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Citi in Australia offers JP Morgan’s Masters Selection Series
JP Morgan has launched a five-year principal protected structured product exclusively for Citi in Australia. The return of the product is linked to a basket of underlyings which include Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, Jim Rogers’s Diapason Rogers…
RBS launches first structured fund for private banking
RBS has launched a Ucits III-compliant capital protected six-year close-ended fund for NatWest and RBS private banking. The fund, domiciled in the UK, aims to achieve a target minimum return of 25% or 60% of the growth in the FTSE 100 Index – whichever…
Barclays Global Investors launches first municipal bond ETF
Barclays Global Investors has launched an iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund on the American Stock Exchange, the first fund to offer US investors the chance to invest in an exchange traded fund linked to a municipal bond index.
Deutsche amplifies European ETF business
Deutsche Bank has launched 18 new db x-tracker ETFs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) which provide exposure to domestic and international equity markets.
Van Eck Moo-ves into agribusiness with new ETF
Van Eck Global has launched a new agribusiness ETF on the American Stock Exchange. The fund, titled Moo, was created by the New York-based asset consultancy and has been designed to mirror the performance of the DAXglobal Agribusiness Index (DXAG), which…
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Dow Jones and Barron’s collaboration launches new index
The collaboration between index provider Dow Jones and US financial magazine Barron’s, has launched the Barron’s 400 Index which will track the performance of highly liquid US stocks.
World Bank echoes EIB with new eco bond
The World Bank has launched its Eco-3 Plus, a structured product for sale to retail investors. The six-year note pays a variable annual coupon of 3% or higher, depending on the performance of the ABN Amro Eco Index. The index comprises companies engaged…
Stoxx launches Private Equity Index
European index provider Stoxx has launched the Dow Jones Stoxx Private Equity 20 Index, which tracks the performance of the 20 largest private equity companies in Europe.
First Trust expands with new ETFs
ETF specialist First Trust Portfolios has launched two new ETFs on the American Stock Exchange (Amex): the FTSE Epra/Nareit Global Real Estate Index Fund and the Dow Jones Stoxx Select Dividend 30 Index fund.
Deutsche Börse’s Dubai delight
Deutsche Börse is set to launch a new access point for its Xetra electronic trading platform in Dubai which will allow investors to trade structured products.
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