Structured products
Investors turn to utilities, gold and dividends for stable returns as equities sink
Poor equity market performance is driving investors into alternative asset classes such as utilities, gold and dividends in the search for stable returns
Investors in Asia-Pacific look to rates-based hybrids for yield
Low interest rates mean market participants expect the trend for hybrid structures to continue this year, boosted by demand for yield pick-up and diversification
New sector-specific ETFs tap demand for commodities
Lyxor and iShares find new ways to innovate with the launch of sector-specific commodity ETFs
Risk-reduction ETFs poised to gain ground
Market volatility is fuelling investor demand for exchange-traded funds based on risk control indexes
Belgium's structured products moratorium hastens rise in private banking activity
Belgian banks are targeting private clients with structured products that do not comply with the Financial Services and Markets Authority's moratorium, say market participants
Ossiam offers the academic view for low volatility
Ossiam has launched a volatility-controlled exchange-traded fund that tracks the FTSE 100 Minimum Variance Index
JVB Financial hires Tessar to help drive distribution expansion
John Tessar will add his 15 years' structured products experience to JVB Financial's expansion drive in North America
Deutsche Bank rolls out series of MSCI and Australian interest rate ETFs in Hong Kong
Deutsche Bank’s latest exchange-traded fund launch on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange includes ETFs tapping into local equities from Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia as well as Australian interest rates
Japan still backs EFSF despite threat to AAA rating
The expectation that Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade France and Austria will have a knock-on impact on the EFSF will not deter further Japanese investment in its bonds, says Japanese official
RBS leaves structured products intact as restructuring revealed
Royal Bank of Scotland keeps investor products and equity derivatives in latest restructuring, but ditches cash equities, corporate broking, equity capital markets and M&A
UK FSA asked to broaden scope and improve clarity in retail product development and governance consultation
The deadline for responses to the Financial Services Authority's latest consultation on structured products fell yesterday, January 11. Responses have requested a broader scope and more clarity
Hong Kong regulator approves new synthetic ETFs
The Hong Kong ETF market received a boost with the approval of more than a dozen synthetic ETFs – the first authorisation since local rule-makers toughened regulations over this asset class last year
Legal & General produces first index for Source commodity ETF
Legal & General Investment Management has created a commodity index that serves as the basis for a new ETF launched in partnership with Source
Lyxor launches targeted commodity sector ETFs covering agriculture and livestock
Four new ETFs narrow commodities access to offer focused exposure to specific commodity sectors
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Trade of the month: UK alternatives to the FTSE 100
Trade of the month
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Product performance
Product performance
Meteor offers typical review with kickout
A typical review
Indexed to inflation, linked to the FTSE 100
Indexed to inflation
Digital linked to S&P 500 with downside gearing
Let's get digital
Lookback
Lookback