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Index round-up
Index round-up
Lookback
Lookback
Sponsored forum: Exchange-traded funds
Driving growth toward a positive future
Structured Products Asia 2011: conference report
Complex agenda
Structured Products Asia Awards Winners 2011
A photo gallery with pictures of the winners at this year's Structured Products Awards dinner in September
Trichet bows out with new bond purchase scheme
Jean-Claude Trichet unveils a new covered bond purchase scheme; ECB governing council also agreed to hold interest rates and support Jörg Asmussen for governing council post
BlackRock: More reforms needed for ETFs, beyond just transparency
Statement is beginning of "a series of recommendations" from BlackRock on ETF market, says iShares head of sales
RBI’s revised securitisation guidelines could ‘kill’ Indian market
The latest Reserve Bank of India revised draft guidelines for securitised transactions released late September have drawn criticism from market participants for being far too restrictive, with one lawyer saying the rules in their current form would …
Market-consistent equity risk premiums
Market-consistent equity risk premiums
Demand for active strategies and sector cherry-picking set to remain strong in commodities
Volatile commodity markets are boosting the use of dynamic and active strategies to access the asset class, with a greater emphasis on direct exposure to particular sectors and underlying selection
Cool response to Esma proposal that strategy indexes comply with Ucits diversification rules
The European Securities and Markets Authority has asked whether diversification within strategy indexes should be judged within the confines of Ucits, while also requesting responses to a discussion paper on synthetic and physical ETFs
Structurers seek ways to tap Chinese growth as equities suffer
Structurers seek ways to tap Chinese growth as equities suffer
Barclays launches volatility ETN in Japan
Barclays Bank has listed a volatility exchange-traded note linked to the S&P Vix Short-Term Futures Index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Efficacy of alpha strategies called into question
Alpha strategies may result in lower volatility but they do not necessarily provide higher returns, according to market participants
Video: What is the future for actively managed ETFs?
"What is the future for actively managed ETFs?" is the fifth question in a series of videos from Structured Products magazine that address the development of the market for exchange-traded funds
New strategic ETNs seek to exploit volatility and mitigate risk
The latest exchange-traded notes from Barclays, Credit Suisse and RBS offer alternative strategies aimed at making the most of market volatility or hedging against tougher conditions
Video: What requirements will there be for ETF providers to segregate their processes, such as index creation and calculation, provision of the swap and market making?
"What requirements will there be for ETF providers to segregate their processes, such as index creation and calculation, provision of the swap and market making?", is the fourth question in a series of videos from Structured Products magazine that…
Video: Will trade reporting requirements under Mifid II lead to the creation of an efficient trading market in Europe?
Will trade reporting requirements under Mifid II lead to the creation of an efficient trading market in Europe?
BIS calls for greater vigilance over sovereign risks
Bank for International Settlements Quarterly Review warns weaker global growth outlook risks fuelling sovereign debt crisis