Leverage
The lure of leveraged funds in China
Fund management companies in China are offering structured listed open-ended funds to high-net-worth retail investors, with some funds pushing leveraged multi-asset products traded both on exchanges and...
Demand for leveraged call spreads, commonly referred to as super trackers, with highly geared upside and soft protection, is slowly coming back. Investors are looking to diversify counterparty exposure...
Japan FSA's 25:1 leverage limit implemented on August 1 could kill the popularity of the carry trade for retail investors, says Gain Capital's chief executive
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This handy guide reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques, looking at the benefits and pitfalls of each one.
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Structured credit landscape revives the basics
Once blooming with complex products and strategies that aimed to capture the highest returns possible, the structured credit landscape is rebuilding itself to find its place again within the investment universe. Sarah Nowakowska reports on how the move...
Looking for true leverage
A budding player in the exchange-traded fund field, Garrett Asset Management in the US aims to bring innovation and flexibility to investors. Founder Elliot Noma speaks to Sarah Nowakowska about Finra-friendly buy-and-hold ETFs
Leverage: friend or foe?
Although leverage played a leading role in the banking meltdowns that characterised the financial crisis, continuing to avoid it would be a mistake
Invesco Powershares launches low-volatility and high-beta S&P 500 ETFs
Invesco PowerShares has responded to investor requests for a different take on equity-based investments with low-volatility and high-beta index-based ETFs
FSA considers increased regulation for exchange-traded products
The UK's financial regulator is considering strengthening its regulation of all kinds of exchange-traded products because of their increasing complexity
ETFs and Indexing Report
ETFs are cheap, simple and transparent, according to respondents of the second annual Structured Products magazine ETF survey. Quite a contrast to the regular media obsession with how difficult these new investments are to understand
How can investment banks use grid technology?
Learn how technology is enhancing risk management
Technology can provide a competitive advantage in banking. How it is applied by Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions, to the benefit for their risk management systems, is discussed.
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