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Credit Suisse boosts Central Europe sales
Christian Porath has been appointed co-head of Securities Structured Derivatives Sales in Central Europe at Credit Suisse, with a focus on developing coverage of the banking sector in the region, including Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, the Czech…
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…
Slowing inflation weakens structured note demand, Barclays Capital
Falls in the price of oil have weakened demand for inflation-linked structured notes, says Benoit Chiqrui, director of inflation trading at Barclays Capital in London. The recent US$40 fall in prices has caused inflation worries to fade along with demand…
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…
Barclays releases ETN linked to Asian Currency Index
Barclays Capital has announced the listing of its Global Emerging Market Strategy (GEMS) Asia 8 exchange-traded note (ETN) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca platform. The ETN has a 30-year maturity and is linked to the GEMS Asia 8 index, which…
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…
Van Eck unveils first Global Hard Assets ETF
Asset manager Van Eck Global, based in New York, has launched its Market Vectors-RVE Hard Asset Producers exchange-traded fund (ETF), the first of its kind, on the American Stock Exchange (Amex).
Bellet for Piel at the European Derivatives Association
Reinhard Bellet has been elected the new president of the European Derivatives Association (EDA), replacing Siegfried Piel who leaves the post after parting company with Sal Oppenheim.
Barcap adds Mallegol to equity derivatives flow
Yannick Mallegol has joined Barclays Capital as managing director, head of equity derivatives flow sales. Mallegol was formerly at Société Générale, where he was head of equity derivatives flow sales. Mallegol will report to Guglielmo Sartori di…
HFM Columbus appoints two managers from Ward Consultancy
HFM Columbus has appointed James Scott and Ross Ibbotson as private client financial consultants in its London office. Both previously worked at Ward Consultancy as private client managers, where Ibbotson has spent eight years. Scott has also worked for…
Stanchart elevates equity derivatives and structuring
Standard Chartered has appointed Vincent Van Pelt as global head of equity derivatives and commodities and Vinod Aachi as global head of structuring. Van Pelt’s new role harnesses equity derivatives and commodities for the first time at the bank, with…
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