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UK ETF investors abandoning FTSE 100 in favour of global indexes
The balance of UK investments in ETFs has shifted from the FTSE 100 index towards ETFs based on the S&P 500, MSCI Emerging Markets and Japan in the first quarter of 2010.
The latest issuance hails the return of the benchmark index and not a reverse convertible in sight. It is another smaller offering and four out of the five products come from Goldman Sachs, which does...
There is a focus on the domestic indexes emerging in the offerings this week, with the latest including several products that use the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 as an underlying. This trend comes as the...
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US Wrap: Baskets offer mutliple country exposure
After some large issuance volumes of late, this week has seen more moderate offerings and the latest tranche is made up almost solely of accelerated growth products, with only one staple reverse convertible, issued by Citi. Bank of America has issued...
US Wrap: Funds theme strong despite divergence of product types
There is a variety of products on offer in the latest US issuance, with an equal weighting of accelerated growth and reverse convertible products. There are also a couple of principal-protected products, which have been less common lately, and one straddle...
UK market laps up autocalls ahead of expected CGT rise
The volumes of retail structured products issued in the UK market have been low over the past few weeks because of volatile markets, although bankers predict autocall products and funds will increase in popularity. Investors should remain aware of an...
Balancing correlation
Credit Suisse is offering US investors a 5.5-year structured product that is based on a basket that is balanced by the inclusion of the iShares Barclays Tips Bond Fund ETF. As well as proving to have low volatility, the fund is not correlated to the other...
Hybrid structures tempt investors
Volatile and uncertain markets have got investors thinking about diversified exposures to multiple asset classes both as yield generating opportunities and portfolio hedges. Hybrid structures, which blend discrete asset exposures into one pay-off, are...
S&P 500 index licensed to European ETF providers
Standard & Poor’s has opened its benchmark US index, the S&P 500, to seven exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers in Europe, meeting demand from a range of investors to be able to invest in US equities as the market recovers from recession.
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