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Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency is fast becoming a resource and a business in its ownright. This month’s special report takes an in-depth look at some of theadvances, challenges and opposition to this growing market
Out of Africa
Nigeria, Libya and Algeria between them produce around 7% of theworld’s oil, a figure that is only expected to grow. With global oil suppliestight, what happens in these, sometimes unstable, oil-producing countrieswill impact heavily on global oil…
Swing contracts – take it or leave it?
Gas swing contracts are well established, but it is only recently thattechniques have been developed to measure and capture the value intheir flexibility. John Breslin, Les Clewlow, Chris Strickland and Daniel vander Zee of Lacima Group discuss these…
Powerful fusions
Europe’s power exchanges arebecoming increasingly connected asnational transmission grids link up.Roderick Bruce looks at the effect thiswill have on electricity trading
Credit Suisse strengthens Asian securities business
Credit Suisse has named Savady Yem head of European securities structured derivatives sales, replacing Osama Abbasi who has moved to Asia to become CS's head of global securities for non-Japan Asia, including Australia.
Société Générale Asset Management launches three ETFs on Borsa Italiana
SGAM Alternative Investments (SGAM AI) has launched three ETFs linked to the S&P MIB index traded on the Borsa Italiana. Two of the ETFs offer a bear strategy, providing reverse exposure to the variation of the S&P MIB and are the first bear ETFs…
Commodity Rankings 2008
A continued growth in participants, as well as a range of newly identified emerging markets are clearly evidenced in this year’s Commodity Rankings, writes Andrew Holt
RBC names Morotti to head equity structured product trading
Franck Morotti has joined RBC Capital Markets as head of equity structured product trading, Europe. The appointment is the first in a series of hires marking the company’s expansion in both equity and mutual fund derivatives.
Société Générale reshuffles its Global Equities and Derivatives Solutions Division
Société Générale has made the first move to restructure its global equities and derivatives team, in the wake of the multi-billion euro fraud which led to the removal from the bank of Luc Francois, the former head of global equity derivatives.
Premier Asset Management to launch its FTSE-linked growth plan
Premier Asset Management will launch its Premier UK Growth Plan, a six-year product linked to the FTSE 100 index. The plan has been designed to deliver an annual coupon of 16%, while providing 50% downside protection.
Crédit Agricole Asset Management creates a new subsidiary in Italy
Crédit Agricole Asset Management (Caam) has unveiled its new organisational structure, following the joint venture between Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and Crédit Agricole.
HVB rolls out capital guaranteed structured fund
HypoVereinsbank (HVB) in Germany has launched a new open-ended structured fund with a capital guarantee. The fund is linked to the performance of the DJ Eurostoxx 50 and offers investors up to 45-55% returns over the first five years.
Unicredit launches first Polish product as secondary market swells
Unicredit group is introducing its first listed certificate in Poland. The launch comes as The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) announces record trading figures for structured products throughout January, up 174% from the previous all-time high in November…
S&P launches ESG India index
S&P, risk advisory firm Crisil and social and environmental research firm KLD Research and Analytics have launched the S&P ESG India Index, which comprises companies whose business strategies and performance demonstrate a high level commitment to meeting…
Merrill launches Gulf Investible Index Certificate
Merrill Lynch has launched an open-ended publicly-registered and exchange-listed Gulf Investible Index Certificate, offering investors the chance to invest in companies in the Gulf region chosen on the basis of Merrill research with daily liquidity. The…
Barclays offers volatility adjusted emerging markets exposure
Barclays Wealth has launched a new structured product offering protected exposure to emerging markets while adjusting for volatility. The five-year product is linked to the performance of the exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the iShares MSCI…
ETF Securities to launch entire range of ETCs
ETF Securities will introduce 33 short exchange traded commodities (ETCs) and 33 leveraged ETCs, providing listed access to an entire platform of short and leveraged commodity indexes.
Dawnay Day Quantum appoints Alistair Hewit as Product Manager
Investment manager Dawnay Day Quantum has appointed Alistair Hewit as product manager. Hewit is responsible for the development of new structured investments and mutual funds. His role also entails managing the existing fund range.
Securities lending in emerging markets
Emerging Markets: Stock loan
African dream
Regional Focus: Africa
The benefit of insight - why distribution in Japan calls for managed accounts
Asia in Focus: Japan
The Iong and short of it
Short Extension
Hedge funds in the post-07 age: back to basics
Information Technology