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Lehman launches Enhanced Emerging Markets Plan
Lehman Brothers has launched the capital protected Enhanced Emerging Markets Plan, which provides exposure to the growth of the Brazil, Russia, India and China economies (Bric). The plan offers a choice of either 110% rise in the S&P Bric 40 index after…
Is the AMA procyclical?
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FTSE and BME launch responsible investment index
Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) and FTSE have launched the FTSE4Good Ibex, a responsible investment index comprising companies listed on the BME that demonstrate good practice in corporate social responsibility. The index is…
Blue Sky unveils third Protected Income Plan
Blue Sky Asset Management (BSAM) investment boutique has launched a third tranche of its six-year Protected Income Plan (PIP), which offers a fixed 10% income per year and 100% capital protection. The PIP III plan is linked to a portfolio of five UK…
Paladyne and Numerix partner
Pricing and risk analytics provider Numerix and alternative investment technology vendor Paladyne Systems have agreed to integrate Numerix trading, pricing and analytical toolset within Paladyne’s hedge fund platform. The move is designed to allow…
Barcap aims to capture FX volatility
Barclays Capital has launched three FX Volatility indexes: the BetaVol, Smart BetaVol and AlphaVol. The indexes, which are designed to provide both portfolio diversification and event hedge protection against sudden market downturns, have been assembled…
S&P launches Africa indexes
S&P has launched three new benchmark Africa indexes comprising the S&P Pan Africa, Africa Frontier and Africa 40 indexes providing exposure to developing equity markets.
Geared for growth
Gazprom Marketing & Trading's board of directors expounds on the company's history, its remarkable achievements, rapid growth in just a few short years and its plans for the future
Wing Hang Bank opts for Misys Summit FT
Wing Hang Bank in Hong Kong has agreed to install technology vendor Misys’ Summit FT treasury and capital markets software in response to increased demand for structured products from private wealth management clients, corporates and the retail market.
HSBC offers emerging titans
HSBC Global Banking and Markets has launched the Optimised Global Emerging Markets (Gem) Titans Index, which is designed to provide exposure to the largest companies in major emerging markets economies. The index is designed to underlie financial…
Khamphet joins Deutsche Asset Management to head up structured products development
Davone Khamphet has joined Deutsche Asset Management (Dam) in charge of structured product development in Australia.
Barclays launches carry trade strategy ETN
Barclays Bank has launched the Optimised Currency Carry Exchange Traded Note on the NYSE-Arca Stock Exchange, which is designed to provide exposure to the Barclays Intelligent Carry Strategy Index which seeks a return by investing in high-yielding…
Centurion opts for SuperDerivatives
Centurion Bank of Punjab in India has chosen to deploy technology vendor SuperDerivatives’ SD-Banks multi-asset derivatives platform and SD-IR interest rates module.
US Treasury Blueprint: a good idea?
Editor's blog
OCBC aims for agri-property outperformance
OCBC Bank in Malaysia has launched the Agri-Property Outperformance floating-rate instrument of deposit, a 100% principal protected product that measures the out-performance of six international agribusiness stocks against the iShares Dow Jones US Real…
UBS launches second ETN platform of the week
UBS has become the eighth bank to launch an exchange-traded note (ETN) platform in the US. It listed eight notes on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange today.
Merrill offers carbon emissions
Merrill Lynch Global Research launched the MLCX Global CO2 Emissions Index, which is based on contracts established under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme and under the Kyoto Protocol.
SG Index catapults into carbon credits
Société Générale Index (SGI) and carbon expertise firm Orbeo have launched the SGI Orbeo Carbon Credit Index, which is designed to give institutional investors, asset managers and private banks direct access to carbon.
Invesco PowerShares launches two ETFs on Nasdaq
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management has unveiled two exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Nasdaq stock market. The PowerShares Nasdaq NextQ Portfolio tracks the Nasdaq Q-50, a market-capitalisation weighted index comprising 50 securities, which are due…
Nasdaq OMX gives access to 100 largest companies
Nasdaq OMX has launched the Nasdaq OMX 100 Index which comprises the largest 100 largest companies listed on the combined exchanges of the Nasdaq OMX Group.
JP Morgan announces merger with green ClimateCare
JP Morgan will acquire ClimateCare, a leading market-maker in carbon emissions reductions, in order to invest in large-scale carbon emission reductions projects and to propel the development of a liquid financial market trading in carbon emission…
Dark markets
New CFTC commodity regulations will close the Enron Loophole withtrading controls of ‘dark market’ trading, reports Daven Voorhies
Gaining from complexity: MFMC models
The Masterclass series continues with a discussion of a general multifactor,multi-commodity model. By John Breslin, Les Clewlow, CalvinKwok and Chris Strickland
Winning smiles
The winners of the Energy Risk/Risk Commodity Rankings attenda cocktail reception in London