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Volatility: the next mainstream asset class?
Trading volatility used to be the domain of an elite group of sophisticated investors but this year pension funds and even retail investors started snapping up the latest generation of products. It could...
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Hedging portfolios by buying equity volatility was the right answer to the market conditions of 2008, but the same has not been true this year as asset classes dislocate and the price of volatility rises....
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Review: RBS offers income with downside protection on S&P 500
Royal Bank of Scotland is offering US investors a return even if the S&P 500 index falls by 20%, with the income coupons either at 1% or 8%, and the return of capital dependent on the year-to-year change of the index over the five-year term
Review: Duggan goes short government bonds
Duggan Asset Management is offering investors a short position on government bonds. Participation of 150% is on offer for those who expect the Société Générale SGI Bond 5-year Eur Index to fall.
Tax uncertainty in the run-up to the US elections is bad news for structured...
As pre-election battles focus on the Bush administration's tax cuts and other economic issues, uncertainty regarding future tax levels is persuading many investors to remain in cash.
US market split between emerging and developed equities
The latest structured products released in the US public market include a divergence of exposures, split between reverse convertibles and accelerated growth. Underlyings are dominated by US and emerging equities.
Correlation and kick-outs
Gilliat is offering investors three different kickouts, the most popular structure in the UK since December 2009. Returns depend upon whether a 90%, 95% or 100% kickout level is selected.
Retrospective analysis: Credit Suisse's S&P 500 accelerated growth product...
A maximum return of 20% was on offer from an accelerated growth product that Credit Suisse issued in May 2009. The maximum return of 20% over the 18-month term was easily achieved due to the five times gearing.
ETF Roundup: More for Amundi in Germany
Amundi lists five ETFs on Xetra; ETF Securities reports a pickup in metals and agriculture ETFs; and Invesco agrees licence agreement for real estate ETFs
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