Analysis
Lyxor ETF tracks quality European income stocks
ETF roundup
S&P Dow Jones Indices expands GSCI Dynamic Roll series
Index roundup
The value of stress-testing structured products
Trade of the month
Investec's FTSE 100 and RPI plan set to return capital and more
Above averaging
UBS reverse convertible breaches barrier as Research In Motion shares plummet
Disappointing harvest
Shanghai's free trade zone to spur China interest rate hedging market
The Shanghai FTZ could prove a rival to Hong Kong if the experiment is a success
36 South warns of consequences of asset price inflation
Squeezing the balloon
JP Morgan and Credit Suisse lead US issuance in August
Market snapshot
MSCI excludes Brics in new emerging markets index
Index roundup
Deutsche launches fixed-income ETF series
ETF roundup
Trade of the month: Split underlying products
Trade of the month: Split underlying products
Market snapshot: Deutsche Bank back in the US
Market snapshot
Citi heads mandate wins with £10 billion Nationwide appointment
Citi picked up a £10 billion custody mandate from Nationwide Building Society while RBC and BNY Mellon also registered major wins
Deconstructing hedge funds: book provides a useful guide
Hedge fund lawyer Timothy Spangler offers a comprehensive guide to the what, why and how of hedge funds and private equity for the uninitiated in his debut book, One Step Ahead, published in September
Indian corporates turn to swap markets as dollar funding evaporates
US dollars in short supply as rupee tumbles
iShares launches three currency-hedged ETFs
ETF roundup
Regulators refocus on risk data fundamentals
Focus on fundamentals
Tax clampdown hits UK hedge fund LLPs
Changes in UK taxation rules coupled with restrictions on employee remuneration in the AIFMD could lead to higher costs and some complications for hedge fund limited liability partnerships (LLPs)
Trade of the month: European and American barriers compared
Trade of the month: Barriers
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three issuers in the UK
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three in the UK
Incentives remain in banking book vs trading book choice
Regulators have attempted to address a flaw within Basel II that gave banks an incentive to hold assets in the trading book. But Basel 2.5 may have gone too far, and made it more attractive to place assets in the banking book instead. By Giovanni Pepe