Societe Generale
Strategic thinking
Banks and index providers have been quick to colonise the investment space vacated by stressed hedge funds after transparency became a byword for popularity. With both now offering proprietary dynamic strategies and promising alpha returns, will they end…
A reversal of power
Investor demand for power reverse dual currency structures has fallen off a cliff as these once high coupon-paying instruments have morphed into zero coupon bonds with lock-in periods of up to 30 years. Issuers have also incurred significant costs. Is…
China forces IEA to boost oil demand forecast
Higher-than-expected demand from China and other Asian countries has forced the International Energy Agency (IEA) to revise up its global oil demand forecast for 2010 by 120,000 barrels a day (b/d) to 86.5 million b/d.
Top 50 Global Custody Mandates Survey 2010
Gaining ground, our latest analysis reveals the key findings of the Top 50 Global Custody Mandates 2010 study
Interest rates: direction dilemmas
The final quarter of 2009 saw product creators gripped by uncertainty over which way interest rates were heading. With a steep yield curve making investment in rates products expensive, bankers are seeking the best trade for uncertain times. Will the…
Emerging versus developed
Duggan Asset Management is offering a three-year-and-11-month simple growth product that plays emerging against developed markets equities. The product is 95% capital protected and incorporates final averaging
