Structured products
Risk Australia Spring 2011
Playing the reverse swing
Updated: GLG plans to close bond funds after Isaac's departure
Top-performing asset manager's move to Schroders precipitates changes
Italian investors drawn to commodity baskets to hedge and diversify from bond exposure
Italian investors drawn to commodity baskets to hedge and diversify from bond exposure
Dow Jones Global Shipping Index to serve as the basis for Guggenheim Shipping ETF
Index provider Dow Jones has launched a global shipping index that will form the basis for the Guggenheim Shipping ETF
Photo gallery: Risk India explores the role of complex products and regulation
A selection of pictures from the Risk India event held in June, hosted by Asia Risk magazine
Update: SEC reveals fraud and abuse after Finra warns 'greedy' investors
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has published the results of its latest investigation into the selling of structured products, two days after Finra warned 'greedy' investors to take care
Sean Corrigan talks emerging market risks
Diapason Commodities's Sean Corrigan discusses Chinese hard landings, Mena unrest, the role of Opec, quantitative easing and the likely market reactions to a Greek default
Listed warrants return to the Polish market
Raiffeisen Centrobank has broadened its structured products range in Poland with the launch of more than a hundred products based on domestic underlyings on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, including the first listed warrants since 2005
Pension funds urge US Congress to act fast on debt-ceiling deal
Pension funds and investment firms highlight inflation, interest rate and currency risks of US default in open letters to President Obama
Esma consults on ETFs and Ucits structured products
Esma consults on ETFs and Ucits structured products
Deborah Fuhr leaves BlackRock for another role within the industry
Research formerly conducted by Deborah Fuhr will now be undertaken by BlackRock's Investment Institute
BBVA is to add volatility sub-index to its Jim Rogers’ resources index to create structured products
BBVA is to add volatility sub-index to its Jim Rogers’ resources index to create structured products
Merrill Lynch Wealth calls in Police to head EMEA
Amilcare Police has reappeared at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a little more than a year after parting company with HSBC, where he was head of equity derivatives sales and third-party distribution
Deutsche Bank launches db-X ETF platform in the US
Building on its success in the US ETP business, Deutsche Bank has listed its first five ETFs under the db-X brand
Russian oil at top of investment list: Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton’s Mark Mobius says Russia is his current emerging market of choice, in particular oil and resources companies, and suggests concerns over corporate governance are misplaced
Termination of iPath volatility ETN 'likely to be repeated' in latest version
Barclays has issued a second version of its iPath Long Enhanced S&P 500 Vix Mid-Term Futures ETN, which some observers say risks suffering the same fate as its predecessor unless market conditions change
US CLO issuance bouncing back in 2011, say experts
While CLO activity remains below pre-financial crisis levels, a demand for higher yields is driving US investor appetite
Morgan Stanley offers leveraged single-country exposure to China
Morgan Stanley's leveraged product falls back in line with market conventions, but some products in the latest issuance feature extended tenors and reduced participation rates
Belgian moratorium on complex products "could spell demise of reverse convertibles"
FSMA initiative aims to restrict the distribution of structured products deemed unsuitable for the average retail investor
Update: UBS expands derivatives structuring and adds to ex-Deutsche roster
The Swiss bank has named the heads of its global equities structuring operations, increasing its collection of former Deutsche Bank executives in the process
Read and Causer bet on Spanish and Italian bonds
Opportunities exist thanks to volatility, the Invesco managers say. However, M&G's Woolnough disagrees and remains bearish