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12/03/2014

GAM to soft close a China fund

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12/03/2014

Syz launches double leverage version of Market Neutral strategy

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } Syz & Co bank has launched a double leveraged version of its Oyster Market Neutral fund, a long/short beta neutral version of its European equity fund, as the firm announced in January last year (Newsmanagers of 17 January 2014), Citywire reports. The fund aims for returns of Libor + 10%. The exposure of the portfolio may vary from 100% to 400%, while the volatility will be 12% Banque Syz & Co is planning to register the fund in France and Switzerland soon.
12/03/2014

Peacock Capital launches an absolute return fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } The German asset management boutique has launched its first fund, the Peacock European Alpha Builder fund, Citywire Global reports. The fund based in Luxembourg is an absolute return fund which will be aimed primarily at small and midcaps which will use a market neutral strategy. It will be co-managed by René Assion and Mark Siebel, an equity value manager who founded the firm in 2012. The firm on 26 February launched a partnership with Universal Investment.
12/03/2014

Swedish firm launches a Philippines fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } The Swedish asset management firm IKC Fonder, which opened an office in Manilla last year, is launching a fund which will invest in the Philippines, the first of its type in Sweden. The fund, IKC Filippinerna Flexibel, will be managed by Inge Knutsson, head of management and founder of IKC, also head of the Manilla office, and Rosel Ponce. “The Philippines are a country which many Swedes overlook,” says Hans Andersoon, CEO of IKC Fonder. “But in reality, it is one of the most interesting countries in Asia, and it received ‘investment grade’ rating last year from Standard & Poor’s and Fitch,” he says. IKC Fonder already invests in the Philippines via other funds.
12/03/2014

Two Algebris funds join Online Sim

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } The asset management firm Algebris has listed two UCITS funds on the Italian platform Online Sim, Bluerating reports. They are the Algebris Financial Credit Fund and Algebris Financial Income funds.
12/03/2014

Ted Scott leaves F&C after 30 years

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } Ted Scott of F&C is retiring after a 30-year career at the firm, Investment Week reports. He had been director of global strategy.
12/03/2014

Co-head of governance leaves F&C

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } George Dallas, who had been co-head of corporate governance at F&C Investments, has left the asset management firm to “pursue other opportunities,” Financial News reports, citing a spokesperson for the firm. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is now working as an independent adviser. His role will be taken over by Eugenia Jackston, the other co-head of governance, while the team will be strengthened.
12/03/2014

Close Brothers AM triples profits in first half

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } It has been a strong start to the year for Close Brothers Asset Management. At the end of its first half, which ended on 31 January 2014, the asset management branch of Close Brothers has almost tripled its profits, to GBP3.2m, compared with GBP1.1m in first half 2013. In the same period, its earnings have increased 9% to a total of GBP40.5m, compared with GBP37.2m in first half 2013. Over the first six months of its fiscal year overall, Close Brothers AM has posted a 2% increase in its assets under management and advised to a total of nearly GBP9.3bn as of 31 January 2014. This development is largely driven by net inflows, which totalled GBP190m in first half, while market effects played in modestly for GBP25m.
12/03/2014

Assogestioni focuses on Emir and MiFid

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } Assogestioni, the Italian association of asset management professionals, has decided to create a working group for Emir an MiFid 2. The association notes that the two new regulations will have an impact on asset management firms. The group is entitled Gruppo di Lavoro Mercati.
12/03/2014

Lombard Odier vise le marché de la banque privée en Chine

La banque privée suisse Lombard Odier et le groupe chinois Industrial Bank vont travailler ensemble à la conquête du marché de la banque privée en Chine, rapporte Finews. Un accord de coopération entre les deux groupes aurait été signé, selon les information du portail d’information menafn.com, qui cite des sources locales proches du dossier. l’accord permettrai aux clients d’Industrial Bank de profiter des services de Lombard Odier tandis que les clients de la banque privée genevoise pourraient avoir accès aux investissements locaux. En Asie, Lombard Odier gère 8 milliards de dollars à Hong Kong, Singapour et au Japon. Industrial Bank est active sur l’ensemble du territoire chinois et compte 15.000 clients en banque privée, représentant 200 milliards de yuan, soit 32,5 milliards de dollars, précise Finews.
12/03/2014

Lombard Oider targets private banking market in China

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } The Swiss private bank Lombard Odier and the Chinese group Industrial Bank will work together to conquer the private banking market in China, Finews reports. A cooperation agreement between the two groups is reported to have been signed, according to reports on the news website menafn.com, which cites local sources familiar with the matter. The agreement would allow clients of Industrial Bank to make use of the services of Lombard Odier, while clients of the Geneva-based private bank would be able to access local investments. In Asia, Lombard Odier has USd8bn in assets in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. Industrial Bank is active throughout China, and has 15,000 private banking clients, representing CNY200bn, or USD32.5bn, Finews states.
12/03/2014

Private Equity: women absent from top positions

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } A great majority of positions of responsibility in private equity are still occupied by men. According to a recent study by Preqin, women represent an average of 9% of senior positions at businesses worldwide in 2014, a slight increase over 2013 (8.7%). In Asia, women are comparatively the most represented in management roles, with an average of 11.8% in the region. This is down, however, compared with a level of 12.8% one year ago. In the United States, the percentage of women in senior positions is 11%, compared with 10.3% in 2013. In Europe, the average is 9.7% of positions, down by 2 percentage points year on year. In sectoral terms, private equity firms specialised in real estate have the most woman directors (12.8%), followed by firms active in infrastructure investment (11.7%) and venture capital (11.2%), Preqin states.
12/03/2014

Hedge fund founder can't pay an FCA fine

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } Alberto Micalizzi, the Italian university professor who founded a USD550m hedge fund which suffered “catastrophic losses” in the financial crisis, has said that he cannot afford a GBP3m fine levelled against him by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times reports. The regulator claims that Micalizzi sought to mislead investors and lenders to the fund by investing in illiquid and private bonds issued by an oil company based in Nevada in 2008 without the permission of investors.
12/03/2014

Solactive launches two new indices

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: «Times New Roman»,serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: «WenQuanYi Micro Hei"; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: «Lohit Hindi"; font-size: 12pt; } The German index provider Solactive has launched two new indices, the Solactive Guru International Index and the Solactive Guru Small Cap Index, which are to be used as the underlying indices for two ETFs listed today by Global X Funds on the New York Stock Exchange. These Indices are part of the same family as the Solactive Guru Index, which was launched in June 2012 and is tracked by the Global X Guru Index ETF (GURU). It has over USD500 million in assets. The Solactive Guru International Index tracks the price movements of the top U.S. listed international equity holdings of a select group of Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors based on quarterly regulatory filings from the SEC (13F Filings). This Index will be used as an underlying for the Global X Guru International Index ETF (GURI). The Solactive Guru Small Cap Index tracks the price movements of the top U.S. listed small cap equity holdings of a select group of Hedge Funds and Institutional Investors based on quarterly regulatory filings from the SEC. To be included in the Index, companies must have a market capitalization between USD 100 million and USD 3 billion. This index will be used as an underlying for the Global X Guru Small Cap Index ETF (GURX).
12/03/2014

L'économie portugaise rebondit au dernier trimestre

Le produit intérieur brut portugais (PIB) a augmenté de 0,6% lors des trois derniers mois de 2013 après une hausse de 0,3% au trimestre précédent, montrent les statistiques officielles publiées hier, qui témoignent d’un sursaut de la consommation et d’une amélioration des exportations. En glissement annuel, la croissance économique s’est élevée à 1,7% au quatrième trimestre. Sur l’ensemble de l’année, le PIB portugais s’est cependant contracté de 1,4%.
12/03/2014

Le Parlement européen renforce la lutte anti-blanchiment

Le Parlement européen vient de voter à une écrasante majorité (643 pour, 30 contre) en faveur de la mise en place de registres publics des bénéficiaires effectifs des trusts et sociétés, dans le cadre de la révision de la Directive européenne anti-blanchiment. Ces registres rendraient plus difficile la création de sociétés écrans opaques qui peuvent aujourd’hui servir au blanchiment d’argent et à la dissimulation de fonds liés à la corruption.
12/03/2014

Christian Delaire prend les rênes de Generali Real Estate

Generali a annoncé la nomination, à compter du 1er avril, de Christian Delaire à la tête de son pôle immobilier, Generali Real Estate. Agé de 46 ans, diplômé de l’Essec, Christian Delaire a travaillé chez Axa de 1994 à 2009 avant de prendre la direction d’AEW Europe. Generali Real Estate gère 28 milliards d’euros d’actifs immobiliers dans 11 pays.
12/03/2014

La récession en Grèce un peu plus forte que prévu

L’activité en Grèce a chuté de 3,9% en 2013, soit un peu plus que l’estimation de 3,7% avancée en février, a annoncé hier l’institut de la statistique Elstat. Au total, le produit intérieur brut (PIB) grec s’est rétréci de 24% sur la période 2008-2013, six années marquées par la récession la plus profonde de l’histoire du pays.
12/03/2014

L'Office of Fair Trading s’intéresse aux crédits aux PME

Le Royaume-Uni décidera dans le courant de l’année s’il y a lieu d’ouvrir une enquête approfondie sur les services bancaires aux PME, a annoncé hier l’Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Le gendarme de la concurrence s’inquiète du fait que le crédit aux PME est monopolisé par un petit nombre de grandes banques et estime que les PME ont du mal à faire une différence entre les établissements prêteurs.
12/03/2014

Vienne et Luxembourg baissent les armes sur la fiscalité de l’épargne

Les ministres des finances ont acté hier la décision de l’Autriche et du Luxembourg de mettre fin au secret bancaire. Les deux pays bloquaient depuis des années l’adoption d’une directive sur l’échange d’information en matière de fiscalité de l’épargne. Leurs chefs de gouvernement se réserveront la primeur de l’annonce officielle de cette petite révolution lors du Conseil européen du 20 mars.
12/03/2014

Virtu doit améliorer la comptabilisation de ses dépenses

La société de trading à haute fréquence, qui veut s’introduire en Bourse à New York, doit nettement améliorer la comptabilisation de ses dépenses, indique le journal britannique de source proche du dossier. Ces déficiences seraient notamment dues à un défaut de ressources et d’expertise technique dans le domaine comptable.
12/03/2014

La BoE détruit les enregistrements après publication de ses minutes

Le quotidien new-yorkais, qui se réfère aux propos de Paul Fisher, responsable des marchés de la Banque d’Angleterre, rapporte que l’institution a pour habitude de détruire les enregistrements de ses réunions mensuelles après avoir publié les minutes de ces sessions, celles-ci étant communiquées environ 14 jours après l’annonce d’une décision de politique monétaire.
11/03/2014

La Banque d'Angleterre annonce une réforme sur les changes

La Banque d’Angleterre a annoncé mardi une réforme en profondeur des règles encadrant sa coopération avec les banques et les marchés financiers, en réponse aux critiques sur sa gestion du dossier des soupçons de manipulation des taux de change. Un nouveau poste de gouverneur adjoint en charge des banques et des marchés sera créé dans le cadre de la réforme que la BoE détaillera le 18 mars. «L’une des premières tâches de cette personne sera de procéder à un examen exhaustif de la manière dont nous gérons les informations sur les marchés», a expliqué Mark Carney, gouverneur de la BoE, entendu pendant quatre heures et demi mardi par des députés.
11/03/2014

Christian Delaire prend les rênes de Generali Real Estate

Generali a annoncé la nomination, à compter du 1er avril, de Christian Delaire à la tête de son pôle immobilier, Generali Real Estate. Agé de 46 ans, diplômé de l’Essec, Christian Delaire a travaillé chez Axa de 1994 à 2009 avant de prendre la direction d’AEW Europe. Generali Real Estate gère 28 milliards d’euros d’actifs immobiliers dans 11 pays.

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