Equities
Reinsurers urged to expand equities allocation amid 'fixed-income bubble' fears
Flight to fixed income exposing reinsurers to low yields and interest and inflation risks
Pollux Brazilian Equities Fund: Pollux Capital
Americas Awards 2012
Dividend strategies get sophisticated as risk aversion and sustainability drives demand
Targeting high yields
Optimal design of algo-alpha trading strategies
Optimal design of algo-alpha trading strategies
Swiss structured product turnover falls by nearly half compared to 2011
Turnover of structured products and warrants listed on the Scoach exchange falls more than 40% in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period last year. Industry figures blame increased risk aversion and a rise in OTC trading activity
Melchior European Fund: Dalton Strategic Partnership
12th European Single Manager Awards 2012
Europe could be headed for Japan-style stagnation, says Crispin Odey
Challenging conventions
China’s QFII expansion heralds next step in liberalisation of market
The foreign legion
US equity ETFs draw big bucks as European ones lose them
While North American equity ETFs have had big inflows since the start of the year, those based on European equities have had huge outflows
Mitigating op risks for CCPs post-crisis
To the rescue
China-focused hedge fund gains on domestic bets
Hedge fund CSV Capital Partners sees Chinese domestic sectors rising even as economic growth slows. The fund backs companies with exposure to the Chinese consumer as retail sales continue to grow
Vote now in the 2012 Risk Brasil derivatives survey
Risk's annual poll on Brazil's derivatives markets, including interest rates, currency, equity and other categories
Indian corporates struggle with FCCB redemptions
Many Indian issuers of foreign currency convertible bonds maturing this year face defaulting on the debt after depressed equity prices force the companies to redeem rather than convert the bonds to equity
Falling volatility makes buying options compelling, says Deutsche Bank strategist
Low volatility means purchasing options is now attractive, even for higher-beta sectors, according to a Deutsche Bank strategist
Closing price uncertainty hits traders on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Use of median calculated price and restrictions of trading capacity are causing problems for participants on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
RBS retains structured products in restructure
Trimming the fat
Structured products linked to real assets and credit back on the menu in Italy
The Italian structured products market is seeing a pick-up as institutional investors demand exposure to physical assets and credit
Investors turn to utilities, gold and dividends for stable returns as equities sink
Poor equity market performance is driving investors into alternative asset classes such as utilities, gold and dividends in the search for stable returns
Atlas One looks beyond Latin America
Looking beyond LatAm
Nomura makes senior Asian equity appointments
Nomura hires Christopher Carter as head of equity derivatives Japan, and makes a number of promotions within its Asian equities team
Nomura appoints new equity derivatives co-head
Japanese bank hires Steven Downey as head of equities trading for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and co-head of derivatives
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Tenth European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards 2011