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Barclays launches new core suite of investments
Barclays Bank has launched a new core range of investments focussing on capital preservation, which are designed to offer access to products that maximise returns in volatile markets. The issuer is Woolwich Plan Managers.
S&P grows its thematic series with new Global Eco index
S&P has launched a new investable index, the S&P Global Eco index, which is designed to offer exposure to environmentally responsible investment strategies.
Dawnay Day Quantum offers uncapped returns
Dawnay Day Quantum will launch the DDQ European Stockmarket Maximiser III on 21 January, a six-year plan designed to offer index-beating returns in European Equity markets.
UBS launches Greenhouse Index
UBS Investment Bank has launched the UBS Greenhouse Index (UBS-GHI) , the first tradable investment benchmark tracking the Greenhouse Effect.
DBRS retreats from Europe
Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) has closed its European offices in London, Paris and Frankfurt as a result of deteriorating revenues in the wake of the credit crisis.
UBS launches Greenhouse Index
UBS will launch its UBS Greenhouse Index (UBS-GHI) on January 23. It is a tradable investment benchmark tracking a combination of weather futures and greenhouse gas emissions credits.
Morgan Stanley launches four new structured products.
Morgan Stanley has released four new structured products that offer exposure to Asian indexes and the FTSE 100.
CBI/PwC survey “one of the gloomiest ever”
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HSBC bolsters Asian team
HSBC has appointed Gary Hung as managing director and head of intermediaries, north Asia in Wealth Management Sales, Global Markets.
Deutsche Bank excludes credit from new fund-linked note
Deutsche Bank has launched a fund-linked note designed to offer institutional investors stability with added alpha returns. The Globe note aims to outperform Libor or Euribor rates by 3% while simultaneously offering capital protection.
Barclays Capital launches deposit deals for offshore
Barclays Capital has launched the latest product in its Structured Deposit Series for Offshore Life Bonds. The five-year product offers two separate deposit accounts designed exclusively for inclusion in an offshore life bond: the Guaranteed Bric 40…
CIMB offers dented banks
Malaysia's CIMB, has launched the Rebound FRNID (floating-rate negotiable instruments of deposit) product, which is designed to benefit from the potential rebound of four major global banks negatively impacted by the US subprime crisis: Citi, Merrill…
Blue Sky Asset Management launches the Protected Income Plan
Blue Sky Asset Management (BSAM) has launched its debut product, the sterling-denominated Protected Income Plan, which delivers a coupon of 10% per year while ensuring 100% contingent capital protection at maturity.
Merrill Lynch launches new carbon certificate in Europe
Merrill Lynch has launched a five-year certificate linked to companies with reduced carbon footprints set to benefit from the push for cleaner energy. The 100% capital protected certificate offers 100% participation and will track the bank’s proprietary…
Lehman Brothers launches new FX products in US
Lehman Brothers has launched three new principal protected notes (PPNs) in the US. Two of the products are currency-linked investments which allow investors to benefit from further weakening of the US dollar, while the third is based on a hard and soft…
Countrywide Home Loans dominates December US CDS trading
Credit default swaps (CDS) for the banking and financial services sectors dominated the most active trading in the US over December, led by Countrywide Home Loans, Lehman Brothers, CIT Group, Merrill Lynch and SLM Corp, according to interdealer broker…
Markit adds AJ tranche to CMBX indexes
London-based data provider Markit added a new tranche, the AJ tranche, to the off-the-run Markit CMBX indices on January 4.
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David Walker met Mellon Global Alternative Investments' directors Derek Stewart and Scott MacDonald to find out how they coped last year and their plan for 2008
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