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IFAs will abandon fee-based actively managed structured funds for ETFs as RDR bites
The Retail Distribution Review will encourage financial advisers to switch from selling structured funds to exchange-traded funds, say market participants
Structured Products Americas: some welcome consistency in the complexity debate
Consistent about complexity
Editorial: free the fee
Editor's letter
Taking the Retail Distribution Review to Europe
Replicating the RDR
Dividend exposure in vogue with ETN providers
UBS and Société Générale are among several banks and index providers to tap demand for dividend exposure with new ETNs and benchmarks this year
Reviving securitisation: regulators send mixed messages
Reviving securitisation
Second generation volatility ETPs not hamstrung by contango
Second generation volatility products are a much better investment than their previous iteration, according to one hedge fund manager – but buyers previously burnt by this asset class may be tough to convince
Structured Products Nordic Region: Sweden ‘most diverse market for underlyings’
Swedish investors are the best in Europe at taking global views when buying structured products, according to a panel at the Structured Products Nordic Region conference in Stockholm
Structured Products Nordic Region: Swedish regulator warns of information overload
Sweden's financial supervisory authority warns about standards of information, sales practices and conflicts of interest ahead of Mifid II implementation
Certificates of deposit becoming 'harder than ever to structure'
Low interest rates and equity market volatility are making it extremely difficult to structure certificates of deposit with attractive terms
Lack of local market-makers hampers the development of Asean ETFs
A reliance on external players is holding back the ETF sector in Malaysia and Indonesia
Market reaction to price changes and fat-tailed returns
Market reaction to price changes and fat-tailed returns
Optimal design of volatility-driven algo-alpha trading strategies
Optimal design of volatility-driven algo-alpha trading strategies
Wealthy Greeks turn to offshore securities to escape redenomination risk
The massive drop in deposits held in domestic banks in Greece is partly attributable to transfers of savings into overseas accounts or securities to mitigate fears of a Greek eurozone exit and a return to the drachma
Stripping out commission will transform UK market, says FSA's Woodall
Linda Woodall, head of investments at the UK Financial Services Authority talks about the balance between consumer protection and the need to police financial advisers ahead of the Retail Distribution Review
Wells Fargo offers enhanced protection as resources and energy dominate latest SEC filings
Wells Fargo note offers guaranteed return of 7% plus principal as a raft of energy and natural resource-based reverse convertibles are filed with the SEC
Emerging markets debt is the 'beta of choice' for ETF investors
Exchange-traded funds that give investors exposure to emerging markets debt are increasingly popular and funds denominated in local currencies are also on the rise
Synthetic ETF providers praised for counterparty risk efforts, but multiple model needs work
A Morningstar report says synthetic exchange-traded funds have made welcome strides in tackling counterparty risk, but transparency is still lacking in multiple counterparty ETFs
Fears that IFAs will focus on the 'super-rich' post-RDR
As the regulatory environment gets tougher for UK retail banks, some industry figures warn of an exodus of IFAs from the retail market in order to target high-net-worth investors
Finra provides more granular interpretation of suitability rule
Finra has issued a regulatory notice responding to questions about its 2010 suitability rule
Vanguard brings its physically-backed ETFs to Europe
Vanguard has launched its first exchange-traded funds in Europe with five listings on the London Stock Exchange
Facebook makes its debut as a structured product underlying
Investors in Europe have been buying structured products linked to Facebook since its stock market launch and now US investors will get a chance to do the same as the first product linked to the company's shares is registered with the SEC
Current crop of equity and bond indexes criticised by Asia-Pacific investors
Concentration issues and a lack of diversification cited as problems in Edhec-Risk survey, though no alternatives in sight
Structured Products Advances in Technology Guide & Directory 2012
Structured Products Advances in Technology Guide & Directory 2012