Product Innovation and Customer Targeting in Asset Management, Q3 2007

This tracker covers product launches and service developments as well as marketing and product/service launches aimed at specific customer segments, such as ultra high net worths, NRIs, expats, retirees, entrepreneurs, women, etc.



Report Highlights
The increased global concern with green and sustainable products is impacting the Asset Management industry There is also growing interest in property funds, with the Asia Pacific region as a key focus The use of technology has been a key theme in Q3 2007 both for servicing clients and providing product tools


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Contents 2
The Roundup 3
Asset managers are launching products focused on sustainable development 3
There is a continued interest in the Asia Pacific regional, with a particular focus on property funds 3
Technological boosts to product and distribution 3
The Developments 4
ABN AMRO 4
World Bank and ABN AMRO to offer sustainable investment product - September 07 4
Barclays 4
Barclays Wealth launches Guaranteed Global Infrastructure and Guaranteed Asian Equity Accounts - September 07 4
Barclays Wealth launch podcasts for international investors - September 07 4
Barclays Stockbrokers launches new tool for private investors - September 07 4
BBVA 5
BBVA launches first fund investing in China's major companies - September 07 5
BNP Paribas 5
BNP Paribas announces the launch of its global Synthetic Prime business - July 07 5
BNP Paribas Securities Services introduces integrated broker-dealer service - September 07 5
Dexia 5
Denizbank offers investment credit support to enterprises - July 07 5
Henderson Global Investors 5
Henderson launches USD1 billion Asia Pacific fund of property funds - July 07 5
Henderson Global Investors SGR launches the "Fondo Azzurro" fund - July 07 6
Henderson launches high alpha UK equity pooled fund - August 07 6
JP Morgan Chase 6
JP Morgan Redesigns Investment Analytics Technology- August 07 6
JP Morgan adds new derivative collateral management client - July 07 6
KBC 6
KBC Goldstate fund management launches first mutual fund in China - August 07 6
Merrill Lynch 7
Merrill Lynch introduces ML LATAM 1 list of high-conviction ideas - September 07 7
Morgan Stanley 7
Morgan Stanley introduces new quantitative index - July 07 7
Morgan Stanley introduces ?ltera - July 07 7
MSCI Barra introduces family of Islamic Indices - July 07 7
Morgan Stanley creates Carbon Bank - August 07 7
Old Mutual 7
Old Mutual aims high in US (Product Innovation) - September 07 7
Prudential Financial 8
Prudential create new retirement option (Refreshed Product) - July 07 8
Prudential Retirement launches 'Investment Analytics Tool' (Refreshed Product) - September 07 8
Prudential plc 8
PRUPIM and LaSalle launch an Asian Property fund in the UK (Product Innovation) - July 07 8
Société Générale 8
SGAM launches Shariah compliant index funds (Product Innovation) - July 07 8
Société Générale Consumer Finance set up in Croatia (Product Innovation) - September 07 8
APPENDIX 9
Methodology 9
Further reading 11
Ask the analyst 11
Datamonitor consulting 11
Disclaimer 11

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