Structured Products

Syarikat eyes top position in Malaysia's takaful market

Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd is eyeing to be the leader in the takaful market over the next three to five years through an aggressive rebranding campaign. Read ››

Pacific Equity to Buy Spotless After Twice Raising Bid

Pacific Equity Partners agreed to buy cleaning and catering contractor Spotless Group after raising its bid a second time to A$720 million or $753 million. Read ››

BlackRock to launch investment fund with China’s CIC

BlackRock Inc and China Investment Corp will jointly launch an investment fund likely to be worth several billion US dollars. Read ››

IIFCL's $1B infra debt fund operational by May

India Infrastructure Finance Company's $ 1 billion infrastructure debt fund may be operational by the end of next month. Read ››

Ambank issues 8 call warrants

AmBank is issuing four pairs of put and call warrants. Read ››

CITIC Pacific's senior unsecured notes get 'BB+' from S&P

Standard & Poor's assigned its 'BB+' rating to the proposed senior unsecured notes of CITIC Pacific Ltd. Read ››

Goldman Sachs losses money in Asia in 2011

New Yorl-based Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lost money in Asia last year for the first time since 2008. Read ››

ING Public wants 10% of takaful market by 2015

ING Public Takaful Ehsan wants its market share in the takaful industry to jump from 2 percent to 10 percent in 2015. Read ››

Deutsche Bank exits India's Lodha with $183 M profit

Deutsche Bank exited a four-year investment in Mumbai-based builders Lodha Developers, with a $183.09 million profit. Read ››

Hong Leong sees construction sector as overweight

Hong Leong Investment Bank identified top construction stocks as it maintains its "overweight" stand on the construction sector. Read ››

Maybank Concludes US$330.6 Million Term Facility For Bajradaya Sentranusa

Maybank has syndicated US$330.6 million 10-year facility for PT Bajradaya Sentranusa. Read ››

Indonesia to issue project-based sukuk in H1

Indonesia will issue $223.59 million of project-based sukuk in the first half. Read ››

ICICI Venture exits from Va Tech Wabag

ICICI Venture Funds has sold 5% of its stake in Va Tech Wabag to Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation for around Rs 68 crore. Read ››

ABC launches cross-border private banking

ABC and the BMO Financial Group launched its cross-border financial services of private banking. Read ››

NHPC's guidelines for mutual funds investments get approved

India's Ministry of Power approved the internal guidelines submitted by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation for investment of short-term surplus funds in mutual funds. Read ››

Kotak launches India infrastructure fund

  Kotak Mahindra will investors the chance to capitalise on the emerging markets infrastructure overhaul. Read ››

Maybank offers equity-linked structured deposit

Blue Skies Structured Deposit's US$7,094 minimum initial investment can yield maturity payout of 10%. Read ››

Yang to head SG China

Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking has announced the appointment of Yang Duan as new Head of the bank's Global Markets division for China. Read ››

BNP launches Indian equities-invested funds

BNP Paribas Investment Partners launched two new private placement funds invested in Indian equities. Read ››

Taiwanese transactions unaffected by withholding tax

The two Taiwanese cross-border residential mortgage-backed securities transactions are not immediately affected by the announced change in Taiwan's withholding tax legislation. Read ››

Maybank offers closer-to-home investment

Maybank has launched its 1Malaysia Momentum or M3 Structured Deposit, a capital protected investment plan for investors seeking potential gain regardless of the market conditions, with a target fund size of US$29.5 million. Read ››

HSBC to offer Hang Seng Structured Investments

Hang Seng’s strong capital position prompts HSBC to woo investors to take part in the former’s growth potential. Read ››

CIMB launches exclusive structured product

CIMB Bank Bhd head of retail banking Peter England said the bank's new product aims to protect capital and ensures returns. Read ››

Public Bank provides access to BRIC equities

Public Bank is launching the PB Templeton BRIC, a structured investment product, offering investors the opportunity to capitalise on the growth potential of the Brazil, Russia, India and China economies. Read ››

HSBC launches CBBC on popular HK stocks

HSBC is boosting product diversity with the launch of a new range of single stock callable bull/bear contracts (CBBC) for the listed product market. Read ››

Global fiscal restructuring to impact Asians

Asian investors were alerted on the potential impact of restructuring efforts by financial institutions worldwide. Read ››

BNP Paribas offers Islamic private placement fund

BNP Paribas Investment launched an Islamic umbrella fund for investing in sukuk and murabaha.The recently launched Sharia-compliant private placement fund aims to outperform US dollar 3 Month Libor by 100 basis points, net of fees, over the recommended minimum investment horizon by investing in high quality sukuk. Read ››

Maybank launches its 1st autocall investment deposit

Maybank has launched the Maybank Autocall Structured Deposit (MASD), an investment opportunity for the Malaysian market aimed to take advantage of China’s economic recovery. Read ››

SG appoints new Asian head of structured sales

Mr. Yann Garnier has been appointed Head of Structured Product Sales of the Global Equities & Derivatives Solutions division for Asia Pacific by the Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking. Read ››

Legg Mason brings multiple brands to clients

Legg Mason is making concrete moves worldwide and particularly in Asia. Read ››

Nomura to provide platform connectivity in Asia

Nomura will provide clients with Direct Market Access and Algorithms to equity markets in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. Read ››

Security takes the stage with deal

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Banks broaden their security horizons

The Head of IT security services at a leading Australian bank was interviewed about the security challenges facing his bank, from its investments to its success in detection technology, to ensuring a smooth system migration from a legacy environment to a new environment. Read ››

HSBC Securities appoints Head of Global Markets in Japan

HSBC announced the appointment of Kenichi Tatsuzawa as Head of Global Markets, HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited. Read ››