Gold price has hit a quarter of a century high in yen and all-time highs in euro and sterling, while investment through gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) surpasses coins and bars for the first time. In euros gold hit...

Nomura has added several new execution strategies to its trading platform to better meet clients' equity trading needs in Asia-Pacific markets. The new trading algorithms are available electronically through Nomura's ModelEx trading platform, which contains the firm's automated trading...

Dow Jones Indexes and the South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE) have launched the Dow Jones SAFE Pakistan Titans 15 Index. The blue-chip index measures the performance of the 15 largest and most liquid Pakistani stocks, and complements the...

Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company (HKSCC), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx), is broadening the asset classes considered eligible for admission into CCASS, the Central Clearing and Settlement System for HKEx's securities market, with the addition...

Fears have been growing in recent weeks about the security of sovereign debt issued by developed countries, and in particular sovereign risk bond linked with certain European Union countries such as Greece, Spain and Portugal. Clariden Leu's head of...

Investors in Chinese stocks have been given more flexibility, with the launch of the country's first stock futures and a rule-change allowing short-selling of cash shares. China's first index futures contract ended its Friday debut on the Shanghai-based China...

Barclays Capital has launched onshore rates and fx trading and distribution in Australia, which forms part of a regional expansion strategy. The firm already has a strong onshore investment banking business in the country, and according to a note...

Source, a London-based ETF provider, has launched four market-quartile exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the Stoxx 600, which allow investors to take advantage of price rises in certain sectors as the market moves through the economic cycle. The four...

In order to reach new markets of conventional investors, both institutional and retail, Islamic finance needs to improve on a risk-return basis, and offer a wider choice, according to Tai Boon Leong, executive director at the Monetary Authority of...

The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the Middle East has been created, enabling local and foreign investors to get access to the stocks traded on the UAE exchanges. The NBAD OneShare Dow Jones UAE 25 ETF, which is issued...

Kevin Chin, head of derivatives platform sales for Asia at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Hong Kong, talks to Innovative Investor about how electronic instant trading platforms are changing the landscape of the Asian structured products market. RBS...

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission chief, Martin Wheatley, spoke with Innovative Investor's sister publication, Asia Risk, about the development of regulation covering structured products. Excerpts from that interview are printed below. Asia Risk: A number of debates and...

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched a trading platform in Asia that enables institutional clients and wealth management intermediaries to execute instant trades on investments. The MyMarkets platform provides access to investments including structured products across all asset...

Russell Investments has released a report that challenges the increasingly held belief that passive investment is better than actively managed investment because it delivers better value for money. The assumption that passive is better than active is usually based...

Mounting speculation about the imminent revaluation of the renminbi sparked a rise in volatility last week, with renminbi non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) reaching their highest rates since 2008. The three-month USD/CNY NDF fell to its lowest level since July 2008,...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) opted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% on April 6, reiterating its intention to tackle inflation. Markets reacted positively to the news with the S&P/ASX, Australia's main...