01/06/2010
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has made a number of key appointments in the Asia region, including heads and co-heads of desks. Viral Gathani has been hired as head of energy and resources, Asia, while Wu Gang has...
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01/06/2010
Nomura has appointment Hua He as head of equities for China as the firm continues to strengthen its presence in this key market. He brings extensive experience to the role, having most recently held the position of head of...
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01/06/2010
Volatile and uncertain markets have got investors thinking about diversified exposures to multiple asset classes both as yield generating opportunities and portfolio hedges. Hybrid structures, which blend discrete asset exposures into one pay-off, are seeing something of a resurgence...
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01/06/2010
The dividend swap market recorded its most acute loss on May 7, providing an open door for hedge funds to record healthy profits. The market in dividend options was down 12% on the day and as much as 15%...
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01/06/2010
Exchange-traded funds, long-standing outside the region, have recently been gaining in popularity across Asia recently. Nick Good, managing director, head of iShares Asia-Pacific at BlackRock, talks about why this is, and why Asian investors should be interested. Innovative Investor...
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