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Editor's letter: February 2011
Editor's letter: February 2011
Energy Risk Commodity Rankings 2011: Metals
Golden rule
Asset class performance at the mercy of government policy, says ETF Securities
Inflation, currency debasement and sovereign debt will remain concerns this year, according to ETF Securities. But the outlook for exchange-traded products looks positive as investors are increasingly use them to reflect their views on markets.
Hedging strategies to exploit ‘currency war’
The spoils of war
Dealers bet on onshore commodities units in China
The local touch
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
GS: Opportunities from commodities emerging markets constraints
Goldman Sachs says investors should get exposure to crude oil, and put a $105 per barrel price target on it, as one of the supply-constrained commodities China most needs, David Walker reports.
Asian Financial Forum: China and Hong Kong to collaborate more on cross-border access and cross-listings of ETFs, says CSRC chief
Hong Kong and Shanghai are set to more closely align clearing and settlement systems enabling the cross-listing of instruments such as exchange-traded funds. Meanwhile, the Chinese authorities plan to encourage state-owned enterprises to launch so-called…
Morgan Stanley bolsters China commodities business
Morgan Stanley has made a senior appointment in mainland China and received permission to trade agricultural products onshore in the country as part of the US investment bank’s efforts to grow its commodity business in the world’s second largest economy.
Commodities remain an attractive asset for hedge funds
Mining the money
Global carbon market gears up for 2011 climate talks
Global carbon market gears up for 2011 climate talks
Emerging markets
Special report
China sets scene for credit derivatives
China gets credit
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.
China embraces credit derivatives
China’s first steps
Source offers investors ETF exposure to single Bric markets
Exchange-traded funds provider Source has launched three ETFs that provide exposure to MSCI emerging markets indexes for Brazil, China and India
Regulators moving closer to creating an Asian funds ‘passport’ regime
Asian regulators are increasingly warming to the concept of an Asian funds passport similar to the Ucits directive of the European Union. This might result in the region having its own cross-border fund vehicle enabling funds to be freely 'passported'…
Video: Hang Seng’s Andrew Fung optimistic on offshore RMB growth
Andrew Fung, head of treasury and investment at Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong, believes the Hong Kong and Chinese governments should simplify procedures for offshore renminbi to be remitted to mainland China. This would increase the appeal of RMB bond…
Sophis acquisition to bring Asian buy-side benefits for Misys
Misys' acquisition of Sophis may create synergies in the Asia region
db x-trackers launches emerging markets ETFs
db x-trackers launches emerging markets ETFs
Thomson Reuters begins distributing Chinese CRMI data
Vendor overcomes regulatory obstacles to publish data on credit derivatives, is first to do so
Sponsored Q&A: Standard Bank
Building on lessons learned
Asia now the world's biggest regulated derivatives market, FIA says
Asia overtook North America as the biggest exchange-traded derivatives market for the first time during the first half of the year. And the exchange derivatives market may continue growing after the Dodd-Frank Act and other regulatory reforms, market…
Asia Risk awards 2010: House of the year, China
Asia Risk awards 2010: House of the year, China