STRUCTURED PRODUCTS NEWS
Investment Week | 02 Nov 2011
The FSA has issued further guidance for structured product firms after identifying weaknesses in the way providers design and approve the products.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Credit Suisse £5.95m for systems and controls failings in relation to sales by its private bank of structured capital at risk products (SCARPs).
Investment Week | 25 Oct 2011
Home secretary Theresa May has written to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme about its decision to compensate some Lehman-backed NDFA structured products but not others.
Investment Week | 15 Sep 2011
MORE STRUCTURED PRODUCTS NEWS
Skandia has launched a multi-asset risk-targeted protection fund which will limit losses to 80% of the highest ever share price.
Investment Week | 16 Nov 2010
Australian group LM Investment Management has entered the UK market with the launch of its first structured product offering exposure to Australia’s benchmark equity index.
Investment Week | 15 Nov 2010
OPM Fund Management is launching global and absolute return multi-manager vehicles early next year, based on existing products run for internal clients.
Investment Week | 29 Oct 2010
Man Group has completed its purchase of GLG Partners, creating a diversified fund group running $63bn of assets.
Investment Week | 14 Oct 2010
Blue Sky Asset Management has agreed to a takeover by US investment bank Incapital, in a move to expand its structured product offering.
Investment Week | 05 Jul 2010
The listed hedge fund sector looks set to contract as trusts face continuation votes and many are wound up, despite taking action to narrow their discounts.
Investment Week | 24 May 2010
The proposed interim levy on the investment intermediary sub-class in 2009/10 following the failures of Keydata and two stockbrokers has been cut from £70m to £58m, although the structured product-related charge has increased by £2m, the FSCS confirms today.
Investment Week | 29 Mar 2010
Aviva Investors has launched its fourth structured product linked to the FTSE 100 index.
Investment Week | 03 Mar 2010
Aviva Investors is to launch a third structured product based on the performance of the FTSE 100 next month, after its two predecessor funds gathered over £150m.
Investment Week | 18 Dec 2009
Morgan Stanley has launched a suite of six-year structured products.
Investment Week | 24 Nov 2009
Leading structured product providers and distributors have created the UK Structured Products Association in a bid to give a unified voice to an industry that has come under fire in recent years.
Investment Week | 19 Nov 2009
Meteor Asset Management has been given the all-clear over its marketing and sales of Lehman-backed structured products, allowing it to begin launching a range of open-ended funds.
Investment Week | 12 Nov 2009
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