United Kingdom (UK)
UK structured products delivering impressive returns at maturity
Data from Structuredproductreview.com shows that products maturing over the past three months have performed extremely well overall, with the only losses arising from Lehman Brothers-backed plans
Editorial: Protecting privacy
Regulators have not produced a new code for private banking and wealth management. They have simply allowed new rules for retail products to creep into the wealth space
Merchant Capital rapidly expands its distribution arm with the addition of seven staff
Merchant Capital expands its distribution arm with the addition of seven staff
Inflation and interest rate differentials favouring emerging markets
Long-term prospects for emerging markets look promising, but a more challenging global backdrop and ongoing inflation pressures argue for continued caution, according to European market participants
Meteor offers a four-way index play
Playing the averaging
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Acquisition boosts awareness of carbon capture and storage
2Co takeover of Powerfuel could improve profile of carbon capture and storage
Resolution regimes could cause bank CDS spreads to tighten
Credit analysts predict drop in credit default swap spreads under new bank resolution regimes
UK power execs debate $325 billion investment requirement
An uphill struggle
Editorial: define complex
Editorial: define complex
FVC custom indexes: May 2011
FVC Custom Indexes
Merchant Capital offers an agriculture basket
Buying into agriculture
Market snapshot: May 2011
Market snapshot
Inflation-linked structured products attract UK investors as risk appetite recovers
Inflation-linked structured products attracting UK investors
RBS to launch UK small-cap ETN and ETF
RBS will list a collateralised ETN based on small-cap indexes in Frankfurt and an uncollateralised version in London. An ETF on the same underlying is also planned
UK debt agency considering change to linkers: Robert Stheeman interview
Q&A: Robert Stheeman, DMO
UK fines increase as FSA ditches soft approach
No more Mr Nice Guy
The Lehman Brothers aftermath rolls on
The Lehman caseload
Safety and an early payout
Safety and an early payout
CDS spreads on Japanese financials stabilise after earthquake
Risk perceptions start to steady on banks and insurance companies as Japan counts economic cost of natural disaster
Portuguese CDS spreads climb after austerity measures voted down
The EU prepares itself for another sovereign bail-out after Portuguese parliament rejects tax rises and budget cuts
European parliament embraces Tobin tax
Lawmakers throw their weight behind Tobin tax on financial transactions; say global difference of opinion should not stop Europe implementing levy
The best of Highbreed
The best of Highbreed
Five-way collateralisation
Five-way collateralisation