Jesmond Mizzi Financial Services Limited has launched the Kapital Garantit Plus, a five-year certificate.

The certificate is issued by BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance BV and BNP Paribas SA as guarantor and provides capital protection if held until maturity. The objective of the certificates issued by BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance BV is to offer capital growth over a period of five years by participating in the performance of a weighted basket of two Asian Indices, namely Nikkei and Taiwan indices and a mutual fund, the Baring Hong Kong China Fund.

If the investment is held till the redemption date, the investment provides return of the capital invested plus the higher of a) a minimum return of 10 per cent of the capital invested, or b) 100 per cent participation on the average performance (arithmetic average) of the basket components.

Chairman of the company Jesmond Mizzi stated that the certificates are aimed at cautious investors who intend to hold their certificates until the redemption date with a minimum return of 10 per cent but also giving investors the potential to participate in the performance of emerging markets that can offer attractive returns over the long term without any risk to the capital invested.

The BNP Paribas Group (being the issuer and the guarantor, together with its consolidated subsidiaries) is one of the top global players in financial services, conducting retail, corporate and investment banking, private banking, asset management, insurance and specialised and other financial activities throughout the world.

The group is a leading European provider of corporate and investment banking products and services and a leading provider of private banking and asset management products and services throughout the world. It provides retail banking and financial services to over 20 million individual customers worldwide, in particular in Europe and the western United States, and has offices in more than 85 countries. BNP Paribas, which is licensed by Autorite des Marches Financiers and rated AA+ by Standard & Poors rating agency.

Potential investors may participate with a lump sum investment of at least EUR5,000 or Lm2,146.50. No initial fees are charged on the investment.

The investment is a limited offer available until 24 October or earlier if fully subscribed.