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02/10/2009

PA Pension Trustees choisit BlackRock

Le fonds de pension britannique PA Pension Trustees Ltd (410 millions de livres) a sélectionné BlackRock comme gestionnaire fiduciaire. Les deux protagonistes ont développé ensemble une stratégie d’investissement «holistique» correspondant aux préoccupations spécifiques des administrateurs.
02/10/2009
Fonds

EFG lance un fonds obligataire

EFG Private Bank, la filiale basée à Londres d’EFG International, a lancé un fonds obligataire en partenariat avec Stratton Street Capital. Le New Capital Wealthy Nations Bond Fund est un fonds Ucits III domicilié en Irlande qui vise une rentabilité de l’ordre de 8 % et le maintien d’une qualité de crédit moyenne de single A.
Fonds
02/10/2009

Impax change de nom

La société de gestion cotée sur l’AIM Impax et spécialisée dans le secteur de l’environnement a décidé de changer de nom pour s’intituler Impax Asset Management Group plc. Cette modification reflète la priorité donnée par la société à la gestion d’actifs. Les actifs sous gestion s'élevaient au 31 août à 1,13 milliard de livres.
02/10/2009

Nominations : des mouvements dans la banque d'affaires à Paris

Selon la Tribune, qui se rapporte à plusieurs sources, Patrick Ponsolle, ancien président de Morgan Stanley à Paris, va rejoindre la banque d’affaires Rothschild. pour devenir vice-président pour l’Europe. Il sera chargé d’aider la banque à couvrir certains grands comptes. Le quotidien note également que Jacques-Henri David, qui vient de transmettre la présidence de Deutsche Bank France à Marc Pandraud, serait sur le départ, ainsi que François de Combret, qui était conseiller chez UBS depuis 2005.
02/10/2009
Fonds

Plus 60 % de gain en 2009 pour le meilleur fonds actions françaises

Au 25 septembre et depuis le début de l’année, selon les données d’Europerformance SIX telekurs, la catégorie de fonds investis en actions françaises affiche une progression moyenne de 24,15 %. Pluvalca France, géré par la Financière d’Arbevel, figure en haut du classement avec un gain de 63,82 %. Il est vrai que dans le fonds de la Financière d’Arbevel, les petites et moyennes capitalisations représentaient entre 15 % et 20 % du portefeuille. Or, en moyenne, les fonds investis sur cette classe d’actifs ont progressé depuis le début de l’année de 34,42 %. Avec, en tête de la catégorie, le fonds... Pluvalca France Small Caps, en hausse de 67,01 %.
Fonds
02/10/2009

La fusion KKR-KPE est bouclée

KKR Private Equity Investors (KPE) et KKR & Co ont annoncé jeudi avoir bouclé leur fusion et KPE prendra le nom de KKR Guernsey. Les actions de la société fusionnée seront cotées dès ce vendredi sur Euronext Amsterdam. Citi a été le conseiller financier unique de KPE tandis que Lazard a été le conseiller financier des administrateurs indépendants de KPE.
02/10/2009

Départ du patron de Bank of America

Kenneth Lewis, directeur général de Bank of America (BofA) quittera son poste à la fin 2009, note la Tribune, après avoir indiqué par lettre à ses collaborateurs que les intégrations de Merrill Lynch et Countrywide [l'établissement de crédit hypothécaire acquis en 2008, Ndlr] étaient sur les rails et déjà rentables. Cette décision intervient alors que le juge Rakoff, a rejeté l’accord conclu entre la banque de Charlotte, Caroline du Nord, et le gendarme boursier (SEC) au sujet des 5,8 milliards de bonus versés par Merrill Lynch après son rachat avec l’aval de Bofa, précise le quotidien.
02/10/2009
Fonds

Un fonds porte plainte contre Cadbury

Le Steward International Enhanced Value Index Fund, qui est investi selon des principes bibliques et chrétiens, a porté plainte aux Etats-Unis contre Cadbury, dont il détient 6.720 actions, rapporte le Financial Times. Le fonds américain avance que le conseil d’administration du groupe britannique a enfreint ses devoirs fiduciaires en rejetant l’offre de 10,2 milliards de livres de Kraft.
Fonds
02/10/2009

Invesco favori pour racheter Van Kampen

Invescofigure en pole position pour racheter Van Kampen, l’activité de fonds de Morgan Stanley, selon des personnes proches du dossier citées par le Wall Street Journal. La transaction, estimée entre 1 milliard et 2 milliards d’euros, porterait les encours d’Invesco à environ 550 milliards de dollars. Morgan Stanley prendrait une participation minoritaire dans le gestionnaire d’actifs.
02/10/2009

Gains of over 60% in 2009 for the best funds invested in French equities

From the beginning of the year to 25 September, according to data from Teleperformance SIX telekurs, the category of funds invested in French equities has posted average returns of 24.15%. Pluvalca France, managed by La Financière d’Arbevel, tops the rankings, with gains of 63.82%. It is true that in the fund from La Financière d’Arbevel small and midcaps represent 15% to 20% of the portfolio. On average, funds invested in this asset class have gained 34.42% since the beginning of the year, and the fund at the top of the rankings in this category is the Pluvalca France Small Caps fund, which has gained 67.01%.
02/10/2009

Espa closes subscriptions to New Europe Basket 2014 a week early

Erste Sparinvest (Espa) announced on Thursday that on 2 October, rather than 9 October, it will be closing subscriptions to its new fund of government bonds from countries of central and eastern Europe, entitled Espa New Europe Basket 2014 (see Newsmanagers of 15 September). According to the product manager, Edwin Triebling, the move comes as a result of high demand and a strong rise in the price of government bonds from central and eastern European countries recently. On the basis of current data, the fund is expected to return a minimum of 5% (it had initially aimed for returns of 5.25%). In light of the scale of demand, Espa is proposing to launch a new fund which will use the same investment strategy, with subscriptions to open for the new product on 9 November 2009.
02/10/2009

Cadbury sued by a fund

Steward International Enhanced Value Index Fund, which invests according to biblical and Christian principles, filed a legal complaint in the US alleging that Cadbury’s board breached its fiduciary duties by rejecting Kraft’s GBP10.2bn takeover approach. The US mutual fund holds 6,720 Cadbury shares.
02/10/2009

MEAG places institutional and retail management under a single command

MEAG Munich Ergo Asset Management (EUR186bn in assets), a joint venture from Munich Ré and the primary insurer Ergo, announced on Thursday that it is placing its institutional management and its management on behalf of retail investors under the single direction of Robert Helm, who since 2003 had been head of the institutional clients division. For his part, Max Plank, who was director of retail distribution, becomes general director of the asset management firm MEAG KAG, the operational affiliate of MEAG AM.
02/10/2009

Funds will take 3-4 years to regain their levels at the end of 2007

According to Mariano Rabadán, president of the Inverco association of asset management firms, investment and pension funds will need three to four years to regain the asset volumes of EUR415bn seen at the end of 2007, when the crisis set in, Expansión reports. They are expected to finish 2009 with assets under management of EUR315-320bn.
02/10/2009

Threadneedle expands Sicav product range

Threadneedle announced on 1 October that it has launched a new Sicav platform, the Threadneedle (Lux)Sicav, of the World Express range from Standard Chartered. Since its acquisition in May 2009, the platform, domiciled in Luxembourg, has been under profound study with the objective of improving its integration within the Threadneedle product range. A total of 16 funds will now be managed directly by Threadneedle. Seven other funds of the range will be managed by sub-advisors. Some portfolios have changed names (European Small Cap Equities becomes Pan European Smaller Companies, Focused US Growth Equities becomes American Select), while the investment objectives for some products have been modified to better reflect the fund’s approach and the strategy of the manager.
02/10/2009

Henderson infrastructure fund loses 2/3 of its value

According to Financial News Online, Henderson Group is in talks with investors and banks in a bid to refinance an infrastructure fund, Henderson PFI Secondary Fund II, whose value fell by 66% between 2006 and the end of June. The drop is linked to an investment made 3 years ago in John Laing, adds Financial News, which obtained a report sent to investors.
02/10/2009

EFG launches a bond fund

EFG Private Bank, the London-based affiliate of EFG International, has launched a bond fund in partnership with Stratton Street Capital. New Capital Wealthy Nations Bond Fund is a UCITS III fund domiciled in Ireland, which aims for returns of about 8%, and which maintains an average credit quality of single A for bonds in the portfolio.
02/10/2009

Redemptions outweigh subscriptions for funds

In August, securities funds on sale in Spain posted their first net subscriptions since April 2007 (see Newsmanagers of 2 September), totalling EUR402m. But in September, these funds saw further net outflows of EUR1.2bn, a phenomenon which the Inverco association of asset management firms blames primarily on issues on primary markets. In the first nine months of the year, net redemptions totalled EUR10.31bn, compared with EUR42.99bn in the corresponding period of 2008. Assets fell by 0.05%, or EUR77m, in September, to a total of EUR162.777bn as of 30 September, compared with EUR162.840bn one month earlier. Only two firms out of the top ten showed net subscriptions: Invercaixa Gestión and Ibercaja Gestión posted inflows of EUR80.9m and EUR126.5m, respectively, while BBVA Asset Management, Santander Asset Management and Ahorro Corporación saw net outflows of EUR673.5m, EUR172.3m and EUR268.2m. In terms of assets, BBVA Asset Management posted EUR32.36bn as of the end of September, putting it ahead of Santander Asset Management (EUR28.47bn) and Invercaixa Gestión (EUR12.66bn).
02/10/2009

Deutsche Bank launches 70 derivatives of db x-trackers ETFs

On Thursday, Deutsche Bank announced that it will be launching calls and puts, WAVEs, XXL WAVEs and discount certificates based on seven emerging markets ETF funds from db x-trackers on sale on its X-markets platform, for a total of 70 new derivatives. The products will allow investors to participate in an “extra-proportional” manner in the evolution of equities markets in emerging countries, including both negative and positive developments. Thorsten Michalik head of db x-trackers, points out that WAVEs and XXL WAVEs make it possible for the first time to make long and short investments with constant leverage on the selected indexes (FTSE Vietnam, MSCI Brazil TRN, MSCI EM TRN, MSCI Korea, MSCI Latam TRN, MSCI Taiwan TRN and FTSE/X. China 25 TRN). WAVEs and XXL WAVEs mature in November 2009, while options mature in December 2009 and June 2010. The new X-markets products will be traded from 8 AM to 8 PM on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart markets. They may also be traded until 10 PM off-market with Deutsche Bank, via several online brokers.
02/10/2009

Union Investment launches a sustainable development fund

The UniNachhaltig Aktien Global fund, being launched by Union Investment (co-operative banks), is a global equities sustainable development product, which uses a stock-picking approach after environmental, social and governance (ESG) filters have been applied by the agency imug (Institut für Markt-Umwelt-Gesellschaft). Selection will be made from a universe of 2,800 businesses worldwide, from which imug will select 260 names. Then, the companies selected are passed through another filter which this time applies sustainable research from Union Investment. The shares are then selected based on a best-in-class approach, and are subjected to a parallel tradititional type financial fundamental analysis. The manager of the fund is Ingo Speich. Union Investment manages about EUR2.5bn in sustainable development. Characteristics Name : UniNachhaltig Aktien Global: ISIN : DE000A0M80G4 Front-end fee : 5% Management commission : 1.2% (maximum: 1.75%) Depository banking commission : 0.05%
02/10/2009

SRI provides high returns and a warm, fuzzy feeling

After noting that ecological sectoral funds in Germany currently represent assets of EUR826m, or about one third of the amount in biotech and pharmaceuticals funds, Börsen-Zeitung points out that regardless of the method used to compose funds (exclusion or best-in-class) SRI generates outperformance. According to a study by the Swiss asset management firm SAM (Robeco group) covering 2,500 businesses in all sectors, 20% of the most sustainable development-friendly businesses in 2008 posted performance 300 basis points higher than the 20% least sustainable development-friendly. Lucrative investments can also provide a good conscience, it seems, as long as the right fund is selected. According to the Sustainable Business Institute (SBI), the best sustainable development equities funds in the German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) in first half 2009 posted returns of about 53%, while the worst of them lost 7%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Sustainability World index gained about 28%.
02/10/2009

Old Mutual launches a bond fund

Old Mutual Asset Managers is to launch a bond fund domiciled in Dublin for the head of fixed income Stewart Cowley. The fund will be launched in December, and will be based on the same investment strategy as the Global Strategic Bond fund, domiciled in the United Kingdom, and also managed by Cowley. The fund will be attentive to its benchmark, without being dependent on the benchmark. In other words, it will not adopt positions for the simple reason that they are found in the index.
02/10/2009

3A launches a 100% UCITS III fund of hedge funds

Alternative Asset Advisors (3A), the alternative investment division of the Syz & CO Group, announced on Thursday the launch of a new fund of hedge funds, 3A Dynamic UCITS III. This product, a sub-fund of the umbrella Luxembourg Sicav Oceano, invests in UCITS III hedge funds, a universe which is increasing rapidly, according to 3A. At present there are approximately 200 such hedge funds. The fund, which is itself also compliant with the requirements of the UCITS III directive, comprises between 18 and 25 positions. 3A Dynamic UCITS III, aimed at professional clients only, seeks to achieve a low volatility of 2-4% with a return objective of 6-8% p.a. The fund will be available in three different reference currencies (USD, EUR and CHF) and will include several share classes. It offers bi-monthly liquidity.
02/10/2009

Hearings in US class action suit against Vivendi open 5 October in New York

The opening of a class action lawsuit against Vivendi will take place on 5 October in New York, in the presence of Frédéric-Karel Canoy, who initiated the suit in France, and who will represent French shareholders in the case, with the assistance of an American lawyer. French shareholders represent nearly 67% of shareholders in Vivendi, excluding French and foreign institutional investors. In a verdict in 29 September 2009, the high court in Paris ruled that information diffused by Vivendi was misleading and false. In addition, it appears that Jean-Marie Messier may soon face a prison sentence.
02/10/2009

KKR-KPE merger completed

KKR Private Equity Investors (KPE) and KKR & Co on Thursday announced that they have completed their merger, and that KPE will now become known as KKR Guernsey. Shares in the merged firm will be listed from this Friday on Euronext Amsterdam. Citi was the sole financial advisor to KPE in the deal, while Lazard was the financial advisor to the independent directors of KPE.
02/10/2009

Bank of America chief to depart

Kenneth Lewis, CEO of Bank of America (BofA), will be leaving his job at the end of 2009, La Tribune reports, after announcing in a letter to his colleagues that the mergers with Merrill Lynch and Countrywide [the insurer the bank acquired in 2008 -ed] were near completion and already profitable. The decision comes as judge Rakoff has rejected an agreement between the bank, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the US market regulator (SEC) over USD5.8bn in bonuses paid by Merrill Lynch after it was acquired, with the approval of BofA, the newspaper reports.
02/10/2009

Invesco favourite to acquire Van Kampen

StartFragment--> Invesco has emerged as the front-runner to buy Morgan Stanley’s Van Kampen fund business, according to people familiar with the matter quoted by the Wall Street Journal. The deal, estimated to be worth USD1 billion to USD2 billion, would likely increase Invesco’s assets under management to about USD550 billion and leave Morgan Stanley with a minority stake in Invesco.
02/10/2009

Mediobanca pulls out of talks with Sal. Oppenheim

Mediobanca announced on Thursday that it is abandoning talks to acquire the originally German and Luxembourg-domiciled bank Sal. Oppenheim. The acquisition of these activities would have been possible only at the price of cost reductions impossible to put into action in the current environment, a spokesperson for Mediobanca explained to Reuters. According to sources close to the situation, other potential acquirers are said to be interested, including the UK bank Barclays and the Australian group Macquarie, which would seek to take control of all investment banking activities, an option which would be favoured by Sal. Oppenheim. Deutsche Bank, which dropped out of negotiations after its due diligence procedure, is said to be in discussions to buy a stake in the wealth management segment.
02/10/2009

Fast times for SRI funds

According to Wim Vermier, a member of the executive board at Dexia Asset Management in charge of investment management, European SRI funds posted net subscriptions last year corresponding to 5.6% of their assets as of the end of 2007, while conventional funds have undergone net redemptions of 6% in the same period. This trend continued in first half 2009, when net inflows to SRI funds were higher than those to traditional funds. As of the end of July, SRI assets at Dexia AM totalled EUR17.5bn, of which EUR4.6bn were in the form of funds, and EUR12.9bn in custom SRI solutions.
02/10/2009

FSA maintains short-selling policy

The British Financial Services Authority (FSA) on 1 October published a feedback statement for its public consultation on short-selling, launched in February, which confirms its desire to maintain a policy of transparency in short-selling, and to continue to publish all short positions on all shares. However, the FSA will continue to establish an international agreement on the subject, rather than engaging in efforts to introduce a specifically British regime.

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