Structured products
Building up bonds
Tax and structural changes in the South Korean government bond market last year will likely result in a significant rise in liquidity in this market this year, so facilitating the use of more sophisticated trading strategies.
Sharia-compliant tahawwut master agreement arrives finally
Isda and IIFM unveil sharia-compliant hedging master agreement for Islamic derivatives
Structurers call on SFC not to remove ‘safe harbour’ rules
Providers fear collapse in private placement volumes and shift of business to Singapore
ETFs & exchanges sponsored forum: Mitigating risk through the use of ETFs
The potential of ETFs to bring liquidity and mitigate risk
Playing the gold card
Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw explosive growth in 2009, but this year has so far seen net outflows of investor capital. However, with inflation fears and sovereign risk high on investors’ agendas, ETF providers expect interest to pick up once…
The Lehman flip clause flap
The decision of a US bankruptcy court to void contractual provisions that shield investors from the credit risk of swap counterparties in structured finance deals has put the legal systems of England and the US on a collision course. It also has…
