There is growing caution among investors, who are being advised to keep winding down portfolio risk, following the most volatile month of trading since the wake of Lehman Brothers’ failure in 2008. The Euro hit a four year low against the dollar last month and is down 14% so far this year. Weakness in Europe is expected to continue…

Win Win Ultimate paid out another Annual Bonus last month – and more payouts are expected in the year. The March 2009 issue completed it’s first successful year, with investors receiving an average USD 8,500 each...

In-Cap Thematic paid out its first annual coupon of 12% this week, with investors receiving an average of over €6,000 each. “It couldn’t have come at a better time”, said one IFA, who has three clients invested in this Note...

Structured products will become an increasingly important feature in investor’s portfolios, said Norman Villamin, head of investment analysis and advice at Citi Global Wealth Management Asia Pacific. “I think structured products certainly have a place in people’s portfolio and I think they are an important way to manage risk…

Last year saw unprecedented levels of volatility in the financial markets. The collapse of major institutions such as Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers lead to widespread panic and saw capital injections into financial institutions by governments across the globe! Liquidity dried up, credit spreads soared and stock prices tumbled. It was during this back-drop that Risk magazine had to select the winners of its annual awards; recognising those institutions that continued to provide derivatives and risk management expertise to their customers in such difficult market conditions.

In a year of tumult in the financial sector, with businesses and returns under the microscope, BNP Paribas’ universal model has demonstrated a remarkable level of stability and resilience.

PCP, in partnership with AA+ rated BNP Paribas, has created In-Cap Thematic designed to respond directly to the economic and investment issues of the day.

The World Interest Rate Table below covers the current interest rates of 23 different countries including previous rates and the latest dates when they were changed by Central Banks.

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Over the past few years there has been a great deal of discussion and activity in the financial press about Islamic capital markets and “Sukuk”, Islamic Capital Market Instruments. So much so, Dow Jones and Citigroup actually launched an Islamic bond index called the "Dow Jones Citigroup Sukuk Index”.

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The last week of February saw confirmation that the United States economy had barely grown in the final quarter of 2007. Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke also delivered a speech in which he stated that the Fed would ‘act in a timely manner as needed to support growth and to provide adequate insurance against downside risks’, clearly indicating that further interest rate cuts were all but inevitable in the coming months.

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