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Skandia launches capital guaranteed fund-linked investments
Skandia has launched two new structured products offering exposure to a portfolio of funds with an overlay of 100% capital protection. Each product offers exposure to a basket of five different funds, with the second product offering two return options.
CDS: Wells Fargo leads tightening that excludes NAB
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (Thursday July 30)
ACI launches fixed income product on back of investor demand
Arc Capital and Income (ACI) the UK distributor has launched the latest version of its fixed income plan on the back of investor demand for structures with regular payments.
CDS: Spreads widen again after run of tightening
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers
Credit Suisse builds up commodity indexing business with three hires
Credit Suisse has made three new hires in its commodities business, including Dan Raab, who formerly looked after the global development of American International Group's (AIG) commodity index. The bank has tapped Merrill Lynch for the remaining hires,…
Source links to new Dow Jones long/short index
Source has launched 18 exchange-traded funds linked to the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Optimised Super Sector index range. The index range was created by the ETF provider and DJ and represents a new generation of funds created to deliver exposure to improved…
CDS: Narrowing continues across issuers
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers
The future of systemic risk supervision
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RBC Wealth hires Roiz to lead LatAm from Geneva
RBC Wealth Management has hired Thomas Roiz as Geneva-based head of Latin America for RBC Suisse. Roiz was previously Citi and JP Morgan's private banks. He reports to Karen Simpson, vice-president and general manager of RBC Suisse.
CDS: Tightening trend continues, with Deutsche slipping under 100bp
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (July 23-July 24)
Capital protection and equities to lead US demand, Barclays Capital
Structured investments in the US are set to outpace the overall growth of other investments over the next two years, according to a survey of financial intermediaries, including wealth managers and broker dealers with US$6 trillion assets under…
CDS: Nordea and Svenska maintain tightening trend
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (July 17-July 21)
Regulators and banks reach buyback agreement on Minibonds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have finally reached an agreement with 16 banks that distributed Minibonds, including ABN Amro and the Bank of China, to repurchase the Lehman Brothers-backed products…
RBC Wealth Management adds Afzal for structured notes
Wasim Afzal has joined RBC Wealth Management as manager to its structured notes and fixed income, advisory team. Afzal will be responsible for developing the structured notes offering for its high net worth (HNW) and ultra HNW clients
SIM takes from Barclays Capital for team expansion
Structured Investment Management (SIM) in New York has made three new hires in an expansion of its team. The new appointments include Mark Graham as executive vice-president of structured finance, who was previously head of corporate solutions and hybrid…
Source adds three to bolster European presence
Source, the exchange-traded product (ETP) distributor, has made three new hires to its European sales team as part of its expansion effort. The open architecture provider has ensnared individuals from Lyxor Asset Management, ETF Securities and Unicredit…
Deutsche Bank lists hedge fund and carbon ETFs on LSE
Deutsche Bank has listed its hedge fund exchange-traded fund on the London Stock Exchange. The listing of the Ucits III compliant ETF, based on the db Hedge Fund Index, which follows the launch of a euro-hedge version on the Xetra Frankfurt in March, is…
Ambank launches new ‘recovery’ themed plan
AmIslamic Bank has launched a new themed structured deposit, which aims to make money as the global economy recovers.
Walker Review ruffles feathers in the City
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CDS: Rally on improved risk appetite
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (July 17)
CDS: Spreads tighten for second day
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (July 16)
CDS: Spreads tighten on positive earnings news
Credit default swap 5-year mid-levels for structured products issuers (July 15)
The Big Interview: Redington's Robert Gardner
The co-founder of pension consultancy Redington Partners talks about the pros and cons of switching funds out of equities and into fixed income.
Agency brokers: Back in vogue
In the old days, before the advent of the all-singing, all-dancing full service investment banks, agency brokers used to represent an important, if niche part of the credit trading business. Now, after a period in the wilderness, these agency brokerages…