[Report] Asset Management Product Innovation & Customer Targeting Market Research, Trends, Analysis TOC

The Roundup
- Big focus on real estate investment despite current market troubles
- And capital protected products are being launched because of that volatility
- There are a growing number of ETF launches
- Diversification away from equities continues
- Sharia investments are being launched, though there isn' t a rush in the market
The Developments
- ABN AMRO
  - ABN AMRO and AHOY renew sponsorship contract ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (Sponsorship) - Dec 07
- Amvescap
  - PowerShares (Invesco) expands exchange-traded funds portfolio to emerging markets - Dec 07
  - PowerShares (Invesco) expands its ETF products with international real estate portfolio - Dec 07
  - PowerShares (Invesco) lists first buy-write ETF portfolios - Dec 07
  - PowerShares (Invesco) adds several fixed-income ETFs - Nov 07
  - PowerShares (Invesco) launches three insured municipal bond products- Oct 2007
- Aviva
  - Morley launches Sterling Liquidity Enhanced Fund - Nov 2007
  - Morley introduces ' one-stop investment solution' for smaller pension funds - Oct 07
  - Morley introduces private equity fund of funds program - Oct 07
- AXA
  - Winterthur adds property fund to its Tailored Selection range - Oct 2007
- Barclays
  - Barclays introduces capital protected investment note linked to Dow Jones STOXX 50 - Oct 07
- BNP Paribas
  - BNP Paribas Asset Management launches first actively managed UCITS III fund offering exposure to the agriculture commodities market - Oct 2007
- Citigroup
  - Citibank introduces global mutual funds in China in partnership with Schroders - Oct 07
  - Citibank Pakistan launches mutual fund range, including sharia-compliant fund, in partnership with JS Investments- Nov 07
  - Citibank Italy launches capital protected bond and current account - Nov 07
- Credit Suisse
  - Credit Suisse launches emerging markets infrastructure trust - Oct 07
  - Credit Suisse launches all hedge index - Nov 07
- DEKA
  - DekaBank brings specialists on board in anticipation of ETF launches- Oct 07
- Deutsche Bank
  - Deutsche Bank trading platform launches Middle East offering - Oct 07
  - Deutsche Bank to launch ETFs on short iTraxx - Nov 07
- Franklin Templeton
  - Franklin Templeton introduces US equity fund - Dec 07
- HBOS
  - Bank of Scotland partners with Milestone Capital and Chelsfield to launch French real estate fund - Dec 07
  - Bank of Scotland launches new capital guaranteed investment account - Oct 07
- Henderson Global Investors
  - Henderson introduces Pan European Equity Fund in Singapore that allows shorting and leverage - Nov 07
  - Henderson launches global equitised long-short fund - Nov 07
  - Henderson to launch Global Financials Fund in offshore range - Nov 07
- HSBC
  - HSBC launches Climate Change Fund - Nov 07
- Intesa Sanpaolo
  - Intesa Sanpaolo to set up a SIIQ, a listed real estate investment company - Nov 07
- Julius Baer
  - Natural Resources fund launched by Julius Baer - Oct 07
- Merrill Lynch
  - Merrill Lynch introduces an emerging markets FX index - Nov 07
  - Merrill Lynch introduces biofuels indices - Oct 07
- Morgan Stanley
  - Morgan Stanley announces new Asian private equity fund - Oct 2007
  - Morgan Stanley launches Asia Protected Growth Plan - Oct 2007
- Pictet & Cie
  - Pictet Funds launches PF(Lux)-Absolute Return Global Conservative fund- Nov 2007
- Rabobank
  - Rabo introduces coverage of real estate stocks - Oct 2007
- Sal Oppenheim
  - Equity strategy hedge fund launched by Sal. Oppenheim - Nov 07
- Société Généralé
  - SGAM Alternative Investments closes first institutional property fund invested in France - Dec 07
  - SGAM launches European ABS - corporate bond fund - Oct 07
  - Société Généralé launches bond fund-linked retail notes in Singapore - Oct 07
  - Société Généralé Index launches investable AAA bond indices - Oct 07

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