Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
UBS rogue-trading losses reopen old wounds
The $2 billion loss, a second public incident in three years, undermines faith in UBS's internal controls
A-share ETF investors to face higher tracking error due to SFC collateral rule change
A new rule from the securities regulator, effective September 12, means some Hong Kong-listed A-share ETFs will have to fully collateralise counterparty risk exposure from their P-note issuers. The move could cause existing investors to rethink their…
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Belgium's moratorium on retail structured products dissected
Making sense of the moratorium
People: UBS expands derivatives structuring
People: UBS expands derivatives structuring
Lookback
Lookback
ETF round-up
ETF round-up
Deborah Fuhr to join BAML in October
Deborah Fuhr is to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London as head of global delta one strategy
Barclays provides Japan with first listed ETNs
Barclays provides Japan with first listed ETNs
Dow Jones Global Shipping Index to serve as the basis for Guggenheim Shipping ETF
Index provider Dow Jones has launched a global shipping index that will form the basis for the Guggenheim Shipping ETF
Deborah Fuhr leaves BlackRock for another role within the industry
Research formerly conducted by Deborah Fuhr will now be undertaken by BlackRock's Investment Institute
Deutsche Bank launches db-X ETF platform in the US
Building on its success in the US ETP business, Deutsche Bank has listed its first five ETFs under the db-X brand
Video: Reliance Capital's Lav Chaturvedi on risk management in India and the dangers of reg arb
Lav Chaturvedi, chief risk officer at Reliance Capital, speaks about the challenges facing the derivatives industry in India, including the introduction of a credit default swaps market, and the dangers of regulatory arbitrage in the current regulatory…
ETFs linked to agricultural commodities surge as supply tightens
Exchange-traded funds linked to some agricultural commodities such as wheat have seen the strongest investment inflows over the first part of the year, with soft commodities presenting low or stretched inventory levels leading the trend
Marrying economic imperatives with sustainable values
Lost in translation
Structured credit landscape revives the basics
Credit goes back to basics
Embracing the rush for index innovation
The index innovator
Risk managers seek understanding of structured products investor trends
On the trail of commodities
Asian ETF market lurches forward
A great leap forward
HSBC lists physical Russia ETF as noise around swap-based ETFs grows louder
HSBC's head of ETFs says the bank has no plans to create swap-based products and there should be steps to make structures clearer to investors.
ETF providers hit back at 'hearsay' in the press and regulator concerns about synthetic ETFs
ETF providers have been angered by the continuing focus on synthetic ETFs by regulators such as the Bank of England and the IMF. But they are particularly concerned about the bad press coverage.
'Investor uncertainty' dampening new ETF investment in Europe
Events in peripheral Europe and slow growth in other developed markets have left many investors sitting on cash or maintaining current ETF positions