NatWest Group
Current crop of equity and bond indexes criticised by Asia-Pacific investors
Concentration issues and a lack of diversification cited as problems in Edhec-Risk survey, though no alternatives in sight
SwapClear changes expulsion rules
SwapClear changes expulsion rules
People: Mianné and Valet ring the changes at SG CIB
New deputy chief risk officer - and new business line, to be headed by Sindzingre - at SG CIB; clearing musical chairs as Huszar leaves Morgan Stanley, Allen leaves BAML for Deutsche, and Page becomes latest to leave RBS; Langley and McGrath promoted at…
The extrapolation conundrum
The extrapolation conundrum
Dutch regulator to begin Solvency II test on insurers
Dutch regulator to begin Solvency II test on insurers
RBS head of EMEA & LatAm equity derivatives and structured products sales departs
Andrea Sozzi Sabatini, head of equity derivatives and structured products sales for EMEA & Latin America, and also the chief sponsor for ETFs within the UK bank, has left after his position was put at risk of redundancy.
Europe's inflation investors sharpen their focus
Europe's inflation investors sharpen their focus
People: Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
RBS extends emerging markets ETNs to China
The latest exchange-traded note in the Royal Bank of Scotland's Trendpilot series offers exposure to Chinese companies with a risk overlay
HSBC offers a product cocktail in the US as RBS adds a digital
HSBC provided a broad selection of structures in its product filings with the SEC on April 5, while Royal Bank of Scotland launched a digital structure and Morgan Stanley offered principal protection
Buoyant structured products market in Nordics sees more banks listing in the region
The appeal for soft protection and ways to boost the upside remains strong in the Nordic region, with more banks issuing or listing products, including bull-and-bear certificates with a leverage of five for the first time in Sweden
Credible capital: regulators prepare to tackle RWA divergence
Credible capital
Basel 2.5 caused €200 billion jump in RWAs
European banks saw their RWAs leap at the turn of the year, as new trading book rules collided with the EBA's call to achieve a 9% capital minimum
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Sponsored statement: The Royal Bank of Scotland
MarketDirect transforms automated pricing and trading
Coutts appoints chief risk officer for Asia
D'Souza fills a role left vacant since November 2011
Asian investors warm to volatility as demand for yield enhancement strategies grows
The need for better returns in a low-yield market environment is encouraging Asian investors to take a closer look at alternative investment strategies and the use of volatility as a hedging tool, with banks launching more enhanced, dynamic strategies in…
Risk Annual Summit: Loan and bond markets will suffer under Basel III, say panellists
Supervisors should embrace new form of securitisation to encourage bank lending, argues Ernst & Young’s Patricia Jackson
UBS offers lion's share of latest structured products registered in the US
Thirty-one structured products were registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, with UBS providing nine autocallables and reverse convertibles
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Trade of the month: investment strategies
Trade of the month: investment strategies
RBS digital product caters to multiple outlooks
The rule of three