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BNP Paribas launches Shield products
BNP Paribas has launched the BNP Paribas Shield products – a suite of three listed funds. All three funds offer investors a defined redemption price for each share bought. However, the return of each of these funds is linked to the final level of an…
The right tool for the job
The use of derivatives and structured products in mutual funds is on the increase, especially since the liberalisation of the UK's authorised collective investment scheme and the introduction of Ucits III. But is the asset management industry equipped to…
End of the line for mass distribution?
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, which comes into force in November 2007 across the European market, could spell trouble for distributors that sell structured investments without offering advice. Amanda Lee reports
Goldman Sachs offers commodity-linked certificates
Goldman Sachs has launched two six-year certificates that are linked to an equally weighted basket of the GSCI Agriculture Excess Return Index and the GSCI Livestock Excess Return Index. Both products are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
SGAM launches ETFs on FTSEurofirst
SGAM Alternative Investments, a subsidiary of Societe Generale group, has launched two new structured exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the FTSEurofirst 80 index.
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