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Sunk by correlation
Equity derivatives dealers faced a grim picture across global markets earlier this year, with steep rises in correlation and volatility together with a slump in dividend expectations decimating exotic books. How have dealers responded? By Mark Pengelly
Risk reallocation
The originate-and-distribute model offered a means for banks to offload credit risk from their balance sheets and distribute it to investors. But Andrew Haldane and Lewis Webber of the Bank of England argue this risk was often passed on to those least…
RBS Asset Management appoints O’Neill as head of distribution
RBS Asset Management, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, has appointed Kate O’Neill as head of Distribution, a newly created position in which she will report to Philip Basil, chief executive of RBS Asset Management.
Marlborough incorporates range of actively-managed OEIC funds of ETFs
Marlborough Fund Managers (MFM) has incorporated a range of actively managed OEIC funds of exchange traded funds (ETFs) into its brand. The range was originally launched under the MFM iFunds brand and has been offered to private client portfolios for…
Abbey launches Capital Guaranteed products
Abbey has launched two capital guaranteed products including the third issue of its Guaranteed Capital Plus plan, linked to the FTSE 100 index. The three-and-a-half-year plan returns 18% if the FTSE 100 has risen by at least one point during the term, or…
BGI launches iShares ETFs with exposure to China and alternative energy
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has launched four iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Nasdaq stock market. The iShares FTSE China (HK listed) Index Fund provides exposure to the China market by tracking the respective index, which comprises…
BNP Paribas takes two from Bear Stearns
BNP Paribas has scooped up two new hires from Bear Stearns. Andrew Miller and Adam Brodnicki have been appointed as directors in the French bank’s New York fixed income team, where they will be responsible for FX, rate and structured products for…
Morgan Stanley launches four more linked to property and Asia ex Japan
Morgan Stanley has launched another four capital protected plans linked to UK commercial property, Asia ex Japan and the FTSE 100 index. The 5.6-year UK Commercial Property Growth Plan 2 offers 100% participation in any increase of the IPD UK Annual…
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