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Zurich launches next series of guaranteed accounts
Insurance-based financial services provider Zurich has launched the next in the series of guaranteed capital accounts, designed to give customers access to structured products.
Deutsche Bank lists first ETF linked to India's Nifty on Deutsche Börse
Deutsche Bank has listed two ETFs on Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment: the db x-trackers S&P CNX Nifty ETF tracks the performance of S&P’s Indian Nifty 50 Index, and the db x-trackers MSCI Korea TRN Index ETF tracks the performance of the MSCI Total Return…
Grosvenor closes first Japanese property derivatives deal
International property company Grosvenor Group has carried out the first Japanese property derivatives trade based on the IPD Index for Japan, a two-year property total-return swap with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Maybank offers hybrid deposit product in Malaysia
Maybank in Malaysia has launched a capital protected structured deposit product. The AsiaPac Hybrid Capital Protected offers 100% capital protection and a minimum 8% guaranteed return upon maturity.
Bank of Ireland launches offshore global growth bond
The Bank of Ireland and its branch, Guernsey-based Bristol & West International, has launched the Global Growth Bond.
Meteor launches third plan in Prima range
Meteor Asset Management, the investment and retail products arm of Meteor Capital Holdings, has launched a third plan in the Prima range dubbed The Prima Growth Plan 3.
Real estate takes from alternative investments
High net worth individuals shifted more money into real estate investments, at the cost of alternative investments in 2006, says Merrill Lunch and Capgemini in their 11th annual World Wealth Report. Published on June 27 2007, the report noted a rise in…
Barclays offers access to infrastructure and Asian equity
Barclays Wealth has launched two new structured products offering access to infrastructure stocks and the Asian equity market. The Guaranteed Global Infrastructure Account and Guaranteed Asian Equity Accounts are designed to return investors’ capital if…
Deutsche Bank Launches Nine New ETFs
Deutsche Bank subsidiary, db x-trackers, has launched nine new exchange traded funds (ETFs) based largely on emerging markets indexes.
BGI launches first Clean Energy ETF to list in Europe
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has launched three new iShares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) including the first clean energy ETF to list in Europe.
Emerging ETFs
ABN Amro listed six new emerging markets exchange-traded funds have been listed on Xetra at the beginning of July.
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Riding the storm
Germany's national carrier, Lufthansa, was hit hard by the September 11 terrorist attacks. The airline's chief risk officer talks to Gareth Gore about how the shock event brought about sweeping changes to its liquidity risk management
MSCI Barra launches integrated hedge fund model
MSCI Barra, a New York-based indexing and analytics firm, has launched the Barra Hedge Fund Model, which quantifies a hedge fund’s market risk and the risks associated with a fund’s strategy and style, in a portfolio context.
Barclays launches Global Property Investment Note
Barclays Stockbrokers has launched a Global Property Investment Note linked to the performance of three global property indexes.
Lyxor launches new commodity ETFs
Lyxor Asset Management’s (Lyxor) latest commodities ETFs will be the first to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, and the first to be linked to the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index. The Lyxor ETF Commodities CRB (GBP) and the Lyxor ETF Commodities CRB Non…