Indexes
Barclays delivers Defined Returns Plans
Barclays Wealth has launched two Defined Returns Plans (DRP) in order to provide investors in unprotected equities greater security. The DRP Capital Protection offers 20% fixed return for a three-year term, 30% for the four-year term or 40% for the five…
The value of your Lehman structured products
If you own a Lehman Brothers structured product issued in Europe, on a basic level, it works like this. The basic components you are ultimately invested in are a bond and an option. The bond is a zero coupon, which means it is issued at a price well…
Barclays to launch FX trend index
Barclays Capital will next week launch the latest in its range of investable foreign exchange indexes, the Barclays Adaptive FX Trend Index. This follows the Intelligent Carry Index (ICI) the bank launched in 2006 and the FX Volatility Indices it…
Zurich launches latest Guaranteed Account
Zurich, the insurance-based financial services provider, has released the latest Guaranteed Capital Account in its series. The Zurich Guaranteed Account 20 offers 120% of any growth in the FTSE 100 index over the five and a half-year term and returns 100…
JP Morgan launches Confidence notes in Singapore
JP Morgan in Singapore has launched the JP Morgan AsiaConfidence Notes Series 3, which is designed to give exposure to the performance of four Asian equity markets comprising China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.
SG Excels with ETFs
Société Générale Acceptance has launched the SG Excel Notes Series 37, which is designed to provide exposure to the economic development of China and Hong Kong through three ETFs.
Abbey launches Guaranteed Capital Plus and Guaranteed Growth
Abbey has launched its Guaranteed Capital Plus Plan issue 4 along with its latest Guaranteed Growth plan issue 17.
NDFA delivers tax benefits with latest income product
NDFA has released its latest Regular Fixed Income Plan September 08, offering favourable tax treatment on non-UK dividends.
Merrill raises the Mast for cross asset class exposure
Merrill Lynch has created Mast, a Multi Asset Strategy index based on investments across fixed income, currencies, commodities and equities. The asset classes are respectively represented in the index by Merrill’s 10-year US Treasury Futures Index (total…
Keydata delivers latest Dynamic Growth plan
Keydata Investment Services has launched the latest tranche of its Dynamic Growth Plan Plus issue 11, a six-year plan linked to the FTSE 100 index offering two investment options for the first time. The options are designed to address the needs of…
BNP Paribas launches autocallable fund in France
BNP Paribas has launched a new collective investment fund which has the potential to kick out after two years with a 14% coupon. The capital-guaranteed fund Flamenco FCP (fonds commun de placement) is linked to the performance of the DJ Eurostoxx 50. At…
Burgeoning buyouts
Bulk purchase annuities
The price is right for inflation
Inflation is rarely out of the headlines these days, whether it is soaring petrol or gas prices, or the price of staple foods such as bread and rice. And this daily flow of news has heightened awareness among retail and high-net-worth investors of the…
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Quant funds
Risk Australia Rankings 2008: A roller-coaster year
Market participants in Australia have faced a year of ups and downs in all asset classes. But a number of dealers - some facing problems of their own - have stood up to the task, with Deutsche Bank defending its position at the top of the pile