Structured products
Low volatility favours accelerated plans
UK investors have recently been offered emerging markets as an underlying, a commodity fund and no capital protection as providers have been able to structure some attractive payoffs
New State Street index measures fragility of US equity markets
State Street launches index measuring elasticity of US equity markets
RBS treats German investors to emerging markets structured notes
RBS offers the exotic to German investors
Harewood launches commodity certificate to meet demand for diversification
Harewood Solutions has launched a commodity certificate linked to the BNP Paribas Oscillator commodities index.
Singapore court dismisses investor claims against Standard Chartered over Lehman notes
A claim against Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore has been dismissed by a local court. The lawsuit was based on Lehman Brothers structured products bought from from American Express Bank, which Standard Chartered acquired in 2008.
Google price index gets analysts’ thumbs-up
Commentators praise the innovation underlying Google price index; despite limitations, index could work as a CPI subset
Emerging markets inflation offered in index form
Emerging markets inflation offered in index form
Transparency needed over securities lending in ETFs
iShares says it is looking at how it can improve transparency around securities lending
Deutsche Bank merges its listed derivatives business
Deutsche Bank merges its listed derivatives business
Corporate statement: Next-generation investors — How retail clients will invest in 2020
Next-generation investors — How retail clients will invest in 2020
Barclays Capital tailors indexes to US stable value industry
Barclays Capital tailors indexes to US stable value industry
US wrap: Bank of Montreal joins issuance as single emerging markets remain popular
Bank of Montreal has made its first appearance in the FVC listings with a reverse convertible on a financial stock.
Deutsche Bank launches euro sovereign bond ETFs
db x-trackers has listed two euro sovereign bond ETFs in Frankfurt, giving access to high yield or AAA eurozone debt.
Lookback: Bidding farewell to sovereign crisis
Investors are now more interested in market fundamentals rather than the potential for further bad news about European sovereigns, according to Barclays Capital's fourth quarter outlook
Wells Fargo: Including ETFs
Including ETFs
Correlation and kick-outs
Correlation and kick-outs
Retrospective analysis: First anniversary kickout
First anniversary kickout
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes