Despite their advantages, European retail investors have yet to significantly embrace ETFs, but the tide could be about to turn. Matthew Craig investigates
Société Générale has launched a listed structured product designed for investors seeking higher returns than those from a savings account.
Société Générale has issued the first in its new range of listed structured products tradable on the London Stock Exchange.
The Bank of England faces a chorus of demands to take radical action on interest rates by making a 1 percentage point cut this week to avert the threat of a lengthy recession, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph.
Nearly a third of UK institutional investors plan to increase their allocation to commodity-based investment products over the next five years, according to Lyxor Asset Management.
Traders should be encouraged to take continuous holidays if firms want to avoid a repeat of the Société Générale (SG) 'rogue trader' incident in January, the FSA says.
Sir Richard Branson has confirmed the Virgin Group will lodge a bid for beleaguered lender Northern Rock on Monday.
Société Générale expects to report "good profits" for 2007 despite a rogue trader defrauding the bank of £3.6bn, according to a statement.
UK investors can now access some of the most well-known US hedge-fund specialists through SGAM Alternative Investments (SGAM AI).
The launch of three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) could mark the start of a major expansion of the ETF market, says the London Stock Exchange.