Indexes
Far from taxing
UK spread betting
Vexed by variance
Variance swaps
Skipton offers property and FTSE linked bonds
Skipton, the seventh largest building society in the UK, has launched two guaranteed index-linked bonds. The five-and-a-half year 100% capital guaranteed products offer exposure to the FTSE 100 Index and the Halifax House Price Index (HPI) while…
Barclays Capital launches new range of UK products
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has launched a new range of core protected products. The four products are all linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 Index
Abbey launches capital guaranteed bonds
UK bank Abbey has launched four new capital guaranteed structured deposit accounts. The four products offer different rates of return depending on the link to the underlying investment and term of investment.
Abbey to launch FTSE-linked commercial property products
Abbey Financial Markets (AFM), subsidiary of Abbey National, has provided the seed capital for the new FTSEpx fund launched by MSS Capital, an asset manager in the UK. This fund was launched with the FTSE UK Commercial Property Index Series on 26 June…
BMW motors into the market
Profile
Market View: Igniting growth in a mature market
Special report: Focus on France
Credit Spreads: the new horizon
Despite recent volatility in global markets and the prospect of a rising default rate, spreads in corporate debt - particularly high yield - remain tight. Credit talks to four market participants to find out where they see performance for the rest of 2006
UK market feels the strain
Cover Story
BarCap logs on at last
Technology
Profile: Exane stands up for commodities
Special report: Focus on France
SPA newswire
North America
Deutsche Bank
Quant Analysis
Back on the ranch
Profile: Ralph Liu
Burnt by contango
Investors have poured tens of billions of dollars into commodity index products, but some claim the flood of capital has caused structural changes in commodity markets. And as spot prices fall, it could lead to an exodus of cash from these investments…