Structured products
Credit magazine -- A short video overview
Credit magazine's new editor Rob Davies speaks about the new website, today's markets for credit-based financial products, and the publication's plans for the remainder of 2009.
Corporate statement: German investment
With investor confidence being slowly rebuilt, UniCredit’s Juliane Bürger offers some valuable insight and advice to investors into choosing the right product, the advent of reverse convertible product offerings and the market volumes, now that it is…
Corporate statement: Listening and learning
After the seismic market shocks in 2008 and early 2009, structured products have remained widespread in the media focus. As summer holidays come to an end and schools reopen, we consider the lessons learned and what is on the curriculum for the year ahead
UK FSA promises to take firms to task on Lehman structured products
The UK Financial Services Authority has enough information about the issues relating to Lehman Brothers-backed structured products to "move on", according to a release which quotes Dan Waters, retail policy director at the FSA.
DGCX to launch commodity indices
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) will use its futures prices to create commodity indices for the global investment banking and fund industry in the Middle Eastern region.
Gilliat launches first product into UK market
Gilliat Financial Solutions, the new structured products outfit within the Arbuthnot Banking Group, has launched its first investment into the UK market. The Gilliat Income Series Issue 1 has three options which will give exposure to either equities,…
Barclays Wealth launches protected kick-out investment
Barclays Wealth has launched a new protected kick out investment linked to the FTSE 100 index for UK investors. The FTSE Generator Bond deposit structure has the potential to kick out halfway through its six-year tenor and capital is 100% protected at…
US Wrap: S&P 500 sandwiched between alternative choices
Two less traditional alternatives to the S&P 500 index have been released into the US market by Credit Suisse and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
All four one
MSS Investments has enlisted the Swedish Export Credit Corporation as issuer of a six-year capped growth product linked to the performance of a basket of global indexes based on infrastructure, equities, fixed income and emerging markets
Sixteen again
Arc is offering a sterling-denominated play on emerging markets - specifically the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund ETF and Hang Seng China Enterprise Index - which promises returns of 16% for each year of its five-year term if no kickout occurs