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Société Générale offers UK and US recovery products
Société Générale has issued two new UK-listed structured products based on UK and US equity market volatility "and any potential nearside recovery in the UK equity market", says the French bank.
Class action filed on Lehman principal protected notes
A class action has been filed on UBS Financial Services and the officers and directors of Lehman Brothers on losses from investments in principal protected notes issued by the defunct US bank.
Walker Crips bags second issue of Fixed Income Plan
Walker Crips Structured Investments (WCSI) has launched the second issue of its five-year Fixed Income Plan, offering an annual income of 7.6% or a quarterly income of 1.85%. The plan repays capital in full, providing that the FTSE 100 index does not…
Add risk from spring 2009, Barclays Wealth
Investors should stay defensive in the short term, but add risk from spring onwards, says Barclays Wealth Signpost Annual Outlook, entitled 'A long, hard slog'. "We are looking to build overweights in investment-grade credit in Q2, and in equities from…
UniCredit offers US strategy to Germany, Austria and Luxembourg
UniCredit subsidiary HypoVereinsbank has presented investors in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg with the 4Keys Macro Strategy SI US Fund, which offers profits from both rising and falling markets. Issued by Structured Invest SA in Luxembourg, the…
LNG fundamentals - Natural selection
The LNG market for Europe and Asia has been traditionally tight, but new supply looks set to change market dynamics. Katie Holliday reports
The sum of all parts
The recent financial crisis has put enterprise-wide risk management firmly in the spotlight. Pauline McCallion looks at how this increased interest could advance ERM, and asks whether total ERM can ever be fully achieved
Cultural exchange
EEX and Powernext's agreement to share their electricity spot and derivatives markets represents groundbreaking Franco-German energy market co-operation. The CEOs of both exchanges talk to Roderick Bruce about the challenges involved and what the merged…
LNG pricing - Moving forward
While the bulk of global LNG volumes remain locked up in opaque long-term deals, attempts are being made to introduce price transparency and a forward curve to the market. Roderick Bruce investigates
SEC toughens rules for credit rating agencies
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Protected equity loans fall out of favour in Australia
Protected equity loans in Australia have fallen out of favour with investors as a result of the Australian Tax Office reducing the maximum interest deduction on May 13 this year. The benchmark interest rate in the capital-protected borrowing rules was…
Volatility, correlation and dividend losses sting banks
Volatility and deals based on dividends joined correlation as a major way for banks to lose money in the third quarter of 2008. Like losses on correlation in the first quarter, it remains true that the bigger the structured products operation, the bigger…
Precious metals ETFs listed in New York
Proshares has listed four new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange. The ETFs offer 200% long or short leveraged participation in gold and silver.
Thai bourse plans to add an ETF and derivative warrants
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (Set) aims to introduce an exchange-traded fund (ETF), derivative warrants, gold futures and an Islamic fund in 2009, as well as boost retail and institutional investor numbers. Set also intends on being listed by 2011, as…
Algorithmics releases credit crisis case studies
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JP Morgan launches Ucits funds exposure to commodities
JP Morgan has launched a Ucits III compliant fund offering exposure to the Energy Light version of its proprietary Commodity Curve Index (CCI.) The CCI Energy Light Fund is available to investors in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands,…
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