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Taking on variable risk
The variable annuity business in Asia continues to attract banks and insurance companies. The potential market is of a staggering size which would far surpass the volumes in the US or Japan, the two biggest...
Collateralised debt obligations based on the debt of Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are expected to be stable in the near term, Moody's Investors Service says
The latest Capgemini/Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report predicts greater investment in structured products on the back of a recovery in high-net-worth investors' finances
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Asian supervisors look to central clearing
While European and US regulators blaze a trail in over-the-counter derivatives reform, Asian supervisors have been more circumspect. Some are now exploring the use of central clearing but many are still wrestling with how best to implement it. Matt...
Asia plays catch-up on CCPs
While European and US regulators blaze a trail in over-the-counter derivatives reform, Asian supervisors have been much more circumspect. Some are now exploring the use of central clearing but many are still wrestling with how best to implement it. Matt...
FVC Custom Indexes
In Europe, the income index is the best performer over the past six years when compared with the accelerated and protected variants. Not so in Japan, where the accelerated index tops the trio of indexes as best performing. In both regions, the protected...
Sovereign ratings on UK, US, Japan under fire from credit investors
After Greece, Portugal and Spain suffered rating downgrades in April due to escalating fiscal problems, investors ask if the same standards are being applied to advanced economies.
FVC Custom Indexes
During the past six months (looking at end-of-month values alone) the Euro Stoxx 50 index has fluctuated between 2,728.47 and 2,966.24. Figure 1 shows how the three European FVC indexes have reacted to changes in the surrounding market. The principal-protected...
Deutsche Bank hires new head of Tokyo commodities division
Deutsche Bank has appointed Kenichiro Yamaguchi to head the bank's Japanese commodities division in a newly created position. Yamaguchi is based in Tokyo and reports globally to Brian Cumming, global head of oil sales and origination, and locally to...
Now you PRDC them...
Power-reverse dual-currency notes have represented something of a Trojan horse for dealers. The hybrid structures have been popular for more than a decade among a wide range of Japanese investors, from regional banks to pension funds. But now the strain...
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