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Profile: Halifax Share Dealing
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Trade of the month: Cliquets in the US CD market
Trade of the month: Cliquets in the US CD market
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Commerzbank Twin Win notes fall victim to low barrier
The index fails to recover
SG's peso-denominated note returns 4.3% per annum
Mexican stand-off
UBS offers nine-month play on Apple
A quick bite of Apple
Union Bank issues five-year cliquet linked to Russell 2000
Protection in a CD wrapper
iShares picks MSCI index for frontier markets ETF
A new frontier markets index from MSCI has already been licensed by iShares for a regional ETF, reflecting increased optimism about emerging markets
Food, technology and ETF underlyings feature in latest US structured product filings
New product filings with the SEC show a preference for technology and ETF underlyings, and include a Bank of Montreal reverse convertible based on the stock of Whole Foods Market
Banks offer short-term plays on natural resources
Royal Bank of Canada leads the offering of short-maturity structured products in the US public market with 12 products, half of which have maturities of just three months
iShares launches dollar-denominated emerging markets corporate debt ETF
A new ETF from iShares gives investors dollar-denominated exposure to emerging markets corporate bonds
RBS extends emerging markets ETNs to China
The latest exchange-traded note in the Royal Bank of Scotland's Trendpilot series offers exposure to Chinese companies with a risk overlay
Amundi makes its debut in Spain with the launch of five ETFs
Amundi ETF has launched five ETFs in Spain, marking its entry into an ETF market that providers believe has growth potential despite being relatively undeveloped
Holiday appetite forms the basis for latest JP Morgan and UBS products in the US
JP Morgan and UBS both filed products linked to seasonal underlyings with the SEC on April 19
Barclays launches first locally listed ETNs on Toronto Stock Exchange
Barclays Bank has listed three exchange-traded notes on the Toronto Stock Exchange, marking the first time these products have been locally listed
Strong first quarter for commodity ETPs shows increased appetite for broad-based exposure
Commodity exchange-traded products see biggest quarterly rise in inflows in almost two years, driven not only by gold but also a wider range of commodities
Banks offer energy and natural resource exposure in SEC filings
Most of the latest structured products filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission are linked to shares of companies from the energy and natural resources sector
S&P Israel indexes licensed for use in ETNs
Index-linked certificates manager KSM has licensed the S&P Israel BMI Capped Growth and Value indexes as the basis for a series of exchange-traded notes
Barclays steals the show with double-digit digital
Barclays Bank has offered a digital and a leveraged return product in the US, both of which offer high rates of return