Structured products
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission details flexibility on safe harbour rules
Structured products issuers in Hong Kong can use safe harbour exemptions if they distribute to professional investors with care and document their methodology accordingly, according to Martin Wheatley, chief executive of Hong Kong regulator the…
Basket products still in vogue as maturities get longer
Structured products offered to the US market are becoming more diverse in terms of the assets they track, but a harsh structuring environment is causing providers to extend maturities.
Video: Structured Products Europe 2010 Award Winners Interviews
Video: Structured Products Europe 2010 Award Winners Interviews
Tapping Australia's economic performance
On top down under
Daiwa moves for Korea derivatives licence and reaffirms Asia expansion drive
Daiwa Capital Markets finalised its purchase of the Asian equity derivatives and global convertible business of KBC today, and reaffirmed its Asian expansion drive with a bid to secure licences in South Korea
Stoxx launches blue-chip indexes for Asia and North America
Stoxx extends blue-chip indexes to Asia and North America
Goldman Sachs offers accelerated exposure to international equities
US issuance shifts from domestic to international equities, while the participation rate for the latest Goldman Sachs offering hits three times the returns of the MSCI EAFE Index.
Credit investors will benefit from financials becoming more ‘utility-like’, says Pimco’s Spajic
With banks cutting leverage, increasing capital and changing their funding models, they offer good value for credit investors.
Asia Risk Congress 2010: Hong Kong finance official says government is pushing China to further ease controls on ‘dim sum' bonds
Asia Risk Congress 2010: Hong Kong finance official says government is pushing China to further ease controls on ‘dim sum’ bonds. Meanwhile, an open-ended renminbi bond fund by Income Partners is launched
Fear of securitised products is creating opportunities, says M&G
UK investment firm insists ABS offers better value then unsecured bank debt, despite its damaged reputation.
Real estate emerges as a theme for US structured products
Real estate is gaining popularity as an underlying, with a handful of products tracking iShares Dow Jones Real Estate Index fund in recent issuances.
db x-trackers launches emerging markets ETFs
db x-trackers launches emerging markets ETFs
Skandia unveils protected Shield fund
Skandia unveils protected Shield fund
Small and mid-cap domestic equities on offer to US investors
While US equities continue to dominate the issuance, products have diversified into small and mid-cap indexes.
iShares to launch Australian equities ETFs
iShares to launch Australian equities ETFs
Domestic equities dominate index-linked issuance in US
US equities were the major theme in index-linked issuance at the end of last week, although diversification away from the S&P 500 was on offer from some providers.
LM Investment offers access to the Australian economy
LM Investment offers access to the Australian economy
Inflation-linked structured products preferable to Linkers, says RBC WM
Inflation-linked structured products preferable to Linkers, says RBC WM
Emerging markets small caps perform best, says Standard & Poor's
Small-cap emerging markets outperform large-cap markets
Lifemark investors low down in pecking order for payouts
Lifemark investors low down in pecking order for payouts
Citi indexes offer low-cost forex exposure
Citi indexes offers low-cost forex exposure
No quick fix for fiduciaries on asset valuations
Fiduciary failings
The risks of high cross-asset correlation
Opportunities and threats
Global head of ETFs Bourcier parts company with Lyxor
Isabelle Bourcier, global head of ETFs at Lyxor, has decided to leave the ETF arm of Société Générale