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09/01/2014

La Place promeut les billets de trésorerie

Elle s’apprête à réunir les entreprises pour vanter les mérites de cet outil de financement à court terme même si la réglementation freine son utilisation par les entreprises de taille intermédiaire. Les travaux sur les placements privés sont par ailleurs sur le point d'être finalisés.
09/01/2014

Swiss Life rachète 100% de Prigest

La banque privée française de l’assureur suisse, qui détenait jusque-là 25% de cette boutique actions, va la fusionner avec sa filiale Swiss Life Gestion Privée.
09/01/2014

Fin de partie pour Eagle River

Les clients d’Eagle River Asset Management récupéreront leur mise ce mois-ci dans le cadre de la fermeture du fonds new-yorkais. C’est ce qu’a confié au quotidien son fondateur en 2011 Michael Pascutti, ancien de Citadel et de Pimco. Eagle River a été victime du retrait de son principal client, FRM Holdings, entité dans le giron de Man Group.
09/01/2014

Le fonds Elliott vise Riverbed

Le gestionnaire alternatif Elliott International souhaite acquérir le fabricant américain d'équipements pour réseaux Riverbed Technology pour environ 3,1 milliards de dollars en numéraire. Une offre insuffisante selon les analystes, qui attendent une contre-offre. Déjà Elliott a indiqué qu’il pourrait revoir son offre à la hausse à condition d’avoir accès aux comptes de sa cible.
08/01/2014

La Bourse des métaux de Londres ouvre sa corbeille à un courtier chinois

Le London Metal Exchange a accordé le titre de membre de catégorie 1 à GF Financial Markets, un courtier d’origine chinoise, pour la première fois de son histoire, lui ouvrant ainsi l’accès à sa corbeille. La Bourse des métaux de Londres utilise encore un système à la criée où seuls 12 membres de catégorie 1 sont autorisés à traiter des ordres autour du fameux «ring». GF Financial Markets est né du rachat par le chinois GF Securities des activités de matières premières de Natixis à Londres en 2012.
08/01/2014

Le Brésil a subi d'importantes sorties de capitaux en 2013

Le Brésil a enregistré en 2013 des sorties nettes de capitaux de 12,3 milliards de dollars (9 milliards d’euros), son premier solde négatif depuis la crise financière de 2008, selon des données publiées mercredi par la banque centrale. Le déficit des devises, qui a contribué à la dépréciation de plus de 13% de la valeur du réal l’an dernier, s’explique à la fois par la hausse des importations, la baisse des exportations et le recul des investissements étrangers.
08/01/2014

Le Portugal mandate des banques pour un emprunt obligataire

Le Portugal a mandaté Barclays, Caixa BI, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Morgan Stanley et la Société Générale en vue de syndiquer un emprunt obligataire. Sans doute encouragé par le succès de l'émission irlandaise du 7 janvier, le Trésor portugais envisage d’abonder sa ligne 4,75% d'échéance juin 2019. L’annonce a tendu les rendements des emprunts d’Etat portugais, qui atteignent 5,34% à 10 ans.
08/01/2014

CIBC completes acquisition of an Invesco wealth management entity

The Canadian banking group CBC has completed its acquisition of the wealth management firm Atlantic Trust Private Wealth Management from Invesco for a total of USD210m. The acquisition comes as part of the strategy at CIBC to increase the share of the group’s profits derived from wealth management activities to 15%. Assets under management at Atlantic Trust total about USD24bn.
08/01/2014

Standard Life recruits from Aviva

Standard Life has recruited Patrick Granger as senior head of development for its activities, Money Marketing reports. Granger will be responsible in particular for assisting in the development of relationships with corporate advisers about retirement issues. Granger previously worked at Aviva, where he was responsible for distribution and development of activities.
08/01/2014

Ashmore granted RQFII status in China

London-based Ashmore, the emerging markets investment manager, has become the first investment manager outside of Hong Kong to be granted RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII) status by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).RQFII status allows international investors access to the Chinese onshore equity and fixed income securities markets. The scheme allows for improved ease of repatriation of funds compared to the existing QFII scheme, and provides more flexible investment guidelines for investors looking to invest in China.In October 2013, China allocated a RMB80 billion RQFII quota for London, after a decision was taken to expand the pilot scheme beyond Asia, within which Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore are approved for RQFII, respectively.Ashmore manages USD78.5 billion
08/01/2014

Former head of emerging markets at Barings joins Alquity

Roberto Lampl, former head of emerging markets at Barings Asset Management, has joined Alquity Investments in London as chief investment officer for Latin America. Lampl left Barings in July 2013. He was replaced by Staffan Lindfeldt.
08/01/2014

GLG sued for an “incomprehensible” investment

Richard Desmond, founder of the British Northern & Shell media group, is seeking GBP20m in court from GLG Partners, an affiliate of Man Group, following losses on an “incomprehensible” investment, Bloomberg reports. Desmond explains that GLG Partners advised him to enter into a derivative transaction with Credit Suisse in 2007 as a counterparty. He invested about GBP50m in a product known as Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance, a sort of swap. “It was incomprehensible except to an expert,” Desmond’s lawyers claim. Desmond says that GLG did not inform him of the risks. He lost GBP20m.
08/01/2014

LGIM recruits two experts from BNP Paribas IP

The British institutional asset management firm Legal & General Investment Management has recruited Willem Klinstra and Chris Jeffery as strategists in the strategy and tactical allocation research division, the news agency Reuters reports. Klinstra and Jeffery previously worked in the team dedicated to multi-asset class solutions at BNP Paribas Investment Partners.
08/01/2014

Ignis adds to real estate team

The British asset management firm Ignis has recruited a asset manager and a product specialist as additions to its team dedicated to real estate, which has GBP3bn in assets under management. Jamie Horton, who had previously served as director of DTZ, will in February join the Glasgow office of Ignis as asset manager in charge of the UK Commercial Property Trust (GBP1.1bn in assets). For her part, Lucy Williams, former head of development at Lothbury Investment Management, will join the London office of Ignis as a product specialist.
08/01/2014

Goldman Sachs and KKR to sell their stakes in Kion

Goldman Sachs and KKR will sell their 10.8% stakes, equivalent to 10,681,388 shares, in Kion, the world’s second largest manufacturer of motorized warehouse lifts, listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange. The stake up for sale represents about EUR330m, according to Reuters.
08/01/2014

Schroders releases a European credit fund

Schroders has launched a new European bond fund for the head of European credit, Patrick Vogel, Citywire reports. The Euro Credit Conviction fund will invest primarily in a portfolio of bonds and other fixed and variable income securities denominated in euros.
08/01/2014

Assets up at Fisch AM

The Swiss convertible bond specialist Fisch Asset Management at the end of 2013 published assets of CHF7.4bn, compared with CHF7.3bn at the beginning of the year. The asset management firm says it is highly satisfied with this development. It claims that it has been able to compensate with good subscriptions for the departure of assets at Schroders. The asset management firm had announced its decision in November to bring convertible bond management in house, which since 2008 had been outsourced to Fisch Asset Management.
08/01/2014

Credit Suisse unveils a new presentation of its results

Credit Suisse on 7 January unveiled a new presentation of its results over 9 months, adapted for its new corporate structure, since the creation of so-called “non-strategic” units last October. The bank has also reformatted its 2011 and 2012 results for comparison, pending results for fourth quarter, which are expected to be published on about 5 February, a statement says. To reduce consumption of owners’ equity and accelerate cost reductions, Credit Suisse had founded a non-strategic unit in each of its two divisions (private banking and wealth management on one side, investment banking on the other). In investment banking, the firm has transferred its newly-created fixed income activity liquidation portfolio, parts of restructured fixed income activities, including financial instruments which are not compatible with Basel III, and structured positions which consume owners’ equity. The creation of the units will have no impact on the consolidated results, nor on results for the core profession at Credit Suisse, the firm claims.
08/01/2014

GAM closes an inflation fund

The GAM Star Global Equity Inflation Focus fund will be closing this month due to low asset levels, Citywire reveals. The fund, managed externally by Manning & Napier Advisors, had assets of over EUR96m as of the end of 2012, but now has less than EUR6m.
08/01/2014

Zeus Capital launches a diversified fund

The Swiss asset management boutique Zeus Capital is adding to its Sicav range with the launch of a diversified fund, the Zeus Capital World Balanced fund, Citywire reports. Last summer, the boutique had offered four funds domiciled in Luxembourg. The new fund will function as a fund of funds, which may invest in all asset classes, with 100% invested in funds in UCITS or UCIS formats. The fund is expected to show moderate volatility while remaining correlated to the major makets. The fund will be managed by Lemanik Asset Management.
08/01/2014

Mitsubishi launches a British commercial real estate fund

Mitsubishi has launched an investment fund specialised in commercial real estate in London, which may raise up to GBP500m from institutions in Japan, the Financial Times reports. The Japanese group has teamed up with UBS in the venture, and will supply GBP50m in seed funding. The fund may earn net returns of 8-10% per year, or about 13 times more than Japanese government bonds, according to Tak Ishikawa, CIO of the asset management division of Mitsubishi.
08/01/2014

Eight European Union countries in call for renewable energy

The French minister of the Ecology and seven European ministers are calling on the European Commission to go further in its reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and to set “solid” objectives for renewable energies by 2030. Eight European ministers have formed a united front in favour of renewable energies. In a letter sent to commissioners Connie Hedegaard and Günther Oettinger, responsible for climate action and energy, respectively, the ministers ask for stronger EU objectives for renewable energies. Philippe Martin, French ecology minister, Sigmar Gabriel, the new German minister of the Economy, and Andrea Orlando, Italian minister of the Environment, signed the letter, composed by EurActiv. “We need to offer a solid and long-term regulatory framework to support sources of renewable energy, independent of divergences over operational details,” the ministers write. “An objective on renewable energies will reinforce European competitiveness and contribute to the creation of jobs and growth.” An objective in clean energy is “crucial” in order to make the investing businesses safe, the ministers continue. On 22 January, the Commission is expected to unveil a long-awaited “climate-energy package.” This will include proposed legislation in several areas, including schist gas, oil sand, structural reform of the carbon market and industrial competitiveness.
08/01/2014

Passion investments do better than equities

“Passion investments” can do better than a classic equity allocation. According to the first edition of an index launched by the British firm Coutts in conjuction with Fathom Consulting, called Coutts Index: Objects of Desire, investments which are related, for example, to a passion for artworks generally earn higher returns than investments in equities. The index captures the price return in local currency (net of the holding costs) of 15 passion assets across two broad categories: trophy property and alternative investments. Alternative investments can be further broken down into fine art, collectibles and precious items. Of all the alternative investments Coutts examined for the Index, classic cars have returned the most since 2005, rising by 257%, outpacing all other investments by more than 80 percentage points over the seven and-a-half-year timeframe. Classic watches have also proved they can stand the test of time, rising by 176% from 2005 to 30 June 2013. Jewels returned 146% in comparison, while the standout performer in the fine art space is the traditional Chinese works of arts sector, which rose by 163% between 2005 and 30 June 2013. Over the past seven and a half years, the Coutts Index, based in USD terms, has risen by 82% – over the same period, the MSCI All Country Equity Index has risen by 53%, based in USD terms.
08/01/2014

CSOP veteran launches a quant strategy

Alan Wu, former portfolio manager at the CSOP Asset Management company, based in Hong Kong, is planning to launch a quantitative fund dedicated to China early this year, Hedge Fund Intelligence reports. Wu left CSOP a few months ago to found his own firm.

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