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07/08/2014

Euronext confirme la sortie de BES de l'indice PSI 20

L’opérateur boursier a confirmé mercredi la sortie de l’action Banco Espirito Santo (BES) de l’indice portugais PSI 20 à compter du 11 août, suite à la décision de la Banque du Portugal de scinder en deux la banque portugaise en difficulté et de recapitaliser l'établissement à hauteur de 4,9 milliards d’euros.
07/08/2014

La production croît moins vite que prévu outre-Manche

La production industrielle en Grande-Bretagne a augmenté de 0,3% en juin, montrent les chiffres publiés hier par l’Office des statistiques nationales, deux fois moins qu’attendu par le consensus des économistes. Le chiffre du mois de juin porte la croissance de la production pour le deuxième trimestre à 0,3%, soit légèrement moins que la prévision de 0,4%.
07/08/2014

La FBF s'inquiète du coût de l'Union bancaire

Les banques françaises cherchent à limiter leur contribution au futur fonds de résolution européen. Elles défendent, dans une lettre à la Commission, que les petites banques, potentiellement systèmiques, doivent aussi contribuer significativement au fonds et qu’il faut tenir compte dans tous les cas des outils qui réduisent la probabilité d’un appel au fonds.
07/08/2014
Gestion d'actifs

EDF poursuit sa recherche de diversification sur de nouvelles classes d'actifs

Dans un contexte où les taux obligataires sont bas, EDF maintient son espérance de rendement supérieure à 4,8% par an. La diversification de l’actif s’impose pour réduire le risque systémique, ce qui nécessite de rechercher de nouvelles sources d’alpha ainsi que des actifs protecteurs du risque d’inflation face à un passif largement indexé. EDF a ouvert son allocation à de nouvelles classes d’actifs : actifs réels (immobilier, infrastructures), non cotés ou gestion alternative tout en continuant à diversifier les classes existantes vers les marchés émergents (actions, dettes). L’immobilier, les infrastructures et le private equity sont désormais logés au sein d’EDF Invest, l'équipe dédiée qui a été crée cette année. Le décret 2007-243 a rendu éligible les FCPR à procédure allégée (devenus FPCI), celle des Fonds contractuels (devenus FPS) et enfin celle des Fonds Communs de Titrisation (FCT).
Gestion d'actifs
06/08/2014

LaSalle IM scales up in Middle East and North Africa

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } LaSalle Investment Management, an affiliate of the Jones Lang LaSalle group specialised in real estate investment with nearly USD50bn in assets under management in public and private funds, on 5 August announced the appointment of Samer Honein as client executive in charge of the Middle East and North Africa. Honein, who will begin in his new position in September 2014, will report to Jon Zehner, global head of the client capital group department at LaSalle. This division is responsible for client relationships, raising capital, development of new products and strategic transnational investments. The arrival of Honein “supports the strategy of LaSalle to strengthen relationships with investors who are now inescapable in this region” of the Middle East and North Africa, the firm says in a statement. Honein will be based in Paris and will aim to develop and strengthen relationships with private and institutional investors in this large region. Since 2012, Honein has been head of the strategic partnerships activity at LaSalle Investment Management in France. Honein joined Jones Lang LaSalle in 2001, firstly in the Studies and Research department, and then in the Expertise department, before joining the Capital Markets division, where he was in charge of relationships with international investors. Meanwhile, LaSalle Investment Management has recruited two other client executives in the persons of Suzanne Martinez and Leonie Wilkinson, who will be responsible for North America, on one hand, and Australia and New Zealand on the other.
06/08/2014

DeAWM scales up in Italy

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM), the asset management division of the Deutsche Bank group, is scaling up its Italian wealth management team, with the recruitment of Federico Scrocco in the position of head of the key clients unit, Bluerating reports. Scrocco, who joins from Merrill Lynch, will report to Luca Caramaschi, head of wealth management in Italy for DeAWM. Scrocco, who has been in the position since 1 August, will aim to develop the activities of the firm which provides wealth advising services to high net worth private clients from seven offices located in Italy. It will concentrate on clients who have assets of over EUR70m.
06/08/2014

CalPERS Announces $500 Million Infrastructure Partnership with UBS

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced a new $500 million global infrastructure partnership with UBS Global Asset Management (UBS). CalPERS will contribute $485 million to the newly formed company, while UBS will contribute $15 million and act as managing member. The partnership will operate as Golden State Matterhorn, LLC and will pursue infrastructure investment opportunities in the U.S. and global developed markets.CalPERS currently holds approximately $1.8 billion in infrastructure assets, with a total of $30 billion in the Real Assets portfolio.
06/08/2014

BlackRock recruits a manager dedicated to US equities

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The US asset management firm BlackRock has recruited Tony DeSpirito to manage its BlackRock North American Trust vehicle, alongside Bob Shearer and Kathleen Anderson, FT Adviser reports. DeSpirito joins BlackRock as managing director and co-head of the equity dividend team, with Shearer, who supervises GBP29bn in assets. In his new role, DeSpirito will also be responsible for co-managing equity dividend strategies from BlackRock, including the offshore fund BlackRock Global Funds North America Equity Income Fund. DeSpirito had previously worked for 18 years at Pzena Investment Management.
06/08/2014

Goldman Sachs overhauls its hedge fund activity

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The US bank Goldman Sachs has decided to overhaul its activity with hedge funds, separating less profitable clients and increasing some commissions from other clients, in order to adapt to new regulatory requirements imposed by the banking sector on owners’ equity, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. The banking group is reported to have announced to its hedge fund clients that regulations require it to mobilize more capital, which penalises profits from its prime brokerage activity which executes and finances operations by the funds concerned. The bank has also withdrawn the money which it had placed it its largest internal hedge fund itself, in order to comply with new banking regulations, the US newspaper adds, citing sources familiar with the matter. Goldman Sachs strongly recommends that funds withdraw the money they have in their accounts, charge clients more to finance their operations, and impose monthly commissions on fund managers more regularly, in order to maintain lines of credit not drawn with the bank, according to the same sources. In some cases, Goldman Sachs has already ceased providing services to clients who were generating little or no returns for the firm, the US newspaper states.
06/08/2014

Pimco flagship fund posts 15th consecutive month of outflows

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Outflows are continuing at Pimco, The flagship fund from the US asset management firm, the Pimco Total Return Fund, in July posted its 15th consecutive month of outflows, Reuters reports, citing data published by Morningstar. After net outflows of USD4.5bn in June, the vehicle managed by Bill Gross saw USD830m in net redemptions in July, bringing net outflows from the fund since May 2013 to USD65bn. As of the end of July, assets in the Pimco Total Return Fund are USD223bn, compared with USD293bn as of April 2013.
06/08/2014

Head of fund distribution leaves Barings in Germany

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Martin Dilg is leaving Baring Asset Management for Alliance Bernstein, Das Investment reports, citing internal sources. He had been head of distribution for investment funds in Germany and Austria, particularly in the area of relationships with funds of funds, private banks and family offoces. Neither Barings nor Alliance Bernstein wished to comment on the reports.
06/08/2014

Assets under management at BSI bank up 2.2%

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Assets under management at the BSI group have risen 2.2% in first half, to a total of CHF91.4bn as of 30 June 2014, according to a statement released on 5 August. Assets under management by Thalia, totalling CHF1bn, have been deconsolidated, so that a 65% stake in the firm has been sold to Bi-Invest, the firm states. An agreement to this effect was signed in June. Net inflows between January and June totalled CHF0.5bn. Subscriptions were slowed in the period by fiscal regularisation of clients, as well as by uncertainty surrounding the recovery of the bank. The Ticino-based firm was sold by the Italian insurer Generali to the Brazilian financial group BTG Pactual in mid-July, for a total of CHF1.5bn. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of first half 2015. It should also be noted that the BSI bank posted a considerable increase in its net profits in first half compared with last year. Due to the “good evolution of the business” and an expected goodwill amortization from Banca del Gottardo, net profits rose 73%, to CHF62.6m.
06/08/2014

Credit Suisse hedge fund index down 1.28%

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta index, which is intended to represent the performance of the hedge fund sector worldwide, finished the month of July with a decline of 1.28%, after a gain of 0.62% in June. Since the beginning of the year, the index is up 0.91%. In the month under review, the best results were for managed futures strategies, with an advance of 0.23%. Since the beginning of the year, these strategies are down 4.19%. Despite a decline of 0.50% in July, the Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid index is up 3.23% since the beginning of the year.
06/08/2014

Manager resigns from M&G

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Gillian Tiltman has resigned from her position as manager of the M&G Global Real Estate Securities Fund (GRESF), the British asset management firm M&G Invesftments has said in a statement. Tiltman may “pursue new opportunities at another asset management entity,” says M&G. The former manager of the GRESF fund will take over the management of the product. M&G states that the fund will be subject to examination, although at the moment, the managementt method will not change. The GRESF fund currently has a total of EUR164m in assets.
06/08/2014

TCI recruits a new partner

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } The British activist hedge fund The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) has recruited Sourav Choudhary as a partner, Bloomberg reports. Choudhary, 36, joined TCI last month from Theleme Partners, another hedge fund based in London. According to his LinkedIn profile, Choudhary had previously been managing director of Karsh Capital Management from December 2008 to January 2013, after serving as vice president at Old Lane from March 2006 to December of 2008.
06/08/2014

KKR sets out to acquire Australian wine group Treasury Wine

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Despite an initial refusal, KKR and Rhône Capital have not called off their bid for Treasury Wine Estates, according to Agefi. The second largest wine producer in the world on Monday announced that it has received a revised offer from the two funds, for a total of AUD5.20 per share, which would value the business at AUD3.4bn (EUR2.4bn). This new offer follows an initial offer at AUD4.70 per share, presented by KKR on 16 April, which was refused by the board of directors at Treasury Wine.
06/08/2014

Permira s'intéresse à Roberto Cavalli

Le groupe européen de capital investissement Permira Advisers LLP aurait approché la firme italienne Roberto Cavalli en vue d’une éventuelle prise de participation, rapporte l’agence Bloomberg.Les discussions avec la maison de mode italienne avaient échoué au début de l’année mais les deux parties pourraient cette fois trouver un accord sur le prix et les modalités de l’opération, estime Bloomberg qui rapporte des propos de personnes au courant des transactions en cours.Bloomberg a par ailleurs indiqué que Permira envisage de vendre la participation qu’elle détient encore dans l’allemand Hugo Boss.
06/08/2014

Départ du responsable de la distribution de fonds de Barings en Allemagne

Martin Dilg quitterait Baring Asset Management et partirai chez Alliance Bernstein, indique Das Investment, citant des sources internes. Il était responsable de la distribution de fonds d’investissements en Allemagne ainsi qu’en Autriche, notamment dans le domaine des relations avec les fonds de fonds, les banques privées et les family offices. Ni Barings ni Alliance Bernstein n’ont souhaité commenter cette information.
06/08/2014

SLI a collecté 4,2 milliards de livres en externe au premier semestre

Standard Life Investments (SLI) dont la maison mère, la compagnie d’assurance Standard Life, publiait hier son résultat du premier semestre, a vu son montant d’actifs sous gestion progresser de 3% sur les six premiers mois de l’année pour s’établir à 195,1 milliards de livres au 30 juin 2014. Les encours de la clientèle externe ont progressé de 5% au cours du premier semestre pour atteindre 108 milliards de livres à fin juin, portés par une collecte nette positive de 4,2 milliards de livres sur la période. Plus de la moitié (57%) de cette collecte nette a été réalisée hors du Royaume-Unis, précise le communiqué.Au terme du premier semestre, Standard Life Investments compte 946 clients institutionnels en Europe (dont Royaume-Uni) soit 8% de plus qu’à fin 2013. Le résultat opérationnel avant impôt de Standard Life Investments atteint 104 millions de livres au premier semestre 2014, soit une progression de 9,5% par rapport à la même période de l’an dernier.
06/08/2014
Fonds

Invesco lance un fonds nourricier dédié à l’international

Invesco a lancé un fonds nourricier offshore pour permettre aux investisseurs basés hors du Royaume-Uni de souscrire indirectement au fonds phare du groupe, Invesco Perpetual Income fund, rapporte Citywire.Baptisé UK Equity Income, ce nouveau fonds sera domicilié au Luxembourg et géré par Mark Barnett, head of UK equities chez Invesco.
Fonds
06/08/2014

Barclays Wealth perd sa responsable stratégie

Encore un départ chez Barclays Wealth. Ruth Davis, jusqu’ici responsable de la stratégie de Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, a quitté la société pour rejoindre la société de conseil Anchura Partners, rapporte FundWeb.En juin dernier, Henry Fischel-Bock, le patron des activités de Barclays Wealth pour le Royaume-Uni et l’Europe, avait déjà quitté la société.
06/08/2014

Man Group boucle l’acquisition de Pine Grove AM

Le gestionnaire alternatif Man Group a annoncé, le 4 août, avoir finalisé l’acquisition du gestionnaire américain de fonds de hedge fund Pine Grove Asset Management, spécialisé notamment dans la gestion de portefeuille crédit. L’opération avait été dévoilée mi-juin (lire NewsManagers du 10 juin 2014). Man Group met ainsi la main sur 1 milliard de dollars d’actifs sous gestion. Mieux, cette acquisition lui permet de renforcer sa présence aux Etats-Unis ainsi que sa propre division de fonds de hedge funds, baptisée FRM. A la suite de cette opération, Matthew Stadtmauer, anciennement président de Pine Grove, devient président de FRM. En outre, Tom Williams, directeur des investissements de Pine Grove conservera ses responsabilités pour toutes les décisions d’investissements concernant les portefeuilles de Pine Grove et il rejoindra le comité exécutif d’investissement de FRM.
06/08/2014

TCI recrute un nouvel associé

Le hedge fund activiste britannique The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) vient de recruter Sourav Choudhary en qualité d’associé («partner»), rapporte Bloomberg. L’intéressé, âgé de 36 ans, a rejoint TCI le mois dernier en provenance de Theleme Partners, un autre hedge fund basé à Londres. Auparavant, selon son profil LinkedIn, Sourav Choudhary était «managing director» chez Karsh Capital Management de décembre 2008 à janvier 2013, après avoir été «vice president» chez Old Lane mars 2006 à décembre 2008.

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