High volatility
Alternatively weighted risk premium indexes gain momentum
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Index providers and fund managers who have tended to focus on performance are seeing demand from investors for strategy indexes that focus on risk
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Low interest rates and market volatility are unsettling variable annuity providers in the US. Blake Evans-Pritchard reports on how they are coping in this challenging environment
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Extreme market volatility continues to make life hard for insurers. The eurozone rumbles on without any clear sign of resolution and the threats of a Greek default and wider contagion still loom ominously....
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Volatility to remain elevated in 2012, says Barclays Capital
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Volatility levels in equity markets in 2012 will be similar to those experienced in 2011, according to Barclays Capital
EDHEC and SocGen release rationale for structured products in Asia
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Brisk development of the equity derivatives market in Asia is opening the door to further developments in structured products, according to a research report released in the last quarter of 2011 by EDHEC-Risk Institute and Société Générale
Meeting the volatility challenge of guaranteed products
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Volatility in the market means guarantees are getting more expensive. Blake Evans-Pritchard looks at whether companies will be able to continue to offer such products – and what this means for the consumer
Structured Products Asia 2011: conference report
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Defining common sense can be difficult, but that has not stopped Hong Kong’s regulators from asking banks to apply this criteria when deciding which investors can buy certain products. And then there remains the onerous task of providing simple explanations...
Market volatility may have brought UBS losses to light
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The revelation of rogue trading at UBS follows a period of market volatility. That is nothing new, say risk managers
Structured Products Asia 2011: FX-linked products to grow in Hong Kong
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Currency-linked structures likely to become more popular in Hong Kong with retail investors. But take-up of volatility products is still muted despite erratic markets due to concerns about complexity, panellists say
Regulators move to limit derivatives-supported debt in Asia
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Identifying diverse funding sources and managing the associated market risks have become top priorities for Asia Pacific treasury managers who saw worst-case liquidity conditions realised during the global financial crisis. While cross-border activity...
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