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MAS stops short of defining complex products in consultation
08/03/2010
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a handbook for retail investors that details for the first time how it believes structured products should be sold. The publication of Making Sense of Structured Products in its second public...
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SFC moves to short-position reporting regime
08/03/2010
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will introduce a short-position reporting regime to "enhance transparency of short-selling activities" in Hong Kong. The widely expected move by the SFC was announced following a consultation period during which the regulator...
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Investors ditch Bric basket plays as correlation soars
08/03/2010
Correlation between the Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) currencies has blown out over the past six months, increasing the cost of structuring Bric-basket trades. High charges have meant investors have chosen to tweak emerging-market exposures by trading baskets...
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Life settlement funds hit Asia
08/03/2010
Asian institutions have started to invest in life settlement funds and the market is being tipped for further growth. Life settlement funds are pools of life policies sold on by their original policyholders in exchange for a lump-sum payment,...
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