Emerging markets
Investec launches boutique subsidiary to target wealth managers
Investec unveils its first boutique products aimed at the wealth and discretionary management market
HSBC bolsters ETF range with emerging markets offering
HSBC has listed a Brazil ETF in London as it builds its fledgling ETF operations and expands into European markets
Crédit Agricole boosts Asian fixed income team
Rowe departs Citi to head up Crédit Agricole’s Asian trading group.
Knight expands capital markets team
Knight Capital hires new managing directors for capital markets business.
UBS hires emerging markets head
Can Uran leaves Bank of America Merrill Lynch for senior role at UBS
Corporates with emerging market operations prove attractive to bond investors
As growth in developing economies – particularly the Bric countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China – outstrips that of the developed world, companies with sizeable emerging market exposure are looking increasingly attractive to bond investors.
Skandia offers the insurance route
Global savings and insurance heavyweight, Skandia, has been distributing structured products in Sweden since 2005 when it launched two products with Skandiabanken as issuer. Since then the Swedish branch has gone on to use various other intermediaries…
Morgan Stanley Jump
Morgan Stanley has issued Jump Securities, a structured products based on the performance of a basket composed of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund and the Dow Jones Eurostoxx 50. Principal is not protected and the upside above the target…
UBS hires new emerging markets head
Can Uran joins bank as co-head of FICC emerging markets.
US Wrap: Accelerated growth and reverse convertibles share the spoils
In a low-issuance US market, accelerated growth structures and reverse convertibles lead the way
Jefferies recruits new head of rates sales
Marie-Laure Savelli-Timsit joins Jefferies in Paris to set up French rates business.
UK ETF trading reaches record levels in May, says Barclays
The trading of ETFs in the UK recorded a healthy uptick in May, with FTSE and emerging markets-based products dominating demand.
Insparo Africa and Middle East Fund: Insparo Asset Management
Tenth European Performance Awards 2010
Martin Currie China Hedge Fund: Martin Currie Investment Management
Tenth European Performance Awards 2010
Yields on Africa debt drive new demand from credit investors
Risks to investment include high inflation and corporate governance problems in many African countries.
Cross-border lending extends slump: BIS
Bank for International Settlements says international lending fell by $385 billion in last three months of 2009, figures reveal fifth consecutive quarterly drop