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BNP Paribas adds fund derivatives sales in London
BNP Paribas has appointed Stephane Berthet and Frederic Cezard in its fund derivatives sales team within its Equities & Derivatives division in London.
Meteor Asset Management launches its Prima 6 Kick Out Growth Plan
Meteor Asset Management has launched its Prima Growth Plan 6, a six-year plan linked to the FTSE 100. The plan offers a return of 12% at the first yearly anniversary provided the index is at, or above, its opening levels.
Arc Capital and Income launches its latest Fixed Income Plan
Arc Capital and Income has launched its five-year Fixed Income Plan 4, which comprises two options based upon the FTSE 100, Nikkei 225 and S&P 500 indexes.
Barclays Stockbrokers launches two capital protected investment notes
Barclays Stockbrokers has launched two new investment notes to coincide with the beginning of ISA season. The notes have been designed to offer portfolio diversity while providing a tax efficient investment opportunity, if held in an ISA, PEP or SIPP.
LogicaCMG and Arcot launch online authentication
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S&P ardent on arbitrage
S&P has launched a family of indexes designed to model common arbitrage strategies in the financial markets. The three indexes comprise the S&P 500 Volatility Arbitrage, Currency Arbitrage and Long-Only Merger Arbitrage.
Commerzbank launches UK and Ireland sales
Commerzbank Corporates & Markets (CBCM) has launched a UK and Ireland Financial Institutions Marketing (FIM) sales team which includes two new hires, Eugene Collins and Steven Muzzlewhite. The initiative marks the expansion a European structured products…
ABN Amro manoeuvres in Middle East
ABN Amro has launched the Al Mumtaz Certificate, an Islamic product which references a synthetic basket of equity indexes.
Pioneer Investments recruits Price-Haworth as head of Institutional & Wholesale UK
Roger Price-Haworth joins Pioneer Investments as head of Institutional & Wholesale Business UK, a newly created role based in the London office. He will report to Paul Price, head of Global Institutional.
Fortis distributes first ABN Amro product in Belgium and Luxembourg
Fortis Retail Bank is distributing an ABN Amro product in Belgium and Luxembourg, the first since its acquisition of the Dutch bank three months ago. The Eco-3 plus note is described as a sustainable investment by Belgium-based Fortis, and is being…
Deutsche consolidates retail structured products
Deutsche Bank has consolidated its retail structured products business into Global Markets Investment Products (GMIP), which has been designed to bring together product aligned-platforms already available to both retail and institutional investors. GMIP…
HSBC launches Guaranteed Capital Account.
HSBC Investments has launched its six-year Guaranteed Capital Account to intermediaries, offering both income and growth potential linked to the returns of the FTSE 100 index.
A force to be reconciled with
Reconciling portfolio valuation differences between energy risk management software packages is a crucial task both in system replacements and upgrades. Brian Shydlo of Sirius Solutions introduces the concepts and techniques associated with this activity
Currency correlations
While oil prices have been rising, the US dollar has staged a steady decline, leading to much speculation over the linkage between the two. Eric Fishhaut investigates their connection
Tready and tradable
Implementing a new energy trading and risk management system can be complicated, but the difficulty of preparing the entire business for change is often underestimated, say Michael Campbell, Cynthia Sepety and Dutch Holland of management consultancy…
Green backing
The financing of renewable energy projects is becoming more attractive, as rising demand and prices make it a safer investment. The subprime crisis will tip the balance further in favour of green investment and open up opportunities for end-users to…
Marking to the wrong model
Brett Humphreys and Sarbo Saha show how calibration can reduce model risk but may mislead us into thinking an inappropriate model is working
S&P becomes master of the inverse
S&P has launched the S&P 500 Inverse Index, which is designed to act as a short position barometer and offer the inverse performance of the S&P 500 and is the first to be launched as a part of S&Ps family of leveraged and inverse indexes.
Lehman launches enhanced returns plan 2
Lehman Brothers has launched the second version of its Enhanced Returns Plan. The plan, which is open from 16th January to 29th February, is linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index and offers three return options within the three-year and the two…
Dow Jones and Dharma Investments launch new faith-based indexes
Dow Jones Indexes and private investment firm, Dharma Investments, have launched five Dow Jones Dharma Indexes designed to measure the performance of companies selected according to the value systems and principles of Dharmic religions, especially…
Dow Jones tightens grip in the Gulf
Dow Jones Indexes and the Omani stock exchange, Muscat Securities Market (MSM) have launched the Dow Jones MSM Index, a total market index that measures the performance of all companies listed on the MSM.
Lehman partners with Front in Finland
Lehman Brothers has agreed a partnership with Front Capital, a Finnish asset management, advisory and brokerage firm based in Helsinki. The cooperation will enable Front Capital to add Lehman Brothers' high-quality structured products to its range. The…
Too many losses to report, say US banks
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