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Barcap offers Arabian exposure for offshore bonds
Barclays Capital has launched both the Five-Year Guaranteed Arabia Titans 50 and FTSE 100 Deposits designed exclusively for use within offshore bonds and UK wrap accounts.
Dawnay Day Quantum unveils two commodity products
Dawnay Day Quantum has launched two capital protected commodity investments, providing diversified exposure to metals, energy and agricultural commodities. The five-and-a-half-year Protected Commodities Accelerator X is 100% capital protected and offers…
Morgan Stanley launches double long and short ETNs
Morgan Stanley has launched two exchange-traded notes (ETNs), the Market Vectors-Double Long Euro ETN and the Market Vectors-Double Short Euro ETN, both of which are traded on NYSE Arca. The ETNs offer leveraged exposure to the euro/US dollar exchange…
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Rothwell departs JP Morgan
Giles Rothwell has left JP Morgan, where he was global head of structured investments distributor marketing and has been replaced by Beat von Gunten, previously Emea head of structured products for distributor marketing at JP Morgan in London. Rothwell…
LPL financial moves into US independent adviser space
LPL Financial is expanding into the registered investment adviser (RIA) space in the US. The distributor is launching its own integrated adviser platform, with a full range of financial products, including structured products, set to be offered later…
Blue Sky launches second tranche of Accelerated Growth Plan
Blue Sky Asset Management has launched the second version of its Asset Allocation Accelerated Growth Plan II (AAA Growth Plan II) which is designed to out-perform major markets selected by the investor. The six-year plan allows investors to select their…
Curry leaves UBS commodities business
Michael Curry has left his post as head of commodities structured products and derivatives sales, Americas at UBS. The bank would not officially confirm or deny his departure, nor whether he would be replaced stating instead, “We are committed to our…
Valid Assumptions Required: delta-normal VaR
A delta-normal value-at-risk is one of the basic tools of risk management. Brett Humphreys discusses the assumptions associated with this calculation.
Application of MFMC model to cargo dispatch
This month’s Masterclass looks at the use of a multi-factor, multi-commoditymodel to determine the optimal location for shipping a cargo,specifically the delivery of LNG. By John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Calvin Kwokand Chris Strickland
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British Energy supplies around one-sixth of the UK’s power through its eight nuclear power stations and one coal plant.Prudent trading risk management has evolved in British Energy to optimisefinancial returns on the power generated by its nuclear fleet,…
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SG Excels in Hong Kong
Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB) has launched the SG Excel Notes Series 36, which is designed to provide exposure to a basket of four Chinese equities, for investors in Hong Kong.
NDFA unveils its latest income plan
NDFA has launched the Regular Fixed Income Plan April 08. The five-and-a-half year plan is linked to the FTSE 100 index and offers a fixed annual income of 8% per year. This can be paid in the form of five annual instalments of 8% plus a final payment of…
Deutsche Bank issues four commodity ETNs
Deutsche Bank has launched four exchange traded notes (ETNs) linked to the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity index and the Deutsche Bank Commodity Index-Optimum Yield, offering long, short and leveraged exposure to commodities.
Meteor launches protected equity fund
Meteor Asset Management has launched a new capital protected Ucits III fund. The fund provides exposure to FTSE 100 index volatility, with downside protection of 10%.
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