Colin Blackwell of Opvs Group discusses some of the features, benefits and challenges involved in the Asian credit markets, and explains the value of specialist investment managers in this space.
Joseph Ho of Lyxor outlines the key features, applications, risks and emerging trends associated with exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and discusses some of the recent controversies over ETFs.
Thomas Fang of UBS explains the basic features, applications, benefits and risks of structured products, including the lessons learnt about them following the experience of the financial crisis.
In Part 2 of this three-part product briefing, several market practitioners explain the steps and players involved in the process of structuring and pricing high yield bond deals, and also look at the components of successful deals as well as what to watch out for.
In Part 1 of this three-part product briefing, market practitioners talk about the key features and characteristics of high yield bonds – including why companies issue them, basic structures and related issues, the main risks, and the history of the market globally and in Asia.
In the final part of this product briefing, several market practitioners discuss the value and role of high yield bonds in investment portfolios – and explain the various issues and considerations for investors and advisers to ensure they make appropriate buying decisions.
Stephen Chang of JP Morgan Asset Management looks at some of the issues and challenges for investors in Asia’s bond market, and explains how they can get access to this asset class.
Marco Montanari of Deutsche Bank discusses the emerging issues and concerns in relation to risks with synthetic ETFs, and explains how he thinks the market will develop.
