Structured Products - Volume 7/Issue 3
Articles in this issue
UK Wrap: Plan managers diversify away from FTSE
The products this fortnight offered an exciting variety of commodities, emerging markets, the Eurostoxx index, S&P index and the FTSE index
Barclays launches short and leveraged iPath ETNs
Barclays Bank has listed 11 short and leveraged ETNs in New York, giving exposure to domestic and international equities and volatility.
BarCap offers institutional investors 'advanced' emerging markets index
Barclays Capital has launched an index that provides investors with exposure to emerging markets with political stability and good long-term prospects
BAML index aims to offer more complete view of market risk
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched a new index which measures risks not normally visible in public markets by incorporating assets trading in the over-the-counter market.
SG to start secondary marketing for exchange-traded autocalls
Societe Generale is about to start the sale in secondary of three exchange-traded autocallables listed on the London Stock Exchange in November.
Martin Wheatley: Cracking the Hong Kong code
Cracking the code
Rabobank lists Dutch ETF in partnership with ETF Securities
Rabobank has teamed up with ETF Securities to list an ETF tracking the Dutch AMX index
European Commission floats concept of investment bans in latest Mifid consultation
The European Commission has produced a consultation paper that suggests a basis for banning certain investments, with structured products making their usual appearance in the limelight
Pimco and Source partner for fixed-income ETFs in Europe
Source and Pimco are working together to list their first joint ETF early next year.
Building sharia products from the bottom up
Bottom-up sharia structures
AK Asset Management's Turkish delight
Turkish delight
Swiss structured products see record turnover
November has been an exciting month for structured products in Switzerland, with the Swiss Structured Product Association reporting record turnover and Vontobel seeing its market share fall to its lowest level this year.
Alceda wraps real assets into its structures
The lure of Luxembourg
Interest rates pose problems for structurers
Lacking direction
Chinese investors get access to international physically backed gold ETFs
Lion Fund Management has launched its first mutual fund after receiving a QDII license. Investing in gold-backed exchange-traded funds, the fund is the first of its kind in China.
Horizons BetaPro unveils US volatility ETFs
Horizons BetaPro has launched the first ETF in Canada to track the S&P Vix 500 Short-Term Futures index
The pay and bonuses landscape
Caps and clawbacks
Stoxx climbs onto emerging markets bandwagon
Stoxx climbs onto emerging markets bandwagon
Stoxx licenses Europe Christian index to serve as ETF for Deutsche Bank
Stoxx has licensed its Stoxx Europe Christian index to Deutsche Bank, allowing investors to gain exposure to the underlying in ETF form.
S&P launches risk control indexes to attract risk-averse investors
S&P launches risk control indexes to attract risk-averse investors
Lloyds TSB offers protection on Bric exposure
Lloyds offers you protection
Outlook: The year that equities bounce back
A good year for equities
Swiss exchange-traded funds hit record highs in 2010
While the rest of the market saw moderate growth or falls, ETFs fared well last year according to the Six Swiss Exchange and Scoach.
Uralsib's great expectations
Great expectations
Product performance
Product performance
Trade of the month: Volatility skew
Trade of the month: Volatility skew
Goldman Sachs autocallable offers early kickout
Kicking out early
Disclosure regime leads to discord in Italy
The ‘what if’ scenario
Market snapshot
Market Snapshot
Structured Products Europe: Simple still works
Simple still works
Editorial: Educate-shun
Editorial: Educate-shun
FVC Custom Indexes
FVC Custom Indexes
Retrospective: Morgan Stanley's Jump Securities
More upside, please
Martin Wheatley to leave Hong Kong's SFC
Wheatley plans departure from SFC
Dispersion tactics
Dispersion tactics
Lookback
Lookback
Swedish market sees big spike in turnover
Turnover in Sweden hits new highs
FTSE partners with EPFR Global for emerging markets fund flows index
FTSE partners with EPFR Global for emerging markets fund flows index
Source completes single-country Bric ETF range
Source completes single-country Bric ETF range
