Structured products
China's bond laws remain a 'quagmire' for foreign investors, warns advisory firm
Investors in Chinese corporate bonds may struggle to recover their money in the event of a bankruptcy, according to FS Asia Advisory.
Simple payoffs and short terms remain popular as investors play it safe
Incapital, Barclays and Gilliat all launched three products each in the past two weeks, most of which focused on the FTSE 100 index as investors continue shy away from risky investments
RBC Wealth Management creates new private client division in the UK
Philip Harris is to head the newly created Private Client Wealth Management team as RBC continues to build on its platform in the UK
Credit Suisse launches AES velocity in Singapore allowing trades under one millisecond
Credit Suisse has launched an ultra-low latency direct market access speed that will give investors to trade Singapore-listed equities in under one millisecond.
BNP Paribas tempts investors with forex basket
BNP Paribas has launched a commodity currency basket designed to promote foreign exchange and persuade investors of the benefits that come with the asset class
US wrap: HSBC offers single-country exposure to emerging markets as issuance surges
Structured products issuance in the US public market has undergone a revival with a sudden flood of accelerated growth products
Robeco: Bond ETFs hampered by low liquidity
Illiquidity in corporate bond markets make it hard for firms to generate index-like returns
FTSE and CNBC launch Asia-Pacific blue-chip stock index
Index provider FTSE and news group CNBC have partnered in a venture to bring a blue-chip regional benchmark index that includes Japan to the Asia-Pacific market
Citi Eurostoxx 50 product courts currency risk
Currency risk included
Daiwa boosts derivatives business with hire of Lo and Petit-Pasquier in Hong Kong
Daiwa Capital Markets has bolstered its expanding Hong Kong franchise with the recruitment of two more derivatives professionals
Investec launches boutique subsidiary to target wealth managers
Investec unveils its first boutique products aimed at the wealth and discretionary management market
Mongolia: Investors weigh risk in promising market
Following a $3 billion investment agreement made for a copper-gold mine last year, and the recent tender for $10 billion of infrastructure investment, Mongolia seems to be the new land of opportunity, but there are risks. Alex Davis reports
Kempen's property sector play
Access to property
Partially protected: Dodd-Frank Act spares structured products
Registered advantages
BAML tinkers with tradable volatility index for tail risk hedging
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has developed a liquid volatility index for institutions which are seeking a systematic tail risk hedge.
HSBC bolsters ETF range with emerging markets offering
HSBC has listed a Brazil ETF in London as it builds its fledgling ETF operations and expands into European markets
Volatility, correlation and skew too
Surviving skew
US investors turn to sectors and themes amid growing sophistication
Investors in the US are becoming more educated about the financial markets, which is leading to greater interest in sector-specific investing
Scoach delivers monitoring tool for structured products
Swiss trading platform Scoach Switzerland has devised three structured products indexes to help investors assess performance
Barclays offers choice of barriers
Barrier picking