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Institutional investors to favour more active, smart beta approach to commodities
Seeking performance while at the same time increasingly needing to control risk makes smart beta thematic index approaches such as low volatility, minimum variance and risk-weighted strategies increasingly appealing to institutional investors allocating…
Commodity investing to bounce back in 2012
Investments in commodities are expected to increase in 2012 after dipping last year, with crude oil, gold and copper tipped as best performers, according to a Barclays Capital survey
HSBC voted best for retail structured products in Greenwich Associates survey
HSBC leads the Greenwich Associates survey rankings for retail structured product quality, while Barclays Capital has the best-known franchise among distributors and BNP Paribas retains top spot in Europe
Del Missier: "status quo won't work" for long-dated trades
Dealers will have to change the way they approach long-dated derivatives business, says Barclays Capital’s Jerry del Missier
High-yield investor stampede met with new ETF offerings
The long-promised revival in Europe's high-yield bond market has sent ETF providers rushing to create fixed-income investments that fit the bill
The new normal: structurers learn to live with low interest rates
The low rates challenge
Arnaud Sarfati to exit SG CIB in reshuffle
Sarfati to leave as SG rings the changes
Index roundup
Index roundup
Risk and Energy Risk commodity rankings 2012: metals
Hard times for metals markets
Sovereign risk adjustments adds to demand for bond ETFs
Sovereign risk in Europe has taken on a whole new meaning since the onset of the eurozone crisis, so ETF providers are having to adapt
Investors in Asia-Pacific look to rates-based hybrids for yield
Low interest rates mean market participants expect the trend for hybrid structures to continue this year, boosted by demand for yield pick-up and diversification
What does 2012 hold for structured products?
What's on the horizon?
From Vix to VStoxx: decoupling volatility
Decoupling volatility
Risk awards 2012
Survival lessons
Currency derivatives house of the year: Barclays Capital
Risk awards 2012
People: Luc François leaves Morgan Stanley
Luc François leaves Morgan Stanley
Turning points – Barclays Capital’s Roger Jones
Turning points – Barclays Capital’s Roger Jones
Little seasonal cheer for bank CDS spreads
Europe's big banks have endured a rocky month of ratings downgrades, eurozone discord and funding stress
On the move
On the move
Sponsored forum: US inflation derivatives
Encouraging growth in the US inflation derivatives market
Lookback
Lookback
Risk Italia Rankings 2011
Italy in the spotlight
Sectors and strategies gain market share as exchange-traded products thrive
The healthy exchange-traded products market is seeing increasing demand from investors for access to specific sectors, as well as for dynamic strategies that can adapt to prevailing market conditions
Despite hurdles, clearers map out forex ambitions
Clearing a way for forex