Structured products
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
Swiss Scoach exchange sees October records
Swiss investors look for better yields as listed yield enhancement products reach their highest level this year
Can Australian RMBS market continue recovery?
Best of breed?
Kauffman report against ETFs “filled with holes"
Kauffman report against ETFs “filled with holes"
Citi launches 10-year Vix ETNs in the US
Citi Funding is offering a hedge against the negative correlation between volatility and equity markets as well as an option to take a view on volatility.
Ellen Davis: Bringing back the Belgian dentist
New EU-wide regulations for retail investment products are needed to lure investors back into European securities, according to speakers at the ICFR conference in Amsterdam
Barclays Capital’s VXX is bleeding volatility, analysts claim
An upwardly sloping term structure of volatility is dragging on the performance of the popular exchange-traded note.