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Scarps are to account for a quarter of the UK market this year, says Legal & General
UK investors are more prepared to take an element of risk in return for higher yields, according to UK market participants
Short-term products to attract corporate cash back into investments
Royal Bank of Scotland’s suite of short-term cash products aim to offer corporate investors solutions for the surplus of liquidity on their balance sheets and provide them with higher returns on their cash investments
Deutsche offers exposure to high-yielding Asian stocks
Deutsche Bank has listed three ETFs in London, giving exposure to emerging and Asian stocks
Korean regulator cracks down on scalpers arbitraging warrants market
The FSC in South Korea has introduced new measures aimed at stopping scalpers from making undue profits in the warrants market. But dealers are concerned the new rules are inadequate and may shrink the market unnecessarily as a consequence.
BoAML hires Peter Fung as head of Asia equity derivatives trading
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has hired Peter Fung from Deutsche Bank as head of corporate equity and fund derivatives trading for the region as it seeks to broaden the bank's equity derivative franchise with corporate and institutional clients.
Some way to go on Bribery Act compliance, survey finds
UK laws and public pressure putting spotlight on anti-corruption issues
Market focus on summer reliability after outages
North American power supply expected to meet demand this summer as Texas system faces increased scrutiny after winter outages
SFC reprimands Merrill Lynch over index-linked notes
SFC reprimands Merrill Lynch over index-linked notes
Goldman Sachs the most frequent visitor to CFTC to discuss Dodd-Frank
US dealer met with regulator on 49 occasions to discuss Dodd-Frank rule-makings
Industry models not sufficiently developed to calculate CVA charge, says Basel Committee
Basel Committee sticks to its decision not to allow banks to use their own models to calculate the CVA capital charge under Basel III
ETF Roundup
ETF Roundup
People: Lyxor appoints Chen in Asia-Pacific
Structured Products people moves
BarCap offers medium-term volatility in Ucits III form
BarCap offers medium-term volatility in Ucits III form
JAC reaffirms retail structured products principles with bigger committee
JAC reaffirms retail structured products principles with bigger committee
Investors turn to hybrid equity strategies as volatilities descend to three-year lows
Investors turn to hybrid equity strategies as volatilities descend to three-year lows
Investors turning to more dynamic strategies to access commodities
Investors turning to more dynamic strategies to access commodities
Asian investors broaden their exposure as they seek diversification from the US dollar
Asian investors broaden their exposure as they seek diversification from the US dollar
S&P launches oil-hedged index to address inflation fears
S&P launches oil-hedged index to address inflation fears
RBS offers German investors exposure to Japanese construction sector
RBS offers German investors exposure to Japanese construction sector
Invesco Powershares launches low-volatility and high-beta S&P 500 ETFs
Invesco PowerShares has responded to investor requests for a different take on equity-based investments with low-volatility and high-beta index-based ETFs
Morgan Stanley VolNet index series dynamically goes long volatility
Morgan Stanley VolNet index series dynamically goes long volatility