Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
BlackRock: More reforms needed for ETFs, beyond just transparency
Statement is beginning of "a series of recommendations" from BlackRock on ETF market, says iShares head of sales
Demand for active strategies and sector cherry-picking set to remain strong in commodities
Volatile commodity markets are boosting the use of dynamic and active strategies to access the asset class, with a greater emphasis on direct exposure to particular sectors and underlying selection
Cool response to Esma proposal that strategy indexes comply with Ucits diversification rules
The European Securities and Markets Authority has asked whether diversification within strategy indexes should be judged within the confines of Ucits, while also requesting responses to a discussion paper on synthetic and physical ETFs
Barclays launches volatility ETN in Japan
Barclays Bank has listed a volatility exchange-traded note linked to the S&P Vix Short-Term Futures Index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Video: What is the future for actively managed ETFs?
"What is the future for actively managed ETFs?" is the fifth question in a series of videos from Structured Products magazine that address the development of the market for exchange-traded funds
Video: What requirements will there be for ETF providers to segregate their processes, such as index creation and calculation, provision of the swap and market making?
"What requirements will there be for ETF providers to segregate their processes, such as index creation and calculation, provision of the swap and market making?", is the fourth question in a series of videos from Structured Products magazine that…
Video: Will trade reporting requirements under Mifid II lead to the creation of an efficient trading market in Europe?
Will trade reporting requirements under Mifid II lead to the creation of an efficient trading market in Europe?
Video: What is the future for ETFs that provide exposure to hidden assets
What is the future for ETFs that provide exposure to hidden assets such as hedge funds, private equity and volatility?
ETF providers hit back at criticisms in wake of UBS losses
ETF providers have dismissed claims losses allegedly caused by an ETF trader demonstrate the instruments are risky
Video: Have ETFs developed beyond simple index trackers into complex products?
"Are ETFs complex financial instruments", is the first question in a series of videos from Structured Products magazine that address the world of exchange-traded funds. As regulators and observers try and come to grips with losses inflicted on UBS by an…
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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ETF Provider
Belgium's moratorium on retail structured products dissected
Making sense of the moratorium
People: UBS expands derivatives structuring
People: UBS expands derivatives structuring
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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…