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ESG strategies: special report 2021
This Risk.net special report comprises a series of articles that reflect on the latest initiatives for consistent standardised global frameworks for measuring ESG, consider the methodologies investors are using to make measurable progress for people and…
Best financial crime product: Swift
Swift offers firms assistance in avoiding entities and individuals hit by sanctions
Dividend exposure in vogue with ETN providers
UBS and Société Générale are among several banks and index providers to tap demand for dividend exposure with new ETNs and benchmarks this year
Barclays Bank puts McDonald's on the menu with US leveraged return note
Barclays Bank has filed a leveraged return product with the SEC based on McDonald's shares
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
ETF round-up
ETF round-up
On the move
On the move
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
Marrying economic imperatives with sustainable values
Lost in translation
Product performance
Product performance
iShares launches two sustainable ETFs on LSE
iShares launches two sustainable ETFs on LSE
Emerging markets: braced for the end of the party?
Emerging markets: braced for the end of the party?
Building sharia products from the bottom up
Bottom-up sharia structures
Dow Jones launches venture capital index
A new index measures changes in the market value of venture capital-financed companies in the US
HFT quote bombardment blamed for flash crash in May
High-frequency trading firms accused of attempting to overwhelm market infrastructure.
Product performance
The products reviewed this month include full principal protection and an accelerated growth product that has no downside risk, alongside a three and a six-month reverse convertible
Circuit breakers to stem NYSE trading falls
A 10% move in a stock price would trigger a pause in trading to prevent sudden falls
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.
