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Participatory notes under scrutiny as they reach peak
The demise of participatory notes and other access derivatives has long been predicted amid regulatory clampdowns and permission increasingly being given to investors to access markets directly. Funding...
Demand for ethical investments is soaring as they enter the mainstream, but there is confusion about definitions of environmental, social and governance factors. As a result, banks and index providers...
HSBC's head of ETFs says the bank has no plans to create swap-based products and there should be steps to make structures clearer to investors.
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Panic selling causes record spike in volumes in Japan ETFs
ETFs based on the MSCI Japan index have seen volumes reach unprecedented levels and large swings in volatility as investors digest events in Japan.
Stoxx rebrands as global index provider
Stoxx has launched more than 1,200 indexes in its first large non-European offering. It hopes the expanded range will attract new clients as the exchange-traded fund and structured products markets expand.
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Source completes single-country Bric ETF range
ETF provider launches three ETFs linked to MSCI indexes for Brazil, China and India.
Institutional investors favouring global portfolios, says MSCI
Institutional investors, pension funds and other organisations are increasingly moving away from segregated and domestic investing, according to MSCI.
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