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Total return swaps on iBoxx touted as alternative to corporate bond...
Exchange-traded funds that give exposure to corporate bond indexes could face competition from total return swaps on the indexes, say market participants
BNP Paribas Total return swaps on the iBoxx corporate bond indexes were started last year by a working group of banks in which BNP Paribas took a leading role, alongside Markit. The French bank worked...
Barclays has had to cope with an increasingly risk-averse investor base within the context of historically low yields, but by emphasising simplicity and transparency, the bank has stormed ahead with its...
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