Indexes
Stoxx index to underlie new exchange-traded fund
The Dow Jones Stoxx 50 index has been licensed to ETFlab Investment to underlie a new exchange-traded fund (ETF). The index, which is one of the benchmarks for European equity performance, includes blue-chip super sector leaders from 18 countries across…
US Wrap: ABN branches into new structure and Chinese equity on offer
ABN Amro managed to issue a product other than its standard reverse convertible, on a more adventurous day for the US market which also saw Morgan Stanley put Chinese equity on offer. ABN's product was a kick out note linked to the S&P 500. The bank has…
Meteor presents Société Générale with a kick-out
Meteor Asset Management has launched a new kick out plan with index triggers which fall as the product progresses. The Prima Plus 6 Kick Out Growth Plan, issued by Société Générale, lasts 10 years and is linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 and DJ…
US Wrap: Goldman offers Exportfinans and Emerging Markets
Goldman Sachs has launched a new accelerated growth product linked to the MSCI iShares Emerging Markets Index fund, using the external credit of Eksportfinans. The one-and-a-half year trade offers 250% participation in the performance of the fund, up to…
US Wrap: JP Morgan offers investors the lesser option
JP Morgan has launched a three-year kick out note which pays investors the lesser performance of the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 index if it does not autocall. The Lesser Performing Index Single Review note includes just one observation date 12 months into…
iShares continues fixed income ETF run
iShares has launched four new fixed income ETFs, adding to the four launched by the fund provider last month as it continues to build its business in the asset class. The new funds, which are listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), offer exposure to…
Keydata offers choice of counterparty
UK distributor Keydata has launched issue 16 of its Dynamic Growth Plan Plus, which is designed to provide exposure to the FTSE 100 index. The plan has two options, each backed by a different counterparty.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman and MS launch European ETP initiative
Source, an open architecture exchange traded product (ETP) platform created by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, has launched 13 ETFs and 22 ETCs (Source T-ETCs) for European investors. The platform has been created with…
Investec rolls out eighth tranche of products
Investec has rolled out the latest versions of its product range, continuing a successful run among UK investors. The launch includes a new capital guaranteed offering structured around a deposit which pays income linked to the performance of the FTSE…
ETFs resilient despite downturn, according to BGI
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to hold up well in the face of the recent economic downturn, according to research on the industry covering the first quarter of 2009 by San Francisco-based Barclays Global Investors (BGI).
Keydata offers kick-out for the first time
Keydata, the UK structured products distributor, has launched its first autocallable structured product. The five-year plan is linked to the FTSE 100 index and has 50% soft capital protection.
Meteor adds to Prima series
UK distributor Meteor Asset Management has launched the 15 th version of its Prima Kick-out Growth Plan, which is designed to provide exposure to the FTSE 100 index. The trade is issued by AAA-rated Rabobank.
CashCade offers choice between cash and index returns
Cashcade Financial, a joint venture between Meteor Capital Holdings and actuarial consultancy Intersolve, has launched its CashCade Deposit Plan which is designed to allow investors the choice of linking the interest payment between either the FTSE 100…
US Wrap: Post-holiday rush sees reverse convertible flurry
ABN Amro issued nearly all the 13 notes issued in the US yesterday, of which 11 were reverse convertibles linked to a variety of the usual suspects, such as US Steel, JP Morgan, Freeport, Caterpillar and Wells Fargo, and the slightly less common…
Demand prompts second Morgan Stanley gilt-backed plan
Morgan Stanley has unveiled the second version of its gilt-backed growth plan, after the first tranche smashed the bank's UK retail sales records in structured products. The FTSE Defensive Gilt-Backed Growth Plan, which was launched in February 2009,…
Sting in the tail
Credit spreads on highly rated names have blown out to levels that are proving irresistible to many buy-and-hold investors such as pension funds. But tail risk in the form of increased default expectations is still a major consideration. Blake Evans…
Put spreads play part in the taming of the skew
The recent popularity of put spreads and put-spread collars has helped push down volatility skew to record lows on global equity indexes, according to dealers.
Blue Sky offers choice of wrappers
Blue Sky Asset Management has launched two new growth plans with different wrappers providing exposure to the FTSE 100 index.
Vanguard shuns US equity in small-cap ETF
Vanguard has listed a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange linked to international small-cap equities. The fund tracks the performance of the FTSE All World Ex-US Small Cap Index.
BNP Paribas announces two Tie Breaks
BNP Paribas has launched two new capital guaranteed funds for French retail investors, Tie Break 3 and Tie Break 5. The funds' return is linked to the performance of the DJ Eurostoxx 50, and targets bullish views on the European stock market.
FTSE launches Asian sector indexes
Index provider FTSE has launched its Asian Sector Index Series, which comprises 18 pan-regional indexes designed to cover Asian equity markets by sector and market capitalisation.
US Wrap: JP Morgan interrupts US equity whitewash with China note
In a day dominated by exposure to US equity, JP Morgan took investors in a different direction by offering a note linked to Chinese blue chip companies. The product is a two-year autocallable note linked to the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index fund,…
US Wrap: Goldman Sachs appears as both issuer and underlying
Goldman Sachs issued three products into the US market yesterday using its own paper, while simultaneously appearing as the stock underlying for a reverse convertible launched by JP Morgan. Goldman unveiled three accelerated growth products, bringing the…