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22/07/2010

Profits up at Wells Fargo

In second quarter, Wells Fargo earned profits of USD3.06bn, compared with USD2.55bn in first quarter, and USD31.7bn in April-June 2009. All sectors of activity contributed to this result. For first half as a whole, net profits total USD5.6bn, compared with USD6.2bn in the corresponding period of last year. The wealth management, brokerage and retirement division, for its part, has posted net profits of USD270m in April-June, compared with USD282m in January-March, losses of USD16m in fourth quarter, and profits of USD111m in third quarter 2009. In the second quarter of last year, net profits totalled USD258m.
22/07/2010

Morgan Stanley returns to second quarter profits

In second quarter, Morgan Stanley has reported net profits of USD1.4bn for ongoing operations, the same as in April-June, compared with losses of USD1.38bn in April-June 2009, when results were negatively impacted by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, which was closed on 31 May 2009. The global wealth management unit in second quarter posted pre-tax profits of USD207m, compared with USD278m in january-March, and losses of USD71m in the corresponding period of last year, while the asset management unit has seen pre-tax losses of USD86m, compared with profits of USD173m in first quarter, and losses of USD210m in April-June 2009. In wealth management, assets as of 30 June totalled USD1.5trn, compared with USD1.6trn as of the end of March, and USD1.42trn one year earlier, while in asset management, assets were down to USD251bn, from USD262bn three months previously, and USD361bn as of 31 March (USD242bn not counting Smith Barney).
22/07/2010

Wells Fargo Advantage concludes absorption of Evergreen

As announced earlier this year (see Newsmanagers of 15 January), Wells Fargo has now completed the process of adjusting its range following the merger of the management firm Wells Fargo Advantage Funds with Evergreen Funds, the management firm from Wachovia. As of 31 May, assets in the new family of products, which includes 132 open-end and closed-end mutual funds as well as variable trust funds (and excluding offshore funds), totalled USD224.1bn. The integration of Evergreen has meant the reconditioning of 27 Evergreen funds as Wells Fargo Advantage funds, and the merger of 53 mutual funds from the two product ranges.
22/07/2010

DWS builds a new product strategy division

Ingo Gefeke, head of distribution and product management at DWS Investments (Deutsche Bank group), has announced that the asset management firm has created a product strategy division, which will be responsible for all of Europe, and which will bring together product specialists with fund analysts and fund research. The new structure will make it possible to intensify cooperation with distribution partners, with key markets in Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Germany. The aim is to export the recipes which have been successful in Germany to all of Europe, particularly in the area of structured solutions for products and pensions “with clear profiles.”
22/07/2010

Alexander Ciric becomes head of distribution at Oppenheim Fonds Trust

As Anita Zuleger is taking up a new role at the parent company, Sal. Oppenheim, Slexander Ciric, who was previously head of “banking and insurance” distribution channels and “partners and cooperation,” has been appointed as director of distribution at Oppenheim Funds Trust (OPFT), effective from 1 July.
22/07/2010

SGSS and Credit Suisse form a partnership in fund services

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) and Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG on Wednesday announced that they have signed a partnership agreement, by which SGSS will provide Credit Suisse Asset Management with a complete range of fund administration services in Germany (Master KAG type solution). SGSS will provide Credit Suisse (Deutschland) with a complete range of administrative and IT solutions, including front-office services (ASP), fund administration services, and reporting. As a part of the partnership, SGSS will acquire the legal structure Credit Suisse Asset Management KAG mbH, which it will integrate into its existing local entity, SGSS Deutschland KAG mbH. The close of the transaction, which has been submitted to the local regulator for approval, is expected on 30 September 2010. As of 31 March, SGSS had EUR62.2bn in assets under administration in Germany, in nearly 500 funds.
22/07/2010

Commerz Real recruits at HVB

Frank Henes, who is head of the real estate structured finance division of HypoVereinsbank, will join Commerz Real (the real estate arm of Commerzbank) on 1 September, as a member of the managing board in charge of risk management and IT. He replaces Roland Potthast, who has chosen to leave the Commerzbank group at the end of the year, after 20 years.
22/07/2010

BNPP IP scales up sales force

BNP Paribas Invesment Partners (BNPP IP), convinced that the German market still offers opportunities for growth, on 1 July recruited two sales managers for its retail team, which previously included two other people, in addition to which two wholesale sector specialists will be added subsequently. They will focus on serving brokerage pools and IFAs in southern Germany. Michael Ruppenthal joins from Axa Investment Managers, while Bozidar Kirstic comes from Pioneer Investments. In the institutional arena, the sales force at BNPP IP also currently includes six people.
22/07/2010

Julius Baer hopes for critical size in Germany in three years

Boris Collardi, CEO of the Juluis Baer group, has told Le Temps that he hopes to accelerate the firm’s growth in Germany. “Our fresh inflows in Germany increased by more than 10% in first half. We are going to accelerate that with the recruitment of a new head of private banking,” he says. He hopes to reach critical size in the next three years, and to become profitable. Critical size is between EUR3bn and EUR5bn.
22/07/2010

Profits up at BlackRock despite a USD213bn decline in assets

In April-June, net profits at BlackRock totalled USD432m, compared with USD423m in first quarter, and Usd218m in the corresponding period of last year. In first half, profits totalled USD855m, compared with USD302m. The US asset manager on Wednesday announced that assets at the end of June totalled USD3.1508trn, compared with USD3.3639trn at the end of March, and USD1.3732trn twelve months earlier (before the integration of Barclays Global Investors). In other words, profits at BlackRock increased 2% while assets fell by 6%, (USD213.31bn). Falling markets (particularly equities) explain a USD156.5bn decline in assets under management, while currency effects took out USD22.5bn in assets. However, net inflows of USD28.4bn for long-term products, and advising activities, more than compensated for the USD33.9bn in net outflows related to the merger and to quantitative products, as well as USD24.9bn in net outflows from treasury products.
22/07/2010

David Jane leaves M&G High Income investment trust

Following his departure, David Jane, former head of equities and manager of the M*G Cautious Multi-Asset Fund (see Newsmanagers of 09/07/2010), has also resigned from his position as director of the M&G High Income investment trust.
22/07/2010

SWIP appoints Jeremy Charles as head of UK equities

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has added to its team dedicated to UK equities, with the recruitment of Jeremy Charles as chief investment officer. He was previously a senior manager at Aviva UK Life.
22/07/2010

Bruno Crastes and Vincent Chailley opt resolutely for “multi-boutique” model

Bruno Crastes and Vincent Chailley, the two star managers who left Amundi in mid-April (see Newsmanagers of 13/04/2010 and 14/04/2010), are putting an end to speculations about their future. On Wednesday, 12 July, they announced the creation of the firm H2O Asset Management, in London, and a partnership with Natixis Asset Management. H2O Asset Management, which in the next few days is expected to submit at application for an asset management firm license from the Financial Services Authority, and which is planning to kick off its operational activities in the next few months, will develop global macro style hedge fund management. According to a statement, “the new structure has chosen to forge a strategic partnership with Natixis Asset Management (NAM), which will acquire a stake in the capital of the firm which will make it the majority owner by the end of the year.” Natixis Asset Management says that the launch comes as part of the multi-boutique model development strategy at Natixis Global Asset Management, the global asset management arm of Natixis.
22/07/2010

Assets down at GLG Partners in second quarter

As of 30 June, assets at GLG Partners totalled USD22.956bn, compared with USD23.668bn at the end of March, and USD22.175bn at the end of December. In second quarter, net subscriptions totalled USD1.537bn, for a total of USD2.491bn in first half, but assets fell in April-June, due to the combined impact of a USD1.524bn deterioration in performance, and negative currency effects of USD725m. For first half as a whole, market effects were negative by USD232m, and currency effects wiped out USD1.477bn.
22/07/2010

Small hedge fund boutique in search of an ally

Financial News reports that VCM Fund Management, a small hedge fund management firm based in London, is in talks with other firms to sell a part of its activities via the sale of a minority stake or a controlling stake in its capital. Another option which is being considered is to sign a joint venture agreement for distribution. The search comes as the result of difficulties at VCM Fund Management in raising funds, as well as the sale of Robeco Group’s minority stake in the firm in late 2008.
22/07/2010

Mirabaud scales up UK equities team

Mirabaud Investment Management has appointed David Kneale as head of its team dedicated to UK equities. He was previously a manager at the firm. As his previous position as a fund manager has become open, Mirabaud Investment Management is seeking a manager to replace Kneale, Fund Strategy reports.
22/07/2010

Alexander Ciric devient patron de la distribution d'Oppenheim Fonds Trust

Anita Zuleger prenant de nouvelles fonctions au sein de la maison-mère, Sal. Oppenheim, Alexander Ciric, qui était en dernier lieu responsable des canaux de distribution «banques et assurances» et «partenaires de coopération» a été nommé avec effet au 1er juillet directeur de la distribution d’Oppenheim Fonds Trust (OPFT).
22/07/2010

Commerz Real recrute chez HVB

Frank Henes, qui dirige la division real estate structured finance d’HypoVereinsbank, rejoindra au 1er septembre Commerz Real (la branche «immobilier» de la Commerzbank) comme membre du directoire responsible de la gestion du risqué et de l’informatique. Il reprend les fonctions de Roland Potthast, qui a choisi de quitter le groupe Commerzbank à la fin de l’année, au bout de vingt ans d’ancienneté.
22/07/2010

Julius Baer louche sur la BHF-Bank

Dans un entretien avec la Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Boris Collardi, CEO de Julius Baer, a cité nommément les BHF-Bank comme cible potentiel de la politique de croissance externe de la banque suisse. Il a indiqué avoir étudié le dossier de Sal. Oppenheim (remportée par la Deutsche Bank) et de Merck Finck (acquise avec KBL european Bankers par Hinduja) qui était trop chère. Les acquisitions s’inscrivent dans le projet de Julius Baer de devenir bénéficiaire en Allemagne, qui est avec la Suisse et l’Italie l’un des marchés clé pour la banque en Europe.
22/07/2010

Partenariat outre-Rhin entre SGSS et Credit Suisse

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) et Credit Suisse (Deutschland) AG ont annoncé mercredi avoir signé un accord de partenariat à travers lequel SGSS fournira à Credit Suisse Asset Management en Allemagne une offre complète de services d’administration de fonds (solution de type Master KAG).SGSS fournira à Credit Suisse (Deutschland) une gamme complète de solutions administratives et technologiques, y compris des services de front-office (ASP), des services d’administration de fonds et de reporting. Dans le cadre de ce partenariat, SGSS acquerra la structure juridique Credit Suisse Asset Management KAG mbH qu’elle intégrera dans son entité locale existante, SGSS Deutschland KAG mbH. La clôture de la transaction, soumise à l’autorisation du régulateur local, devrait intervenir le 30 septembre 2010.Au 31 mars, SGSS en Allemagne affichait 62,2 milliards d’euros sous administration, répartis sur près de 500 fonds.
22/07/2010

Dans trois ans, Julius Baer veut atteindre le taille critique en Allemagne

Boris Collardi, directeur général du groupe Julius Baer, déclare au Temps vouloir accélérer sa croissance en Allemagne. «Notre argent frais augmente de plus de 10% en Allemagne au premier semestre. Nous allons l’accélérer avec l’engagement du nouveau responsable du private banking», précise-t-il. Il espère atteindre la taille critique dans les trois ans et y devenir bénéficiaire. La taille critique se situe vers 3 à 5 milliards d’euros.
22/07/2010

BNPP IP muscle sa force de vente outre-Rhin

Convaincu que le marché allemand offre encore des possibilités de croissance, BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP) a recruté au 1er juillet deux «sales managers» pour son équipe retail, qui comptait jusqu'à présent deux autres personnes, auxquelles il faut ajouter deux spécialistes du secteur «wholesale. Ils seront plus particulièrement affectés à la desserte des pools de courtiers et des CGPI en Allemagne méridionale. Michael Ruppenthal vient d’Axa Investment Managers tandis que Bozidar Kristic rejoint en provenance de Pioneer Investments.Sur le versant institutionnel, la force de vente de BNPP IP compte actuellement six personnes également.
22/07/2010

DWS se dote d'une nouvelle division "stratégie produits"

Ingo Gefeke, directeur de la distribution et de la gestion de produits de DWS investments (Groupe Deutsche Bank), a annoncé que la société de gestion vient de créer une division «stratégie produits» couvrant l’ensemble de l’Europe et qui groupera les spécialistes produits avec les analystes et la recherche sur les fonds.Cette nouvelle structure doit permettre d’intensifier la coopération avec les partenaires de distribution, les marchés-clés étant la Suisse, l’Autriche et l’Italie, sans oublier l’Allemagne. Il s’agit en fait d’exporter dans toute l’Europe les recettes qui ont fonctionné en Allemagne, notamment en ce qui concerne les solutions structurées pour les produits et les retraites «avec des profils clairs».
22/07/2010
Fonds

Première cession pour le fonds Qualium

Les Echos rapporte que le nouveau fonds Qualium (ex-CDC Capital Investissement) s’apprête à réaliser sa première cession. La société d’investissement, qui a confié six mandats de vente sur son portefeuille, négocie avec LBO France la cession du groupe Exxelia, spécialisé dans les composants électroniques, notamment pour l’aéronautique et le secteur militaire. La société avait été valorisée lors de ses précédents rachats autour de 100 millions d’euros. Qualium en demande aujourd’hui bien plus, qui cherche à élargir son tour de table pour lever jusqu'à 250 millions supplémentaires aux 250 millions apportés par la Caisse des Dépôts.
Fonds
22/07/2010
Fonds

Baisse de l'encours des fonds de pension

Selon les statistiques de VDOS Stochastics, l’encours des fonds de pension individuels espagnols au 30 juin ressortait à 50,82 milliards d’euros, ce qui représente une diminution de 2,60 % ou de 1,35 milliard sur les six premiers mois de l’année. Les trois leaders sur le marché à fin juin étaient BBVA (8,3 milliards d’euros), Vida Caix (8,1 milliards et Santander Pensiones (7,37 milliards).
Fonds
22/07/2010

Ibersuizas se lance sur le créneau de l'assurance

Le capital-investisseur Ibersuizas (600 millions d’euros d’encours) est en négociations exclusives pour l’acquisition de Multiasistencia, le leader Espagne des services de réparations et de sinistres pour les portefeuilles multirisques des assureurs et des groupes bancaires, rapporte Cotizalia. D’après les proches du secteur, la transaction pourrait porter sur 150-200 millions d’euros. Multiasistencia est présente en France au travers de Smabtp.
21/07/2010

Les hedge funds perdent 0,96 % en juin

Les hedge funds ont enregistré une perte de 0,96 % en juin, ce qui porte la performance des six premiers mois de l’année à 0,13 %, selon l’indice Barclay Hedge Fund calculé par BarclayHedge. Les cinq stratégies ont terminé dans le rouge en avril. L’Equity Long Bias chute de 2,95 %, la santé et les biotechnologies de 2,62 %, l’indice technologies perd 2,22 %, l’equity long/short affiche -1,78 % et le Pacific Rim chute de 1,52 %.
21/07/2010

Barings recrute un gérant pour son équipe actions chinoises

Baring Asset Management annonce le recrutement de Jim Chen au poste d’investestment manager au sein de son équipe actions chinoises Hong Kong. Il travaillera sous la direction d’Agnes Deng. L’impétrant était auparavant gérant de deux fonds Grande Chine chez Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management (Hong Kong).
21/07/2010

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney annonce deux nominations

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney annonce deux nominations au sein de ses équipes de gestion de fortune. Douglas J. Ketterer a été nommé à la tête de l’activité Private Wealth Management aux Etats-Unis. James J. Tracy devient pour sa part Chief Operating Officer responsable de la distribution et le développement de l’activité Wealth Management, aux Etats-Unis également.

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