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S&P launches social responsibility index for Middle East and North Africa
S&P launches social responsibility index for Middle East and North Africa
Surge in ETFs tracking Standard & Poor's indexes
Surge in ETFs tracking Standard & Poor's indexes
S&P rolls out contango-free GSCI index
S&P rolls out contango-free GSCI index
S&P launches risk control indexes to attract risk-averse investors
S&P launches risk control indexes to attract risk-averse investors
Hong Kong to get volatility index ‘early next year’
Hong Kong will get a real-time VIX index in the first quarter next year, according to Hang Seng Indexes.
The rise and fall of commodities
The rise and fall of commodities
Video: Structured Products Europe 2010 Award Winners Interviews
Video: Structured Products Europe 2010 Award Winners Interviews
Tapping Australia's economic performance
On top down under
Emerging markets small caps perform best, says Standard & Poor's
Small-cap emerging markets outperform large-cap markets
Index innovation of the year
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Asia providers on best behaviour for new regulatory regime
A change of regime
Investing in the water theme
Water: source of life, source of returns
Volatility as an asset class is a growing business and Stoxx is latest to launch index
Stoxx has teamed up with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to create an investable volatility index for the European market as investors look for protection against future market crashes
EU bailout vehicle nets top credit rating
European Financial Stability Facility secures triple A rating
Analyst forecast exaggerated patterns for indexes at S&P seminar
Futures prices to align more closely with underlying commodity fundamentals, driven by supply, demand, and news, say experts
Russian / CIS exchanges to launch more derivatives contracts
Chiefs at Russia’s RTS Stock Exchange, the Ukrainian Exchange and Kazakhstan’s Regional Financial Centre (RFCA) reveal that they are looking into launching more exchange-traded funds (ETF), indexes and other derivatives contracts across commodities and…
Credit rating agencies: A question of trust
Question of trust
S&P launches indexes to measure risk premiums between asset classes
Standard & Poor's has launched four indexes to measure risk premiums, which have gained a lot of interest from product providers.
Standard & Poor's Angel leaving company
Executive managing director Tony Angel is leaving Standard & Poor's after two years
BAML tinkers with tradable volatility index for tail risk hedging
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has developed a liquid volatility index for institutions which are seeking a systematic tail risk hedge.
US investors turn to sectors and themes amid growing sophistication
Investors in the US are becoming more educated about the financial markets, which is leading to greater interest in sector-specific investing
Eurozone debt fears waning, agencies say
Rising bond prices and falling CDS volumes mean eurozone sovereign debt is past the worst
World Cup trades hit fever pitch
As the dust settles on the World Cup and those that bought televisions on the basis that their national football team would win the tournament wonder how to match their rash expenditure with reality, Richard Jory reviews the copious research supporting…
A complex payoff
The Royal Bank of Scotland has created a complicated retail structured product based on volatility for the Australian market and teamed up with National Australia Bank to help with distribution. Capital for the seven-year product is protected at maturity…