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04/11/2013

Vontobel renforce sa plate-forme de Singapour

Le suisse Vontobel a annoncé le 1er novembre la promotion de Fredy R. Flury, head of fixed income dans le département devises, comme CEO de Vontobel Financial Products (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd à Singapour, à compter du 1er décembre 2013. Il devient également head financial products Singapore.Avec cette promotion, Vontobel «prend en compte la croissance de son activité sur place tout en soulignant l’importance de sa stratégie d’internationalisation dans la région Asie Pacifique», précise un communiqué.
04/11/2013

Nouveau patron pour l’Allemagne et l‘Autriche chez Oddo AM

Directeur de la distribution institutionnelle chez Warburg Invest KAG à Hambourg depuis octobre 2010 après 10 ans chez ABN Amro AM puis BNPP IP, Carsten Nerge rejoint Oddo Asset Management, rapporte Das Investment. Le nouvel arrivant sera responsable de l’activité du gestionnaire français pour l’Allemagne et l’Autriche.
04/11/2013

Matthias Schellenberg entre au directoire d’UBS Allemagne

Arrivé d’ING Investment Management au 1er janvier 2013 comme head Germany, Austria & Eastern Europe Global Asset Management chez UBS, Matthias Schellenberg a été nommé au 1er novembre membre du directoire d’UBS Allemagne avec la responsabilité du pôle global asset management.Il rejoint ainsi une équipe de direction présidée par Axel Hörger. Les autres membre du directoire d’UBS Allemagne sont Martin Deckert, Carsten Dentler et Stefan Winter, précise un communiqué daté du 31 octobre.
04/11/2013

"Il existe un trop grand nombre de petits acteurs pour donner de la force à la gestion française"

Devenir un référent du marché, participer activement au mouvement de consolidation et faire émerger de nouveaux talents... Telle est l'ambition que Didier Le Menestrel, président de Financière de l'Echiquer, réserve à sa société de gestion, afin de porter l'ambition d'une place qui manque de force selon lui. A vrai dire, la société suit cet objectif depuis longtemps. A charge pour elle de poursuivre son développement en termes d'encours, ce qu'elle s'attache à faire également hors de France, en Italie par exemple, où elle vient d'ouvrir un bureau et compte quintupler ses actifs sous gestion.
04/11/2013

DoubleLine launches bond fund with "Shiller" equity component

With the DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE, the US asset management firm DoubleLine on 31 October launched a fund managed by its CEO and CIO, Jeff Gundlach, as well as by Jeffrey Sherman, an asset allocation specialist. The product will actively invest 100% of its assets in debt instruments, but a part of these securities will be used as collateral against derivatives exposing the fund to the four most undervalued sectors of the US equity markets according to the cyclically adjusted price/earnings ratio (CAPE). The management of the fund will also incorporate the long-term value investment principles developed by Robert Shiller, winner of the 2013 Nobel prize in Economics.With this leverage, the managers will obtain exposures similar to the index and debt instruments. Each component may represent up to 100% of the net asset value of the fund. The objective is to outperform the Shiller Barclays CAPE® US Sector TR USD Index.Insofar as the derivative strategy will leave s substantial portion of assets in the fund available for other investments, DoubleLine will make an effort to manage debt securities in order to produce additional returns over the long term. Since these debt instruments may be similar to those in the DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund, DoubleLine is permitted to invest a part of assets in the new fnud in the existing DoubleLine Core Fixed Income Fund instead of investing them directly in a portfolio of debt instruments.The DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE is available in I-class shares (ticker DSEEX) for institutionals, and N shares (DSENX) for retail invetors. The total expense ratio is limited to 0.66% and 0.91%, respectively, while the minimal subscription is USD100,000 in the former and USD2,000 in the latter case.
04/11/2013

Amundi to integrate Amundi Patrimoine into its Luxembourg Sicav

Amundi is planning to add its diversified fund Amundi Patrimoine to its Luxembourg Sicav, in order to open it to global investors, Citywire Gobal reports. The fund, a French-registered FCP, is managed by Alain Pitous, chief investment officer. Amundi may also integrate a bond and currency fund into the Sicav.
04/11/2013

Seven banks suspected of manipulating local currencies

A pension fund based in Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit against seven major banks, including Barclays and Citigroup in a Manhattan court, Les Echos reports. The Haverhill Retirement System accused them of violating US antritrust law, reaching agreements to manipulate the WM/Reuters rate, which is used to determine prices on currency markets. These are published hourly for 160 currencies, and half-hourly for the 21 most popular currencies. The other firms cited in the lawsuit are Credit Suisse and UBS, JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). According to lawyers for the fund, who filed the suit in the name of other investors in similar circumstances, the alleged operations affected the currency market, as well as pensions or savings accounts which track global indices.
04/11/2013

“There are too many small players to make French asset management strong”

Becoming a point of reference in the market, participating in the consolidation movement and bringing out new talent: these are the ambitions that Didier Le Menestrel, chairman of Financière de l'Echiquier, holds for his asset management firm, in order to bring ambition to a market which lacks strength, he feels. To tell the trust, the firm has been pursuing this objective for a long time. It is now faced with the challence of continuing its development in terms of assets, which it is also attempting to do outside of France, in Italy, among other countries, where it has opened an office.
04/11/2013

FCA commits to reduce fund registration times

The Financial Conduct Authority has committed to reduce authorization times for non-UCITS funds, plans for qualified investors and UCITS funds from April 2014, Fund Web reports. The British regulator is planning to cut back autorization times for non-UCITS funds to three months, for qualified investors to two months, and for UCITS funds to six weeks.
04/11/2013

Henderson returns to net subscriptions

Henderson has posted net subscriptions in third quarter 2013 of GBP1.2bn, of which GBP889m went to equity products. According to Fund Web, it is the first time since the beginning of 2011 that the British asset management firm has shown net inflows. In this context, Henderson has seen an increase in its assets over GBP70bn. As of the end of June, assets totalled GBP67.936bn.
04/11/2013

Assets at F&C continue to fall but retail posts inflows

An interim management statement released on 1 November by F&C Investments reveals that as of 30 September, assets at the British asset management firm were down to GBP90.08bn, compared with GBP92.31bn three months earlier, and GBP95.22bn as of the end of December.Net outflows totalled GBP2.18bn in third quarter, and USD9.38bn in the first nine months of the year, but retail flows totalled net inflows of GBP162m in July-September and USD385m in the first nine months of the year.
04/11/2013

Aberdeen to cut jobs if it acquires SWIP

Aberdeen Asset Management is planning to lay off 150 people out of 2,500 if it succeeds in acquiring Scottish Widows Investment Partnership for GBP500m, the Financial Times reports, citing a source familiar with the matter. Layoffs will be distributed between Aberdeen which has 2,000 employees based largely in London, and SWIP, which has 500 people. Aberdeen is in pole position to acquire SWIP, which would put it ahead of Schroders as the largest publicly-traded asset management firm in Europe.
04/11/2013

Vontobel adds to Singapore platform

Swiss-based Vontobel on 1 November announced that it has promoted Fredy R. Flury, head of fixed income in the FX department, as CEO of Vontobel Financial Products (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd. in Singapore, from 1 December 2013. He also becomes head of financial products for Singapore.With this promotion, Vontobel “takes into account growth in its local activity while emphasizing the importance of its internationalisation strategy in Asia-Pacific,” a statement says.
04/11/2013

Goldman Sachs launches a social impact fund

Goldman Sachs is launching a USD250m “social impact” fund, the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, to finance projects that bring both social benefits and financial returns, the Financial Times reports. The objective is to attract USD10bn in capital. Goldman Sachs states that its fund will be the first to allow businesses and high net worth individuals to invest directly in a portfolio of private projects.
04/11/2013

Neuberger Berman launches multi-strategy UCITS-compliant fund

The UCITS-compliant version of the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi Strategy Fund (ARMS), launched in May 2012, is now available in a UCITS-compliant format, the US-based asset management firm announced in London on 31 October.As recently reported (see Newsmanagers of 15 October), this is a multi-manager fund, which aims for absolute returns with limited exposure to the market, through diversified allocation to proven hedge fund strategies.The UCITS-compliant version is exempt from the inconveniences of hedge funds, and offers daily liquidity, eliminates performance commissions at all levels, carries a limited total expense ratio, offers a high level of transparency, and contols on assets through the exclusive use of managed accounts.
04/11/2013

New head for Germany and Austria at Oddo AM

Carsten Nerge, director of institutional distribution at Warburg Invest KAG in Hamburg since October 2010 after 10 years at ABN Amro AM and then BNPP IP, is joining Oddo Asset Management, Das Investment reports. Nerge will be respnsible for the activities at the French asset management firm serving Germany and Austria.
04/11/2013

Matthias Schellenberg joins board at UBS Germany

Matthias Schellenberg, who joined ING Investment Management on 1 January 2013 as head for Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe Global Asset Management at UBS, was on 1 November appointed as a managing board member at UBS Germany with responsibility for the global asset management unit.He joins a management team led by Axel Hörger. The other board members at UBS Germany are Martin Deckert, Carsten Dentler and Stefan Winter, a statement dated 31 October states.
04/11/2013

First investment for Social Impact Fonds from ABN Amro

ABN Amro has announced that the Social Impact Fonds, launched this year (see Newsmanagers on 26 March) has made its first investment, buying stakes in Nudge, a consumer platform specialised in sustainable and social development, with 30,000 subscribers, Fondsnieuws reports. The total investment and the size of the stake have not been revealed.
04/11/2013

Banco Popular has nearly EUR14bn in AUM

Funds People reports that counting EUR756m in wealth management, investment funds for EUR8.119bn and retirement savings plans for EUR5.122bn, Banco Popular as of the end of September had assets under management of USD13.998bn, which represents increases of 5%, 11.7%, and 4.2%, respectively, since the end of December.
04/11/2013

Swedish fund association hires economist

The Swedish investment fund association, Fondbolagens Förening, has recruited Jenny Hansson to handle events. Hansson is an economist and was also a high-level athlete.
04/11/2013

Four new distribution agreements in Italy for M&G

M&G Investments has signed distribution agreements in Italy with PPM Private Banking, Azimut and its three networks, Apogeo Consulting, AZ Investimenti, Azimut Consulenza sim –, Cariparma – Crédit Agricole and Mps Private Banking, Bluerating reports. The three new partners may offer their clients the 30 funds from the British firm licensed for sale in Italy. M&G has been present in Italy since 2010, and has assets under management there of USD6.6bn. The team of 12 people has recently seen the addition of Marta Moretti for sales support.
04/11/2013

Russell Investments recruits a manager in Italy

Russell Investments has recruited Luca Gianelle as client portfolio manager, in order to strengthen the multi-asset class team, which now has 38 specialists, Bluerating reports. Gianelle will be based in Milan, and will report to Rob Hall, head of client portfolio management. Gianelle joins from Anima, where he had been a member of the multi-management team, with responsibility for the management of funds of hedge funds.
04/11/2013

Gaw Capital closes a private equity fund with USD1bn

Gaw Capital has closed the private equity fund Gateway Real Estate Fund IV with USD1bn. The product, which has exceeded its fundraising objective (USD800m) will invest in real estate projects located in the Greater China region, Asian Investor reports. 40% of investors who participated in the fundraising originate from Asia, 30% from North America, and 30% from Europe.
04/11/2013

Strong rise in assets at Berkshire Hathaway

For third quarter 2013, Berkshire Hathaway on 1 November announced distributable net profits of USD5.053bn, compared with USD3.920bn in the corresponding period of 2012. In the first nine months of the year, these profits total USD14.486m, compared with USD10.273m.
04/11/2013

Profits and assets up at Invesco

In July-September, Invesco Ltd has announced net profits payable to holders of ordinary hares of USD246m, compared with USD223.7m in second quarter, and USD182.7m in the corresponding period of 2012. In the first nine months of this year, net profits totalled USD652m, 42% more than the USD452m in January-September 2012.As of 30 September, total assets came to USD745.5bn, compared with USD705.6bn three months previously, and USD663bn as of the end of September 2012. In the first nine months of this year, Invesco has posted net subscriptions of USD29.2bn, of which USD20.7bn were for long-term funds, USD7.4bn for institutional money market funds, and USD1.1bn for Invesco PowerShares QQQ. Market effects were positive to the effects o fUSD51.6bn, while currency effects borught losses of USD2.7bn.By comparison, net subscriptions to long-term products and total net subscriptions were up by 168.8% and 180.8%, respectively.However, total net subscriptions of USD9.1bn in third quarter 2013 compare with net inflows of USD1.4bn in April-June 2013, and to net subscriptions of USD11.4bn in the corresponding period of last year.
04/11/2013

Assets in Asian hedge funds at a five-year high

At the end of third quarter, assets under management by Asian hedge funds totalled USD103.8bn, their highest level since second quarter 2008, before the crisis, Hedge Fund Research (HFR) estimates.Net subscriptions in July-September totalled USD1.9bn, meaning that over three consecutive quarters, net inflows have totalled USD7.3bn. In third quarter, hedge funds specialised in Japan posted inflows of USD1.14bn, while Asian hedge funds specialised in equities attracted USD1.45bn.The best performance in the first nine months of the year was for the HFRX Japan index, with 23.2%, which is the largest gain since the creation of the index in 2004. The HFRX Asia Equally Weighted Index, for its part, has posted returns of 11.8%, while the HFRX China index gained 11%, and Chinese equities lost 15% at the same time.HFR points out that 31% of Asian hedge funds are based in China (including Hong Kong), compared with 12.3% in Singapore and 4.6% in Japan.
04/11/2013

Spanish funds continue to post inflows

According to Ahorro Corporación, Otober was the eleventh consecutive months of net subscriptions for the Spanish fund management sector, which had not happened since 2005, Funds People reports. Net inflows totalled about EUR2bn, bringing the cumulative total since the beginning of the year to EUR17bn, and also corresponds to 73% of the increase in assets posted in January-October (USD24.2bn), for a total of USD146.57bn as of 31 October, according to figures form the Spanish asset management firm association Inverco.
04/11/2013

Santander AM leads for net subscriptions

According to statistics from the Spanish association of asset management firms, Inverco, Santander AM was in October once again the operator which posted the strongest net subscriptions, with EUR813.23m, Funds People reports. This total, combined with market effects, has allowed the asset management firm as of 31 October to post assets of EUR23.812bn, confirming its place as the top player in Spain.The second-largest player by net subscriptions was InverCaixa Gestión, with EUR469.01m, which with market effects gives it assets of EUR20.75bn, and thus brings it closer to BBVA AM, which attracted EUR350.5m, and finished October with assets under management of EUR20.89bn.
04/11/2013

Sectoral ETP Funds account for 15% of global ETP assets

According to an analysis by the BlackRock Institute, assets under management by sectoral ETPs as of the end of September worldwide represented USD262bn, 15.4% of total assets in equity ETPs (USD1.701trn). As these products have been heavily favoured, they have in the first nine months of the year attracted net subscriptions of USD37.5bn, 22.7% of total net inflows to equity ETPs (USD165.4bn).This percentage reach 27.3% of (USD27.5bn out of USD110.9bn) for the United States, where sectoral equity ETPs represent 20.4% of total assets (USD183bn out of USD895bn).In the US market, the largest assets, with USD27.9bn each are in equity ETPs from the financial sector and equity ETPs in the area of real estate, followed by tech (USD21.9bn) and health care (USd21.8bn).BlackRock also highlights four major disparities: real estate equity ETPs represent 17% of total assets in US sectoral ETPs, but this sector accounts for only 2.5% of the MSCI US, while tech, industrial and consumer ETPs have assets lower then their weights in the index.

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