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Hedge funds split on outlook for junk bonds
Amid talk of a bubble in corporate credit markets, some hedge funds believe the time is right to begin shorting high yield bonds
Investors increasing their exposure to high yield bond funds is an area of concern, according to Bénédicte Nolens, head of risk and strategy at the Securities and Futures Commission
Axioma report highlights declining risk levels; iShares notes use of both active and passive funds by investors; Swiss Structured Products Fair lands in Zurich
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Multiple demand factors for Asian debt provide the perfect opportunity for Asia’s capital markets to expand their offering, according to experts at Standard Chartered Bank
Equity derivatives house of the year: UBS
Innovative products pulling in more than $950 million in Taiwan and $1.4 billion in Japan illustrate UBS's commitment to strengthening its foothold across Asia. Despite difficult market conditions and a marked slowdown in activity in parts of the region,...
May sees US fixed-income ETP record despite flight from high-yield bond...
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
iShares launches single-country eurozone debt ETFs
iShares is offering a play on uncertainty in the eurozone with the launch of eight ETFs that offer exposure to the sovereign debt of individual eurozone members
Japan FSA asks for transparent double-deckers
The Japanese regulator has implemented new rules to increase transparency of complex fund products such as double-deckers, structured products that became popular last year and have been added to with the creation of the triple decker. Viren Vaghela reports...
Forex structurers get it wrong
Diversifying into currency volatility became a huge theme for the creators of structured products last year. So what happened next was disappointing. The markets did not move as violently as anticipated, profoundly damaging the way in which these very...
Default lines in China – Aaron Woolner column
Chinese authorities are trying to build a domestic credit default swap market, but the project has not proceeded smoothly
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