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17/02/2011

State Street recrute chez BNY Mellon

Cornelia Keth, qui était head of sales & relationship management, marketing & network management, chez BHF Asset Servicing (groupe BNY Mellon) a été recrutée au 1er janvier comme head of sales & account management outsourcing business pour l’Allemagne chez State Street Corporation.
17/02/2011
Fonds

HSBC Global AM lance un produit d'épargne-retraite lié aux marchés émergents

Le 15 février, HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) a annoncé le lancement d’un produit destiné à la prévoyance retraite, le fonds marchés émergents HSBC Global Emerging Markets protect 80 dynamic, pour lequel la protection est fournie par la banque HSBC France. L’indice de référence de ce produit destiné à être intégré dans les contrats proposés par les assureurs est le MSCI Emerging Markets. Le taux de frais sur encours sera de 1,65 %.
Fonds
17/02/2011

Assénagon obtient l'agrément de la BaFin pour une nouvelle filiale

La succursale munichoise d’Assénagon Asset Management SA (environ 6 milliards d’euros d’encours) a reçu le 20 janvier l’agrément de la BaFin pour la création d’une filiale, Assenagon Credit Management GmbH, qui reprend le pôle crédit avec la gestion des risques de crédit et de taux ainsi que celle des stratégies multi-classes d’actifs en valeur relative.Cette création n’impacte en rien les porteurs des deux fonds luxembourgeois offerts au public Assenagon Credit Basis et Assenagon Credit Basis II lancés par Assénagon Asset Management, qui demeurent confiés aux gérants de portefeuille Jochen Felsenheimer et Wolfgang Klopfer, lesquels intègrent la nouvelle structure (le second en tant que président du comité exécutif).L’objet d’Assenagon Credit Management est la gestion de fonds offerts au public et l’administration de fonds dédiés. La licence de prestataire de services financiers permet à la nouvelle entreprise d’exercer des activités de gestion de portefeuilles financiers, de conseil en investissement et d’intermédiation.Par ailleurs, Assénagon a annoncé le 14 février le lancement le 25 janvier du fonds coordonné offert au public Assenagon Alpha Volatility, un produit de droit luxembourgeois géré par René Reißhauer. Ce nouveau produit utilise quatre stratégies market neutral de volatilité pour générer une performance de 5-6 % nette de frais. Plusieurs institutionnels ont déjà confié 82 millions d’euros à ce fonds. CaractéristiquesDénomination : Assenagon Alpha VolatilityCodes Isin : part I : LU0575255335 (mini 500.000 euros) / Part P LU0575268312Frais gestion :Part I : 0,8 %Part P : 1,5 %
17/02/2011
Fonds

UBS lance un fonds de dette émergente en monnaies locales

Avec le nouveau compartiment Asian local Currency Bond Fund de sa sicav UBS (Lux) Bond Sicav lancé le 28 janvier, UBS Global Asset Management élargit sa gamme de fonds obligataires asiatiques par un produit investi principalement en titres d’Etat libellés en monnaies locales, complétant ainsi le UBS (Lux) Bond Fund – Full Cycle Asian Bond Fund qui est plutôt spécialisé sur les obligations d’entreprises et affiche un encours de 1,2 milliard de dollars.Le fonds (60-70 lignes) est géré par Ben Yuen, qui insiste sur le potentiel d’appréciation des monnaies des pays émergents et sur les fondamentaux des pays asiatiques concernés (hors Japon). Il s’agit de titres notés en moyenne BBB+, les principales monnaies représentées dans le portefeuille sont le won, le dollar de singapour et le ringgit.CaractéristiquesDénomination : UBS (Lux) Bond Sicav – Asian Local Currency BondCodes Isin : Parts USD P-acc: LU0573605267 Parts EUR P-acc: LU0573606232 Parts CHF P-acc: LU0573606588 Indice de référence : HSBC Asian Local Bond IndexTaux de frais sur encours : 1,40 %
Fonds
17/02/2011
Fonds

Les hedge funds ont affiché une performance de 0,57 % en janvier, selon BarclayHedge

Sur la base des résultats fournis jusqu’au 16 février par un échantillon de 2.018 hedge funds, la performance moyenne pour ce type de produits est ressortie pour janvier à 0,57 %. Les plus forts gains ont été affichés par les 29 fonds d’arbitrage de convertibles, avec 2,03 %. Seules trois stratégies ont été dans le rouge : les 122 fonds global macro ont perdu 0,62 %n les 311 fonds marchés émergents ont perdu 0,60 % et les 8 fonds equity short bias, 0,57 %.
Fonds
17/02/2011

Le genevois Semper Gestion veut accélérer sa croissance

L a société de gestion genevoise Semper Gestion, dont les actifs sous gestion s’élèvent à environ 2 milliards de francs suisses et qui emploie 18 personnes dont six gérants, veut accélérer sa croissance en engageant de nouveaux gérants, avec l’objectif d’en compter une dizaine d’ici douze à dix-huit mois, rapporte L’Agefi suisse. Soit en recrutant des équipes, soit en attirant des indépendants. Semper compte d’ailleurs ouvrir sous peu un bureau à Zurich ou dans sa région.La société de gestion entend aussi développer ses activités liées aux BRIC, notamment en Asie. Troisième piste de croissance, une acquisition ou une fusion, à terme, «peut-être en acquérant la clientèle d’un indépendant arrivant en fin de carrière».
17/02/2011

Marius Wuergler rejoindra Lombard Odier

Le patron de Goldman Sachs Asset Management Switzerland (GSAM), Marius Wuergler, a été recruté par Lombard Odier Investment Managers comme head of European sales à compter du 9 mai 2011. Subordonné à Hubert Keller, managing partner de Lombard Odier, il sera responsable de la stratégie commerciale et de la mise en œuvre de cette dernière auprès des investisseurs institutionnels et des distributeurs dans toute l’Europe.Membre du comité exécutif, il coiffera des équipes locales basées à Londres, Zurich, Genève, Francfort, Paris et Amsterdam.Marius Wuergler arrive chez son nouvel employeur accompagné de Pascal Imhof, qui était deputy head of the institutional business chez GSAM Suisse et qui lui sera directement subordonné chez Lombard Odier.
17/02/2011
Fonds

Robeco lance un fonds émergents à risque faible

Robeco vient de lancer l’Emerging Conservative Equities, un fonds qui permet d’investir dans les marchés émergents, mais avec un risque faible. Le nouveau produit est le résultat d’une étude sur la volatilité menée par Pim van Vliet et David Blitz de l’équipe Quantitative Equities. La recherche montrait qu’un risque moins élevé ne conduisait pas forcément à des rendements faibles. Compte tenu de son objectif de risque modéré, le fonds est investi dans des actions différentes de celles des fonds marchés émergents traditionnels.Les gérants du nouveau fonds sont Pim van Vliet et Arlette van Ditshuizen, qui gèrent aussi le fonds Robeco Global Conservative Equity et le Robeco European Conservative Equities fund.
Fonds
17/02/2011

John Hancock AM acquiert un conseiller en investissement

John Hancock Asset Management, une division de Manulife Asset Management, a acquis Optique Capital Management, une société de conseil en investissement enregistrée dans le Wisconsin, qui gérait à fin 2010 quelque 800 millions de dollars. L’acquisition a été bouclée le 11 février à des conditions qui n’ont pas été dévoilées. Conséquence de l’acquisition, John Hancock Funds a récupéré le fonds International Value d’Optique et l’a renommé John Hancock International Value Equity Fund. Par ailleurs, huit membres de l’ancienne équipe Optique Capital rejoindront la division John Hancock Asset Management de Manulife Asset Management, formant une nouvelle équipe International Value Equity, qui sera basée à Milwaukee. L’équipe sera dirigée par Wendell L. Perkins, managing director senior et gérant de portefeuille senior, Margaret (Peggy) A. McKay et Edward T. Maraccini, tous les deux managing directors et gérants, et sera placée sous la responsabilité de Christopher Conkey, directeur des investissements, actions monde, de Manulife Asset Management.John Hancock Funds gère plus de 65,9 milliards de dollars.
17/02/2011
Fonds

Jeff Gundlach lance un fonds multi-classes d'actifs

DoubleLine Funds Trust (8 milliards de dollars d’encours), la société créée par Jeffrey Gundlach après avoir été licencié par TCW (Société Générale) a lancé le 15 février le mutual fund DoubleLine Multi-Asset Growth Fund. Ce fonds multi-classes d’actifs (obligations, actions, titres immobiliers et matières premières) est disponible en deux classes de parts. Une classe A assortie d’un droit d’entrée de 4,25 % (DMLAX) avec une souscription minimale de 2.000 dollars et une classe I «no-load» (DMLIX), avec une souscription minimale de 100.000 dollars. La commission de gestion ressort à 1,45 % pour les parts A et à 1,20 % pour les parts I.Le fonds se caractérisera par une gestion active entre les classes d’actifs, les secteurs de marché et divers investissements spécifiquesJeff Gundlach est le «lead portfolio manager» et sera assisté pour ce produit par Bonnie Baha, de l'équipe Global Developed Credit, Samuel Garza, pour l’allocation d’actifs; Luz Padilla, pour la dette émergente et Jeffrey Sherman pour les matières premières.
Fonds
17/02/2011
Fonds

Lancement du premier ETF sur l’Asean

Selon le Financial Times, Global X Funds, une société de gestion basée à New York, va lancer ce jeudi le premier ETF focalisé sur la région Asean, l’association des nations asiatiques du Sud Est. Le fonds, coté sur le New York Stock Exchange, sera indexé sur l’indice FTSE Asea 40, qui suit les plus grandes entreprises des cinq plus grandes économies de l’Asean : Singapour, Malaisie, Indonésie, Thaïlande et Philippines.
Fonds
17/02/2011

J.P. Morgan AM renforce son activité dédiée aux compagnies d’assurances

J.P. Morgan Asset Management vient de recruter Philip Michaelsen dans son équipe European Insurance Solutions Group en tant que Head of Strategic Insurance Sales EMEA, un poste nouvellement créé. A ce poste, il travaillera avec Dirk Popielas, le responsable de ce pôle, au développement d’une activité pour gérer les actifs des bilans des compagnies d’assurances européennes. Basé à Londres, Philip Michaelsen était précédemment chez Deutsche Bank où il était responsable du développement des nouvelles activités de gestion d’actifs dans l’assurance au Royaume-Uni, en Europe et en Scandinavie.
17/02/2011

UBS launches a local currencies emerging market debt fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } With the new Asian Local Currency Bond Fund, a sub-fund of the UBS (Lux) Bond Sicav, launched on 28 January, UBS Global Asset Management has extended its range of Asian bond funds with a product invested primarily in government debt denominated in local currencies, an addition to the UBS (Lux) Bond Fund – Full Cycle Asian Bond Fund, which is specialised in corporate bonds, with assets of USD1.2bn. The fund, with 60 to 70 positions, is managed by Ben Yuen, who is confident in the potential for appreciation for emerging market currencies, and in the fundamentals of the Asian countries concerned (excluding Japan). They are securities rated BBB+ on average; the main currencies represented in the portfolio are the Chinese won, the Singapore dollar and the Malaysian ringgit. Characteristics Name: UBS (Lux) Bond Sicav – Asian Local Currency Bond ISIN codes: USD P-acc shares: LU0573605267 EUR P-acc shares: LU0573606232 CHF P-acc shares: LU0573606588 Benchmark index: HSBC Asian Local Bond Index TER: 1.40%
17/02/2011

Marius Wuergler joins Lombard Odier

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management Switzerland (GSAM), Marius Wergler, has been recruited by Lombard Odier Investment Managers as head of European sales, from 9 May 2011. He will report to Hubert Keller, managing partner at Lombard Odier, and will be in charge of commercial strategy and the deployment of this strategy for institutional investors and distributors throughout Europe.Keller will be a member of the executive board, and will oversee local teams based in London, Zurich, Geneva, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam.Wuergler arrives at his new employer along with Pascal Imhof, who was deputy head of the institutional business at GSAM Switzerland, and will now report directly to Keller at Lombard Odier.
17/02/2011

John Hancock AM acquires an investment adviser

John Hancock Asset Management, a division of Manulife Asset Management, has acquired Optique Capital Management, a registered investment adviser based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The acquisition closed on Friday, February 11; terms were not disclosed. As at December 31, 2010, Optique’s mutual fund and separate account assets under management were approximately USD800 million.As a result of the acquisition, John Hancock Funds has completed the adoption of Optique’s International Value Fund, and has re-launched it as the newly established John Hancock International Value Equity Fund (JIEAX). In addition to the Fund launch, eight members of the former Optique Capital team will be joining the John Hancock Asset Management division of Manulife Asset Management, forming a new International Value Equity team, based in Milwaukee. The team will be led by Wendell L. Perkins, senior managing director and senior portfolio manager, Margaret (Peggy) A. McKay and Edward T. Maraccini, both managing directors and portfolio managers, and will report to Christopher Conkey, chief investment officer, global equities, Manulife Asset Management.The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds manages more than USD65.9 billion in open-end funds, closed-end funds, private accounts, retirement plans and related party assets for individual and institutional investors as at December 31, 2010.
17/02/2011

Outflows in asset management for BNP Paribas

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BNP Paribas earned net profits of EUR7.84bn (for a portion of the group) in 2010, up 34.5% from 2009, “due to its active role in the financing of the economy and the success fo the integration of Fortis, which gives the Group a new dimension,” the group announced in a statement published on 17 February. In 2010, the first complete year of its new, expanded perimeter, the Group earned net banking revenaues of EUR43.88bn, up 9.2% compared with 2009 (-0.1% with constant perimeter and exchange rates). For the year 2010 as a whole, net inflows for the Investment Solutions unit was negative to the tune of EUR3.3bn; good inflows for Insurance (+EUR8.4bn), private banking (+EUR3.2bn, despite a difficult environment) and Personal Investors (+EUR1.4bn) only partially offset outflows of EUR17.6bn from asset management, largely due to money market funds (-EUR12.7bn). Alongside positive performance and currency effects, these inflows allowed assets under management and advising to increase 7.5% compared with 31 December 2009, to EUR901bn.
17/02/2011

Axa asset management unit sees outflows in 2010

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } In 2010, the asset management unit at Axa, composed of Alliance Bernstein and Axa IM, has seen net redemptions of EUR64bn. These outflows affected AllianceBernstein for EUR44bn, largely from the institutional segment (-EUR37bn), and largely from investments in equities, and from the retail segment (-EUR6bn). At Axa IM, EUR20bn in net outflows were largely from Axa Rosenberg (EUR29bn). However, due to positive market and currency effects, assets under management increased from EUR845bn as of the end of 2009 to EUR878bn as of the end of 2010 (EUR362bn for Alliance Bernstein, and EUR516bn for Axa IM). Revenues are up 5% to EUR3.328bn, largely due to higher average assets under management (up 3% compared with 2009).
17/02/2011

Northern Trust GI sets up in Sweden

Northern Trust has received approval from the Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) and the UK Financial Services Authority to offer asset management products and services to investors across the Nordic region, directly from its Stockholm office. This office opened in September 2009 to offer asset servicing products and services to its Nordic clients..This announcement shortly follows the news that Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI), the international asset management arm of Northern Trust, will be offering asset management solutions to clients across Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg), from Northern Trust’s Amsterdam office. It further supports the asset manager’s continuing commitment to developing its business across Europe, Middle East and Africa.Northern Trust has also appointed Kristina Ilar as investment sales director for Northern Trust Global Investments. Based in Northern Trust’s Stockholm office, she will support NTGI’s business development opportunities across the Nordic region, offering asset management products and solutions to corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, charities, central banks and other eligible professional investors across the region.Kristina Ilar was previously director - client relationship management/business development with UBS Asset Management and executive director head of nordic institutional sales with Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
17/02/2011

Stephan Repkow named as CEO of private banking for UBP in Asia

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) on 16 February announced the appointment of Stephan Repkow as CEO of Private Banking for the Geneva-based bank in the Asian region, based in Singapore. He will also supervise the development of private banking activities for the institution in the Asia-Pacific region, a strategic market which occupies a central place in UBP’s expansion plans, the bank says in a statement. The creation of a regional head for Private Banking in Singapore is a step in UBP’s Asian global strategy, along with additions to the regional strategies of its Asset Management division in Hong Kong. Before joining UBP, Repkow worked at Deutsche Asset Management, Citigroup Private Bank, and BNP Paribas.
17/02/2011

Turgot Asset Management adds to product range

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Turgot Asset Management has announced the launch of Turgot Multigest International, a new fund aimed primarily at IFAs. It is an international equities funds, which will invest in 20 of “the best funds from Europe and the rest of the world,” the management firm says in a statement. The objective for Turgot Multigest International, managed by Arnaud de Champvallier, chief investment officer, and Waldemar Brun-Themin, is to outperform a composite index compsed 40% of the Eurostoxx 50, 35% of the CAC40, and 25% of the MSCI World index. The portfolio is exposed 75% to 100% to international equities markets, and to international bond markets for 0% to 25%, largely via OPCVM funds. In order to add dynamism to performance, the manager may expose the portfolio to emerging markets for up to 40%, and to small cap equities for up to 30%. Characteristics ISIN code: FR0010979989 Legal format: French-registered FCP Management fees: maximum TER of 2.3920% The FCP is pledged to invest only in OPCVM Funds whose real costs do not exceed the following limits: Management fees: TER of 3% of assets Front-end fee: 1.5% Exit fee: 1.5%
17/02/2011

First ETF of Asean region launched

Global X Funds, a New York fund manager, will on Thursday launch the world’s first exchange-traded fund focused on the Asean region, according to the Financial Times. The ETF, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, will be based on the FTSE Asean 40 index, which tracks the largest companies in the five biggest Asean markets – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
17/02/2011

Jeff Gundlach launches a multi-asset class fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } DoubleLine Funds Trust (USD8bn), the firm founded by Jeffrey Gundlach after he was dismissed from TCW (Société Générale), on 15 February launched the mutual fund DoubleLine Multi-Asset Growth Fund. The multi-asset class fund (bonds, equities, traded real estate and commodities) is available in two share classes: an A share class (DMLAX), with a front-end fee of 4.25% and a minimal subscription of USD2,000, and a “no-load” I share class (DMLIX), with a minimal subscription of USD100,000. Management commission is 1.45% for A shares, and 1.20% for I shares.The fund will use active management of asset classes, market sectors, and various specific investments. Gundlach is the lead portfolio manager, and will be assisted for the product by Bonnie Baha, of the Global Developed Credit team, Samuel Garza, for asset allocation, Luz Padilla, for emerging market debt, and Jeffrey Sherman for commodities.
17/02/2011

RBS launches four ETF funds in Frankfurt

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Stoxx Limited announced on 16 February that it has granted licenses to RBS Global Banking & Markets for the use of the Euro Stoxx 50 Monthly Leverage, Euro Stoxx 50 Monthly Double Short, LevDAX x2 (monthly) and ShortDAX x2 (montly) indices. The products will serve as underlying for four ETF funds launched on the XTF Segment of the Xetra electronic trading platform from Deutsche Börse.The funds are the RBS MARKET ACCESS Euro Stoxx 50(r) Monthly Leverage Index ETF, RBS MARKET ACCESS Euro Stoxx 50(r) Monthly Double Short Index ETF, RBS MARKET ACCESS LevDAX(r) X2 Monthly Index ETF, RBS MARKET ACCESS ShortDAX(r) X2 Monthly Index ETF, which have been listed since Wednesday.The four indices are calculated in euros.
17/02/2011

HSBC Global AM launches a retirement savings product investing in emerging markets

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 15 February, HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) announced the launch of a product for retirement savings, the emerging markets fund HSBC Global Emerging Markets protect 80 dynamic, for which protection is provided by the bank HSBC France. The benchmark index for this product, which is intended to be integrated into policies from insurers, is the MSCI Emerging Markets. TER will be 1.65%.
17/02/2011

Azimut to provide asset management for Banca Tercas

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Italian independent management firm Azimut has signed an agreement with Banca Tercas, the largest banking group in the Abruzzo region, with 164 branches. The two Italian groups have signed a memorandum of understanding, by which Azimut will become the chief partner for the banking group for investment products, including funds and mandates. The first phase in the agreement will be the integration by March 2011 of the Luxembourg Sicav Tercas Lux from the eponymous group (about EUR75m in assets) into the Azimut AZFUNDI a fund with multiple sub-funds also registered in Luxembourg. Azimut Holding will acquire a 2% stake in the capital of Banca Caripe, which is controlled by Banca Tercas, for EUR5m. Banca Tercas and Banca Caripe will distribute AZFUNDI funds at their branches, which are primarily located in Abruzzo, the Marches, Latium, Molise and Emiglia-Romagna. The Banca Tercas group is an addition to the roughly 100 local banks with which Azimut, which is listed on the Milan stock exchange, already collaborates.
17/02/2011

BofA Merrill Lynch launches emerging markets bond indices

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research has launched the new Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Indices, Hedge Week reports. The range includes two main indices: the BofA Merrill Lynch Emerging Markets Corporate Plus Index (ticker EMCB) and the BofA Merrill Lynch US Emerging Markets Liquid Corporate Plus Index (ticker EMCL).
17/02/2011

Alexander Ciric joins Oppenheim Funds Trust

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Alexander Ciric, who joined Sal. Oppenheim in 1993, and most recently served as director of distribution to banks and insurers, has been transferred to Oppenheim Fonds Trust GmbH (OPFT) from 1 February 2011, as a member of the board of directors, in charge of distribution. He joins Amelie Harms and Marco Schmitz. Direction of sales to banks and insurers at OPFT has been entrusted to Thomas Laux.
17/02/2011

State Street recruits a head from BNY Mellon

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Cornelia Keith, who was head of sales & relationship management, marketing & network management at BHF Asset Servicing (BNY Mellon group), was recruited as of 1 January as head of sales & account management outsourcing business for Germany at State Street Corporation.
17/02/2011

Assénagon granted a license by BaFin for a new affiliate

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Munich branch of Assénagon Asset Management SA (about EUR6bn in assets) on 20 January received a license from BaFin to create an affiliate, Assenagon Credit Management GmbH, which will include the credit unit, including credit and fixed income risk maangement, as well as relative value multi-asset class strategies.The creation of the affiliate will not affect shareholders in the two open-ended Luxembourg funds Assenagon Credit Basis and Assenagon Credit Basis II, from Assénagon Asset Management, which will continue to be managed by portfolio managers Joachen Felsenheimer and Wolfgang Klopfer, who are joining the new structure (the latter as chairman of the executive board).The objectives for Assenagon Credit Management are the management of open-ended funds and the administration of dedicated funds. The license for the firms as providers of financial services will allow the new business to operate financial portfolio management activities, investment advising, and intermediation.Assénagon also announced on 14 February that on 25 January it launched the open-ended UCITS-compliant fund Assenagon Alpha Volatility, a Luxembourg-registered product managed by René Reißhauer. The new product uses four market neutral volatility strategies to generate returns of 5-6%, after fees. Several institutionals have already invested EUR82m in the fund.CharacteristicsName: Assenagon Alpha VolatilityISIN Codes: I shares: LU0575255335 (minimal investment EUR50,000)P shares: LU0575268312Management commission: I shares: 0.8%P shares: 1.5%

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