Articles by Sarah Nowakowska
Dow Jones Indexes offers exposure to scarce and renewable commodities sector
The Dow Jones Global Commodity Equity 100 Index suite tracks companies involved in the exploration or production of scarce and renewable commodities
Macroeconomic uncertainty boosts demand for gold and oil exposure
Continued uncertainty about inflation and deepening concerns over sovereign default risks in Europe are making the commodities increasingly attractive as hedging tools
Multi-alpha strategies dominate commodity index developments
Banks are developing combined index strategies that allow investors to access a broader range of trading styles to maximise alpha
Dow Jones launches currency-hedged versions of Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index
Dow Jones has integrated a currency hedging mechanism into its benchmark commodities index to meet demand from non-US dollar investors
Short-term products to attract corporate cash back into investments
Royal Bank of Scotland’s suite of short-term cash products aim to offer corporate investors solutions for the surplus of liquidity on their balance sheets and provide them with higher returns on their cash investments
Looking for true leverage
Looking for true leverage
EDHEC and Russell team up for Solvency II benchmark indexes
EDHEC and Russell team up for Solvency II benchmark indexes
House price index product launched in the UK
House price index product launched in the UK
Asian investors broaden their exposure as they seek diversification from the US dollar
Asian investors broaden their exposure as they seek diversification from the US dollar
Developing structured solutions for Solvency II
Shopping for Solvency II
Investors turning to more dynamic strategies to access commodities
Investors turning to more dynamic strategies to access commodities
First-quarter dip in gold ETFs, World Gold Council
Exchange-traded funds and similar products that track the price of gold saw net outflows of 56 tonnes ($2.5bn) during the first quarter of the year, according to a World Gold Council report
Investors more pessimistic on global growth, according to BAML fund manager survey
Investors' expectations of global growth have dipped, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers
Asia-Pacific insurance sector leans further towards structured products
Asia-Pacific insurance sector leans further towards structured products
BAML offers Pairs exposure strategy for equities and ETFs
BAML offers Pairs exposure strategy for equities and ETFs
Walker Crips offers choice of counterparties
Counterparty choices
Soft commodities finding their way into retail structures
Sowing the seeds of growth
Contrarian strategies could reap dividends, says BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas says the current focus on global macro factors means now is the time to get back into stock selection and European equities
iShares launches its first physically backed ETCs
iShares launches its first physically backed ETCs
Asian investors love liquidity but drawn to risk, says BarCap survey
Asian investors love liquidity but drawn to risk, says BarCap survey
Soft commodities are 'a better story than metals and gold'
Known for their high volatility and extreme sensitivity to natural and geopolitical factors, soft commodities are nonetheless being added to the mix of structured products on offer