NatWest Group
Strategic thinking
Banks and index providers have been quick to colonise the investment space vacated by stressed hedge funds after transparency became a byword for popularity. With both now offering proprietary dynamic strategies and promising alpha returns, will they end…
The increasing FX
FX-linked products are on the rise as yield hungry investors look to one of the few underlyings that has been feasible to structure into short term capital protected notes in recent times while hedging conditions improve for issuers. A transparent and…
Riding out the rise
Stakeholders in the Asian recovery have a nervous eye on the region’s central banks for signs as to when interest rates will rise this year – something that could weigh on equity returns and devalue the portfolios of bondholders. Changes in rates…
JP Morgan and RBS Sempra Commodities agree $1.7bn deal
RBS Sempra Commodities has sold its global oil, global metals, and European power and gas assets to JP Morgan for $1.7 billion.
Insurance inroads
Structured product manufacturers have targeted the insurance sector as a potentially important new distribution channel following the collapse in volumes of products sold through retail banks in the Asian region. Ben Marquand finds out if they are…
US regulations may have hurt RBS Sempra deal
JP Morgan has reportedly amended plans to purchase RBS Sempra Commodities, excluding the North American portion of the business.
Insurance inroads
Structured product manufacturers have targeted the insurance sector as a potentially important new distribution channel following the collapse in volumes of products sold through retail banks in Asia. Ben Marquand finds out if they are gaining traction