Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
Brokerage expands renewable fuels capabilities
Evolution Markets expansion targeted to respond to growing demand for alternative energy sources
Ashurst hires Nick Terras to bolster derivatives products group
Nick Terras has left Schulte Roth & Zabel to join Ashurst's derivatives products group in London
New short-bond ETFs facilitate interest rate hedging and directional views
Deutsche Bank has listed short-bond ETFs on the London Stock Exchange as an interest rate hedge or for taking directional views on UK and US sovereign debt
ETF Securities offers emerging markets and G10 currency exposure
Exchange-traded currencies target retail and institutional investors
UK ETF trading reaches record levels in May, says Barclays
The trading of ETFs in the UK recorded a healthy uptick in May, with FTSE and emerging markets-based products dominating demand.
Funds find favour
Funds are the structure of choice this year, as the exchange-traded funds business grows and structured product houses look for fund solutions. But the fund industry has its limitations, not least because of the complexity of structuring and the expense…
Editorial: ETFs are not derivatives
There are very few certainties in the financial markets, particularly when you are dealing in derivatives, but one truth that will always affect structured products is that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are not derivatives. Newswires sometimes write…
S&P 500 index licensed to European ETF providers
Standard & Poor’s has opened its benchmark US index, the S&P 500, to seven exchange-traded fund (ETF) providers in Europe, meeting demand from a range of investors to be able to invest in US equities as the market recovers from recession.
Markit ETP database provides tool to navigate market
The market for exchange-traded products (ETPs) is expanding as more products and issuers come to market, making it more difficult for asset managers and traders to make decisions about which ETFs to use.
World Cup infects structured products
How much can investors earn if their national football teams perform well at the Fifa Football World Cup? Buy a structured product based on the fortunes of your favourite team and find out, says Richard Jory, speaking at a lunch meeting held in London on…
ETF role in Dow 'flash crash' under scrutiny
The role of ETFs in the US market “flash crash” on 6 May is under scrutiny following a preliminary report suggesting ETFs and index futures were linked to the event.
Coming of age
As Australia braces itself for a shift to a fee-for-service regime for financial advisers, low-cost, relatively transparent products such as exchange-traded funds look set to flourish. Wietske Blees reports
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A dynamic model for leveraged funds
Guido Giese derives a model for the performance and Sharpe ratio of leveraged and inverse index funds that follow a dynamic leveraged trading strategy, that is, they are rebalanced on a daily basis to ensure a constant degree of leverage with respect to…
