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07/07/2010

Un départ chez Tudor Europe

Selon Financial News, Tom Sargeant, director of international product development chez Tudor Europe, la filiale londonienne de la société de hedge fund américaine créée par Paul Tudor Jones, quitte la société pour rejoindre, à compter du mois prochain, Sankaty Advisors (Groupe Bain Capital) en tant que head of European investor relations, selon des sources proches du dossier citées par Financial News.
07/07/2010

Oakley renforce ses équipes

Selon Hedge Week, le britannique Oakley Alternative Investment Management renforce ses équipes londoniennes avec la nomination de Fabio Cortes en qualité de responsable de la macro du fonds de hedge funds Oakley Absolute Return. Fabio Cortes travaillera avec Nick Hannan, chief investment officer, et Teun Johnston, responsable des investissements.Fabio Cortes travaillait précédemment chez Amundi AI SAS en tant que managing director.
07/07/2010
Fonds

Sanlam commercialise un fonds "frontière" sub-saharien

Sanlam Investment Management commence à commercialiser en Europe un fonds coordonné de droit irlandais, le Sanlam African Frontier Markets fund, un produit de droit irlandais qui a été lancé en janvier 2009 et dont les parts sont libellées en livres ou en dollars. Le portefeuille géré par Eric Kibe est très concentré sur des titres très sous-évalués sans se préoccuper de reproduire un indice. Il s’agit d’actions de pays sub-sahariens hors Afrique du Sud. La souscription minimale est fixée à 1.000 livres.
Fonds
07/07/2010

Henry Kravis et George Roberts détiennent pour USD 1,65 milliard d'actions KKR

Les actions KKR seront introduites sur le New York Stock Exchange le 15 juillet, suite au feu vert donné mardi par le régulateur après que le capital investisseur ait publié les détail sur les participations et la rémunération de ses co-fondateurs Henry Kravis et George Roberts, rapporte The Wall Street Journal.Chacun d’eux possède 13 % du capital, ce qui leur confère ensemble une participation de 1,65 milliard de dollars, KKR valant 6,35 milliards de dollars si l’on se fonde sur le cours des actions KKR qui se négocient en Europe.Henry Kravis et George Roberts ont perçu chacun l’an dernier 22 millions de dollars en numéraire et 250.000 dollars de salaire. KKR gère 54 milliards de dollars d’actifs.
07/07/2010

KKR en bourse la semaine prochaine

Selon un document préparatoire à l’entrée en Bourse de New York de KKR prévue le 15 juillet, l’Agefi précise que ses fondateurs Henry Kravis et George Roberts possèdent à parts égales 26% du capital du groupe pour une participation valorisée à environ 1,6 milliard de dollars.
06/07/2010

Vontobel regroupe toutes ses activités en Allemagne

Le groupe suisse Vontobel, qui s’est choisi l’Allemagne comme «second marché intérieur», a annoncé lundi qu’il adopte dans ce pays la marque unique de Bank Vontobel Europe AG, résultat de la fusion de Vontobel Securities AG de Cologne avec Vontobel Europe SA à Francfort. Désormais, le groupe proposera sous cette enseigne unique des prestations de banque privée, de gestion d’actifs et de banque d’investissement.Le directoire de Bank Vontobel Europe AG sera présidé par Frank Wieser et comprendra Alois Ebner, Andreas Heinrichs, Richard Zweng ainsi que Matthias Klein. Quant au conseil de surveillance, il sera présidé par Herbert J. Scheidt, CEO du groupe Vontobel.
06/07/2010
Fonds

Credit Suisse lance deux fonds obligataires à échéance

Le 19 juillet, Credit Suisse lancera deux compartiments obligataires de sa sicav luxembourgeoise Credit Suisse Fund (Lux), le Fixed Maturity 2013 EUR et Fixed Maturity 2015 EUR. Il s’agit de fonds a échéance dont la commercialisation commence dès à présent en Allemagne. Ces produits s’adresse à des investisseurs misant sur la sécurité et constitue une solution de rechange à l’investissement en titres vifs. Ces deux fonds investiront principalement en obligations libellées en euros avec des échéances à 2013 et 2015, des titres qui seront en règle générale conservés juqu'à échéance. Tous les émetteurs sont «investment grade» et ne seraient remplacés que si la notation se détériorait. Les portefeuilles gérés par Maurizio Pedrini comporteront entre 50 et 100 lignes.Caractéristiques :Dénominations : Credit Suisse (Lux) Fixed Maturity 2013 EUR et Credit Suisse (Lux) Fixed Maturity 2015 EURCode isin : LU0507003050 (2013) et LU0507003480 (2015)Echéances : 29 novembre 2013 et 30 novembre 2015Distribution : annuelleCommission de gestion : 0,40 %
Fonds
06/07/2010

Nominations chez Allianz Pension Partners et AGI

Martin Katheder, qui était jusqu'à présent responsable du développement de solutions pour les plans d'épargne d’entreprise chez Allianz Global Investors, a été nommé directeur général d’Allianz Pension Partners (APP), une filiale d’Allianz Global Investors KAG (AGI) spécialiste des solutions d'épargne retraite d’entreprise. De plus, l’intéressé devient responsable de l’activité «pension markets» chez AGI.Dans ses nouvelles fonctions, Martin Katheder remplace Tobias Pross, qui prend de nouvelles responsabilités au sein de la division clientèle institutionnelle chez AGI.
06/07/2010

Threadneedle renforce son équipe de distribution outre-Rhin

Philipp Kowollik, qui était depuis 5 ans sales managers pour l’Allemagne et l’Autriche de Société Générale Asset Management à Francfort, a rejoint Threadneedle Allemagne dans la même ville comme sales director chargé des banques privées et des family offices pour toute l’Allemagne. Il est subordonné à Werner Kolitsch, head of Germany & Austria.
06/07/2010

ETF : db x-trackers veut ravir sa deuxième place européenne à Lyxor

Au premier semestre, l’encours des ETF européens a augmenté de 16 % à 197,6 milliards d’euros, après un gonflement de 63 % en 2009, et les souscriptions nettes ont représenté 15,7 milliards d’euros, d’après db x-trackers. Thorsten Michalik, le directeur de cette émanation de la Deutsche Bank, a indiqué à la Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung qu’il compte supplanter bientôt Lyxor Asset Management (Société Générale) comme numéro deux européen des ETF. Actuellement, Lyxor affiche 34,4 milliards d’euros d’actifs sous gestion, soit une part de marché de 17,4 %, db x-trackers se situe à 28,7 milliards, soit 14,5 %. Le numéro un est BlackRock, grâce à l’acquisition de iShares, avec 64,7 milliards d’euros ou 32,7 % de part de marché.Comme l’innovation donne un avantage aux gestionnaires qui sont les premiers à lancer un produit prometteur, db x-trackers compte se distinguer dans les domaines des ETF sur devises, matières premières et marchés émergents.
06/07/2010

Suspected accomplice of “German Madoff” dead in Spanish arrest drama

Dieter Frerichs, 72, a suspected accomplice of Helmut Kiener, known in the press as the German Madoff, has died in Majorca, Das Investment reports. He Spanish police, arriving to arrest Kiener a second time, this time to extradite him to Germany, claim that he committed suicide by gunshot during the arrest, while his daughter-in-law, Fiona Ferrer, accuses the police of having shot her father-in-law. The deceased manager operated Kiener’s management firms K1 Global Limited and K1 Invest Limited from Majorca. Kiener has been in prison since October 2009, and is accused of having defrauded his clients of EUR300m.
06/07/2010

EDRAM Hong Kong becomes ASrIA member

Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management Hong Kong announced on Monday, 5 July that it has become a member of the Association for Socially Responsible Investment in Asia (AsrIA), a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of corporate responsibility and sustainable investment practices in the Asia-Pacific region. Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management Hong Kong Limited will now have access to the research, resources and data of ASrIA, which will allow it to identify SRI-related issues encountered by local companies, and the major areas of concern of investors, a statement from the management firm says.
06/07/2010

Threadneedle adds to sales team

Philipp Kowollik, who for 5 years was a sales manager for Germany and Austria at Société Générale Asset Management in Frankfurt, has joined Threadneedle Germany in the same city as sales director, in charge of private banks and family offices throughout Germany. He will report to Werner Kolitsch, head of Germany & Austria.
06/07/2010

Vontobel merges all German activities

The Swiss Vontobel group, which has chosen Germany as its “second domestic market,” on Monday announced that it is adopting the single brand name Bank Vontobel Europe AG in the country, as a result of the merger of Vontobel Securities AG in Cologne with Vontobel Europe SA in Frankfurt. The group will now offer private banking, asset management and investment banking services under the single brand name. The managing board at Bank Vontobel Europe AG will be chaired by Frank Wieser, and will also include Alois Ebner, Andreas Heinrichs, Richard Zweng and Matthias Klein. The supervisory board will be chaired by Herbert J. Scheidt, CEO of the Vontobel group.
06/07/2010

ETF: db x-trackers aims for second place in Europe, after Lyxor

Since the beginning of the year, assets in European ETF funds have increased 16%, to EUR197.6bn, following a 63% increase in 2009, db x-trackers reports. Thorsten Michalik, director of the arm of Deutsche Bank, has told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that the firm is hoping to overtake Lyxor Asset Management (Société Générale) as the second-largest European ETF provider in the near future. Currently, Lyxor has EUR34.4bn in assets under management, and a market share of 17.4%, while db x-trackers has EUR28.7bn, or 14.5%. The top provider is BlackRock, after its acquisition of iShares, with EUR64.7bn, or a market share of 32.7%. As innovation gives an advantage to managers who are the first to launch a promising product, db x-trackers is planning to make itself stand out in the currencies, commodities and emerging markets ETF domains.
06/07/2010

Appointments at Allianz Pension Partners and AGI

Martin Katheder, who was previously head of solutions development for corporate savings plans at Allianz Global Investors, has been appointed CEO of Allianz Pension Partners (APP), an affiliate of Allianz Global Investors KAG (AGI) specialised in corporate retirement savings solutions. Katheder will also become head of pension markets activities at AGI. In his new role, Martin Katheder replaces Tobias Pross, who will take on new reponsibilities in the institutional clients division of AGI.
06/07/2010

Adam Lessing joins Fidelity Austria

The former head of development for Europe at Aviva Investors, Adam Lessing, has a new job: he is now CEO of Fidelity International for Austria, and will be in charge of development in the country, and also in Eastern Europe. He left his former employer in December 2009 in a restructuring. Lessing replaces Alfred Strebel, who became CEO for Austria in early 2007, and who will now be able to once again concentrate on the Swiss market, in order to develop the institutional client base there, to complement the retail segment.
06/07/2010

Achim Arnhof promoted at Erste Sparinvest

Following a search for both internal and external candidates, Achim Arnhof, who had previously served in the institutional sales team since 2002, has been appointed as director of institutional sales at Erste Sparinvest for Austria, from 1 July. He will report to Christian Schön, who has been a part of the management team at Erste Sparinvest since October 2009. Arnhof replaces Anton Kovar, who became co-CEO of Erste Sparinvest for Germany in April, alongside Harry Möhring.
06/07/2010

Loïc Cadiou quits at Amundi

Amundi has confirmed to Newsmanagers that Loïc Cadiou, head of fixed income, absolute returns and currencies, based in London, has left the firm; his resignation was previously reported by Citywire. He will be replaced by Cédric Morisseau, who previously served as deputy head. In the new organisational structure put in place following the departure of Bruno Crastes, whose resignation was announced in April (see Newsmanagers of 14/04/10), then of Vincent Chaillet, head of international bond and absolute returns activities, and then of Jean-Noël Alba, deputy CEO of CAAM London Branch, Pascal Blanqué is now CEO of Amundi London, Laurent Crosnier is CIO, and Morisseau becomes head of fixed income, absolute returns, and currencies.
06/07/2010

Benfica Stars Fund earns first gains on football player trading

According to reports in Dinhero Digital, relayed by Funds People, the Benfica Stars Fund, which has been managed by Esaf since September 2009, will make EUR5m on the EUR25m paid to Benfica by Real Madrid for the transfer of left wing Angel di María. This represents a gain of EUR0.6m for the fund. The SAD Benfica sold 20% of its rights to Di María to the Benfica Stars Fund for EUR4.4m when the fund was created, which valued the player at EUR22m. As of the end of May, assets in the fund totalled EUR35.74m.
06/07/2010

SMBC, Barclays and Nikko offer services to Japanese high net worth investors

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Barclays Wealth and Nikko Cordial Securities have announced that they have signed a joint venture agreement to provide wealth management solutions to high net worth clients in Japan. The joint venture will be entitled SMBC Barclays Wealth Division, and will operate from the Nikko platform.
06/07/2010

Aberdeen cuts back positions for Frontiers fund

Investment Week reports that Aberdeen has halved the number of positions for its European Frontiers fund (GBP52m), from 60 to 28. Country and sectoral allocations for the fund have also been modified. One year ago, the fund was 53% exposed to Russia, and 14% to Turkey. These countries’ exposures are now 44% ,and 25%, respectively. The fund is overweight in the discretionary consumer and health sectors, and underweight in energy and utilities.
06/07/2010

Hedge funds limited losses in first half

In June, the Hedge Fund Research’s hedge fund index (HFRX) was down 0.94%, meaning that losses in first half were limited to 1.25, while the S&P 500 lost 5% and 7.6% in June and first half respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. In general, hedge fund managers avoided big losses because they stayed defensive, says Chris Jackson, a fund of hedge fund manager at SFG Asset Advisors. The main hedge fund managed by Och-Ziff Capital Management lost 0.46% in June, but gained 1.39% in January-June. David Einhorn made more than 2% in June for Greenlight Capital Re, putting its performance for first half at 0.6%.
06/07/2010

Neptune launches a “strong convition” UK equities fund

Neptune investment management has announced that its analyst Nicola Muirhead, who joined the firm in December 2008 from BlackRock, is the manager of the fifth UK equities fund in its range, the UK Alpha, launched on 30 June. It is a “strong conviction” product with only 30 to 40 positions. Muirhead is already co-manager of the UK Spcial Situations fund with Alex Breese, and of the UK Mid Cap fund with Jeremy Smith.
06/07/2010

Henderson officially launches UCITS version of Global Currency fund

As previously announced (see Newsmanagers of 6 May), Henderson Global Investors (HGI) on 1 July launched the Henderson Horizon Global Currency Fund, as a sub-fund of its Luxembourg Sicav. It is the first Henderson fund to be launched simultaneously in continental Europe and the United Kingdom. The Newcits fund, a clone of an original fund registered in the Cayman Islands (Henderson Global Currency Fund), is managed by Bob Arends, head of the currencies team at HGI, which also includes five other Fortis veterans. The team uses a quantitative strategy, which allows them to open positions on the most attractive carry-trades, with specific filters to optimise risk controls in periods of falling markets.
06/07/2010

Neuberger Berman launches a thematic fund

Neuberger Berman Europe has launched a UCITS III-compliant global equities fund. The Neuberger Berman Global Thematic Opportunities fund will invest primarily in companies which are well-positioned to profit from various growth themes. The portfolio will have no more than 50 positions. The minimal investment has been set at USD10,000, or GBP6,667.
06/07/2010

Swedish funds launch RFP for ESG expertise

The four Swedish government pension funds (AP1, AP2, AP3 and AP4), which manage total assets of about EUR84bn, have launched a reuquest for proposals for an analysis and consulting mandate on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. The four funds are now co-ordinating their efforts on environmental and ethical questions in an Ethical Council. The primary goal of the mandate proposed by the Swedish pension funds is to provide the Council information and specific analysis of the behaviour and strategy of companies in their portfolios. The call for bids is open until 9 August.

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