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Newcastle offers clean energy
Newcastle Intermediary Services has launched a five-year capital-growth product based on 20 alternative energy companies. The principal investment is protected at maturity, and returns are subject to income tax
Looking for the up escalator
Deutsche Bank is offering escalator notes linked to a basket of equity, currency and commodity indexes. Principal is protected at maturity and returns are locked in if the index rises above certain designated levels during the product term
Exchanging places?
Assets under management in European-domiciled mutual funds have plunged more than EUR60 billion this year, while exchange-traded funds have seen healthy capital inflows of over EUR20 billion. With the pattern repeated in the US as traditional asset…
Market snapshot
Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants looks at the pricing issues for structured products in different markets and provides his trade of the month
Lehman Brothers losses loom large
The collapse of Lehman Brothers has shocked investors in structured products. Previously immune to the financial crisis in the immediate markets that surround them, those that bought products from the defunct US investment bank are now contemplating…
Agriculture in a basket
ABN Amro has provided a sharia-compliant two-year capital-protected income product linked to a basket of international agricultural stocks. There is an 8% cap on individual stock growth
Rainy day in Georgia
Smith & Howard Wealth Management