Analysis
Market snapshot: SG more than doubles UK issuance
Investec continues to lead UK issuance, but with smaller market share
ETPs gathered $22.4bn of new assets in May, says ETFGI
Total ETP assets jump up to a record high of $2.55 trillion, ETFGI
S&P Dow Jones goes equal weight on commodity index
Benchmark commodity index switched from market capitalisation
Hedge funds ‘biding their time’ to file Euribor suits
Large US fixed-income funds moot rate-rigging legal action
Asia-specific Vix indexes fail to ignite market interest
Low volatility is acting as drag on the take-up of local indexes
Global ETP inflows hit $33.5bn in April, says BlackRock
Figures represent best April on record for the industry
Six Swiss Exchange launches SPI Select Dividend Index
Focus on the highest historical dividend payments and profitability
Trade of the month: leveraged return notes
Capped upside in leveraged return notes works in gently rising markets
Market snapshot: Investec leads UK product issuance in May
FTSE regains ground as appetite for multiple underlyings falls
Merger arbitrage experiences resurgence
But strategy sees spreads under pressure
Dark pool operators face up to new regulatory attention
Caps and limits likely for private exchanges
BNP Paribas affirms global expansion plans
Custodian has “aggressive” acquisition target
First stage of Eurex-Taifex cross-listing project to go live in May
Taiex futures set to be followed by other products
Fortunes improving for emerging markets ETPs, says BlackRock
Redemptions of equity ETPs fell to $1.8 billion in March
Russell smart beta Europe index beats cap-weighted version
Fundamental Developed Eurozone Index outperforms by more than 2%
IFA survey: simplicity the key to luring investors out of cash
BlackRock survey also finds greater life expectancy seen as key risk
UK providers keep the faith with capital-at-risk products
FTSE stays favourite in UK but is used less often as single underlying
Trade of the month: income-paying autocalls
Phoenix structures offer fixed coupons all the way to the autocall
Market snapshot: Investec leads UK issuance
Capital-at-risk kickouts were the most popular structures
Trade of the month: the Iosco structured products toolkit
Toolkit contains 15 items aimed at regulators of retail products
Index roundup: SG CIB taps Solactive Buyback index
European Buyback Index will be used as an underlying for structured products
ETF roundup: low rates lead to fixed-income ETP record
February sees $11.4 billion of inflows
Index roundup: Morgan Stanley taps smart beta indexes
Index roundup