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26/08/2009

MFS veut doubler ses encours

Dans un entretien au Financial Times Fund Management, Robert Manning, le directeur général de MFS Investment Management, reconnaît que sa société a connu des jours difficiles avec l'éclatement de la bulle Internet et le scandale du market timing. Mais aujourd’hui, l’avenir est ensoleillé. Au deuxième trimestre, les souscriptions nettes se sont élevées à 4,9 milliards de dollars et au 31 juillet les encours étaient de 160,3 milliards, soit une hausse de 36 milliards depuis la fin mars. Robert Manning souhaite que MFS se développe de manière organique et estime que ses encours atteindront 320 milliards de dollars dans cinq ans.
26/08/2009

Citadel change le nom d’une filiale

La société de hedge funds Citadel Investment Group va abandonner le nom de Citadel Solutions pour sa division d’administration de fonds, et le remplacer par Omnium, rapporte le Wall Street Journal. La référence à Citadel dissuadait certains clients.
26/08/2009
Fonds

Le coût de certains petits ETF est excessif

Avec la multiplication des produits complexes, la commission moyenne facturée par les ETF aux Etats-Unis se situe selon Citi à 0,56 % contre 0,40 % fin 2005. A présent, les ETF de State Street affichent un encours moyen initial de 5-10 millions de dollars, contre 20 millions voici quelques années, rapporte The Wall Street Journal.A fin juillet, l’encours total des ETF se montait à 640 milliards de dollars, mais 13 produits affichent des actifs sous gestion supérieurs à 10 milliards chacun et leurs spreads sont inférieurs à 0,09 %. En revanche, on compte plus de 200 ETF dont le spread est supérieur à 0,5 %, ce qui n’est pas acceptable, selon Matt Hougan, director of ETF analysis chez IndexUniverse.com : cela signifie qu’un investisseur qui achète et vend des parts de ces fonds va perdre 1 % de son investissement à cause des écarts entre les cours d’achat et de vente, ce qui est supérieur au taux de commissions de la plupart des ETF.
Fonds
26/08/2009

Constantin Associés et Mazars commissaires aux comptes du FRR

Le Conseil de surveillance du Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) a indiqué qu’il avait désigné les deux cabinets Constantin Associés et Mazars en tant que commissaires aux comptes du FRR pour les six années à venir.Les deux cabinets seront chargés de certifier l’exactitude de l’état des actifs et de leur valorisation. Ils auront également pour mission d’assister le Comité de l’audit et des Comptes du FRR, présidé par Jean Louis Beffa, viceprésident du Conseil de surveillance. Les deux précédents mandats avaient été attribués à KPMG et à Constantin & Associés.
26/08/2009

Le Crédit Mutuel bon prêteur

Officieusement critiqué dans l’entourage de Bercy pour être trop sélectif dans l’octroi de ses crédits, le Crédit Mutuel, par l’intermédiaire de son président Etienne Pfimlin interrogé par La Tribune, a précisé que «la part Crédit Mutuel du marché du crédit est restée stable à 14,5% au cours des trois derniers mois, y compris en juillet».
26/08/2009
Fonds

Deka Immobilien rachète Le Triangle Part Dieu à Lyon

La société de gestion allemande Deka Immobilien annonce avoir racheté à ING Real Estate Investment Management France pour 40 millions d’euros les bureaux «Le Triangle Part-Dieu» situés à Lyon. L’immeuble sera intégré au portefeuille du fonds immobilier Deka-SPropertyFund No. 1.
Fonds
26/08/2009

Sal. Oppenheim aurait un urgent besoin de financements externes

Selon les informations du Handelsblatt, Sal. Oppenheim aurait besoin de trouver un investisseur plus rapidement que prévu car ses 40 actionnaires familiaux ont financé à crédit le transfert d’actifs à leur société de portefeuille Sodalis, à savoir les activités de conservation de la BHF-Bank (qui appartient à Sal. Oppenheim) ainsi que les participations dans Arcandor et IVG de même qu’un fonds de fonds de private equity. Les crédits nécessaires pour ces opérations ont été fournis notamment par la BSI Bank de Lugano (groupe Generali) et par BGL (groupe BNP Paribas) ainsi que, pour une faible partie, par Sal. Oppenheim elle-même. L’augmentation de capital de Sal. Oppenheim aurait également été partiellement financée à crédit, entre autres par la BSI.
26/08/2009
Fonds

DWS lance une version StepInvest de son BRIC Plus

Depuis lundi, DWS Investments commercialise le fonds luxembourgeois DWS StepInvest BRIC Plus, qui démarre avec un portefeuille monétaire. En douze étapes, à compter de septembre 2009, l'équipe de gestion animée par Thomas Gerhardt augmentera progressivement la part d’actions BRIC (Brésil, Russie, Inde, Chine) pour atteindre fin août 2010 la même composition que le portefeuille DWS Invest BRIC Plus.Caractéristiques Dénomination DWS StepInvest BRIC Plus Code ISIN LU0418702907 Droit d’entrée 5 % maximum Frais forfaitaires 0,90 %
Fonds
26/08/2009

Olivier Catusse promu chez KanAm

Le Français Olivier Catusse, qui avait rejoint le gestionnaire allemand de fonds immobiliers KanAm Grund en 2004, a été nommé membre du comité de direction de KanAm Grund KAG et de KanAm Grund Spezialfondsgesellschaft. Il sera responsable des activités de gestion de portefeuille et d’actifs. Jusqu'à présent, il était directeur de la gestion d’actifs.
26/08/2009

Fund of hedge fund assets down 30%

Assets in funds of hedge funds fell to USD530bn as of the end of June 2009, from a peak of USD825bn. Between September 2008 and June 2009, the decline in assets totalled about USD200bn, which represents a decrease of about 30%, according to the Telegraph, citing a study by the Hedge Fund Journal and Newedge Prime Brokerage of the 50 largest funds of funds. This is a major crisis for the sector, whose assets increased by an average of more than 20% per year between 2000 and 2008. Most funds have lost an average of 25% to 30% of their assets, but some have seen even more major decreases. Among the latter, the Alternative Investments division of HSBC has seen a decline of 51.9% in its assets, to USD22.3bn. Only two providers of funds of funds have posted gains: Blackstone, whose funds have gained 25%, to USD25bn, and Grosvenor Capital Management, which has gained 1% to USD21bn.
26/08/2009

Shareholders in Reserve Fund will receive 99 cents per share

Reserve Primary Fund and its independent trustees filed a court brief on Friday, supporting the distribution of the fund’s remaining assets as soon as possible, the Wall Street Journal reports. The document states that subscribers may receive slightly more than expected: USD0.9875 per share, and perhaps as much as 99 cents.
26/08/2009

Sberbank victim of a massive fraud

Les Echos reports that the largest bank in Russia, Sberbank, has been the victim of a USD180m fraud, exceeding its quarterly results in size (USD160m in second quarter). The announcement of the fraud, which has been known of by the management of the public establishment since March, comes at a time when Dmitri Medvedev, the Russian president, has initiated a program to combat corruption in public institutions.
26/08/2009

Profits down for VP Bank

For first half, VP Bank has reported net profits of CHF26.9m, compared with CHF41m, due to a difficult and volatile market environment.Assets under management as of the end of June rose to CHF28.9bn, from CHF28.5bn; though positive market effects brought an increase of CHF1.4bn, net redemptions totalled CHF1bn. However, assets under custody increased in January-June by CHF4.4bn to a total of CHF11bn.
26/08/2009

CEO of VP Bank resigns

At a presentation of results for first half, VP Bank has announced that due to divergences over the group’s strategic orientation, Adolf E. Real has agreed with the board of directors to leave his job as CEO as of 30 September. He has served in the position for eleven years. Fredy Vogt, CFO, will serve as interim CEO.
26/08/2009

Managers of managers may interest investors more in new environment

The Madoff scandal has halted the growth of funds of funds, provoking questions about the due diligence, transparency, and liquidity of these products, Financial Times Fund Management observes. In this environment, some asset management professionals think that investors and asset managers will take more interest in managers of managers. One of them is Joanna Munro, CEO of multi-management at HSBC Global Asset Management, who estimates that these vehicles are easier to control. For the moment, at any rate, data from Lipper FMI do not show any transfer of assets form funds of funds to managers of managers.
26/08/2009

DWS launches a StepInvest version of its BRIC Plus fund

From Monday, DWS Investments has opened subscriptions to the Luxembourg-registered fund DWS StepInvest BRIC Plus, which will start out with a money market portfolio. In twelve stages, from September 2009, the management team, led by Thomas Gerhardt, will gradually increase the proportion of BRIC equities (Brazil, Russia, India and China) to achieve the same composition as the DWS Invest BRIC Plus portfolio by the end of August 2010. Characteristics Name DWS StepInvest BRIC Plus ISIN code LU0418702907 Front-end fee 5% maximum Charges 0.90%
26/08/2009

APG invests EUR150m in renewable energies

The Global Top-Down Strategies Fund (EUR3.5bn in assets) has invested EUR150m since the end of May in 40 businesses in the renewable energies sector, including Areva, Westas Wind Systems, and ABB, Responsible Investor reports. The fund is managed by five people, including Frank Smudde, on behalf of APG Asset Management, an affiliate of the ABP pension fund for civil servants in the Netherlands (EUR180bn in assets).
26/08/2009

Positive quarterly results for asset management at Natixis

The asset management unit at Natixis earned ongoing net results for the part of the group in second quarter up 20% compared with first quarter, to EUR55m, on net banking proceeds up 5% to EUR313m, largely due to rising management commissions.Natixis points out in a statement that the profitability of the activity has improved considerably, as the cost-income ratio has improved 3 points to 73%, largely due to the apparent stabilisation of charges.After three consecutive half-years of falling asset levels (as negative market effects offset inflows), assets have increased by EUR29bn (+6.5%) compared with first half 2009. In second quarter 2009, assets under management totalled EUR476bn (+6% compared with 31 March 2009). Net inflows in second quarter totalled EUR9bn. Market effects were positive to the tune of +EUR28bn, while currency effects were negative, at -EUR8bn.In Europe, assets under management totalled EUR311bn. Net inflows have progressed well, at EUR6.8bn, largely driven by money market products. Market effects are positive to the tune of +EUR9.2bn. In the United States, assets under management totalled USD230.9bn. Net inflows totalled USD2.4bn. Market effects are positive, at +USD25.9bn. The evolution of the product mix has continued, with an increase in the proportion of bonds, which now exceed 50% of assets under management.
26/08/2009

Citadel renames a unit

The hedge fund firm Citadel Investment Group will drop the name Citadel Solutions for its fund administration division, which will instead become known as Omnium, the Wall Street Journal. The association with Citadel has kept some potential clients away.
26/08/2009

Profits down at EFG International

In first half, EFG International has posted net profits of CHF20m, a 54% decrease compared with second half 2008 and of 89% compared with the same period of last year. These results were dragged down by a one-time charge of CHF33m, of which CHF18.8m were for an accelerated amortization of intangibles at C.M. Advisors, the fund of hedge fund activity acquired in 2008. As of the end of June, assets totalled CHF80.4bn, 7% more than at the end of December (CHF75.4bn), and 17% less than as of 30 June 2008. Net inflows in January-June totalled CHF2.2bn, as institutional hedge fund clients withdrew CHF2.5bn and retail investors brought in CHF4.7bn. In second half 2008, EFG International saw net outflows of CHF0.8bn, compared with net inflows of CHF14bn in first half of that year. The number of customer relationship officers (CRO) at the firm fell at the end of June to 674, despite 75 new recruitments.
26/08/2009

BNY Mellon to increase staff by one third

Currently, BNY Mellon has about 150 employees in Hong Kong, where the headquarters of its Asia-Pacific operations are located (in the region, the business has 16 offices in 12 countries). The US group is planning to recruit a further 50 people in the Chinese special economic zone by the end of 2010, to strengthen its asset management activities and services in the areas of securities and treasury. Additional office space has been rented on the 14th floor of Three Pacific Place, which will put asset management personnel in a single location.
26/08/2009

Thames River Capital recruits a former Fidelity manager

Thames River Capital has announced the appointment of Trygve Tøraasen as manager of its European equities team. He will be in charge of the Thames River European Fund, which he will co-manage with Carlos Moreno. Tøraasen was previously a manager at Fidelity Investments of the FMR Europe Fund and the European Dynamic Growth Fund.
26/08/2009

Calyon réclame 1,6 milliard de dollars à IKB

Selon Les Echos, la banque d’investissement Calyon réclame à IKB plus de 1,675 milliard de dollars (1,17 milliard d’euros) de dommages et intérêts. La filiale du Crédit Agricole a déposé une plainte devant la Haute Cour de justice de Londres, reprochant à IKB de lui avoir fourni des informations trompeuses. L'établissement de Düsseldorf a indiqué qu’il passait actuellement en revue les charges contre lui, avant de réagir à cette plainte. Cette action en justice est liée à une procédure antérieure, celle du rehausseur de crédit FGIC contre IKB et Calyon.
26/08/2009

ING selects six contenders to acquire its private bank

ING Groep has selected at least 6 financial institutions to enter the second round of bidding for its private banking assets in Switzerland and Asia, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the matter. Among them are Credit Suisse, DBS, Julius Baer, Standard Chartered and Bank of Australia, the newspaper reports.
26/08/2009

Hedge funds increase exposure to financial sector

In second quarter, hedge funds increased their ownership in financial stocks by 55% to USD70bn, compared with the previous quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing a study by Goldman Sachs published on Monday (“Hedge Fund Trend Monitor.”) Funds now account for 3.7% of the sector’s market capitalisation, a level never before observed. Among the funds’ favorites are major banks such as Bank of America or JP Morgan Chase.
26/08/2009

Pension funds confront shortfalls in advising

La volatilité des marchés au cours des douze derniers mois a incité les fonds de pension à remettre en question leurs processus de gestion et le niveau de responsabilité du modèle traditionnel de conseil en investissement, selon le dernier sondage SEI Global Quick Poll réalisé auprès de responsables de fonds de pension britanniques américains et canadiens.La plupart des fonds de pension ont recours à un conseil extérieur pour avoir des recommandations en matière de gérants tout en laissant aux trustees les décisions sur le choix effectif de ces gérants. Le sondage suggère que la volatilité des marchés a mis à rude épreuve la validité de ce modèle, notamment outre-Manche. Plus de 50% des responsables britanniques ( 58%), et un peu plus d’un tiers d’entre eux au niveau mondial (34%) estiment que l’accroissement du risque d’investissement a débouché sur une remise en question du modèle de conseil. Un quart des britanniques et 23% au niveau mondial ont dû insister auprès de leur conseil pour obtenir des recommandations pendant les périodes de turbulences.On observe aussi une évolution sur la problématique des ressources. Plus des trois quarts des participants britanniques et plus de 50% d’entre eux au niveau mondial indiquent que leurs fonds de pension manifestent un intérêt accru pour la gestion des risques et une approche par objectifs de la gestion des fonds de pension.Le sondage indique aussi que les thèmes d’investissement alternatifs les plus en vogue sont l’immobilier (46%) , suivi de près par les hedge funds (43%). Près d’un tiers des participants britanniques précisent qu’ils envisagent d’autres solutions alternatives, comme le bois de construction ou l'énergie.
26/08/2009

A new electricity fund

The WMP Electricity Value Chain Equity Fund, launched on 13 July by the Zurich-based management firm WM Partners, is a fund which provides investors with exposure to the electricity sector and to primary energies (uranium, natural gas, coal). Currently in the launch phase, the fund’s assets total CHF22m. For the moment, its largest position is on Alpiq (2.9%), born of the merger between EOS and Atel, Le Temps reports.
26/08/2009

Aviva Investors launches an absolute return fund

Citywire reveals that Aviva Investors has launched a UK-focused absolute return Ucits III fund. The Aviva Investors UK Absolute Return fund is managed by Julius Lipner, who joined the firm from alternatives investment boutique Magnetar.
26/08/2009

Cost of some small ETFs is excessive

With the increasing number of complex products available, the average commission charged by ETFs in the United States, according to Citi, stands at 0.56%, compared with 0.40% as of the end of 2005. Currently, ETFs from State Street have average initial assets of USD5-10m, compared with USD20m a few years ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. As of the end of July, total assets in ETF funds totalled USD640bn, but 13 products had assets under management of over USD10bn each, and their spreads are under 0.09%. However, there are more than 200 ETFs whose spreads are over 0.5%, which is not acceptable, says Matt Hougan, director of ETF analysis at IndexUniverse.com. This would mean that an investor who buys and sells shares in the fund will lose 1% of his or her investment due to differences between the buy and sell price of the shares, which adds up to more than the commissions charged by most ETFs.

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