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12/07/2011

John Locke Investments lance un fonds de performance absolue

John Locke Investments, le gérant quantitatif, a annoncé le lancement de son premier fonds UCITS de droit français coordonné. Il s’agit d’un fonds de performance absolue agréé AMF et représentatif d’une de ses stratégies historiques de la société - Cyril Systematic.
12/07/2011

Recruitments at Credit Suisse Spain

Staff at Credit Suisse Spain has been increased, with the recruitment of two private bankers, Mariano B. Alierta Sancho (ex M&G Valores) and Rocío Cerón Sánchez (ex La Caixa). In addition, Credit Suisse Gestión (EUR2bn in assets) has recruited Verónica López-Ibor Vega-Penichet (ex UBS) as a portfolio manager.
12/07/2011

db x-trackers releases 11 emerging markets ETFs and a hedge fund ETF

The XTF listings of the Frankfurt Xetra platform now includes 835 ETFs: db x-trackers (Deutsche Bank) has released 12 new ETFs, ten of which replicate emerging markets sectoral sub-indices: consumer goods, energy, finance, health, industrials, IT, discretionary consumer products, telecommunications, utilities, and materials.In addition, db x-trackers has launched an inverse ETF, the MSCI Emerging Market Short Daily Index ETF, and a hedge fund ETF which replicates the db Equity Strategies Hedge Fund Index.The new products are the following (followed by their ISIN code and management commission):db x-trackers DB Equity Strategies Hedge Fund Index ETF LU0519153489 0.90%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Market Short Daily Index ETF LU0518622286 0.95%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Materials TRN Index ETF LU0592217284 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Consumer Discretionary TRN Index ETF LU0592216476 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Consumer Staples TRN Index ETF LU0592216559 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Energy TRN Index ETF LU0592216633 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Financials TRN Index ETF LU0592216807 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Healthcare TRN Index ETF LU0592216989 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Industrials TRN Index ETF LU0592217011 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Information Technology TRN Index ETF LU0592217102 0.65%db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Utilities TRN Index ETF LU0592217441 0.65%and db x-trackers MSCI Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services TRN Index ETF LU0592217367 0.65%
12/07/2011

F&C REIT recruits three people in Germany

The British asset management firm specialised in real estate F&C REIT Asset Management (EUR8.5bn in assets) has announced the recruitment of an investment analyst from Comfort München, Florian Schlomberg, and of two asset managers, Jan Abel (ex Sitwa Asset Management) and Uwe Bacher (ex TAG Immobilien).
12/07/2011

WGF returned to profitability in 2010

For 2010, WGF Westfälische Grundbesitz und Finanzverwaltung AG has declared earnings of EUR124.3m, compared with EUR28.7m, and profits of EUR12.5m, compared with losses of EUR0.4m last year.A one-time charge in 2008 for the sale of properties to three real estate funds has now been reabsorbed, as properties have successfully been sold to other investors. WGF, which is a specialist in real estate trading, is also a provider of closed real estate funds.
12/07/2011

Sarasin opens its fourth office in Germany, in Cologne

The Basel-based Baque Sarasin has announced that it will be opening offices in Cologne on 18 July, in the ultra-modern office building Kranhaus Süd, a former warehouse on the old docks. The new offices are the fourth location in Germany for the Swiss bank.Initially, the branch office will be staffed by five people, led by Michael Rivera, who joined Sarasin on 1 July from Deutsche Bank, where he was in charge of relationship management for ultra high net worth individuals.In Germany, Sarasin has had a full banking license since 2008; it already turned a first profit for the fiscal year 2010.
12/07/2011

Columbus (Schroders) acquires three buildings

The Columbus UK Real Estate Fund, advised by Columbus Capital Management (the real estate unit of Schroders), has acquired the remaining assets of Stockland Ventures Ltd for about GBP50m. The two office properties in the centre of London and a shopping centre in Eastbourne, Sussex, bring the number of properties acquired by the fund in the past 12 months to 16. Returns are about 7%. 80% of funds raised at the first closing are now invested; ten other acquisitions are in the negotiation stages, and could result in transactions in August 2011.The two London properties were acquired by AFH Investment, a 50/50 joint venture of the Columbus UK Real Estate Fund and the British Airways pension fund. AFH was founded in 2010 to acquire Austin Friars House in London; it is managed by Columbus Capital Management.The Langney Shopping Centre was acquired by a new joint venture of the Columbus UK Real Estate fund and London & Associated Properties plc.
12/07/2011

McKinsey will need time to recover after Galleon scandal

Anil Kumar, a former partner at the consultant McKinsey, has pleaded guilty and confessed to passing confidential information to Raj Rajaratnam, the former head of Galleon Group. Rajat Gupta, a former McKinsey director, is facing a lawsuit filed by the SEC in connection with the case, but he denies the charges, the Financial Times reports. And Dominic Barton, global managing director, has pledged to take the necessary measures to “make the organisation stronger” in the future. He has told the Financial Times that the McKinsey brand has suffered, and that it might take it as long as two decades to recover from the scandal.
12/07/2011

Lisbon Sporting FC to have its own investment fund

On 8 July, the Portuguese securities commission (CMVM) announced that on 7 July, it issued a license to create the Sporting Portugal Fund, a Fundo Especial de Investimento Mobiliário Fechado which will be managed by ESAF Espirito Santo Fundos de Investimento Mobiliário.The product is a closed fund, which like the Benfica Stars Club (see Newsmanagers of 30 September 2009 and 6 July 2010) aims to earn a part of the revenues and profits of the football club Sporting Clube de Portugal of Lisbon on its player trades. The fund will initially have EUR15m in assets. The construction of the fund, strictly speaking, is scheduled for 8 August.
12/07/2011

Rapid growth at db-X ETC

According to a study by Deutsche Bank, the db-X ETC platform (launched in March 2010) was the fastest-growing ETC promoter in Europe, Thorsten Michalik, head of both db-X ETC and db x-trackers, announced on 11 July.db-X ETC (currently 40 products) has seen an increase in its assets in January-June of EUR592m, for a total of EUR1.4bn as of 30 June. In other words, Deutsche Bank took on virtually all net subscriptions in the sector in Europe in the period under review.The German bank says that assets in the Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC increased in first half by EUR263m, to a total of EUR620m.Among the ETFs from db x-trackers, the commodities product db x-trackers DBLCI-OY Balanced ETF has seen net subscriptions of EUR93m in January-June, for a total of EUR1.2bn.
12/07/2011

Hyposwiss Private Bank will have a CEO in November

Hyposwiss Private Bank Geneva has announced the arrival of Marc Brodard on 1 November as its new CEO. He will succeed Declan McAdams, who has been elected to the board of directors, following the retirement of Yves Burrus.Since April 2007, Brodard has been director of the French-speaking ultra-high net worth clients division, covering Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa, at Credit Suisse.
12/07/2011

Banks court hedge funds

According to the most recent edition of a Fed survey of the 20 largest brokerage firms, undertaken since 2010, none of the banks which provide most of the financing for securities acquisitions by hedge funds toughened their lending conditions in the March-May quarter, the Financial Times reports. It is the fifth consecutive quarter in which the study has shown an easing credit conditions.Eleven brokers stated that financial conditions had been eased for hedge funds and private equity investors. Of those eleven lenders, nine cited intensifying competition as a motive for the easing of conditions, while eight also stated that the financial situation of counterparties has improved, and seven said they themselves were prepared to take on more risk.A majority of those surveyed also said that hedge funds and private equity had made efforts to obtain more advantageous conditions in negotiations.
12/07/2011

ETFs: net outflows from db x-trackers in June, and for Lyxor in first half

According to the most recent edition of the monthly “ETF Landscape” magazine from BlackRock, as of the end of June, there were in Europe 1,185 ETF funds listed 4,050 times on 23 stock markets, from 40 issuers. Total assets came to USD321.2bn, 0.9% more than at the end of May (USD318.2bn), and 13.1% higher than at the end of December (USD284bn).The rankings remain unchanged, with iShares (BlackRock) holding USD116.3bn in assets (a market share of 36.2%), Lyxor Asset Management (Société Générale) with USD53.5bn (16.7%), and db x-trackers (Deutsche Bank) with USD51bn (15.9%).In June, total net subscriptions represented USD3.8bn, of which USD1.6bn were for iShares, and USD1bn for UBS Global Asset Management, while db x-trackers underwent net redemptions of USD0.4bn.In first half as a whole, while net subscriptions totalled USD19.2bn, iShares posted the highest net inflows, with USD9.4bn, followed by UBS Global AML (USD3.9bn). However, Lyxor has seen net outflows of USD2.4bn.
12/07/2011

BlackRock offers FMA services in Spain

Funds People reports that Armando Senra, CEO of BlackRock for Iberia, and deputy CEO of BlackRock Latin America, has announced that the US group is planning to offer the services of Financial Markets Authority (FMA), one of the units of its division BlackRock Solutions, to Spanish entities.FMA may also assist interested establishments in setting up “bad bank” disposal structures, vehicles to house their toxic assets. The firm can also help firms which are obliged to turn to the markets to raise capital.BlackRock Solutions has a total of USD9.5trn under administration, of which USD3.6trn are for BlackRock. The remainder is distributed over 140 clients, including central banks, other asset managers, insurers, pension funds, and banks.
12/07/2011

Société Générale Private Banking plans to grow in Asia

Agefi reports that Société Générale Private Banking is planning to increase the number of advisers it has dedicated to Asian high net worth clients, from 100 currently, to 150 in the next 4 to 5 years. The group has about 400 employees in Asia outside Japan, the newspaper reports.
12/07/2011

South Korean pension fund increases exposure to emerging markets equities

The South Korean military pension fund MMAA 9Military Mutual Aid Association) is seeking to increase its allocation to equities, through investment in emerging markets in second half, Asian Investor reports. The fund, founded in 1984, has hitherto invested mostly in Korean and international real estate, but growth in its assets has led it to revise this strategy. Last year, assets under management increased 12%, to USD6.8bn as of the end of December; they now total USD7.6bn. The real estate allocation has already been lowered to 45.9%, as allocation to “financial investments” has been increased from 49.2% last year to 54.1% this year. The “financial investors” category, which will continue to increase, is 55.2% composed of engagements to private equity funds, and 44.8% of investments in equities and bonds.
12/07/2011

Schroders registers five funds from its Luxembourg range in Spain

The CNMV has issued a sales license for three equities sub-funds of the Luxembourg Sicav Schroder ISF (European Equity Focus, Global Demographic Opportunities and US Equity Alpha), and for two fixed income compartments of the same Sicav, the Currency Absolute Return and the Euro Credit Duration Hedge.
12/07/2011

Barclays preparing a Spanish mortgage fund

Subscriptions to the future Barclays Renta 13 are open until 22 July, Funds People reports. The product is a fund which will invest primarily in cedulas hipotacarias (mortgage bonds) from Spanish issuers, and which promises returns of at least 3% per year over a 2 year, 5 month period. Minimal subscription is set at EUR600.
12/07/2011

Banque Degroof registers a fund in Spain

Funds People reports that the Belgian asset management firm Bank Degroof has registered a high dividend equities sub-fund of its Luxembourg Sicav, Degroof Equities International Selection, with the CNMV for sale in Spain.Currently, the fund is overweight in shares from the energy, materials, discretionary consumer goods and health sectors, with 60% of the portfolio invested in France and Germany.Management and administration commissions are limited to 0.1% and 0.135%, respectively, while assets are still below EUR125m. Once assets exceed that limit, the fees will be lowered to 0.05% and 0.105%. Distribution and depository banking commissions are 0.35% and 0.03%, respectively.
12/07/2011

AMP Capital Investors awards a major mandate to Intech (Janus)

Intech Investment Management, an affiliate of Janus Capital, has announced that it has been awarded a USD1.3bn mandate for a customised version of its Enhanced Global Core ex Australia strategy, from the asset management firm AMP Capital Investors, an affiliate of the insurer AMP. The objective will be to outperform the MSCI World ex Australia index with equal or less risk, using a mathematical risk-oriented process, which has been in use at Intech since 1987.
12/07/2011

Heavy outflows from Swedish equities funds in June

In June, Swedish funds saw total net redemptions of SEK4bn, meaning that in first half, net subscriptions total only SEK12.6bn, much of which is due to inflows to diversified funds (SEK11.9bn, despite net outflows of SEK0.1bn in June), and money market funds (SEK11.3bn, of which EUR5.3bn were in June). Poor results in June are due to outflows of SEK13.2bn from equities funds, where the bottom line is also negative to the tune of SEK14.2bn in January-June. June was the first month of net redemptions in 2011, following net subscriptions of SEK2.1bn in May, and SEK6.9bn in April, according to statistics from Fondsbolagens förening, the Swedish association of asset management firms.Bond funds, which saw net inflows of SEK3.6bn in June, show net subscriptions of only SEK0.6bn in first half. Hedge funds attracted SEK0.5bn in June, and SEK3bn in the first six months of the year.As of the end of June, total assets in Swedish funds came to SEK1.953trn, of which SEK1.140trn are in equities funds, SEK363bn in diversified funds, SEK210bn in money market funds, and SEK190bn in equities funds.
12/07/2011

Net subscriptions to long-term funds down by half in May

According to statistics from Lipper FMI published on 11 July, equity funds in Europe excluding ETFs saw net redemptions of EUR215m in May. Including ETFs, net subscriptions to equity funds fell to EUR2bn, from EUR13.4bn in April, which explains the overall decline in net susbcriptions to all funds excluding money markets to EUR13.2bn from EUR26.6bn the previous month.Overall, thanks to net subscriptions of EUR7.1bn to French money market funds, and more generally to inflows to money market funds (EUR9.6bn), European funds in May saw net subscriptions of EUR22.7bn.It is also worth noting that net subscriptions to bond funds increased to EUR9.5bn from EUR7.7bn in April, even though net inflows to high yield bond funds slowed slightly, to EUR2.7bn (a total of EUR21.6bn for the first five months of the year).Lipper FMI also points to the “phenomenal success” of global bonds, which attracted EUR3.3bn, and excellent results for emerging markets debt (EUR2.2bn).Commodities funds attracted EUR450m in May, and EUR4.2bn in the first five months of the year, while raw materials saw net outflows of EUR180m in May, and net inflows of EUR4.3bn in January-May.The top three for inflows in May were BlackRock, with EUR3bn, including ETFs from iShares. Excluding ETFs, the winner is Invesco (EUR530m), followed by Franklin Templeton (EUR2.6bn).
12/07/2011

Groupe OFI lance Zencap Asset Management

Société de gestion pour compte de tiers spécialisée dans les actifs distressed, Zencap Asset Management a reçu son agrément AMF. Avec la reprise de deux fonds gérés au sein d’OFI AM et un mandat de conseil pour le compte d’un institutionnel français, la filiale de Groupe OFI affiche désormais des actifs sous gestion et conseil s’élevant à 300 millions d’euros.
12/07/2011

Le FMI tempère la crise grecque

Le FMI n’est pas encore en mesure d'évoquer les conditions d’un deuxième plan d’aide à la Grèce, selon Christine Lagarde. «A mes yeux, nous n’en sommes pas au stade des discussions sur les conditions et les termes, la durée et le volume, et rien ne doit être tenu pour acquis» a-t-elle averti. Elle a indiqué que les problèmes de l’Italie étaient «essentiellement dus au marché».
12/07/2011

Les notes de la Cades confirmées par S&P

S&P a confirmé les notes à long et court termes respectives AAA/A-1+ de la Cades, tout en donnant à la structure de cantonnement une perspective stable. L’agence juge «quasi certaine» la probabilité d’un soutien exceptionnel de l’Etat à la Caisse d’Amortissement de la Dette Sociale dans l'éventualité de difficultés financières.

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