Mutual funds
SEC targets ‘protected’ and ‘guaranteed’ fund names
After criticising the use of the term “principal protected” in structured notes, the SEC turns to ETFs and mutual funds that promise protection from loss in their names
Canada takes aim at tax-advantaged bond funds that use derivatives strategies
Targeting the little guy
Ucits hedge funds continue to underperform hedge funds
Ucits hedge funds underperform hedge funds
Matching adjustment ring-fencing provisions ‘a threat’ to mutual insurers
Provisions would prevent common funds structures and reduce diversification benefits, say insurers
Alior Bank: Battling high deposit rates in Poland
What Alior has in store
FSA ring-fencing proposals threaten with-profits fund rescues
Regulator faces gold-plating criticism over transposition of Solvency II into sourcebook
Guaranteed returns on Desjardins' menu
The garden of guarantees
Japan FSA tightens fund rules to protect retail investors
Japanese regulator implements new rules to increase transparency of complex fund products such as double-deckers
Pimco total return ETF will be tipping point for actively managed funds
Actively managed ETFs are becoming more and more popular with investors, and the launch of a big mutual fund strategy with an ETF wrapper by Pimco will be a watershed moment for the industry
UBS 'unethical' in mortgage-backed securities pricing
UBSGAM settles SEC mispricing charges for $300,000
Structured products house of the year: BNP Paribas
Risk awards 2012
Footloose and FTSE-free
Footloose and FTSE-free
World's first leveraged loan ETF will launch on New York Stock Exchange
Powershares expects leveraged loan ETF to appeal to mutual funds, hedge funds and individual investors.
Profile: Front Capital
Leading from the Front
Diversification can be dangerous, warns Noster Capital
Diversified investing is not the way to achieve returns and investors should avoid broad market exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and anything structured, according to hedge fund Noster Capital
AK Asset Management's Turkish delight
Turkish delight
Alceda wraps real assets into its structures
The lure of Luxembourg
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.
The indexes that are bridging the gap between active and passive investing
Many passive returns
Indian regulator tightens derivatives rules
Sebi has banned mutual funds from writing options and placed prudential limits on the amount of derivatives investments that can be made by mutual funds in the country in a bid to tighten regulation
Haitong debuts RMB mutual fund in Hong Kong
The head of Hai Tong Asset Management in Hong Kong, which debuted the financial centre’s first renminbi mutual fund, says he expects an offshore renminbi convertible bond to emerge in Hong Kong and believes Beijing will approve a ‘mini-QFII’.
Aviva to launch mutual fund-structured product hybrid
Aviva is launching a fund in the US that operates as a cross between a mutual fund and a structured product, combining liquidity and capital protection
Malaysian investors hunt for hybrids
Hybrid structures are increasingly popular in Malaysia as investors look to keep the cost of hedging down and moving away from capital protected products