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Saxo Bank consolidates on financial products
Danish investment bank Saxo Bank has appointed Hugh Taggart as head of financial products.
HSBC bolsters Asian team
HSBC has appointed Gary Hung as managing director and head of intermediaries, north Asia in Wealth Management Sales, Global Markets.
Deutsche Bank excludes credit from new fund-linked note
Deutsche Bank has launched a fund-linked note designed to offer institutional investors stability with added alpha returns. The Globe note aims to outperform Libor or Euribor rates by 3% while simultaneously offering capital protection.
Barclays Capital launches deposit deals for offshore
Barclays Capital has launched the latest product in its Structured Deposit Series for Offshore Life Bonds. The five-year product offers two separate deposit accounts designed exclusively for inclusion in an offshore life bond: the Guaranteed Bric 40…
CIMB offers dented banks
Malaysia's CIMB, has launched the Rebound FRNID (floating-rate negotiable instruments of deposit) product, which is designed to benefit from the potential rebound of four major global banks negatively impacted by the US subprime crisis: Citi, Merrill…
Blue Sky Asset Management launches the Protected Income Plan
Blue Sky Asset Management (BSAM) has launched its debut product, the sterling-denominated Protected Income Plan, which delivers a coupon of 10% per year while ensuring 100% contingent capital protection at maturity.
Merrill Lynch launches new carbon certificate in Europe
Merrill Lynch has launched a five-year certificate linked to companies with reduced carbon footprints set to benefit from the push for cleaner energy. The 100% capital protected certificate offers 100% participation and will track the bank’s proprietary…
Lehman Brothers launches new FX products in US
Lehman Brothers has launched three new principal protected notes (PPNs) in the US. Two of the products are currency-linked investments which allow investors to benefit from further weakening of the US dollar, while the third is based on a hard and soft…
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