Meteor UK headlines with 11% By SRPAdviser.com  08-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Meteor Asset Management is marketing Prima Platinum Plan 4 in the UK market with a headline rate of 11% per annum, simple. ...These kick-out products continue to remain very popular, as they offer investors the opportunity of attractive

Firms hit back at Hargreaves By Fund Strategy  05-Feb-2010 07:25 PM
Hargreaves' views on structured products draw fire.

UK Gilliat launches RBS Income Builder By SRPAdviser.com  05-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
UK structured products issuer Gilliat Financial Solutions will launch a new income strategy for retail investors in the next few days, SRP has learned. The new six-year Income Builder product is Gilliat's first soft-protected reverse convertible

SPs more attractive than a year ago, says Barclays UK survey By SRPAdviser.com  05-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
A Barclays Wealth survey among independent financial advisers (IFAs) has revealed that more than two-thirds of them believe structured products are more attractive investments than 12 months ago. It is encouraging to see that advisers

Investec UK adds RBS and plans VCT By SRPAdviser.com  04-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Investec Structured Products' latest collection of structured plans includes Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as an alternative asset provider. With launch 15 we have continued with our theme of diversification by including the Royal Bank of Scotland alongside Lloyds TSB as an additional asset provider on two of our investment plans, said Investec's head of intermediary sales, Gary Dale.

Macquarie UK fails to launch plan By SRPAdviser.com  04-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Macquarie Funds Group failed to reach the subscription minimum for its first UK structured product when it closed in December, a Macquarie spokeswoman confirmed.

UK Meteor signs NDF and DRL, examines Keydata By SRPAdviser.com  04-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
UK asset manager and administrator Meteor today signed its agreement to acquire the structured product books of NDF Administration (NDFA) and Defined Returns Ltd (DRL) from administrators Grant Thornton. The business will be transferred in March.

Jonathan Fry to develop UK SP capabilities By SRPAdviser.com  03-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
High-net-worth investment specialist Jonathan Fry plc has appointed former Citibank structured products manager James Scott to take responsibility for developing structured products expertise. We understand structured products are part of an

SG adds 14 Synthetic Zero series in UK By SRPAdviser.com  02-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Societe Generale (SG) has issued a new series of 'Synthetic Zeros' covering 14 UK equity shares as part of its listed structured products range, which are traded on the London Stock Exchange.

UK Market Review - January 2010 By SRPAdviser.com  02-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Eighty retail products were added to the UK database in January, expected to sell around £1.08bn, compared with the 58 products added last month, selling around £962.5m, and the 87 products launched this time last year, worth approximately £646m.

Morgan Stanley to expand UK team By SRPAdviser.com  01-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Morgan Stanley's finance division is looking to expand its derivative structured products (DSP) team with the addition of a derivative structured products controller at a vice president level.

Arbuthnot restructures UK Gilliat By SRPAdviser.com  01-Feb-2010 12:00 AM
Arbuthnot Banking Group has initiated a strategic review of its structured products arm, Gilliat Financial Solutions, which suffered its first redundancy when business development manager Anita Brand left the firm last week.

Altus steps into UK with Step-Down Kick Out Note By SRPAdviser.com  29-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Altus Financial Products is offering its first structured product to UK investors. The Altus Step-Down Kick Out Note, a five-year note issued by Morgan Stanley, is linked to an equally-weighted basket consisting of FTSE100, S&P500 and Hang Seng China Enterprises index.

UK's Blue Sky launches income/growth product By SRPAdviser.com  28-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Blue Sky Asset Management has launched a five-year income plan paying a potential 3.5% every six months with an autocall after a year.

FSA focuses on UK product governance By SRPAdviser.com  28-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
The FSA said 'significant risk of profound mismatches' between retail structured products and consumer need has prompted it to refocus on product governance.

Morgan Stanley UK follows up on Ucits III Oeic By SRPAdviser.com  27-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Morgan Stanley will next Friday launch FTSE100 Accumulated Income Fund 1 through its Irish-domiciled fund platform, following the debut in December of its first Ucits III Oeic FTSE100 Accumulated Capital Fund I.

Northern Bank enters Northern Ireland market By SRPAdviser.com  27-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Northern Bank has entered the UK structured product market for the first time since its acquisition by Danske Bank Group in 2005, with charity savings product Charity Capital Protected Plan. The product will be distributed throughout its branches in Northern Ireland.

IDAD UK teams up with CitiFirst By SRPAdviser.com  26-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Structured products consultancy Investment Design & Distribution, IDAD, has teamed up with CitiFirst for the distribution of the new IFA range of structured products launched by Citigroup's the retail structured product division. We have been

Birmingham Midshires launches trigger and tracker By SRPAdviser.com  26-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Birmingham Midshires has launched the tenth issue of its Guaranteed Equity Bond series, including the 3 Year Trigger GEB and the 5 Year Tracker GEB. The three-year Trigger GEB pays 17.6% if the FTSE00 is at or above its initial level at maturity.

RBC IM's Cutts to retire from London post By SRPAdviser.com  25-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Phil Cutts, a long-standing director and vice president at Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management in London, is to retire at the end of March, an RBC Europe spokesperson told SRP.

NatWest offshore debuts UK Navigator By SRPAdviser.com  22-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
NatWest International Personal Banking (IPB) is marketing a bull-bear product to UK offshore investors.

UK's Merchant Capital debuts with income By SRPAdviser.com  21-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Following its acquisition of Arc Capital & Income, Merchant Capital has announced the launch of its first structured product, a six-year, soft-protected note linked to the FTSE100, offering investors two options.

Structured product market grows 50% in 2009 By SRPAdviser.com  21-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Sales of structured products in the UK grew by almost a half (47 per cent) over 2009, in spite of the intense scrutiny placed on the sector over the year, to reach a total of £13.3bn, according to StructuredRetailProducts.com.

Schroders' UK Maximiser hits another high By SRPAdviser.com  20-Jan-2010 10:00 AM
Schroder's call overwriting fund, UK Income Maximiser, has hit another high, claiming £482.5m under management, up from £461.1m in November.

Gilliat UK promotes range accrual By SRPAdviser.com  18-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Gilliat has launched a rare range accrual for UK retail investors.

Investec's UK Map breaches £100m on first anniversary By SRPAdviser.com  15-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Investec Asset Management's Multi Asset Protector (Map) fund has achieved £101.5m under management, one year after launch.

Citi enters UK IFA market with Ucits fund By SRPAdviser.com  15-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Citigroup's retail structured products division, CitiFirst, has entered the UK's intermediary space with the launch of its first Ucits III-compliant open-ended fund.

UK's Jubilee kicks off with knockout, reverse convertible By SRPAdviser.com  14-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Jubilee Financial Products has launched its first products of the year, Early Redemption Plan 6 and Regular Income Plan Issue Three. Both products have five-year terns.

UK Meteor adds Viscount to board By SRPAdviser.com  13-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Meteor Capital Group has announced the appointment of Viscount Asquith OBE as a non-executive director to the boards of the various group companies.

L&G continues HSBC relationship into new year By SRPAdviser.com  12-Jan-2010 12:00 AM
Legal & General (L&G) has started the year with second issues of FTSE Early Bonus Plan and FTSE Growth Plan. The insurance company purchased underlying securities from HSBC Bank plc for both plans.

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