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To: TobagoJack who wrote (54339)9/1/2009 3:56:08 AM
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Accumulators Are Collecting Fans Again

By LAURA SANTINI

HONG KONG -- An infamous destroyer of Asian wealth is making a surprise comeback.

Financial derivatives known as accumulators generated controversy last year after wiping out enormous sums among high net-worth individuals in Asia. Now, bankers say private-wealth managers at Citigroup Inc., UBS AG, HSBC Holdings PLC and other firms are back to selling stock accumulators.

The return of the accumulator -- dubbed the "I kill you later" for the financial pain these investments inflicted when markets went south last year -- reflects how rapidly the appetite for risk globally has recovered as investors bet that the worst of the economic downturn is over.

memo: online.wsj.com
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