Blue sky
10 June 2011
InCapital managing director Mark Dickson has left the structured product provider ahead of his colleague Chris Taylor who is expected to exit the firm imminently.
06 September 2010
Independent providers of structured products could see biggest threat to business model yet as sector comes under RDR spotlight
05 July 2010
Blue Sky Asset Management has agreed to a takeover by US investment bank Incapital, in a move to expand its structured product offering.
26 April 2010
Scandal and regulation have been predominant factors in the UK structured product market. The industry has much maturing to do, writes Paul Burgin
25 January 2010
Formula-defined risk and returns – without active management risk
23 November 2009
Of course, last week's Queen's Speech was an electioneering one and you cannot blame old Gordon for having a go. It is always better to get HRH to deliver your ideas in person when you have such dodgy handwriting and spelling!
02 November 2009
What exactly constitutes an alternative investment? It is a question we are all struggling to answer in these volatile, highly correlated times, where everything seems so globalised and driven by liquidity flows.
19 October 2009
Investor appetite for derivative-based products remains strong as the recent credit crisis has proven to have educated investors about product vulnerabilities and risks
05 October 2009
Blue Sky has launched an ‘absolute return’ plan offering a potential payout of 75% at the end of its six-year term.
06 June 2009
While counterparty risk has always been a consideration for investors buying structured products and other investments, it has come to the fore of investors' mindsets since the collapse of Lehman Brothers last year. Does there need to be more regulation surrounding structured products, following criticism from the IMA?
21 January 2009
Blue Sky Asset Management is launching the latest tranche of its Defensive series with Capital Accum...
12 September 2008
Structured fund group has Blue Sky has punched back at the IMA, which earlier this week issued a stat...
29 May 2008
Blue Sky has appointed an MD and CIO to consolidate rapid business growth. Dr James Chu, who spent...
24 April 2008
Blue Sky has launched a product targeting long-term recovery in the banking sector. The Accelerate...
10 April 2008
Blue Sky has launched a third tranche of its Protected Income Plan which offers a fixed 10% growth pe...
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