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Transparency and simplicity remain a key theme for structured product providers in Germany and Switzerland, where even high-net-worth-individual accounts at private banks want simple payouts and low counterparty...
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The regional chief risk officer at Allianz Asia-Pacific on the twin challenges for insurers of the introduction of risk-based capital frameworks in the region, and an ongoing low interest rate environment...
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The credit derivatives market has not seen a year like 2011. Volatility was higher in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008, but it focused primarily on financial names. Last...
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It is not an easy time to be a European debt issuer. In the last weeks of 2011, Germany saw bids at its November 23 auction fall 35% short of the maximum planned issuance, Standard & Poor’s warned that 15 eurozone countries – including AAA-rated France...
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The European Central Bank’s insistence that all euro clearing take place within the eurozone was at the heart of December’s row between the UK and the rest of the European Union. David Cameron was feted by some for his defence of London’s financial...
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It is always possible to envisage threats to economic and political stability, but the next 12 months look likely to harbour many unhappy surprises, says David Rowe
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The European Parliament has delayed the implementation of amendments to the European Commission's Prospectus Directive, evoking fresh fears for those with reason to oppose the latest proposals
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After the cut in the prime lending rate to 1.25% by the European Central Bank, and with the inflation rate in Germany at 2.4% in November 2011, real returns are clearly negative. Consequently, investors are searching for products that are less affected...
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Europe's most established structured products market is going to get more difficult to navigate for issuers, distributors and investors alike. Despite a lengthy objection to impending tweaks to the European Commission's Prospectus Directive, the way in...
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Volatility revisited equity markets in August and September, which meant Germany’s much-loved bonus certificates hit barriers, creating much inconvenience to retail investors. Bonuses have been adapted to cope but are less popular than discount certificates,...
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