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07/04/2014

Emily Porter-Lynch rejoint bfinance

Le cabinet de conseil indépendant bfinance a annoncé le 4 avril avoir recruté Emily Porter-Lynch en tant que director au sein du département Conseil en investissement Avant de rejoindre bfinance, Emily Porter-Lynch était gérante senior pour le fonds de pension britannique Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), le deuxième plus important fonds de pension du Royaume-Uni en termes d’encours sous gestion. Elle y a développé l’expertise interne sur les investissements en fonds alternatifs et a participé au suivi d’une allocation de plusieurs milliards de dollars sur les stratégies alternatives. Au sein d’USS, elle était également membre du comité d’investissement dédié aux classes alternatives. Avant cela, Emily Porter-Lynch occupait la fonction de investment director chez Key Asset Management où elle a collaboré avec Chris Jones et Toby Goodworth, aujourd’hui head of public markets & alternatives et head of risk management chez bfinance. Emily Porter-Lynch a treize ans d’expérience en gestion alternative et a pris part à de nombreux panels de gérants et comités en qualité d’expert sur les investissements institutionnels en classes alternatives.
07/04/2014

Idinvest Partners annonce un closing à 214 millions pour ISF II

Idinvest Partners a annoncé vendredi le closing de son deuxième fonds dédié aux transactions secondaires à 214 millions d’euros. ISF II dépasse son objectif de closing initialement fixé à 200 millions d’euros, indique un communiqué qui précise que la stratégie du fonds s’inscrit dans la lignée de celles fonds précédents en ciblant les transactions secondaires matures de petite et moyenne taille sur le marché européen.
07/04/2014
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Swell AM lance un fonds de trésorerie avec Koris

Swell AM a annoncé le 4 avril le lancement du fonds professionnel spécialisé Swell Enhanced Cash Dynamic Allocation. Ce fonds, dédié aux investisseurs professionnels, a pour objectif de battre l’indice Euribor 3 mois + 100 points de base tout en limitant la perte maximale cumulée à 2% sur un horizon de 12 mois glissants. Le fonds a été lancé le 3 avril 2014 avec 40 millions d’euros d’encours. Ce fonds est destiné aux réserves de trésorerie longue des institutionnels et des entreprises. La stratégie mise en œuvre combine les approches d’allocation d’actifs tactique de Swell AM et les techniques de gestion dynamique des budgets de risque développées par Koris International. Pour rappel, Koris International et Swell AM avaient annoncé en novembre dernier un partenariat stratégique et commercial autour de ces sujets.Philippe Malaise, président et co-fondateur de Koris International, estime que «le lancement de ce fonds répond à l’intérêt marqué des investisseurs institutionnels pour une solution de gestion permettant d’optimiser leur trésorerie sans présenter de risque de portage ni de risque de crédit».
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07/04/2014

Neuberger Berman recrute un CIO multi-classes d’actifs

La société de gestion américaine Neuberger Berman, qui a annoncé l’ouverture d’un bureau à Paris, vient de recruter Erick Knutzen en tant que directeur des investissements (chief investment officer) pour l’activité multi classes d’actifs, un poste nouvellement créé. L’intéressé vient de NEPC où il était CIO depuis 2008. A ce poste, Erik Knutzen va piloter le processus d’allocation d’actifs à l’échelle de la société et créer du contenu pour les partenariats stratégiques et les solutions multi-classes d’actifs. Il sera associé à la gestion de portefeuille pour un certain nombre de mandats.
07/04/2014

Trois recrutements pour le réseau italiens de conseillers financiers de BNP Paribas

BNL-BNP Paribas a recruté trois personnes pour son nouveau réseau italien de conseillers financiers Sviluppo et Promozione Finanziaria, rapporte Bluerating. Il s’agit de Paolo Cecconello, Massimiliano Domizio et Cristiano Gargiulo. Paolo Cecconello devient responsable de la Campanie, des Pouilles et de la Basilicate, tandis que la zone adriatique est confiée à Massimiliano Domizio. Cristiano Gargiulo s’occupera notamment de la gestion des contrats.
07/04/2014

La gestion d’actifs Bankia nomme son directeur commercial

Le groupe espagnol Bankia vient de nommer Pablo Hernandez en tant que nouveau directeur commercial de sa branche de gestion d’actifs, rapporte Funds People. L’intéressé remplace ainsi Begoña Hernandez qui va toutefois poursuivre sa carrière au sein du groupe bancaire avec d’autres responsabilités dans le réseau.Pablo Hernandez sera désormais le responsable commercial de l’activité des fonds commun de placement et des fonds de pension du groupe Bankia et, dans ce cadre, il sera rattaché à Rocio Eguiraun, directeur de la gestion d’actifs. Pablo Hernandez a effectué l’essentiel de sa carrière professionnelle chez Bankia où il est entré en 1998.
07/04/2014

Les institutionnels moins méfiants face à la gestion alternative

Selon une contribution d’Alexandre Poisson, directeur institutionnel Banque Pâris Bertrand Sturdza, dans Le Temps, la faiblesse des taux d’intérêt, la forte revalorisation des actions et la sous-couverture de certains fonds de pension encouragent les investisseurs institutionnels à repenser leurs allocations et à chercher des sources de revenus et de croissance alternatives. «Les hedge funds sont d’ailleurs moins considérés comme une classe d’actifs à part entière, mais plus comme des stratégies de diversification ou des techniques de gestion intégrées directement dans les poches traditionnelles actions et obligations», note-t-il. Cinq ans après la débâcle du système financier international, «l’industrie alternative semble enfin être entrée dans un cycle plus sain et avoir retrouvé la confiance. Depuis plusieurs mois, les performances sont bonnes, en particulier dans les stratégies opérant dans les marchés actions», souligne le directeur.
07/04/2014

Keith Ney appointed as single manager of Carmignac Sécurité

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Keith Ney was on 4 April appointed as the single manager of Carmignac Sécurité, a European bond fund which he had co-mnaged with Carlos Galvis since 22 January 2013. As a member of the bond team led by Rose Ouahba, he will retain his current role as head of credit, and will continue to contribute promising investment ideas for the fund range from the Carmignac Gestion group. Ney joined the Carmignac Gestion group 9 years ago as a global equity analyst and portfolio manager, covering the full range of equity and credit capital structures.
07/04/2014

M&G doubles its fund range in Sweden

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } M&G Investmetns has registered a further 13 funds in Sweden, almost doubling its range of funds on offer in Sweden to 28, Fondbranschen reports. Swedish clients are showing a large interest in European equities and balanced funds, and we see a growing interest in high yield and bond funds,” says Volker Buschmann, head of retail sales for Northern Europe at the British firm. The list of funds registered in Sweden: • M&G Corporate Bond Fund • M&G Dynamic Allocation Fund • M&G Episode Macro Fund • M&G European Fund (ex UK) • M&G European High Yield Bond Fund • M&G European Index Tracker Fund (ex UK) • M&G European Inflation Linked Corporate Bond Fund • M&G European Smaller Companies Fund • M&G High Yield Corporate Bond Fund • M&G Japan Fund • M&G North American Value Fund • M&G Recovery Fund • M&G UK Growth Fund
07/04/2014

BlackRock appoints a new head for Asia-Pacific

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to Asia Asset Management, BlackRock on 7 april announced that it has appointed Ryan Stork as head of the asset management firm for the Asia-Pacific region, effective from 1 June 2014. Stork, who will move from New York to Hong Kong, has worked at BlackRock for 13 years, and has served in several leadership positions, which have allowed him to participate actively in the development of the US firm. The appointment comes as part of a profound reorganization at BlackRock (see elsewhere). Mark McCombe, current head for Asia-Pacific, will move to New York to take up a position as global head of the activity dedicated to institutional clients and chairman of BlackRock Alternative Investors. However, McCombe will temporarily retain his position as president for Asia-Pacific until the end of 2014, in order to ensure a smooth transition.
07/04/2014

Investcorp and Eyck Capital Management form a strategic alliance

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Investcorp, via its hedge fund activity based in the United States, and Eyck Capital Management, an asset management firm based in London, on 3 April announced that they had signed a strategic alliance which will aim to allow Eyck Capital Management to increase its capital and accelerate its activities, while offering Investcorp and its investors access to event-driven and distressed credit strategies throughout Europe. Eyck Capital, founded in 2013, is the most recent asset management firm to have received the support of Investocorp, which has USD11.3bn in assets under management as of 31 December. Historically, Investcorp has provided seed capital or new money totalling USD50m to USD100m.
07/04/2014

Two small asset management firms merge

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The asset management firms DoubleDividend B.V. and Activinvestor Management B.V. on 4 April announced that they had decided to merge. The two entities officially merged on 1 April, with total assets under management of EUR50m.
07/04/2014

Crédit Agricole Private Banking recruits a head of institutionals in Spain

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Crédit Agricole Private Banking has recently recruited Alberto Ibañez as head of the activity serving institutional clients in Spain, Funds People reports. Ibañez, who has 12 years of experience in the finance sector, previously worked at UBS Wealth Management as director of the financial intermediary relationships department.
07/04/2014

Bankia asset management appoints a director of sales

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Spanish Bankia group has appointed Pablo Hernandez as its new head of sales for its asset management arm, Funds People reports. Hernandez replaces Begoña Hernandez, who will continue her career in the banking group with other responsibilities on the network. Hernandez will now be head of sales for mutual fund and pension funds activities at the Bankia group, and in this role will report directly to Rocio Eguiraun, director of asset management. Hernandez spent most of his professional career at Bankia, where he began in 1998.
07/04/2014

Asset management firms combat toughening regulations

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Threatened with being presented as a systemic risk, large asset management firms are fighting against measures worldwide, the Financial Times reports. In a letter to the Financial Stability Board, BlackRock argues that a leverage “screen” should be the primary tool used to identify which global giants should be subject to tougher regulation.
07/04/2014

The Bank of England concerned by size of asset management firms

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Large asset management firms may represent a risk to the stability of the financial system, Andrew Haldane, executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England, announced, as cited in the Wall Street Journal. At an asset management conference at the London Business School, he said that several asset manaement firms are so large that “difficulties at an asset management firm may aggravate frictions on the financial markets.” Amond these major risks, he cites the case of a fund in difficulty required to sell assets, which would drive down prices on the market. That could trigger another wave of massive sales, which would amplify the fall.
07/04/2014

BNP Paribas IP launches a new renminbi bond fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNP Paribas IP) is adding to its product range. The asset management firm, an affiliate of the eponymous banking group, has launched a new short duration bond fund denominated in renminbi, Citywire global reports. The BNP Paribas Flexi I RMB Short Duration Bond fund is an UCITS vehicle which will be managed by Adeline Ng, head of fixed income for Asia, and her team based in Singapore. At its launch, the fund has received seed capital from BNP Paribas totalling USD100m. It has 30 to 60 investment grade corporate bond positions in its porttfolio, which a high yield of 25%. It will invest both in Chinese domestic and in international companies operating in China. The product, with a three-year duration, aims to offer annual investment of about 4.5%.
07/04/2014

Goldman Sachs AM animates the nascent ETF market in India

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) on 4 April launched the PCSE ETF on two Indian stock markets, the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange, Asian Investor reports. The ETF includes ten stocks, all of them state companies in the energy, utility and financial services industries, with capital which has been opened to investors to varying extents. GSAM, which acquired the Indian ETF provider Benchmark Mutual Fund in 2011, has raised nearly USD500m for the CPSE ETF, which makes it the largest equity ETF since the launch of the Reliance Natural Resources Fund in 2008. With the launch of the CPS ETF, assets under management in the 24 ETFs available on the Indian market total USD114m.
07/04/2014

Head of commodities leaves Schroder

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Robert Howell, head of commodigies and manager of the Schroders Alternative Solutions Commodity fund, is leaving the firm, and will be replaced by Geoff Blanning, Investment Week reports. Howell, who joined the firm in 1998 has decided to leave Schroders and the financial services sector.
07/04/2014

Millennium recuits an equity trader from UBS

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Millennium Management is continuing its efforts to add to its teams. The hedge fund from Izzy Englander, which has USD21.8bn in assets under management, has recruited Owain Self, former global head of execution services at UBS, eFinancial news reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. Self, who left UBS 15 days ago after nearly 15 years there, will join Millenium Management during the year, and will be based in the United States.
07/04/2014

BlackRock prepares succession of Larry Fink

The board of directors at BlackRock is preparing a reshuffle which would be the first step in a long-term succession plan for Larry Fink, the founder and CEO of the group, the Financial Times reports today. Fink has been been working to hand off more responsibility to a younger generation of directors below the three top men, being himself, Rob Kapito, chairman, and Charlie Hallac, COO. Rob Goldstein, global head of institutional client activity and BlackRock Solutions, becomes COO, while Richard Kushel, deputy to Hallac, is promoted to chief product officer. The reshuffle was put in place in order to allow Hallac to take time off as he receives treatment for colon cancer.Hallac becomes co-chairman, with responsibility for strategy, talent development and future technologies. Other young directors are promoted, including Mark McCome, Mark Wiedman, Quintin Price and Gary Shedlin, adds the FT.
07/04/2014

Emily Porter-Lynch joins bfinance

bfinance has hired Emily Porter-Lynch, as a director, investment advisory. Prior to joining bfinance, Porter-Lynch was a senior investment manager at Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), where she developed the hedge fund capabilities of the UK’s second largest pension scheme and helped oversee a multi-billion dollar allocation to hedge fund strategies. At USS Porter-Lynch was also a member of the Alternative Investment Committee. Prior to joining USS, she was an Investment Director at Key Asset Management, where she worked closely with Dr Chris Jones and Dr Toby Goodworth, now respectively Head of Public Markets & Alternatives and Head of Risk Management at bfinance. Porter-Lynch has 13 years’ experience in hedge funds and has served on numerous industry panels and committees as a thought leader on institutional investing in Alternatives.
07/04/2014

Neuberger Berman recruits a multi-asset class CIO

Neuberger Berman has announced that Erik Knutzen will join the firm as Multi-Asset Class chief investment officer. He joins from NEPC, LLC where he has served as chief investment officer since 2008.In this new role, Erik Knutzen will drive the asset allocation process on a firm-wide level and create related client content for strategic partnerships and multi-asset class solutions while joining in portfolio management on a number of mandates.
07/04/2014

EFG International nominates two new members for its board of directors

EFG International has nominated two new directors for approval at its annual general meeting, scheduled for 25 April 2014. The proposed new directors are Robert Chiu, non-executive chairman of EFG Bank Asia, and Daniel Zuberbühler, formerly senior financial consultant, at KPMG in Zurich. After more than eight years as a member of the board of EFG International, Hans Niederer is not putting himself forward for re-election at the annual general meeting. The shareholders will individually elect the members of the board of directors, the chairman of the board of directors and the members of the remuneration committee for a one-year term of office.
07/04/2014

Elliott fund faces EUR40m fine from French regulator

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } A representative of the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on Friday, 4 April called for a record fine of EUR40m against the investment fund Elliott, for fraud and manipulation of the share price of APRR, Agefi reports. The case dates from 2010, and concerns the Eiffarie consortium, formed by the Eiffage group and the Australian Macquarie, which then controlled 81.48% of capital in the Autoroutes Paris Rhin Rhône, which had been privatised four years earlier. Representatives of the AMF accuse the British fund arm of the fund,Elliott Advisors UK, of sending US partners of Elliott management Corp insider information concerning the prospects of a sale of APRR shares to Eiffage, at a price higher than the market. Representatives of the fund, which has firmly denied any wrongdoing, have found a heavyweight supporter in the reporter to the sanctions commission, who feels that there was no price manipulation.
07/04/2014

Three recruitments for Italian financial adviser network at BNP Paribas

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BNL-BNP Paribas has recruited three people for its new Italian financial adviser network Sviluppo and Promozione Finanziaria, Bluerating reports. They are Paolo Cecconello, Massimiliano Domizio, and Cristiano Gargiulo. Cecconello becomes head of Campania, Puglia and Basilicata, while the Adriatic region is the responsibility of Domizio. Gargiulo will be responsible for contract management.
07/04/2014

Métropole Gestion adds to distribution team in Germany

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Métropole Gestion has recruited Tanja Bender as head of distribution in Germany, Das Investment reports. Bender, who had previously worked at Oppenheim Asset Management Services in Luxembourg, will be responsible for banks, family offices and independent asset management firms. She will report to the head for Germany, Markus Hampel.
07/04/2014

Loomis Sayles launches a UCITS fund dedicated to emerging market debt

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Loomis Sayles Emerging Markets Opportunities fund, launched in mid-February for US investors, is now available in UCITS format for European investors, Citywire reports. The fund will be managed by Peter Marber, head of emerging market equity and debt, and David Rolley, who has more than 30 years of experience. The fund invests both in government and corporate debt from emerging markets of Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central Europe and the Middle East, in local or hard currencies.
07/04/2014

Pioneer merges funds into a new real equity fund

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Pioneer Investments has merged its commodity fund Pioneer Funds Gold and Mining into a new fund focused on real assets, the Pioneer Funds Real Asset Target Income, launched in late March, Citywire Global reports. The management of the new fund has been assigned to Alfred Grusch and the multi-asset class specialist Francesco Sandrini.
07/04/2014

CNMV ranks funds with performace objectives as complex products

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Pressure is rising in Spain on funds with performance objectives. The local regulator, the CNMV, has announced plans to classify these vehicles into the complex product category, Funds People reports. “We are going to classify structured investment products as complex products. This group includes funds which have an objective concerning returns,” Elvira Rodriguez, chairwoman of the CNMV, announced at an award ceremony. This is a blow to the fund, which since the beginning of the year have been doing well, and are at the centre of sales campaigns from several operators. “Until now, these funds were not considered complex products. But with this change, opportunity tests will have to be applied to them for clients who have access to these products,” Rodriguez explains, adding that “the replacement of guaranteed funds with products with return objectives represents a risk, and that is the reason that the Commission wanted to work on this point.”

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