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People: SEC names head of complex investments unit
People: SEC names new head of complex products unit
Closing the gap between structured products and funds
Rise of the chameleons
Regatta to launch US structured product ‘portfolio’
Ex-lawyer turned financial adviser, author and advocate for the industry, Regatta’s Eric Greschner talks to Yakob Peterseil about the inroads structured products have made in the US, the work he is doing and what remains to be done to boost the…
Rapporteur Balz on long-term guarantees, Solvency II's level 2 and global standards
Two months after the landmark political agreement on Omnibus II, MEP Burkhard Balz discusses the thorny issues that did not make it into the directive, spells out his expectations for the level 2 text and gives a warning about the implications of global…
Insurers seize opportunities in European corporate funding markets
As European insurers increasingly invest in illiquid corporate debt, credit funds and partnerships with banks are helping them overcome their lack of expertise and tap into a market that offers high-yields and a chance of diversification. But markets…
Bottleneck in buy-side reporting feared
Beware the bottlenecks
China readies physical ETF market for offshore investment
Getting physical
Fed action need not stymie credit strategies
Presenting an outlook for 2014, Putri Pascualy of Paamco says there are more legs to alternative credit strategies
Dealing with a Section 166 review
Over £176 million spent on Section 166 reviews last year – can you afford to get it wrong?
Concerns remain on plans to bolster UK renewables via CFDs
The UK government hopes to deliver a healthy boost to low-carbon generation through a market for contracts-for-difference. While electricity market participants are upbeat about the proposals, there are lingering concerns about how effective it will be…
Looking back: Are banks coming back into OTC energy derivatives?
Banks have often stepped in and out of the OTC energy derivatives market. In this article from August 2001, Energy Risk reports on banks upping their activity
Reputation damage and modelling reputation risk
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Capacity market set to provide UK's back-up plan
An important part of UK Electricity Market Reform is the launch of a capacity market, with the first auction due to take place in December 2014. Despite initial opposition, market participants have gradually come around to the idea. Stella Farrington…
Back-office technology product of the year: SmartStream
The old process of reconciliation has been made newly complex by regulation. Banks want technology to solve the problem
Inflation derivatives house of the year: Barclays
Inflation derivatives house of the year: Barclays
Hedge fund derivatives house of the year: Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management
Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management has launched a number of new initiatives in 2013, while continuing to build its core managed account platform
Structured products house of the year: Société Générale
Structured products house of the year: Société Générale
How to capture growth in an autocallable world
Strategists are cautioning investors to look beyond autocallables and take advantage of low volatility to buy growth products. The banks have listened, engineering new solutions to capture upside. But will investors take the bait? Yakob Peterseil reports.
OTC client clearing service of the year: Barclays
Barclays has retained its leading market share in client clearing, despite the onset of mandatory clearing in the US and the entrance of new players. It also found time to score a few market firsts
Credit portfolio manager of the year: HSBC
HSBC has attempted to improve the accuracy of its credit portfolio economic capital forecasting by extending its model beyond a one-year horizon
Emerging markets dealer of the year: Standard Bank
Standard Bank is a big player in its home market, with good international ties - now, the idea is to use those strengths to support the development of sub-Saharan Africa
Credit derivatives house of the year: Credit Suisse
Credit derivatives house of the year: Credit Suisse