Structured products
Seeking a bite from the goliaths
Sovereign wealth funds
Fund farewells to leverage
After the heydays of 2005 and 2006, the structured funds space is showing signs of strain. Liquidity shortages and worries about the future of some hedge funds have taken their toll, leading some banks to withdraw or make big cuts in investment in this…
Brief encounter
Unstable financial markets are pushing risk-averse retail investors in the direction of shorter-tenor products, with some forex notes lasting only a week. An example of the interesting opportunities thrown up by today's volatile landscape, perhaps. But…
Bucking the trend
Unlike most US distributors, Foldes Financial Management has serviced its high-net-worth clients by avoiding the main staples of reverse convertibles and principal-protected notes, with the aim of providing a low-risk and tax-efficient means of managing…
Towards the best of three
Arc is offering a simple growth product linked to three commodities and weighted relative to their performance. Returns will be subject to capital gains tax, and capital is protected at maturity
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Basilea 2
Gathering confidence
Securitisation
Elettricità nell'aria
Derivati sull'elettricità
The blame game
Accounting
Colpiti e affondati
Derivati su azioni
A standard of winning
Risk South Africa Rankings 2008
Under close scrutiny
Hedge fund regulation
Alla ricerca del colpevole
Problemi contabili
The South African credit derivatives market - where to from here?
Sponsored statement - Absa Capital
Margin risk management - redefining your hedge policy
Sponsored statement - Rand Merchant Bank
Un modello di Vasicek multistato con correlazione tra tassi di default e perdita
Approfondimenti - Rischio di credito
Il restyling dei rating
Rating di CDO