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03/09/2013

Aquila perd son responsable de l'investissement

Le gestionnaire de fortune suisse Aquila vient de perdre son responsable de l’investissement, Jürg Furrer, qui était également membre du comité exécutif du groupe, rapporte le site helvétique. Après neuf ans passés chez Aquila, Jürg Furrer va rejoindre le 1er octobre prochain l’antenne suisse du groupe américain Pimco.
02/09/2013

Les OMT restent susceptibles d'être mises en œuvre

Le programme d’"opérations monétaires sur titres» de la Banque centrale européenne (BCE) ne relève pas uniquement de la rhétorique et demeure prêt à être mis en oeuvre en cas de besoin, a déclaré lundi Benoît Cœuré, membre du directoire de l’institution. La BCE a lancé il y a un an maintenant ce programme d’achats d’obligations sans limite de montant, destiné à soutenir si nécessaire un pays de la zone euro qui en ferait la demande, mais elle ne l’a jamais utilisé pour l’instant.
02/09/2013

Le marché européen des certificats progresse

La valeur des certificats et des produits à levier traités sur les marchés boursiers a progressé de 8,7% entre le premier et le deuxième trimestre pour atteindre 27,1 milliards d’euros, selon les statistiques de l’association européenne du secteur, l’Eusipa, qui couvre six pays dont la France. Les certificats représentent 48% des volumes et les produits à levier 52%.
02/09/2013

Le G20 discutera de la volatilité des marchés émergents

Le sommet du G20 qui débute jeudi à Saint-Pétersbourg portera notamment sur la volatilité des marchés émergents qui a secoué les places sud-américaines et asiatiques au mois d ‘août, indique Reuters en citant de manière anonyme un officiel allemand. «La position de l’Allemagne est connue - que les pays émergents peuvent soulager une partie de leurs problèmes avec des réformes structurelles», a souligné cet officiel. Selon lui, ces pays « doivent prendre en compte les effets des politiques monétaires expansives, et tout particulièrement la stratégie de sortie » de la politique ultra-accomodante menée par la Fed depuis près de trois ans.
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02/09/2013

Mirabaud granted license for global convertibles fund

Mirabaud Asset Management has received a license in Luxembourg to launch its global convertible bond fund, Citywire Global reports. It will then be released in Europe. The firm had announced the creation of such a fund when it recruited Nicolas Cremieux, a former Dexia manager. The fund had previously been in incubation.
02/09/2013

Les hedge funds devraient mieux planifier leur succession

Les fondateurs de hedge funds ont du mal à planifier leur succession, analyse le Financial Times dans un long article sur le sujet. D’ailleurs, la plupart d’entre eux ont décidé que cela était tellement compliqué qu’ils ont remboursé leurs investisseurs lorsqu’ils sont partis à la retraite ou utilisé leur argent pour financer d’autres sociétés. La raison est simple, pour l’auteur de l’article : les vedettes des hedge funds ont tendance à être des entrepreneurs avec des egos et des opinions non-conformistes. Cela n’en fait pas des mentors naturels ou des personnes susceptibles de partager le pouvoir. La question de la succession est pourtant importante car un tiers des encours du secteur des hedge funds sont gérés par des dirigeants fondateurs qui vont avoir 60 ans dans les 10 prochaines années, selon un sondage de Deloitte.Certains hedge funds, comme Highbridge Capital, montrent la voie. Glenn Dubin, qui a créé la structure il y a 23 ans, a récemment cédé le contrôle de son « bébé » à un ancien banquier de Goldman Sachs.
02/09/2013

AMP s'allie avec China Life

L’autorité chinoise de contrôle des assurances (CIRC) a donné son feu vert au projet de création d’une société de gestion de fonds qui sera une filiale conjointe de China Life (à 51 %) et de l’australien AMP Capital (49 %). Le capital social de la nouvelle coentreprise sera de 588 millions de yuans. Maintenant que l’autorisation de la CIRC a été recueillie, les deux partenaires peuvent solliciter l’agrément de la Commission des valeurs (CSRC) pour obtenir une licence définitive.La nouvelle société de gestion, qui a déjà commencé à recruter, devrait être lancée avant la fin de l’année, précise Z-Ben Advisors.
02/09/2013

Stephan Keiser quitte Vontobel pour EFG Bank

Head of private banking international depuis 2006 chez Vontobel, où il était responsable des marchés d’Amérique latine, de la région Asie-Pacifique, du Moyen-Orient et d’Italie, Stephan Keiser prendra en janvier 2014 les fonctions de head of private banking à Zurich chez EFG Bank, la principale filiale suisse d’EFG International. Il sera subordonné à John Williamson, CEO du groupe et CEO d’EFG Bank.Dans ses nouvelles fonctions, l’intéressé sera plus particulièrement chargé de superviser le développement d’EFG Bank non seulement à Zurich mais en Amérique latine, en Asie-Pacifique et au Moyen-Orient.
02/09/2013

Baisse d’encours pour Jyske au premier semestre

Le rapport intérimaire de Investeringsforeningen Jyske Invest International publié vendredi fait ressortir que les 32 compartiment composant le fonds affichaient fin juin un encours de 6.915 millions de couronnes danoises contre 7.130 millions fin décembre. Cette diminution de 3 % s’explique par 161 millions de sorties nettes (contre 74 millions pour la période correspondante de 2012) notamment pour les fonds d’actions et d’obligations à haut rendement, par une moins-value de 46 millions et par un effet de change négatif de 8 millions. De la sorte, précise le rapport, les revenus d’exploitation ont été insatisfaisants tout au long du premier semestre 2013.Les fonds d’actions ont généré une performance moyenne de 1,86 % pendant que les fonds obligataires ont perdu 3,80 % et que les fonds de stratégie affichaient des performances échelonnées entre – 296 % et + 8,86 %. Les fonds de stratégie et ceux d’obligations des pays développés ont enregistré des souscriptions nettes.A fin juin, l’encours des fonds de stratégie avait augmenté à 41 % du total contre 38,8 % six mois plus tôt tandis que celui des fonds d’obligations des pays dévoloppés avait augmenté à 13,1 % contre 12,8 %. La part des fonds d’actions a diminué à 21 % contre 22,9 % et celle des fonds d’obligations à haut rendement a diminué d’un point, à 24,9 %.
02/09/2013

Outflows from emerging market equity and bond funds gather pace

Redemptions from emerging markets equity and bond funds hit nine week highs heading into September as the prospect of less accommodative US monetary policy pummeled equity indexes and currencies. Europe equity funds took in another USD1.3bn in the week ending August 28, but equity funds overall finished the week with net outflows of USD4.8bn, according to statistics from EPFR Global. Bond funds, for their part, saw redemptions totalling a net USD7.1bn. Net flows into money market funds were a modest USD1.7 billion as commitments to US funds were offset by redemptions from Europe and Japan money market funds.
02/09/2013

The most expensive hedge funds also perform best

Hedge funds which charge commissions of more than 20% from their clients are also the ones which bring the highest net returns over four to six years, according to a study by Preqin. These funds also post the highest risk-adjusted net returns, with a Sharpe ratio of 2.11 over a period of three years, compared with 1.18 for funds which charge a commission of 20%. Hedge funds which have a track record of at least three years and which have posted positive returns every month since their launch charge an average outperformance commission of 19.50%. However, funds which have posted positive returns over a period of less than one quarter of the months taken into account charge an average commission of 16.67%. However, investors are far from satisfied with the fee structured applied by the sector: 55% of them would like to see a reduction in management and performance commissions, although a majority of them feel that fee levels have improved, with 68% for management commissions and 58% for performance commissions. As a logical consequence of their dissatisfaction, 57% of investors would like to negotiate the terms of their contract, compared with 46% in 2012. Half of them would like to modify the terms of application for commissions, for example, extending them with the use of hurdle rates and clawbacks.
02/09/2013

Hedge funds investing in emerging markets reach new peaks

Assets in hedge funds investing in emerging markets in second quarter rose to a record USD154.9bn, according to the most recent edition of HFR for emerging markets. Inflows in second quarter totalled USD1.79bn, similar to the amount observed in first quarter (USD1.82bn). Over the past three quarters, inflows have totalled USD6.6bn. In second quarter, Equity Hedge strategies attracted USD1.5bn. In terms of regional flows, emerging Asia dominated, with inflows of USD734m. The HFRX Emerging Markets index earned returns of 1.3% in second quarter, and has earned 2.3% since the beginning of the year. The HFRX China index is up 7.5% since the beginning of the year.
02/09/2013

Hedge funds need to plan for succession better

The founders of hedge funds have a hard time planning for succession, the Financial Times finds in a long article on the subject. Most of them have decided that the matter is so complicated that they redeemed investors when they retired, or used their money to finance other firms. The reason is simple, the author of the study finds: the star hedge fund managers tend to be entrepreneus with egos and non-conformist opinions. That does not make them natural mentors or people who are likely to share power. The question of succession is important, since one third of assets in the hedge fund sector are managed by principal-founders who will be 60 years old in the next 10 years, a Deloitte survey finds. Some hedge funds, such as Highbridge Capital, are blazing a trail. Glenn Dubin, who founded the firm 23 years ago, recently handed over control to his “baby,” a former Goldman Sachs banker.
02/09/2013

Italian financial advisers post inflows in July

In July, financial adviser networks in Italy posted net subscriptions of EUR1.3bn, according to statistics from Assoreti. Revenues from asset management in net brought in EUR1.7bn, an increase of 29% compared with June, while 64.9% of these inflows came via direct sales of shares in mutual funds, with net subscriptions of over EUR1.1bn.
02/09/2013

Allianz GI lays off 150

Allianz Global Investors has reduced its staff by 150 people, after launching a strategic reorganization, Financial Times fund management reports. This brings staff to 1,650. The German firm has announced that it has outsourced several positions in IT, middle and back office.
02/09/2013

AMP teams up with China Life

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has granted approval for plans to create a fund management firm which would be a joint venture of China Life (with a 51% stake) and the Australian firm AMP Capital (49%). The joint capital in the new joint venture will be CNY588m.Now that the permission of the CIRC has been granted, the two partners may seek a final license from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).The new asset management firm, which has already begun hiring, is expected to be launched by the end of the year, Z-Ben Advisors reports.
02/09/2013

Stephan Keiser leaves Vontobel for EFG Bank

Stephan Keiser, head of private banking international since 2006 at Vontobel, where he had been head of Latin American markets, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Italy, will in January 2014 become head of private banking in Zurich at EFG Bank, the largest Swiss affiliate of EFG International. He will report to John Williamson, CEO of the group and CEO of EFG Bank.In his new role, Keiser will be responsible for overseeing the development of ETF Bank not only in Zurich but also in Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
02/09/2013

RHJI to become known as Kleinwort Benson Group

The most recent phase of a strategic transformation project at RHJ International (RHJI), which is becoming a specialist financial services firm after having served as a diversified holding company to manage a portfolio of industrial assets, will result in a change in the name of the firm to Kleinwort Benson Group, the firm has announced. It now expects a decision by BaFin by the end of Septembder concerning its planned acquisition of BHF Bank from Deutsche Bank.The activities of the business bank will be transferred into a new legal entity, in which RHJI will hold a 19% stake. The new entity will continue to operate under the name Kleinwort Benson Advisors LLC (KBA).Overall, in first half, consolidated losses groupwide totalled EUR52.1m, but operating losses for basic activity segments (financial services and holding) fell to EUR21.8m, compared with EUR22.2m in first half 2012.The semiannual report states that AUM at Kleinwort Benson Investors (KBI) were up 10%, to EUR4bn, and that assets managed by Kleinwort Benson Wealth Management increased 5% to GBP5.4bn (EUR6.3bn).
02/09/2013

Italy exempts pension funds from FTT

The Italian government has exempted pension and sovereign funds from paying the financial transaction tax (FTT), which will be introduced on 16 October, IPE.com reports. The Minister of the Economy, Fabrizio Saccomanni, has announced that sovereign funds will not have to pay tax on investments they make in government debt, while pension funds are exempt from tax on the entities or organisations in which they traditionally invest. He added that the purchase of shares or any operations related to ethical funds, or the management of ethical or socially responsible portfolios would not be exempt from the tax.
02/09/2013

Schroders adds to strategic solutions team

Rosalind Mann, who has spent the past five years as an investment consultant at Towers Watson, has joined the UK strategic solutions team at Schroders, which has six members and is led by Mark Humphreys.
02/09/2013

St James's Place launches women's initiative

The wealth management firm St James’s Place has announced the launch of an initiative to promote women at its academy, an entity which offers professionals with strong potential a means to train in financial advising and to work with St James’s.
02/09/2013

Europe: JPMorgan, BlackRock and Franklin lead rankings

In July 2013, European asset management firms posted inflows totalling EUR26.76bn in net subscriptions, after net redemptions of EUR35bn in June, while equity funds posted the strongest net inflows, with EUR10.2bn, and bond funds have their weakest inflows since May 2012, with EUR5.5bn, Morningstar reports.In the first seven months of the year, net subscriptions totalled EUR207.1bn, of which EUR72.09bn were for bond funds, EUR67.78bn for allocation funds, and EUR39.43bn for equity funds.In the January-July period, JPMorgan has posted the strongest net subscriptions, with EUR16.14bn, followed by BlackRock (EUR14.35bn) and Franklin Templeton (EUR12.65bn). In fourth place is Pimco, with EUR9.15bn, followed by DWS, with EUR5.73bn.In July, the title goes to BlackRock with net subscriptions of EUR2.17bn, followed by JPMorgan (EUR1.67bn) and DWS (EUR858m). Only three major firms posted net redemptions in the month under review: Pimco, with EUR1.35bn, BNP Paribas (EUR849m) and UBS (EUR337m).
02/09/2013

UBS GAM wants to develop ETF activities in Asia

UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) has recruited Sammy Yip as head of ETF sales in Asia, a newly-created position, Asian Investor reports. Yip, who previously worked at Lippo Investment Management and SSgA, will be based in Hong Kong. UBS GAM has not yet listed any ETFs in Hong Kong or Singapore. Yip will thus initially be respnsible for sales of ETFs listed elsewhere in the world in Hong Kong and Singapore. ETFs from UBS have assets of USD13.1bn, listed in Australia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Korea, through a joint venture with UBS Hana Asset Management.
02/09/2013

UBS launches wealth management training programme

UBS Wealth Management has launched its first wealth management training programme for senior client advisers active in the region, The Asset reports. 22 senior advisers in Hong Kong and Singapore became the first to take the two-year training programme, which relies on experts from such big names as Harvard, Columbia, Princeton and the University of Zurich.
02/09/2013

Assets at Jyske down in first half

The interim report from Investeringsforeningen Jyske Invest International, published on Friday, reveals that the 32 sub-funds which make up the fund as of the end of June had assets of DKK6.915bn, compared with DKK7.130bn as of the end of December. This decline of 3% is due to DKK161m in net outflows (compared with DKK74m in the corresponding period of 2012), largely for high yield equity and bond funds, a capital loss of DKK46m, and a negative currency effect of DKK8m. The report states that operating revenues have thus been unsatisfactory throughout first half 2013.Equity funds generated average returns of 1.86%, while bond funds lost 3.80%, and strategy funds posted returns which varied from -2.96% to +8.86%. Strategy funds and developed country bond funds posted net subscriptions.As of the end of June, assets in strategy funds were up to 41% of the total AUM, compared with 38.8% six months previously, while bond funds from developed countries were up to 13.1%, compared with 12.8%. The proportion for equity funds was down to 21% from 22.9%, while high yield bond funds were down by one point to 24.9%.
02/09/2013

Microsoft admits activist investor onto its board

Before the long Labor Day weekend, Microsoft announced that it will be nominating a representative from ValueAct Capital Management as a director of the firm. This will be the first time that Microsoft has appointed a director that is not hand-picked.ValueAct, which considers itself a management-friendly activist investor, controls 0.80% of capital in Microsoft, which at current share prices is worth USD2.2bn; the asset management firm is said to have played a key role in the announced departure of Steve Ballmer from his position as CEO of Microsoft.It is expected that the CEO of Value Act, Mason Morfit, will hold regular meetings with a restricted number of Microsoft directors and managers. He may be elected as a director at the Microsoft general shareholders’ meeting in November.
02/09/2013

Eaton Vance creates second forex fund

After the Diversified Currency Income Fund (aconym EAIIX), launched in 2007 (USD800m as of 31 July), Eaton Vance Management has announced the launch of the Eaton Vance Currency Income Advantage Fund (ECIAX), a fund which invests in currencies which are likely to appreciate against the dollar.The new product aims for higher returns and performance than the first fund, with “commensurately” higher risk. Issuers are selected according to whether they are based in countries where the policy mix and economic environment are likely to ensure long-term growth, and thus to attract foreign investors.The ECIAX is managed by a team led by Eric Stein, vice president and co-director of the global income group at Eaton Vance, along with Michael Cirami, his alter ego, and John Bauer, vice president of Eaton Vance and director of global portfolio analysis.As of the end of July, the Boston-based Eaton Vance group, of which Eaton Vance is an affiliate, had assets of USD268.8bn.
02/09/2013

Union Investment invests in Austin, Texas

A fund from DRA Advisors LLY has sold the office buildings Research Park III and IV (33,000 square metres), in Austin, Texas, to the German firm Union Investment Real Estate (UIRE), for USD103m.The property, leased in its entirety on long-term leases, to tenants including Visa USA and Charles Schwab, will be added to the portfolio of the open-ended real estate portfolio UniImmo: Europa, which had already acquired the 555 Mission Street building in San Francisco in June 2012, for USD446.5m.Currently, Union Investment is invested in eight buildings in the United States, and logistical sites, for a total of EUR1.4bn. Martin Brühl, director of international investment management at UIRE, has said that more acquisitions are in preparation in the United States in growing cities, with a focus on core assets in a middle price range.
02/09/2013

JP Morgan merges 17 funds

JP Morgan will merge nine sub-funds as part of a reshuffle of its range of European funds, Citywire global reveals, with a list of the products concerned. Eight other funds, whose names are not yet known, will be merged in the next two months.

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