21/12/2009
Daiwa Securities is launch its electronic trading platform in Asia for cash and listed derivatives. The Japanese investment bank (which will be renamed Daiwa Capital Markets on 1 January 2010) said it will offer institutional clients globally the ability...
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21/12/2009
Analytics provider Numerix has introduced a new suite of trader workbook applications - Numerix FX Trader, Numerix Rates Trader and Numerix Credit Trader. Numerix provides cross-asset analytics for the structuring, valuation and risk analysis of derivatives and structured products....
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21/12/2009
Global index provider FTSE has been selected by Value Partners Index Services to build the FTSE Value-Stocks China Index as a custom index solution for the first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to be listed by Sensible Asset Management Hong...
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21/12/2009
It has been reported two Lehman Brothers entities have won a temporary reprieve in their battle with three Australian local government authorities following a decision by the High Court in Sydney to test a verdict that would have allowed...
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21/12/2009
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has published the findings of its bi-annual survey into the banking sector's exposure to structured products and found the overall exposure of authorised institutions (AIs) to structured credit products and credit derivatives remains "insignificant"....
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21/12/2009
Barclays Capital has become the first provider of exchange-traded notes (ETN) in ex-Japan Asia. Listed on the Singapore Exchange last week, the ETNs are based on commodities, and will be the first of a series of asset classes rolled...
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21/12/2009
As the Australian market for structured products remains cautious as we move into 2010, Innovative Investor speaks with Bill Barden, director, structured credit and investment solutions at HSBC Bank Australia about his views on the market as we move...
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14/12/2009
Independent valuation provider Pricing Partners has announced a distribution agreement with Belatos Limited to deliver its full solution suites throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region. Pricing Partners provides mathematical models and analytics for derivatives and structured products, and first line...
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14/12/2009
The vast majority of Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) are an unattractive long-term investment option for most institutional investors, according to global consultant Watson Wyatt. The firm claimed while the development of the sector has driven a great deal of...
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14/12/2009
Institutional investors are looking towards structured commodity products in 2010, according to research from Barclays Capital (BarCap), the investment banking division of Barclays Bank. The bank surveyed more than 300 attendees at its fifth annual US Commodities Investor Conference...
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14/12/2009
Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch & Co. in Hong Kong has been issued with a writ of summons by a Japanese client for alleged reckless misrepresentation in selling him warrants that resulted in losses of 1.14bn yen ($13m)....
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14/12/2009
Time is running out for responses to the Securities and Futures Commission's current consultation paper titled: 'Proposals to enhance protection for the investing public', which is due to close on 31 December. The SFC is proposing to require disclosure...
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07/12/2009
Investors should be alert to their exposure to sovereign credit risks despite the fact that the overall risk level of the global market has diminished in recent months, according to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong....
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07/12/2009
Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management (DB PWM) has appointed Kwong Kin Mun as head of private banking, Southeast Asia. PWM, with effect from 21 December 2009. Kwong will be based in Singapore, and will be responsible for the strategic...
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07/12/2009
New Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) rules come into effect last week, putting increased margin maintenance requirements in place for investors who hold leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the largest independent regulator for...
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07/12/2009
Global index provider FTSE Group has announced it has enhanced its real time index calculation service on selected FTSE blue chip indices with corresponding real time total return indices (TRI) This enhanced service is now available on a streaming,...
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07/12/2009
The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has called for members to provide evidence of the impact of the recent guidance issued by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on structured products. The guidance includes an FSA template for firms...
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07/12/2009
DBS Bank said it will offer a structured wealth management product linked to the performance of gold from December 7 to attract clients in Shanghai who are banking that the metal will maintain its rising trend. In a week...
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07/12/2009
Christian Nolting, regional head of portfolio management and lead strategist for Asia-Pacific at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management shares his views on the importance of Asset Allocation and explains why this approach could be beneficial for investors in the long...
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