L'excès de cash dans le système bancaire s'approche du seuil des 200 milliards auquel le taux Eonia est très sensible. Ce qui équivaudrait à un resserrement
L’excédent de liquidité dans le système bancaire reflue rapidement vers le seuil des 200 milliards d’euros à partir duquel le taux Eonia pourrait remonter.
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, la filiale d’investissements immobiliers de la banque américaine, prévoit de lever entre 1 et 3 milliards de dollars pour son nouveau fonds immobilier mondial, indique le journal citant des sources proches. Les dirigeants de Morgan Stanley auraient ainsi entamé des discussions avec des investisseurs potentiels, tels que des fonds de retraite, et espèrent même que le fonds souverain China Investment Corp (CIC) devienne un investisseur de référence de ce fonds. D’ailleurs, CIC détient une participation de 6,4% dans Morgan Stanley. Les fonds de retraite se montraient néanmoins réticents à ce type de fonds.
Norges Bank Investment Management, le fonds souverain norvégien, est désormais selon le quotidien le deuxième actionnaire au capital de VTB derrière l’Etat russe. A l’occasion de la cession de titres par ce dernier (de 75 à 61% du capital), le fonds norvégien a acquis une part de 3,74% pour 700 millions de dollars. Des fonds souverains du Qatar et d’Azerbaïdjan ont consacré chacun 500 millions à l’opération.
Dans son rapport budgétaire sur les 27 pays membres de l’Union qui sera publié aujourd’hui, la Commission européenne prévoit d’accorder des concessions sur l’objectif de réduction des déficits budgétaires à 3% pour la France, l’Espagne, les Pays-Bas et l’Italie, selon le journal. Une concession qui serait néanmoins conditionnée à une réforme en profondeur du marché du travail.
Les autorités chinoises devraient reprendre dès le mois d’août le processus d’introduction en Bourse, le régulateur souhaitant passer en revue les comptes de sociétés du premier semestre avant de leur accorder le droit d’entrer en Bourse, indique le 21st Century Business Herald. Les autorités devraient également annoncé une série de mesures pour encadrer les IPO avant leur reprise.
L’Autorité européenne des marchés financiers aurait lancé une enquête suite à des plaintes provenant d’un groupe d’investisseurs qui estiment que la Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) luxembourgeoise ne leur aurait pas apporté le soutien nécessaire face à un fonds obligataire détenu par le courtier belge Petercam qui aurait violé les règles locales d’investissement, indique le journal.
Pierre Michel, directeur général adjoint chargé des finances de la Caisse Centrale de Réassurance (CCR) à la rédaction de www.institinvest.com : Nous gérons au total 8,7 milliards d’euros d’actifs en valeur de marché (chiffres au 31 décembre 2012), dont 1,8 milliard sous forme de fonds, et le reste en direct. Nos actifs se décomposent de la manière suivante : 10 % de monétaire, 66 % d’obligations, 8 % d’actions, 8 % d’immobilier et 5 % de diversifiés. La crise nous a incités à imaginer des scénarios de stress et un super scénario adverse. Nous avons ainsi identifié le montant d’actifs que nous pouvions nous permettre de consacrer à des placements peu liquides. L’immobilier par exemple. En 2013, nous avons donc décidé d’investir en OPCI afin de nous diversifier. Cette dernière famille de placement est sous la responsabilité de l'équipe qui gère les investissements immobiliers. Le patrimoine immobilier de CCR Avec l’acquisition, en mai 2012, de deux immeubles à usage de bureaux, d’une surface de 9 000 m², situés au 25 rue de Courcelles et au 157 boulevard Haussmann, Paris 8e, CCR détient, en direct ou à travers des sociétés par actions simplifiées, 26 immeubles situés dans Paris et en première couronne parisienne. Ce patrimoine immobilier se compose de 17 immeubles d’habitation, dotés pour certains de commerces en pied d’immeuble, et 9 immeubles de bureaux, dont le siège social. Ces immeubles développent 101 000 m². Ils ont procuré en 2012 un revenu locatif net de charges non récupérables de 17,3 M€. L’immobilier représente 4,3 % des placements en valeur comptable et 7,8 % en valeur d’expertise dont 59 % en habitation et commerce et 41 % en bureaux. Il recèle des plus-values latentes de 348,9 M€ à fin 2012.
La Banque centrale de Tunisie a annoncé mardi que les réserves du pays en devises étrangères avaient chuté à 95 jours d’importations le 24 mai, soit à 10,3 milliards de dinars (4,8 milliards d’euros), niveau inférieur à celui qu’elle juge suffisant. Ce recul s’explique notamment par la baisse des investissements étrangers et des revenus liés au tourisme.
American Realty Capital Properties rachète le fonds d’investissement immobilier coté (REIT) CapLease pour environ 2,2 milliards de dollars, dette incluse. ARCP va verser 8,50 dollars par action en numéraire, représentant une prime de 20% sur le cours de clôture de vendredi. Les actionnaires préférentiels pourront recevoir 25 dollars par titre en numéraire plus les dividendes.
Le directeur général des Finances publiques a défendu mardi sa gestion «rigoureuse» de l’affaire Cahuzac, démentant avoir cédé à la moindre pression. «Un souci m’a beaucoup animé, que l’on ne puisse jamais (...) accuser la DGFiP d’avoir été instrumentalisée ou d’avoir participé à une instrumentalisation», a déclaré Bruno Bezard devant la une commission d’enquête parlementaire.
L’enquête mensuelle de l’organisation patronale Conference Board montre un indice de confiance du consommateur américain à 76,2 en mai contre 69 (révisé) en avril, dépassant les prévisions des économistes. Déjà orienté à la hausse en avril après un repli en mars, cet indicateur remonte ainsi à son plus haut niveau depuis février 2008 malgré un contexte défavorable de restrictions budgétaires.
Les prix des logements individuels aux Etats-Unis ont enregistré en mars leur plus forte hausse en rythme annuel depuis avril 2006, montre l’enquête S&P/Case-Shiller. L’indice calculé sur la base des prix relevés dans 20 agglomérations affiche une hausse de 1,1% par rapport à février en données corrigées des variations saisonnières (CVS). En rythme annuel, les prix affichent un bond de 10,9%.
Profitant des performances boursières sur un an de Bureau Veritas et Legrand dont elle détient respectivement 50,9% et 5,5% du capital, Wendel a dévoilé une hausse de plus de 30% de la valeur de son portefeuille de participations. Dans un communiqué diffusé à l’occasion de l’assemblée générale de ses actionnaires, la holding financière indique que son actif net réévalué (ANR) est ressorti à 124,1 euros par action à la date du 16 mai contre 93,6 euros un an plus tôt à la même période. Wendel, qui est aussi présent au capital de Saint-Gobain, réaffirme son souhait d’investir 2 milliards d’euros au cours des quatre prochaines années.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 28 May, Julius Baer announced that, in line with its initial projections, the transfer of activities from the International Wealth Management (IWM) unit of Merrill Lynch, based in Hong Kong and Singapore, had begun on 27 May, and are expected to be completed during first quarter 2014. The transfer will double the assets of the Swiss group in Asia. The activities transferred represent more than one third of total volume at IWM.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Fidelity Worldwide Investment is launching two emerging market debt funds on the French market, the firm announced on 27 May. The first of these, FF Emerging Market Corporate Debt Fund, launched on 20 March 2013, is an emerging market corporate debt fund managed by Andrei Gorodilov. It invests in 150 to 200 bonds issued by companies based largely in emerging markets including Latin America, South-East Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe (including Russia) and the Middle East. The second, the FF Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund, launched in 12 April 2013, is managed by Steve Ellis (principal manager) and Eric Wong (co-manager), and aims to generate returns through investment in emerging market bonds denominated in local currencies and issued primarily by emerging countries including those of Latin America South-East Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe (including Russia) and the Middle East. The emerging market range from Fidelity now includes four funds, including the FF Emerging Market Debt Fund and the FF Emerging Market Inflation-Linked Bond Fund. The two funds are sub-funds of the Luxembourg Sicav Fidelity Funds. Characteristics FF Emerging Market Corporate Debt Fund: ISIN code: LU0900495697FF Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund: ISIN code: LU0900493726 The minimal investment is USD2,500 for the A share class (annual management commission of 1.2%).
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In a long statement, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global (GPFG), formerly known as the Oil or Petroleum Fund, refutes accusations against it and the Netherlands pension fund ABP/APG in a lawsuit filed by Lok Shakti Abhiyan, the South Korean cross-border transnational surveillance agency, Fair Green & Global Alliance and the Forum for Environment and Development over a planned development by the steel maker Posco for extraction of iron ore in the Indian state in Odisha.The Bank of Norway, which outsources management of the GPFG to NBIM, claims that it cannot be held responsible for potential failures by Posco to adhere to OECD directives governing multinational corporations, since it is only a minority investor in the business.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Effective from 15 May, the German real estate asset management firm Aberdeen Immobilien Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH, into which the Degi funds had been integrated, changed its name, to become Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland AG. It retains its license as a German-registered asset management firm (KAG), and has also absorbed all other firms of the Aberdeen group in Germany.In total, Aberdeen Deutschland now has assets of about EUR12.2bn, a statement released on 27 May states. Hartmut Leser, chairman of the managing board at Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland AG, states that real estate remains a central area of expertise for the firm, which is planning to develop further in this area.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Investment in alternative asset classes, such as private equity and hedge funds, is popular with institutional investors, Preqin notes in its most recent 2013 edition of the Preqin Investor Network Global Alternatives Report.Family offices are most highly exposed, with an average of 24.5% of their portfolios invested in private equity. This exposure has increased significantly in the past few years, Preqin notes. In 2010, it was only 18.1%. However, it remains lower than the average exposure in 2011 (24.9%) and 2012 (24.7%). By comparison, endowment funds, such as the Yale University endowment, for example, have an average exposure of 12.9% to this asset class in 2013, compared with 12.2% last year, and 11% in 2011. In 2009, the average allocation to private equity was 8.3% for institutional investors of this type.For hedge funds, family offices remain the investors who are most attracted to this asset class, with an average of 19.1% of their allocation dedicated to them in 2013. Family offices have significantly increased their allocation to hedge funds in one year, from an average exposure in 2012 of 16.6%. Foundations also increased their exposure to hedge funds, from 16.6% in 2012 to 17.3% in 2013. Preqin reports that hedge fund assets also benefited form increased allocations from private sector retirement funds, which have increased from 7.2% in 2009 and 9.3% in 2012 to 9.6% this year. Assets under management in hedge funds total USD2.3trn.In the future, institutionals hops to give more space to hedge funds in their portfolios, as 80% of those surveyed by Preqin say they would like to maintain or increase their allocation to private equity in the next 12 months. The same proportion would like to maintain or increase their exposure to hedge funds.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } As of 31 March, three British asset management firms, Threadneedle, Schroders and Aberdeen, most often place in the top places in national rankings by Feri EuroRating Services, according to the percentage of funds rated A and B out of all products covered in seven European countries. The same firms took the top positions in the rankings on 30 September and 31 December.In detail, for asset management firms with over 25 funds, Threadneedle places top in the United Kingdom and Austria, second in France, Germany and Switzerland, third in Italy, and fourth among “small” actors (8-25 funds) in Sweden.Schroders is first in France, Italy and Sweden, second in Austria, third in Germany, and fifth in the United Kingdom and Switzerland.Aberdeen ranks top in Switzerland and among “small” firms in Sweden, second in the United Kingdom, and second among “small” firms in Austria, third in France, and third among “small” firms in Italy. It is also the eighth-best “small” firm in Germany.In France, the only local actor in the top ten firms is Covéa finance, in fifth place, but the top two places among “small” firms go to DNCA Finance and Groupe Le Conservateur. Comgest takes ninth place.Amundi finishes second among “large” asset management firms in Sweden, while Carmignac takes ninth place among “small” firms in Italy, and Lyxor is ninth among “large” firms in Germany, while Natixis takes eighth place among “small” firms in Switzerland.It is also interesting to note that in countries monitored by Feri, only half of “large” firms have at least 50% of their funds rated A or B. In France, Italy and Germany, the proportion is slightly higher, with seven and six firms, respectively, in the top ten.In France, Feri cites Schroders, Threadneedle, Aberdeen, Franklin Templeton, Covéa Finance and Pioneer, in a tie with Legg Mason, while in Italy, the top finishers are Schroders, Credit Suisse AM, Threadneedle, Fidelity in a tie with Franklin Templeton, Invesco and Pioneer. In Germany, Feri cites Investec, Threadneedle, Schroders, Franklin Templeton, Credit Suisse AM and Fidelity.Among countries with five firms that have at least of their funds rated A or B are the United Kingdom (Schroders, Aberdeen, Investec, Invesco, Schroders) and Austria (Threadneddle, Schroders, Pioneer, Franklin Templeton and Fidelity).Lastly, Feri counts four firms with over 50% A or B funds in Switzerland (Aberdeen, Threadneele, MFS and Balfidor fondsleitung). In Sweden, only Schroders has over 50%.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Abu Dhabi sovereign fund, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, has reduced its minimum asset allocation to Europe from 25% to 20% in order to invest more in emerging markets, the Financial Times reports. This is the first reduction since it began publishing its annual report four years ago.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The former Korean health minister Choi Kwang has been appointed as chairman and CEO of the South Korean pension fund NPS, whose assets under management total over USD360bn, Asian Investor reports. The appointment comes as part of an ongoing shake-up of the upper Korean administration, initiated by the new president, Park Geun-hye. Choi will begin in his new role on 27 May, while his predecessor, Jun Kwang-woo, resigned on 18 April.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } A group of hedge funds led by Equilibria Capital raises questions about the management of RHJI, the investment firm founded by Timothy Collins, in a letter sent on Monday to its board of directors, the Financial Times reports. The authors of the letter would like the current board of directors to be dismissed. That could lead to a sale or an IPO for the private bank Kleinwort Benson.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The consumers’ association «foodwatch» has issued a statement welcoming news that DZ Bank has announced in a letter dated 13 May 2013 that, with its affiliate Union Investment, it is withdrawing completely from speculation on soft commodities.Foodwatch indicates that Lars Hille, a member of the board at DZ Bank, has also voiced his support for strict regulation of soft commodity markets, patticularly including the introduction of limits on effective positions on markets or settlement platforms. That would reduce the number of contracts traded on futures markets, in order to prevent excessive speculation. The banker also favours transparency measures to impose limits on over-the-counter (OTC) markets.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The CNMV has issued a sales license for Spain to the Gestión Multiperfil fund from Inversis, Funds People reports. The idea is to open access from EUR4,000 to the discretionary management service which it has been offering to high net worth clients for six years. However, the product is ideally aimed at those with financial savings of EUR30,000 to EUR200,000.The Gestión Multiperfil fund becomes the second Inversis umbrella fund, with five profiled funds of funds, Moderado, Equilibrado, Inversión, Dinámico and Agresivo, whose exposure to equities varies from 10% to 100%.
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to El Confidencial, the vulture fund Lone Star is seeking to negotiate the acquisition of the realty firm Vallehermoso for a symbolic price of one euro, plus the firm’s debt, from Sacyr. Vallehermoso is also of interest to Fortress, Cerberus, Centerbridge and Baupost.