, according to a statement from the group. Shareholders in EIM Will receive 14 million new shares in Gottex. The shares have been listed on the stock exchange since 30 September. Gottex and EIM Group announced their merger in mid-December 2013. The financial markets surveillance authority (Finma) granted its approval in July. Assets under management by the new group total about USD8.5bn.
01/10/2014

Gottex completes merger with EIM

Wealth manager Gottex announced on September 30 the formal completion of the merger with EIM and the listing of 14,000,000 shares on SIX Swiss Stock Exchange on September 30, according to a media release. Gottx and EIM Group announced their merger in mid December 2013. The Swiss regulator gave its green light at the end of July.
01/10/2014

iShares lists French equity ETF on Deutsche Börse

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The iShares MSCI France Ucits ETF, launched officially on 5 September (see Newsmanagers of 9 September 2014), is now available from 30 September on Xetra, the platform from Deutsche Börse, the German market operator announced yesterday. The vehicle invests in mid- to large cap businesses. Its benchmark index, the MSCI France, has 73 positions which represent about 85% of French market capitalisation.
01/10/2014

BlackRock raises stake in UniCredit over 5%

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } BlackRock has increased its stake in UniCredit above the 5% threshold, bringing its stake, held as part of management on behalf of third parties, to 5.003%, Bluerating reports. The announcement, dated 29 September, comes from the Italian regulator Consob. On 26 September, BlackRock reduced its stake in the Italian banking group from 5.246% to 4.999%.
01/10/2014

Pioneer reportedly valued at EUR3bn

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Pioneer Investments, an asset management affiliate of UniCredit which may be merged with Santander Asset Management, is reportedly valued at EUR2.7bn to EUR3bn, or 10-11% of the EBITDA of the firm, according to Funds People Italia. The merger of the asset management activities of the Italian and Spanish groups would create a colossus with EUR350bn in assets under management, which would take a place as one of the 15 largest in Europe and the 25-30 largest in the world, according to Federico Ghizzoni, deputy director of UniCredit. Ghizzoni adds that the new firm will have a distribution network of 20,000 branches in Europe and South America. He rules out layoffs associated with the merger.
01/10/2014

SSgA overhauls its ETF product range in Europe

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has decided to make major changes to its range of SPDR ETF products in Europe. The US asset management firm will merge its 13 ETFs domiciled in France onto a single centralised platform in Ireland. With the move, issues and settlement will be performed through a international central securities depository (ICSD) with Euroclear. “The anticipated advantages of the structure include a reduction in costs and operational risks, an improvement in liquidity, a reduction in the spreads between buy and sell prices, and the creation of a simpler and more precise process for all parties,” the asset management firm says in a statement explaining its decision. Meanwhile, SSgA has decided to reduce its management fees for 15 of its main equity and bond ETFs. The reduction in management fees will result in an average cut of 20% for the vechicles concerned. The largest reduction is for the SPDR S&P 500, which is reduced from 15 to 9 basis points from 1 October, The SPDR Barclays Euro Aggregate Bond Ucits ETF and SPDR Barclays Aggregate Bond Ucits ETF are reduced from 20 to 17 basis points. Lastly, the SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Ucits ETF is reduced from 65 to 42 basis points from 1 October.
01/10/2014

M&G Investments launches variable interest rate high yield bond fund in France

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } M&G Investments has registered the M&G Global Floating Rate High Yield fund, launched in the United Kingdom on 11 September, in France. The product, managed by James Tomlins, “allows retail investors to protect the value of their bond investments against interest rate rises,” the British asset management firm says. The fund is largely invested in global variable rate high yield bond markets, and pays a variable income which is revised every three months,” M&G explains in a press statement. “For the first time, retail investors in the United Kingdom and continental Europe will have access to the variable rate high yield bond markets via an investment fund,” Tomlins comments. “This fund offers not only bond investors concerned about the risk of an interest rate rise a means to protect their investment, but it also allows them to participate in increasing returns,” the manager adds. Characteristics of M&G Global Floating Rate High Yield Fund Captialisation shares A-H in EUR Annual management fees: 1.25% Front-end fees: 4.00% Minimal initial subscription (SICAV): EUR1,000 Minimal subsequent subscriptions (SICAV): EUR75 ISIN code: GB00BMP3SF82
01/10/2014

Pictet launches a multi-strategy market neutral fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The Swiss Pictet group is offering a new strategy, the UCITS multi-strategy fund Pictet Total Return Diversified Alpha, which aims to earn returns 3-6% higher than the EONIA, with volatility under 5%. The fund invests in more than 12 investment strategies on the bond and equity markets, selected from among the expertise at Pictet Asset Management. The fund is market neutral. Management is provided by an investment committee which inclues Philippe de Weck, head of equity total return management, Renaud de Planta, partner and head of Pictet Asset Management, and Olivier Ginguené, head of asset allocation and quantitative management.
01/10/2014

Novethic to develop an SRI label in Germany

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The German forum for responsible investment FNG has selected France ´s Novethic to set up a socially responsible investment (SRI) label for funds on sale in Germany. The partnership is expected to begin in 2015. FNG is an association which unites more than 160 institutional members. It is based in Berlin, and has existed since 2001.
01/10/2014

Credit Uisse appoints a head of private banking for United Kingdom

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Credit Suisse has appointed Philip Harris as head of private banking in the United Kingdom. Harris will begin in his new role in December, Finews states. He joins the Swiss group from Royal Bank of Canada, where since 2009 he had served as head of wealth management for the United Kingdom.
01/10/2014

Three funds get LuxFLAG ESG label

LuxFLAG has announced that Nordea 1, SICAV - Emerging Stars Equity Fund, OFI Multiselect - Europe SRI Fund and Sparinvest SICAV Ethical Global Value are the first three European funds that have been awarded the new LuxFLAG ESG Label.In addition, the LuxFLAG Microfinance Label has been granted to Symbiotics (SICAV) SEB Microfinance Fund II.
01/10/2014

La France accroîtra fortement ses émissions de dette en 2015

Le programme d'émission de dette française à moyen et long terme, net de rachats, atteindra 188 milliards d’euros en 2015, a annoncé mercredi l’Agence France Trésor (AFT) dans la foulée de la présentation du projet de loi de finances 2015. Le montant que la France ira emprunter sur les marchés l’an prochain est donc en nette hausse par rapport aux 173 milliards d’euros émis en 2014. Le programme de financement aurait même été supérieur à 188 milliards si le budget 2015 ne prévoyait une hausse des recettes de privatisation affectées au remboursement de la dette: celles-ci doivent se monter à 4 milliards d’euros l’an prochain, contre 1,5 milliard cette année. Le stock de bons du Trésor, lui, devrait rester stable.
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01/10/2014

Amundi mise gros sur la gestion indicielle

La filiale de gestion du Crédit Agricole veut doubler ses encours dans les ETF et les fonds indiciels en 2017, pour atteindre 100 milliards de dollars. Amundi aspire à devenir le principal partenaire européen des investisseurs en Asie et au Moyen-Orient. Des recrutements sont prévus.
01/10/2014

La dépense publique française baisserait de 0,4 point en 2015

Après avoir indiqué hier que le déficit budgétaire de l’Etat devrait atteindre 75,7 milliards d’euros en 2015, après 87 milliards cette année, le journal précise dans son édition de mercredi que le gouvernement prévoit pour l’an prochain une baisse de 0,4 point du taux de dépenses publiques, à 56,1% de PIB, et une réduction de 0,1 point des prélèvements obligatoires.
01/10/2014

Citigroup peut à nouveau proposer des hedge funds aux particuliers

Le gendarme boursier américain (SEC) a autorisé depuis vendredi dernier la banque américaine à reprendre la commercialisation de fonds d’arbitrage ou de fonds de private equity auprès de particuliers fortunés, rapporte le quotidien new-yorkais. Cette autorisation fait suite au paiement à l’amiable par Citigroup de 285 millions de dollars (226 millions d’euros) en août dernier concernant des opérations de titrisation de dette réalisées entre 2006 et 2007. Grâce à son statut d’«émetteur établi bien connu» (well-known issuer), Citigroup peut en outre émettre rapidement des actions ou des obligations sans revue préalable de la SEC.
01/10/2014

Tokyo veut modifier les conditions d’achat de l’énergie solaire

Craignant une hausse trop forte du coût de l’énergie solaire, le gouvernement nippon pourrait modifier en janvier prochain les conditions relatives au prix d’achat de cette source d’énergie en repoussant la fixation de ce prix au début de la période de production et non plus à partir de l’approbation du projet, rapporte le journal.

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