FTSE
FTSE indexes track firms' carbon exposure risk
Two new carbon indexes will enable investors to make investment decisions based on how carbon reduction schemes affect company earnings
UK Wrap: Growth and income products proliferate despite rising volatility
Growth and income plans were by far the most popular style of product over the past three weeks, thereby disproving the previous UK wrap prediction that autocall products would increase in popularity
Increased volatility could help structure attractive returns
Widening bond spreads and market volatility will result in more interesting structured products, according to Morgan Stanley. The spikes in volatility that followed news of a hung parliament in the UK and the disagreements over a bail-out package for…
FTSE targets UK pensions industry with defined contribution index
FTSE has created an index to help asset managers and retail investors navigate the pensions market. The index provider has partnered with London-based data services firm Pension DCisions to create the first benchmark for the UK’s defined contributions…
Corporate statement: Capital protection in structured products – what are the choices?
Sophie Barnett, vice-president at Morgan Stanley, looks at the different types of capital protection that investors can achieve through structured products
Market snapshot
Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants looks at the pricing issues for structured products in different markets and provides his trade of the month
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…
Trading in the open
The development of the trading market for exchange-traded funds in Europe will depend on improvements in the reporting of off-exchange activity, though the wait for European legislation will be a long one. Further benefits would result from greater…
Market snapshot
Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants looks at the pricing issues for structured products in different markets and provides his trade of the month