Jan Schoch, chief executive officer of EFG Financial Products Group, talks to Hubbis about the firm’s ambitions to fill the gap it sees in smaller-ticket yet tailor-made investment products in Asia – helping to address investors’ concerns about what they buy while at the same time growing its presence across the region.

One of the biggest challenges for the Asian wealth management industry continues to be how it can encourage clients to think longer term, and in a more diversified way, as part of their portfolio strategies.

Yoram Layani of BNP Paribas discusses how volatility products are created, and explains various issues and considerations around using them.

Yoram Layani of BNP Paribas explains the role of volatility as an asset class, and looks at volatility strategies for high net worth individuals.

Andrew Clark of Thomson Reuters explains realised volatility, and looks at the applications and trends for realised volatility indices.

In today’s environment of volatility and uncertainty, one of the changes in the Indian private banking space is an appreciation by investors of the concept of asset allocation. This has come as investors have started to better understand the merits of looking at their portfolios from a broader and longer-term perspective.

Indian high net worth individuals and ultra high net worth individuals seem to be shying away from investing in anything they deem too risky and don’t understand.

Andrew Clark of Thomson Reuters looks at the role and application of risk-based indices, and discusses where and how they can be effective.

Andrew Clark of Thomson Reuters looks at the development of enhanced beta indices, and explains how and where they can be used within portfolios.

Maggie Tsui, deputy head of investment services for BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Asia, talks to Hubbis about some of the ways that investors can tackle choppy and uncertain markets via the use of income-enhancing and alternative investment strategies.

Fabian DePrey of RBC Capital Markets discusses how to use structured products to get capital protection, and looks at some of the issues and risks for investors to consider.

Fabian DePrey of RBC Capital Markets explains some of the current trends in structured products in Asia, including what private banks now expect from product manufacturers, and how to ensure suitability.

Henry Wong of BEA Union Investment Management Limited looks at developments, opportunities and challenges for RMB bonds, and considerations for investors.

Paul Thind of RBS explains the index strategies and structures which enable investors to reduce risks in challenging market conditions, and looks at considerations for investors.

Berlinda Liu, director of index research at S&P Indices, explains the role, application, risks and potential for VIX products in Asia.

Amid today’s challenging and volatile markets, Bryan Henning, managing director and head of global research and investments for Barclays Wealth in Asia, talks to Hubbis about trends, opportunities and challenges in structured products, and looks at how investors can use them most effectively.

John A. Prestbo of Dow Jones Indexes looks at some of the trends, opportunities, challenges and misconceptions in relation to using indexes as underlyings for structured products.

Paul Thind of RBS looks at the uses of custom index products, explaining their value in volatile markets, as well as the product development phase and how to discuss the products with clients.

Marco Montanari of Deutsche Bank looks at the potential for non-equity ETFs in Asia, discussing the challenges to overcome and risks to address in the process.

Reid Steadman of Standard & Poor's explains the role and application of indices in the construction of ETFs, as well as looking at trends in licensing.

Marco Montanari of Deutsche Bank discusses the next step for ETFs, in terms of using these structures to provide investors with access to frontier markets.

Geoff Howie of SGX looks at investor demand for gold and other commodity ETFs, and explains some of the issues and buying considerations in this space.

Marco Montanari of Deutsche Bank explains the potential for using high-dividend paying stocks in ETFs as a theme for adding value.

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.

Marco Montanari of Deutsche Bank discusses some of the trends in hedge fund ETFs, how they can be structured to suit investors, and considerations for buyers of this product.

Calvin Tso of HSBC explains how and where risk-controlled funds fit within investor portfolios, and how wealth managers can sell them appropriately.

Calvin Tso of HSBC explains the main features, characteristics, objectives and risks of risk-controlled funds, as well as looking at who these types of products are suitable for.

Anthony Chan of BlackRock explains the role and value of emerging market ETFs by looking at trends in how investors are using them in their portfolios.

Mark Wightman of SunGard looks at two of the most common and popular convertible bond structures in Asia, and explains the various issues and considerations for investors and advisers.