Volatility
Foreign exchange house of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year
Leveraged products see steep declines in Europe
Structured products and exchange-traded products that use leverage see outflows in Europe
Index innovation: Société Générale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
An easy-to-hedge covariance swap
An easy-to-hedge covariance swap
Asian hedge funds looks for volatility opportunities
Still waters
Index roundup
Index roundup
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Dividend strategies get sophisticated as risk aversion and sustainability drives demand
Targeting high yields
Finra warns investors about 'unpleasant surprises' in ETNs
Four months after the furore surrounding the Tvix exchange-traded note, Finra has responded by issuing an investor alert warning of the risks involved in the products
Indexes of indexes can deliver lower volatility and increased exposure, say providers
An index based on other indexes can offer institutional investors sophisticated strategies and retail investors easier access to capital-protected products in difficult structuring conditions, say index firms
Lyxor launches 'smart' risk-allocation ETFs
Lyxor has entered the risk-control exchange-traded funds market with the listing of two alternatively weighted funds on NYSE Euronext
Managing Solvency II's equity capital charge
The volatility challenge
Market reaction to price changes and fat-tailed returns
Market reaction to price changes and fat-tailed returns
Life & Pension Risk Nordics: Market volatility and Solvency II 'present opportunities for life sector'
Solvency II must be implemented on time, says Länsförsäkringar Liv CFO
JP Morgan’s ‘London whale’ losses spark VAR debate
In-house probe will look at role of internal model change, among other factors
Sponsored statement: Vanguard
The certainty of uncertainty: When not to jump
Sell VStoxx and buy Vix futures, says BarCap
The divergence between US and European volatility measures has grown in the first quarter of 2012, according to Barclays Capital
White House seeks tools to fight ‘excessive’ oil speculation
On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama launched a new initiative aimed at curbing speculation in energy markets, arguing that it would help ease the pain of high gasoline prices. He urged Congress to give the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission …
Sponsored statement: Ito33
Which model for equity derivatives?
CMS: covering all bases
CMS: covering all bases
ETF providers look to alternative beta
Weighing the alternatives
ETFs have improved price efficiency between spot and futures markets, Edhec
ETFs have been a positive influence on the trading of related futures and securities markets, according to an Edhec survey
Asian investors warm to volatility as demand for yield enhancement strategies grows
The need for better returns in a low-yield market environment is encouraging Asian investors to take a closer look at alternative investment strategies and the use of volatility as a hedging tool, with banks launching more enhanced, dynamic strategies in…