Structured Products - 2008-10-01
Articles in this issue
Towards the best of three
Arc is offering a simple growth product linked to three commodities and weighted relative to their performance. Returns will be subject to capital gains tax, and capital is protected at maturity
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
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
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
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
CS indicative market data
Data by Credit Suisse
Barclays CORETM – opportunities in trading equity correlation
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