Structured products
FTSE and NSE announce first independent Kenyan sovereign debt index
FTSE Group and the Nairobi Securities Exchange have launched the first independently calculated Kenyan sovereign debt index, underscoring increasing investor interest in Africa
Sponsored feature: Qatar Financial Centre Authority
Growing attractions of investment management in the GCC/MENA region
RBS investor products group faces cuts in merger with non-linear trading
Martin van Pieterson named global head of non-linear trading and investor products as Royal Bank of Scotland merges teams
Super fund pension schemes powering structured products market in Australia
Bigger employer contributions to superannuation guarantee pension schemes in Australia is encouraging more individuals to invest in self-managed super funds, spelling good news for structured products providers
Arbuthnot poaches Coutts execs to bolster private banking and wealth management
Two of three new senior appointments at Arbuthnot Latham hail from rival Coutts
Chan remains Asia structured products head at Deutsche following cuts to equities
Susan Chan remains in post at Deutsche Bank following job losses in Hong Kong and Japan as asset classes are consolidated into one structured products group
Dividend strategies deploy increasingly sophisticated screening methods
With exchange-traded funds linked to dividends seeing big inflows, providers are now offering more targeted exposure to the sector
SG opens door to Singapore retail investors as new financial adviser regime implemented
New rules governing the sale and distribution of structured products in Singapore are set to be put to the test with the first product issued since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
Banks tout secondary market for structured products to retail investors in Australia
Banks are overcoming obstacles in Australia's structured products market by giving investors the opportunity to buy products on the secondary market
Time running out to comply with the Prospectus Directive
Issuers of structured products may not have enough time to rewrite their programmes before the grandfathering provision of the Prospectus Directive runs out, say lawyers
Reinsurers urged to expand equities allocation amid 'fixed-income bubble' fears
Flight to fixed income exposing reinsurers to low yields and interest and inflation risks
Demand for commodity-linked structured products ‘almost dead’
Panellists at the Structured Products Asia conference were downbeat over the prospects for commodity-linked structures
Best in South Korea: Credit Suisse
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
House of the year: Citi
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in China: Standard Chartered
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in Japan: Société Générale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Technology innovation: Numerix
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in India: ICICI Bank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in Malaysia: CIMB
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012