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RBS Asset Management appoints O’Neill as head of distribution
RBS Asset Management, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, has appointed Kate O’Neill as head of Distribution, a newly created position in which she will report to Philip Basil, chief executive of RBS Asset Management.
Marlborough incorporates range of actively-managed OEIC funds of ETFs
Marlborough Fund Managers (MFM) has incorporated a range of actively managed OEIC funds of exchange traded funds (ETFs) into its brand. The range was originally launched under the MFM iFunds brand and has been offered to private client portfolios for…
Abbey launches Capital Guaranteed products
Abbey has launched two capital guaranteed products including the third issue of its Guaranteed Capital Plus plan, linked to the FTSE 100 index. The three-and-a-half-year plan returns 18% if the FTSE 100 has risen by at least one point during the term, or…
BGI launches iShares ETFs with exposure to China and alternative energy
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has launched four iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Nasdaq stock market. The iShares FTSE China (HK listed) Index Fund provides exposure to the China market by tracking the respective index, which comprises…
BNP Paribas takes two from Bear Stearns
BNP Paribas has scooped up two new hires from Bear Stearns. Andrew Miller and Adam Brodnicki have been appointed as directors in the French bank’s New York fixed income team, where they will be responsible for FX, rate and structured products for…
Morgan Stanley launches four more linked to property and Asia ex Japan
Morgan Stanley has launched another four capital protected plans linked to UK commercial property, Asia ex Japan and the FTSE 100 index. The 5.6-year UK Commercial Property Growth Plan 2 offers 100% participation in any increase of the IPD UK Annual…
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FDIC and FSA sign MOU on information exchange
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UK issuers unveil inflation-busters
Barclays has reissued its Commodity Select protected investment, targeting UK investors looking for an inflation hedge. The re-issue follows consistent rises in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the annual inflation of which rose 0.3% between April and May…
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FTSE and NYSE Euronext launch FTSE 100 volatility index
Index provider FTSE and NYSE Euronext have launched the FTSE 100 Volatility index which is designed to capture implied volatility embedded in the price of FTSE 100 options traded on Liffe, the derivatives trading arm of Euronext.
S&P launches Overseas China index
Index Provider Standard and Poor’s has launched the S&P Overseas China 10 Index, which is designed to provide exposure to 10 Chinese stocks available to foreign investors only through overseas listings. The index will be used as a basis for investable…
Numerix opens Hong Kong office
Pricing and risk analytics provider Numerix has opened a new regional office in Hong Kong in response to the growing derivative and structured products markets in China. The new operation will be led by Stephen Cheng, vice-president at Numerix, who will…
FTSE offers environmental opportunities
Index Provider FTSE has launched its Environmental All-Share Index, which is designed to provide broad environmental exposure by including companies which are involved in environmental technologies.
SocGen AM departees form new sales team at Caam
Credit Agricole Asset Management (Caam) has made two new structured products sales appointments within its institutional, corporate and distributors international division. Franck du Plessix has been hired for the new role of head of structured product…
Habib parts company with Lehman Brothers
Adam Habib, managing director and head of equity structured retail products at Lehman Brothers in London will leave the bank at the end of this month to pursue his own business interests after reaching a final agreement on Friday June 13.
Barclays lists currency revaluation ETN
Barclays Capital has listed a new exchange traded note (ETN) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange. The Asian and Gulf Currency Revaluation ETN is linked to the performance of five different currencies pegged to the US dollar which could…
Fuhr parts company with Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has disbanded its investment strategies team, which included ETF (exchange traded funds) managing director Deborah Fuhr. The team covered the investment and execution of delta one products, such as ETFs, and was broken up on May 16. Fuhr…
CEBS reports on bank transparency and illiquid product valuations
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Lecler appointed for alternatives
Olivier Lecler has been appointed chief executive officer of SGAM Alternative Investments, effective June 1, 2008. Lecler joined Société Générale Group in 1996 as Strategic Studies Manager in the Finance and Development Division and in 1999 was appointed…
ETF Securities expands team in Germany, UK and Ireland
ETF Securities has bolstered its sales team by appointing Nigel Longley as Sales Director based in Frankfurt, where he will join Tim Harvey and Michael Geister in covering the German and Austrian markets. Longley will report to Hector McNeil, managing…
NatWest International launches third edition of Autopilot
NatWest International Personal Banking (IPB) has unveiled a third edition of Autopilot, its capital guaranteed structured deposit account.
Mekhail to head Gatehouse Wealth
Mourad Mekhail has been appointed managing director of Institutional Wealth Management at Gatehouse Bank, the sharia-compliant wholesale investment bank. Mekhail reports directly into Ewa Gracey, Head of Distribution.
NDFA releases latest Twin Option Kick Out plan
NDFA has launched the latest version of its Twin Option Kick Out Plan June ’08, with a choice of two investment options. The FTSE 100-linked product potentially yields 10.5% per year, while the product linked to the FTSE 100 and Nikkei 225 indexes offers…