AUTOPILOT GROWTH NOTE

Capital Protected in USD $ or GBP £ – ONLY 5 year term!

Variations of this note have raised over £0.5billion in Sweden alone during the last 18months. This is the first tranche designed and structured for offshore investors. Participate in exciting asset classes such as Mining, Gold, Property and Emerging Markets when markets rise. When the markets decline the model will switch to monthly LIBOR rates (e.g  In July 07 £ GBP 5.91% & $ USD 5.32%) 

This really is a unique opportunity & we challenge you to look within your existing portfolio to find a current product or holding with stronger upside potential and downside protection. This is the ideal time to spring clean any underperforming funds held via Portfolio Bonds or Investment Trusts.

The average annualised return using the autopilot strategy between June 1997-2007 was 14.8% p.a

Click >> RBOS Autopilot Factsheet pdf 

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Whats up 14.75% year to date with low correlation towards US equity performance? Well FMG’s MENA Fund is (Middle East & North Africa) after monster returns of over 29%, 41% and 39% in 2003/4/5 the fund retraced just under 9% in 2006 before returning back to its winning ways this year.

The regions GDP is expected to grow by over 6% with estimated EPS growth of around 20% for the year 2007. With current PE’s now around 14x 2007 range, many would consider markets to be relatively inexpensive by emerging markets standards. Did you know that the Arab markets constitute at least 20% of the worlds emerging markets capitalization?

To learn more and get in ahead of the crowd contact us today!

FMG Middle East & North Africa Sep07 Performance / Factsheet

An early major goal for many investors is to buy property. A place no matter what, you can call home. Then perhaps you consider developing your property portfolio.

Well over at Frontier Capital you can invest into a Global Real Estate fund of funds giving you exposure to commercial and residential properties and projects all over the world.

This fund gives you the retail investor access to the talent and resources to some of Wall Streets top talents; Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Schroders. (to name but a few)

If you currently own in a market that has enjoyed strong growth but is likely to slow down why not diversify into beach front locations in South East Asia or Industrial plants in Germany? If it’s via lack of knowledge or not being able to stump up enough to spread the risk effectively - why not leave it to the people in the know?

Frontier Global Real Estate Fund Brochure

Contact us at info@sb-asset.com today to spread your property exposure in 1 simple step.

In light of the recent volatility witnessed in global equities, our friends over at Calyon have structured a 3 year note aiming to encourage investors to buy into the recent correction we have experienced.

They will give you 100% participation and 100% capital protected on their handpicked 25 companies that have declined over 8% since July 16th. Companies include: Commerzbank, Total, Renault, ThyssenKrupp, AXA, Nestle Oil, UBS, Stora Enso, Philips, Allianz, Lafarge, Ericcson, Royal Dutch Shell, Sandvik, Deutsche Post & Credit Suisse.

For more info please click on the pdf link or contact us at info@sb-asset.com as this will be first come first served and launch soon!

fact-sheet-bottom-fishing-notes-21.pdf

Opinions seem to suggest that Equity markets are looking toppish now meaning that Emerging Markets equities are likely to be more at risk than developed markets given their higher valuations.  Bonds appear to be range trading in response to credit market developments and global inflation/growth data.  The dollar’s slip towards fresh lows vs. EUR and GBP may trigger a slight sympathy rally.  Commodity prices appear to be remaining in a secular uptrend, assisted by Emerging Markets growth momentum. Long-term positive, but some short-term profit-taking expected.  Precious metals still look attractive given dollar and credit market concerns.  Residential property markets continue to look stretched, with interest leaning towards commercial office space in Asia from a relative valuation perspective.  

With Increased Volatility on the Horizon…. Which Direction is your portfolio heading? For help protecting your profits contact us on info@sb-asset.com

Shareholders in much fancied GOOGLE (NASD:GOOG) better brace themselves for todays open in the US markets today after the internet giants announced their slowest growth for a quarter since going public in 2004. The price tumbled in after hours trading by over $39 a share or 7.1%

In contrast IBM (NYSE:IBM) shareholders were toasting the news of record quarter results which propelled the stock price up over 4.3%. Big Blue went on to help the Dow Jones close above 14,000 for the first time and finished the day themselves on a 6 year high - up now 55% in the last year.

Yesterday alone, $100,000 in Google would now be worth $92,900 vs $104,300 if you chose to buy IBM.

Kids - do not try this at home!

However, if you want to do this for fun or as a means to practice and develop an understanding of stockmarket movements, why not visit www.hedgestop.com They have a simple application for you to trade with virtual money! (Facebook members can add the FSX application)

How did I fare? - Well you’ll just have to logon to find out!!

by Mark 

If I had a pound for every moan or groan I heard from the people I meet about their banking relationships… well lets just say I’d be considerably better off!

It’s a shame that a lot of people view traditional retail banking as more a ‘necessity’ than a ‘nicety’. So, I’d like to open up a discussion where you can air your opinions and experiences when it comes to day to day banking. I’m going to put forward basic information on relationships we enjoy and can vouch for, as after all it is our job to introduce to you banking partners that reflect positively on ourselves.

I’ll start with Standard Bank and their offshore banking and investment services. They have a presence in 39 countries, cover all the major offshore jurisdictions and are extremely pleasant to deal with in person and on the web!

For a personal introduction, please email us at info@sb-asset.com

by Mark

For those that already know me - it will come as no surprise that I want to document my feelings towards investments into Gold.  Up fractionally today at $655 per ounce there are an increasing amount of ways to add Gold to your portfolio. If you didn’t get involved at $300, $400, $500, or $600… I’d like to share some ideas with you that can help show you a return as we approach $700.  

I’ll kick start by showing you a pure play on Gold courtesy of Castlestone Management. The Aliquot Gold Bullion Fund gives you direct exposure to Gold held in custody by HSBC. Without using futures, option, warrants, equities or leverage this is a clean and simple way to diversify and hedge against your equity and bond holdings. The fund has an impressive annualized returns since inception of 13.54%

Learn more; aliquot-gold-bullion-factsheet.pdf                      

Gamblers - Speculators - Day Traders…. Greetings! For those that have dabbled, still dabble or wish to dabble I’d like to share a couple of ideas that may increase your chances of being successful in the markets!

For those of you that are new to ‘The Stockmarket’ why not open up a virtual account at www.hedgestop.com or if you are a facebook member they have an application add-on called FSX (Fantasy Stock Exchange). Here you can learn the basics and put your theories and beliefs to work without spending a penny!

If you are looking for a one-stop shop where you can trade the risk part of your portfolio for real - check out www.internaxx.com (voted ‘Best Offshore Broker 2006′).  Based in Luxembourg this joint venture between TD Waterhouse and Fortis give you online access to Forex, futures, CFDs and Stock trading across 10 exchanges.

Get introduced via SBAM in order to receive preferrential transaction rates!

Whether you are a seasoned property investor or a first time buyer - do you honestly shop offshore and compare mortgage rates with those offered by your domestic banks? The reason I ask is that most expatriates don’t think twice when presented with an Offshore vs Onshore investment solutions. Why doesn’t this enthusiasm transfer onto the borrowing side?

It is rare to encounter prospects that are aware of the options available to them once they have decided to invest in property. I would contribute this partly down to those responsible for passing on the information. So, for those that perhaps want to assess their options before stepping forward ahead of one of lifes ‘Major Expenses’, I’d like to recommend you consult directly with Lloyds TSB.  www.lloydstsb-offshore.com

Whats in it for us? Simply the recognition that we do provide a full-service to our clients that includes professional referral relationships. Maybe this goes some way towards answering why isn’t this information doesn’t readily reach the right people?

For a personal introduction, please email us at info@sb-asset.com