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11/10/2010
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Berenberg lance avec Universal un fonds d'obligations émergentes

Universal-Investment a annoncé le 4 octobre le lancement du fonds de droit allemand Berenberg Emerging Market Bond Selection R, un produit investi au minimum à 51 % en diverses échéances d’obligations d’Etat des pays émergents. Cependant, l'équipe de gestion, chez Berenberg, peut utiliser aussi des CDS pour couvrir le risque-pays et des dérivés pour se prémunir contre le risque de taux.CaractéristiquesDénomination : Berenberg Emerging Market Bond Selection RCode Isin : DE000A1C2XK8Droit d’entrée : 5 %Commission de gestion : 1,25 %
Fonds
11/10/2010

ebase boucle la migration des dépôts d'AmpegaGerling

L’European Bank for Fund Services GmbH (ebase), filiale de la Commerzbank au travers de comdirect, a annoncé avoir achevé le 3 octobre l’intégration sur sa plate-forme de dépositaire d’environ un milliard d’euros pour le compte de fonds de la société de gestion AmpegaGerling Kapitalanlagegesellschaft (groupe Talanx). Le contrat avait été annoncé il y a un peu plus de trois mois (lire notre dépêche du 28 juin). Auparavant, le rôle de dépositaire pour les fonds concernés était assumé par X ISG, filiale de la Fondsdepotbank (coentreprise de Xchanging et d’Allianz Global Advisors ou AGI).
11/10/2010
Fonds

HSBC lance une gamme d'ETF de droit allemand

Du 8 au 15 octobre, neuf ETF «géographiques"de droit allemand lancés par HSBC Global Asset Management seront admis à la négociation sur le segment XTF de la plate-forme électronique Xetra. D’autres produits de droit allemand sur des indices pays ou sectoriels sont en préparation. Les taux de frais s'échelonnent entre 0,15 % et 0,60 %.Cela marque le début d’une importante offensive commerciale de HSBC en Allemagne, où le groupe va en outre proposer ses services de teneur de marché pour des ETF de promoteurs tiers. Les nouveaux produits s’adressent aussi bien aux investisseurs institutionnels qu’aux particuliers et aux banques privées, a souligné Heiner Weber, membre de la direction générale de HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH. Lars Hofer, qui a rejoint HSBC en 1998, a été nommé au 1er octobre directeur de la distribution en Allemagne et en Autriche pour les ETF de HSBC ainsi que pour les ETF de tiers. Les nouveaux fonds : HSBC EURO STOXX 50 ETF, DE000A1C0BB7HSBC FTSE 100 ETF, DE000A1C0BC5HSBC MSCI BRAZIL ETF, DE000A1C22N1HSBC MSCI EM FAR EAST ETF, DE000A1C22Q4HSBC MSCI EUROPE ETF, DE000A1C22L5HSBC MSCI JAPAN ETF, DE000A1C0BD3HSBC MSCI PACIFIC EX JAPAN, DE000A1C22P6 HSBC MSCI USA ETF DE000A1C22K7 et HSBC S&P 500 ETF DE000A1C22M3
Fonds
11/10/2010

La cession de Pioneer ne se fera pas avant la fin de l’année

UniCredit ne devrait pas choisir de partenaire pour fusionner avec sa filiale de gestion d’actifs Pioneer avant la fin de l’année car la banque prévoit de discuter avec au moins quatre candidats, indique Bloomberg Businessweek citant deux personnes ayant une connaissance directe du dossier. La banque italienne cherche un partenaire stratégique pour Pioneer Global Asset Management et prévoit de rester actionnaire de l’entité issue de la fusion, ont ajouté ces personnes. L’opération impliquerait sûrement une société française ou européenne. Les projets concernant l’avenir de Pioneer ne semblent donc pas avoir été remis en cause par l’arrivée d’une nouvelle direction chez UniCredit.
11/10/2010

Martin Weber's ETF pulls in EUR100m in assets without any promotion

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Professor Martin Weber of the University of Mannheim, one of the pioneers of behavioural finance in Germany, launched the diversified ETF Arero – Der Weltfonds on 20 October, 2008. The fund is administered by DWS (Deutsche Bank). Without any promotion, the product now has EUR100m in assets, which is an impressive achievement in a country where funds are not wpurchased by investors but rather sold by advisers, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung says. The synthetic replication fund (LU0360863863) replicates a hybrid benchmark index (70% MSCI World (EUR), and 30% REX Performance Index). It is rebalanced on an annual basis to achieve a 60% equities, 25% bonds and 15% commodities distribution. Management commission is set at 0.45%.
11/10/2010

Berenberg and Universal launch an emerging markets bond fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Universal-Investment on 4 October announced the launch of the German-registered fund Berenberg Emerging Market Bond Selection R, a product which invests at least 51% of its assets in government bonds from emerging countries, with varying maturities. The management team at Berenberg may also rely on CDS to hedge country risks and derivatives to protect itself from fixed income risks. Characteristics Name: Berenberg Emerging Market Bond Selection R ISIN code: DE000A1C2XK8 Front-end fee: 5% Management commission: 1.25%
11/10/2010

HSBC launches a range of German-registered ETF funds

From 8 to 15 October, nine German-registered geographical ETFs from HSBC Global Asset Management will be admitted to trading on the XTF segment of the Xetra electronic platform. Other products based on country or sectoral indices are in preparation. Total expense ratios for the products range from 0.15% to 0.60%.The new funds are the following:HSBC EURO STOXX 50 ETF, DE000A1C0BB7HSBC FTSE 100 ETF, DE000A1C0BC5HSBC MSCI BRAZIL ETF, DE000A1C22N1HSBC MSCI EM FAR EAST ETF, DE000A1C22Q4HSBC MSCI EUROPE ETF, DE000A1C22L5HSBC MSCI JAPAN ETF, DE000A1C0BD3HSBC MSCI PACIFIC EX JAPAN, DE000A1C22P6 HSBC MSCI USA ETF DE000A1C22K7 and HSBC S&P 500 ETF DE000A1C22M3. The new funds mark the beginning of a major sales offensive by HSBC in Germany, where the group will also offer market-making services for third-party ETF providers. The new products are aimed at institutional as well as retail investors and private banks, says Heiner Weber, a member of the executive committee at HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH. Lars Hofer, who jnoined HSBC in 1998, was appointed on 1 October as director of HSBC ETF and third-party ETF sales for Germany and Austria.
11/10/2010

PowerShares liquidates 10 ETF funds

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Invesco PowerShares on 8 October announced that the board of trustees at PowerShares Funds on 5 October approved the liquidation of 10 of its PowerShares branded ETF funds. The funds represent less than 1% of total assets at Invesco PowerShares (USD50bn). The last day of trading in Nasdaq and the Arca platform from NYSE Euronext for the funds will be 14 December. Ben Fulton, managing director of global ETFs, explains that following an analysis of performance, seniority on the market, investor interest and potential for future growth, Invesco PowerShares concluded that it was in the interest of investors to reposition the corresponding resources in areas which may be of more interest to clients. The ETFs concerned are the following:PowerShares Dynamic Healthcare Services Portfolio (PTJ)PowerShares Dynamic Telecommunications & Wireless Portfolio (PTE)PowerShares FTSE NASDAQ Small Cap Portfolio (PQSC)PowerShares FTSE RAFI Europe Portfolio (PEF)PowerShares FTSE RAFI Japan Portfolio (PJO)PowerShares Global Biotech Portfolio (PBTQ)PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio (PTRP)PowerShares NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite Portfolio (PQBW)PowerShares NXQ Portfolio (PNXQ)and PowerShares Zacks Small Cap Portfolio (PZJ).
11/10/2010

ETF price war benefits small investors

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The growing use of ETFs by independent financial advisers is set to further increase, as platforms reduce, and often simply waive fees for this type of product, the Wall Street Journal reports. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp has become the most recent management firm to launch a salvo in the price war: on Friday, it announced that it has decided to offer over 100 ETFs with no commissions, both for retail investors and financial advisers who use its platforms. The offer is valid for investors who remain invested in the funds for at least 30 days.TD Ameritrade’s initiative follows similar moves by Charles Schwab, E*Trade Financial, Fidelity Investment and Vanguard.
11/10/2010

Circle of final candidates for BHF acquisition is complete

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 8 October, the Indian Hunduja group became the last of the candidates for the acquisition of BHF Bank to make its announcement, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. The other three are Bankhaus Lampe (with KKR), LGT, and Apollo. The bank of the Liechtenstein royal family is the front-runner. In Germany, Hinduja already indirectly controls the Munich-based private bank Finck & Co., via KBC Europe. BHF Bank, which was owned by Sal. Oppenheim, has been put up for sale by Deutsche Bank.
11/10/2010

ebase completes migration of deposits from AmpegaGerling

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The European Bank for Fund Services GmbH (ebase), an affiliate of Commerzbank via comdirect, on 3 October announced that it has completed the integration of funds from the management firm Ampega Gerling Kapitalanlagegesellschaft (Talanx group) into its depository platform with about EUR1bn in assets. The deal was announced slightly over three months ago (see Newsmanagers of 28 June). Previously, the depository for the funds concerned was X ISG, an affiliate of Fondsdepotbank (a joint venture of Xchanging and Allianz Global Advisors (AGI).
11/10/2010

Hedge funds invest in Hochtief

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Since the announcement of a takeover bid by the Spanish firm ACS for Hochtief, the shareholder structure of the German construction group has changed significantly, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. Frankfurt financial circles report that hedge funds have bought 15% to 20% of Hochtief. According to the Financial Times, Centaurus has announced that it favours the ACS bid, and has recommended to the board of Hochtief to abstain from any anti-takeover measures.
11/10/2010

ABN Amro to sell Lyxor funds

According to the Financial Times, ABN Amro’s private banking arm is to begin actively selling Lyxor hedge funds to its EUR150bn client base as part of a new partnership agreement signed with the subsidiary of Société Générale.
11/10/2010

Steps forward in AIFM directive talks

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to proposals by the Belgian EU presidency for the planned AIFM directive (see previous editions of Newsmanagers), obtained by Agefi, the European passport for external management firms would not be granted until at least 2014, pending approval by the ESMA. The deadline to open a single port of entry to the European market for foreign management firms or European managers of foreign funds would ultimately be set by the European Commission. In addition, the passport could be vetoed by the Council of Finance ministers of the 27 Eu member states, with a qualified majority vote. Until then, national legal frameworks would persist. However, the newspaper reports, citing a diplomatic source, the French government considers that the role granted to a centralised European authority under the proposals would remain “insufficient.”
11/10/2010

September net outflows totalled EUR1.85bn

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } According to the Spanish Inverco association, assets in Spanish securities funds as of 30 September totalled EUR145.885bn, a decline of 0.9% in one month. Despite positive market effects, this represents a decline of EUR1.391bn, due to net redemptions of EUR1.847bn. September becomes the eleventh consecutive month of net outflows. Since September 2008, Spanish funds showed positive subscriptions only in August and October 2009.
11/10/2010

CQS shorts Sol Meliá

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } On 7 October, the hedge fund CQS (UK) LP, managed by the Australian Michael Hintze, announced to the CNMV that it has taken up a short position representing 1.361% of capital in the Spanish firm Sol Meliá.
11/10/2010

CEBS in favour of strict application of bonus rules

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) on 8 October published its recommendations for the application of European rules limiting bonuses for bankers, proposing a stricter interpretation of the rules than had been expected by the City. The 84-page document, which is open for consultation until 8 November, introduces much tighter limits than the G20 rules. Regulators are planning to require that the amount of bonuses be “proportional” to fixed salaries, that they be paid over a staggered three-year period, and that the paid portion of bonuses not exceed 50% of total payments, ad 30% of initial payments. The CEBS also says that the period of time over which bonus payments is to be staggered should be “further extended by management” at banks, and suggests a period of at least five years. The Committee also provides concrete examples of good governance, in which the initial cash payments are limited to 18% or 20%. Another suggestion of the Committee, undoubtedly the most controversial, is that all affiliates of European banking establishments, including those located outside the continent, should be subject to the rules. A public hearing on the matter, scheduled for 29 October in London, will likely be heated.
11/10/2010

Pioneer sale won't happen before end of year

According to Bloomberg Businessweek, UniCredit is unlikely to agree on a merger partner for its Pioneer asset management unit before the end of 2010 as it plans talks with at least four candidates, said two people with direct knowledge of the discussions.The Italian bank is looking for a strategic partner for Pioneer Global Asset Management and plans to remain a shareholder after merging the businesses, said the people. The deal would likely involve a stock deal with a French or other European firm.
11/10/2010

Popularity of money market funds rebounds in August

Total sales of funds in Europe were EUR49bn in August, EUR26bn of which came from a strong revival in interest for money market funds, according to Lipper. Increased money market sales did not lead to a drop in sales for bond funds (EUR16.2bn). Equity sales came back strongly to EUR2.6bn, but still below the 2010 monthly average. ETF contributed to 90% of the equity total.Emerging markets were definitely flavour of the month, with both bond (EUR3.2bn) and equity (EUR2.5bn) products topping the sector rankings, adds Lipper. Allianz/Pimco took the top spot for best overall group with net flows of EUR2.9bn, over 85% of which came from their range of bond funds. In the equity arena, five asset managers exceeded sales of EUR500m, with BlackRock’s EUR950m coming out on top, thanks to a rise in ETF interest.
11/10/2010

Salus Alpha to launch a UCITS-compliant Asian equities fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Hedgeweek reports that Salus Alpha is planning to launch a UCITS-compliant long/short Asian equities fund in first quarter 2011. The fund will invest in 30 to 40 mid- to large caps. It will avoid all companies related to real estate. Like all other funds from Salus Alpha, the product will be domiciled in Austria.
11/10/2010

Former Carmignac director joins Muzinich & Co

Muzinich & Co on 8 October announced the arrival of Laurence Remusat as head of institutional clients at the Paris office led by Eric Pictet.Remusat previously worked at Carmignac Gestion, as director of sales and institutional development. Muzinich & Co, a specialist in management of high yield corporate debt, had EUR5.6bn in assets as of the end of August 2010, managed on behalf of European (85%) and US (15%) institutional clients.
11/10/2010

Dexia AM prepares to extend its range of hedge fund products

On Tuesday, 12 October, Dexia Asset Mangement opens its tenth European alternative management road show, which will nearly coincide with the launch of new products in three weeks’ time. Alternative management at Dexia AM has assets of EUR5.5-5.6bn, excluding mandates, in 22 UCITS-compliant funds, Fabrice Cuchet, head of the activity, stated on Friday. Since the beginning of the year, the division has raised EUR500m in net subscriptions, of which EUR150m have come since the beginning of September. The two strategies which have attracted the most investment, and earned the best returns, are merger and acquisition risk arbitrage (for which the corresponding fund is in a soft close), and emerging markets. Cuchet also reports that as of the end of August there were 615 newcits hedge funds, of which 38% are long/short equity, and of which 46% are managed by British and 16% by French managers. Assets represent EUR100bn. The Dexia head points out that this type of product was the result of accelerated adoption of the new financial and regulatory framework, driven forward by desire for liquidity, transparency, and regulatory stability. As to the impact of Basel III and the Solvency II directives on clients, Dexia AM has announced that in an effort to be as transparent as possible, it is soon planning to include figures on the consumption of regulatory capital by each of its funds as a part of monthly reporting information.
11/10/2010

Siemens Austria sells Innovest to Macquarie

Siemens Austria has sold the institutional management firm Innovest Kapitalanlage AG, with assets of EUR3.5bn, to Macquarie Investment Management, for an undisclosed amount. The sale will be completed in December.Innovest, which is active in Austria and Germany, will retain its Vienna headquarters, and the entire management team will remain in place. The board of directors, composed of Johann Maurer and Konrad Kontriner, will gain Alexander Köb, head of Austria at Macquarie Investment Management, and Micharl Walsch, head of participations at Macquarie Investment Management.
11/10/2010

Pershing Square nabs 16.5% of J.C. Penney in agile raid

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Pershing Square Capital Management has pulled off an exemplary raid on J.C. Penney, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hedge fund management firm led by William Ackman first bought slightly under 5% of the retailer in August, and then waited for the right moment to discretely pick up an option on 4 million more shares. In total, the hedge fund manager paid UDS903m for its stake in J.C. Penney, while the ordinary shares alone are already worth USD1.14bn, following the announcement of the deal. In addition, Pershing Square has teamed up with Vornado Realty Trust, which itself on Friday announced that it controls 9.9% of J.C. Penney.
11/10/2010

Meredith Whitney's star fades

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } While she was at Oppenheimer & Co., the fund manager Meredith Whitney gained notoriety largely because she predicted that dividends at Citigroup would fall. But, since she created the Meredith Whitney Advisory Group in February 2009, she has been less fortunate, Die Welt am Sonntag says, relaying reports by Bloomberg. In the first nine months of this year, she has made 6 correct and 13 incorrect and loss-making predictions. The information is included in the Bloomberg Market rankings, which are topped by Goldman Sachs with 30 winning bets on 79 financial sector stocks. In second place is Sanjay Sakhrani of KBW, while Whitney does not make the top ten.
11/10/2010

Sandra Lee joins iShares

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } iShares has recruited Sandra Lee as head of sales for the Asia-Pacific region, Asian Investor reports. Lee, previously regional deputy at Morgan Stanley IM, will be based in Hong Kong, and will start in the position in November. She succeeds David Gardner, who will take a new position in Europe as head for Northern Europe and the Middle East, from February 2011.
11/10/2010

Singapore hedge fund Amoeba closes its doors

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Asian Investor reports that the hedge fund Amoeba Capital Partners, launched in 2006, will be closing at the end of this year. Investors in the Amoeba Capital Asia fund will be reimbursed, the firm says. Ashutosh Sinha, one of the two founders of the fund, say that the closure is due to a decision to take time off.
11/10/2010

Brevan Howard launches a systematic trading fund

Brevan Howard has launched a computer-driven fund, the Brevan Howard Systematic Trading fund, which has been running with USD300m of seed money since March, says the FT. The new trend follower fund will be managed externally by a team headed by David Gorton, the founding partner of London Diversified – formerly one of the City’s top quantitative managers.
11/10/2010

Graham Clapp's boutique launches a newcits fund

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } The investment boutique Pensato Capital (USD270m in assets), founded in 2008 in Cork Street, London by former Fidelity star manager Graham Clapp, Edward Rumble (American Express Asset Management International, or AEAMI), David Watson (ex-Collier Capital) and Mark Plumtree (ex-Fidelity), on 4 October launched its second fund. The Pensato Europa Absolute Return Fund (IE00B3SZ5F75), a long/short equity absolute return fund, is the UCITS version of the Pensato Europa Fund. It invests primarily in companies whose activities are predominantly located in Europe, with fundamentals that are not reflected in market valuations.
11/10/2010

Hargreaves gives GBP5.7bn in stock options to its new CEO

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Investment Week reports that Ian Goham, who succeeded Peter Hargreaves as CEO of the wealth management firm Hargreaves Lansdown on 2 September, has received a total of 1.3 million shares via the management stock option program, valued at over GBP5.7m. The options may be exercised from 8 October 2013 to 8 October 2020.

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