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Bank Leumi launches agricultural structured deposit
Bank Leumi of Israel has launched a structured dollar deposit designed to provide exposure to a basket of agricultural commodities.
FSA goes on the warpath
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Deutsche Bank launches first short sector ETFs
Db x-trackers, the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) arm of Deutsche Bank, has launched the first ETFs on short sector indexes in Europe. The five ETFs are linked to the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 short sector indexes and offer short or inverse exposure to European…
Dow Jones launches new single commodity sub-indexes
Dow Jones Indexes and AIG Financial Products have launched the Dow Jones AIG Platinum, Lead and Tin Sub-Indexes. The indexes have been licensed to ETF Securities, London-based provider of exchange traded commodities.
ETF Securities expands research team with new hire
ETF Securities has hired Nicholas Brooks as head of Research and Investment Strategy. Brooks previously worked as senior economist and market strategist based in London at Henderson Global Investors, a strategy and asset allocation team. Prior to this,…
Meteor launches product offering 10% income
Meteor Asset Management (MAM) has launched the Solar Income Plan, a five-year product based on five major UK banks: Barclays, HBOS, HSBC, Lloyds TSB and RBS. The plan offers a fixed income of 10% per year or 0.8% per month. Capital is returned in full,…
NDFA launches capital secure fixed growth plan
NDFA, provider of structured products in the UK, has launched the five-year Capital Secure Fixed Growth Plan March 08 offering a 45% fixed return. The plan, which provides full return of capital, is linked to the FTSE 100 and offers 45% return without…
ETF Securities launches 33 leveraged ETCs and 4 new commodities
ETF Securities has launched 33 leveraged Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) and four new commodity indexes, comprising cocoa, lead, tin and platinum. The new ETCs are available on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and add to the total of 110 ETCs created…
Deutsche delegates Davis to head equity derivatives flow in Asia-Pacific
Mark Davis has been appointed head of equity derivatives flow for Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Bank, reporting to Denis MacCarthy, head of equity sales Asia.
Barclays stockbrokers launches FTSE linked investment note
Barclays stockbrokers has launched the five-year FTSE 100 Accelerated Return Investment Note. The note is linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index, and is traded on the London Stock Exchange. It offers a one-off return equal to 75% at maturity if…
Barclays Stockbrokers launches new income investment note
Barclays Stockbrokers has launched the Regular Income Investment Note, linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 index. The five-year note offers quarterly income payments equivalent to 7% gross per year.
BNP Paribas launches collective investment fund
BNP Paribas has launched the second in the Volluto series of capital guaranteed collective investment funds for retail investors in France. The fund, known as a fonds commun de placement (FCP), is designed to offer a 7.7% annual return throughout its two…
Lehman launches two new issues
Lehman Brothers has launched the Enhanced Returns Plan issue 3 and the new Enhanced Deposit Plan in conjunction with the ISA/plan manager DRL.
Morgan Stanley offers new currency ETNs
Morgan Stanley has issued two new exchange traded notes (ETNs) linked to the Chinese Renminbi and the Indian Rupee. Each note will be listed on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and investment manager Van Eck Global will market the…
S&P launches first real-time currency indexes
S&P has launched the first real-time currency indexes, the S&P Chinese Renminbi index and Indian Rupee index, which are designed to provide exposure to emerging economic countries that currently lack a liquid currency futures market.
FSA clamps down on insider trading
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ETF Securities expands sales team for the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions
ETF Securities has expanded its sales team by appointing Emil Peterson as head of Nordic Sales and Neil Jaimeson as senior sales representative for the UK and Ireland. The move is a response to increasing investor demand for Exchange Traded Commodities …
First ETF in South Africa certified sharia-compliant
South African investment bank Absa Capital’s NewGold exchange-traded fund has been certified sharia-compliant, a first for a South African ETF.
Barclays Wealth launches new suite of investments
Barclays Wealth has launched a new suite of investments offering competitive pay-offs. The new suite, which is open between March 3 and April 30, is designed to attract rollover money from impending maturities and is attractive for ISA investors who want…
More finger pointing in the US
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Clariden Leu opens in the Middle East
Clariden Leu has opened an asset management company in Dubai which will offer structured products. The Swiss private bank will not be promoting specific products that are only focused on Middle East markets, although may develop a specific product in the…
Deutsche offers liquid gold
Deutsche Bank will issue three exchange traded notes linked to its Liquid Commodity Index-Optimum Yield Gold offering a simple way to take a leveraged or short view on the price of gold. The notes will be traded on the NYSE Arca, and listed as: DB Gold…
Merrill targets prospering frontier
Merrill Lynch Global Research has launched the Merrill Lynch Frontier Index, an equity index designed to provide exposure to the largest and most liquid stocks from frontier markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Geiger leaves Deutsche Börse Index for Vontobel
Heiko Geiger has left Deutsche Börse Index, where he was head of sales and marketing, to join Bank Vontobel in Frankfurt. Geiger will be responsible for public distribution of retail structured products in Germany for Vontobel, reporting to Georg von…