Articles by Clare Dickinson
Tax uncertainty in the run-up to the US elections is bad news for structured products
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.
US wrap: RBS favours precious metals reverse convertibles
Royal Bank of Scotland dominates the lastest US public issuance with its reverse convertibles, while precious metals hold their position as a popular underlying.
US wrap: Financials are the name of the game
The financial sector provides the basis for several products in the latest US issuance, reflecting a general trend in the structured products market.
US wrap: Bank of Montreal joins issuance as single emerging markets remain popular
Bank of Montreal has made its first appearance in the FVC listings with a reverse convertible on a financial stock.
Deutsche Bank launches euro sovereign bond ETFs
db x-trackers has listed two euro sovereign bond ETFs in Frankfurt, giving access to high yield or AAA eurozone debt.
Distributor profile: Promoteo waits for bonds to lose their shine
The waiting game
Irish providers try to get the better of deposits
Battling deposits
Investing in the water theme
Water: source of life, source of returns
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange seeks to capitalise on Israel's 'developed market' status
A new phase for Tase
ETF Roundup: More for Amundi in Germany
ETF Roundup: More for Amundi in Germany
Kempen property basket includes new risk measure
Dutch bank Kempen and Co's property product includes a risk indicator so that risk averse investors know exactly what type of risk they are taking on
Index round-up: Barclays offers mean reversion
Index round-up: Barclays offers mean reversion
iShares launches swap-based ETF platform
iShares has launched a swap-based ETF platform with in-built measures to eliminate counterparty risk.
US wrap: HSBC focuses on single emerging market exposure
As issuance volumes increase, HSBC products offer access to Chinese and Brazilian equities.
Volatility as an asset class is a growing business and Stoxx is latest to launch index
Stoxx has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to create an investable volatility index for the European market as investors look for protection against future market crashes
State Street hires Ebner as global head of ETFs
State Street Global Advisers has hired Scott Ebner to its London office in a new role as head of ETFs
iShares launches first currency-hedged ETFs in Europe
iShares has launched five equity ETFs with a currency hedge in response to demand from institutional investors
US wrap: Struggling real estate sector provides unusual choice of underlying
As volumes see a slow recovery after the summer, issuers are diversifying the underlyings and Barclays focuses on real estate.
Fears of rising interest rates spurs switch and floored note issuance
As investors seek protection against interest rate rises, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley are among the banks responding with rates products offering minimum returns.
US wrap: Investors seek safety in domestic indexes
As the US market continues to face uncertainty, the safety of domestic equities is proving attractive to investors
US wrap: Reverse convertibles back in favour
Demand in the US is swinging back to its regular staple in the form of reverse convertibles
US wrap: Royal Bank of Canada dominates with retail-linked reverse convertibles
Reverse convertibles take the lead in US issuance, with most new deals hailing from Royal Bank of Canada
Credit Suisse launches ETFs on the London Stock Exchange
Credit Suisse has cross-listed its Ucits III ETFs in London as well as adding ETFs which are new to the European market