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UK pension funds look to hedge against falling inflation
UK pension funds are looking at inflation structured products in order to hedge the risk embedded in pension liabilities they pay at retirement, amid a falling inflation environment. Pension fund liabilities are adjusted for Limited Price Indexation (LPI…
Closer regulatory links needed, says US structured products industry
An overwhelming majority of members of the US structured products industry are calling for closer links with regulators in the wake of the financial crisis, a survey by the US Structured Products Association (SPA) has shown. The survey, which was…
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Opportunities in 2009 in equities and bonds
Contrary to popular market sentiment, there are outstanding opportunities in equities in the foreseeable future. This is the view of Nigel Blanshard, portfolio manager and founder of London based fund of hedge funds Culross Global Management.
Citi rings the changes in structured products reorg
Citi has announced a host of changes to its structured products business, including the appointment of Jean-Luc Bernardi as Emea head of structuring. Bernardi has developed and led the Emea Equity Derivatives Structuring Team since 2006 and will be…
BNP Paribas tempts French investors with latest Zanzibar fund
BNP Paribas has launched the latest version of its capital guaranteed Zanzibar formula fund, which offers investors a potential return of 20% over its two-and-a-half year life. Zanzibar 10 is linked to the performance of 20 major global stocks, banking…
Arc launches latest Fixed Income Plan with higher and cautious options
Arc Capital and Income has released its five-year Fixed Income Plan 10, based on the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 indexes. The higher income option delivers 0.65% a month, equal to 8.08% annually, while the cautious income option provides 0.57% a month,…
Lyxor AM launches two new ETFs in Amsterdam
Lyxor Asset Management has listed two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Euronext Amsterdam. The funds have been built on versions of the reference index for the exchange: the Amsterdam Exchange Index (AEX), which tracks 23 of the stocks that trade on…
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Société Générale offers UK and US recovery products
Société Générale has issued two new UK-listed structured products based on UK and US equity market volatility "and any potential nearside recovery in the UK equity market", says the French bank.
Class action filed on Lehman principal protected notes
A class action has been filed on UBS Financial Services and the officers and directors of Lehman Brothers on losses from investments in principal protected notes issued by the defunct US bank.
Jubilee offers averaging-in to smooth peaks and troughs
Jubilee Financial Products has released two new plans for the UK market, a FTSE 100 index linked Regular Income Plan offering a quarterly coupon of 2.5% for a three-year, 2.25% for a five-year and 2.1875% for a seven-year, with capital is at risk; and a…
Casam unveils 10 ETFs on Euronext Paris
Crédit Agricole Structured Asset Management (Casam) has launched 10 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Euronext Paris, bringing its total number of ETFs launched this year to 21. The latest series of 10 ETFs tracks the main European industry sectors and…
Meteor emits latest kickout growth and monthly income plans
Meteor Asset Management has unveiled its new monthly income plan, linked to the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 indexes, offering 0.65% a month over 60 months. The plan, which has a term of five years and fourteen days, repays capital in full at maturity, providing…
Walker Crips bags second issue of Fixed Income Plan
Walker Crips Structured Investments (WCSI) has launched the second issue of its five-year Fixed Income Plan, offering an annual income of 7.6% or a quarterly income of 1.85%. The plan repays capital in full, providing that the FTSE 100 index does not…
Add risk from spring 2009, Barclays Wealth
Investors should stay defensive in the short term, but add risk from spring onwards, says Barclays Wealth Signpost Annual Outlook, entitled 'A long, hard slog'. "We are looking to build overweights in investment-grade credit in Q2, and in equities from…
UniCredit offers US strategy to Germany, Austria and Luxembourg
UniCredit subsidiary HypoVereinsbank has presented investors in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg with the 4Keys Macro Strategy SI US Fund, which offers profits from both rising and falling markets. Issued by Structured Invest SA in Luxembourg, the…
Keydata provides tax efficient income options with Extra Income Plan
Keydata Investment Services has released the latest version of its Extra Income Plan, offering tax benefits to investors. The underlying assets are held in preference shares, reducing the tax payment for basic rate payers to 0% on income delivered by the…