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UBS tops issuance with reverse convertibles linked to financials and natural resources
Financials, energy and natural resource stocks form the basis of most of the latest raft of reverse convertibles from UBS
UBS anticipates RDR and Esma regulations with mammoth ETF splurge
UBS lists 64 exchange-traded funds on the London Stock Exchange in a single day – the largest ever daily listing of these products in the UK
Lyxor launches 'smart' risk-allocation ETFs
Lyxor has entered the risk-control exchange-traded funds market with the listing of two alternatively weighted funds on NYSE Euronext
UBS files riskiest products in latest SEC registrations
Reverse convertibles from UBS linked to Chesapeake Energy shares have the highest riskmap scores in the latest filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Commodity ETP activity drops 24% in a week, driven by precious metal fund outflows
Activity in commodity exchange-traded products falls sharply amid poor performance of the asset class
Fund managers to increase ETP exposure, finds Lyxor survey
A survey from Lyxor finds that fund managers expect to increase their allocations to exchange-traded products over the next three years
May sees US fixed-income ETP record despite flight from high-yield bond products
High-yield ETPs in the US experienced their first outflows since November 2011, but inflows into government bond products propelled May to a record-breaking month for fixed-income ETPs
Banks offer more chances for leverage in latest SEC filings
Ten leveraged return structures from four different issuers in the latest SEC filings show that a degree of risk appetite has returned to the market
BNP Paribas gets ETFs under way in the US with dynamic roll commodities strategy
BNP Paribas has debuted its first ETF in the US, utilising the dynamic roll strategy to offer investors efficient commodity exposure
Outflows for gold ETPs despite high equity market volatility
During May 2012 the price of gold dropped over 6% and investors withdrew over €1 billion from gold ETPs
ETFs dominate underlyings in latest SEC registrations
Exchange-traded funds form the basis of a raft of structured products registered with the US regulator in the week ending June 8
Swedish names make appearance in latest SEC structured product filings
Swedish wealth manager Garantum Fondkommissionen and Swedish Export Credit Corporation returned to the US structured products market last week
Dividend exposure in vogue with ETN providers
UBS and Société Générale are among several banks and index providers to tap demand for dividend exposure with new ETNs and benchmarks this year
Certificates of deposit becoming 'harder than ever to structure'
Low interest rates and equity market volatility are making it extremely difficult to structure certificates of deposit with attractive terms
Wells Fargo offers enhanced protection as resources and energy dominate latest SEC filings
Wells Fargo note offers guaranteed return of 7% plus principal as a raft of energy and natural resource-based reverse convertibles are filed with the SEC
Emerging markets debt is the 'beta of choice' for ETF investors
Exchange-traded funds that give investors exposure to emerging markets debt are increasingly popular and funds denominated in local currencies are also on the rise
Synthetic ETF providers praised for counterparty risk efforts, but multiple model needs work
A Morningstar report says synthetic exchange-traded funds have made welcome strides in tackling counterparty risk, but transparency is still lacking in multiple counterparty ETFs
Finra provides more granular interpretation of suitability rule
Finra has issued a regulatory notice responding to questions about its 2010 suitability rule
Vanguard brings its physically-backed ETFs to Europe
Vanguard has launched its first exchange-traded funds in Europe with five listings on the London Stock Exchange
Facebook makes its debut as a structured product underlying
Investors in Europe have been buying structured products linked to Facebook since its stock market launch and now US investors will get a chance to do the same as the first product linked to the company's shares is registered with the SEC
Financials back in vogue as basis for US structured products
Bank shares continue to form the basis of many structured product filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Europe gets long and short ETFs on US and UK sovereign debt, with leverage
The first exchange-traded funds to offer daily leveraged exposure to US and UK sovereign debt have been listed in Europe