Barclays Capital
Client margin up 8% at Barclays’ swaps clearing unit
UK bank bucks trend and overtakes Wells Fargo to become sixth FCM by share in August
Barclays hit with £47m in fines from UK and US regulators
Barclays received two separate fines on Tuesday from authorities on both sides of the Atlantic for serious systems and control failings
Barclays structured note gives digital payout on the DJIA
Barclays has issued a four-year buffered digital-plus note linked to the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average that features a digital payout and returns of 11–12% if the index does not drop below 85% of its initial level
Looking back: Are banks coming back into OTC energy derivatives?
Banks have often stepped in and out of the OTC energy derivatives market. In this article from August 2001, Energy Risk reports on banks upping their activity
BAML hires former Barclays oil head
ABN Amro undergoes shake-up; Marex Spectron sets up iron ore desks; Skylar adds power and gas trader; Barclays hires in commodities; CFTC appoints acting enforcement chief
Platform of the Year – Barclays (Barx)
Asia Risk awards 2013 winner: Barclays (Barx) – Platform of the Year
Head oil trader leaves Barclays
Shake-up at Barclays continues as George Cultraro, global head of crude oil and refined products, leaves the bank
Risk Italia Rankings 2012
Italy and its banks have had a wild ride over the last 12 months – from the brink of disaster to something resembling stability. It may not last, but the resulting swings in risk appetite have certainly kept dealers busy for a while. In our ranking of…
Ivan Ritossa to leave Barclays
Barclays' global head of foreign exchange of more than 10 years will leave the bank at the end of this year as part of a major reorganisation
Index sophistication on the rise in Latin America
Despite recent outflows from locally listed exchange-traded funds and a flight to US equities, investors in Latin America can soon expect to see local dividend indexes, hot on the heels of the region's first environmental ETF. By Hannah Collins
Commodities see biggest falls since Lehman Brothers collapse
Global commodity markets could be signalling a severe downturn as indexes tracking the sector show the sharpest falls since late 2008
Growth replaces income in UK products as providers apply RDR principles
The Retail Distribution Review is already having an impact on structured products in the UK if new products launched this month are anything to go by
Cost pressures making online distribution attractive to UK structurers
Retail Distribution Review forcing structurers and distributors to consider greater use of online platforms for trading structured products
Five-year income linked to FTSE 100 and the Bank of England base rate
Barclays is offering UK investors a five-year income product based on the fortunes of the FTSE 100 and rises in the Bank of England base rate. Capital is at risk at maturity if the index breaches a 50% barrier
Exchange-traded sliced and diced
Despite the credit risk associated with ETNs, they have continued to garner huge inflows in the US. The degree of sophistication they offer has been keeping investors on their toes and while they remain a fraction of the ETF industry, these two markets…
Photo gallery: Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Selected photos from the 2012 Structured Products Americas Awards, which took place in Miami in May
Fears that IFAs will focus on the 'super-rich' post-RDR
As the regulatory environment gets tougher for UK retail banks, some industry figures warn of an exodus of IFAs from the retail market in order to target high-net-worth investors
iShares launches single-country eurozone debt ETFs
iShares is offering a play on uncertainty in the eurozone with the launch of eight ETFs that offer exposure to the sovereign debt of individual eurozone members
Dynamic commodity strategies in demand as investors seek flexible exposure
Third-generation, dynamic commodity strategies are on the rise as increasingly sophisticated investors seek to capitalise on fast-changing trends in commodities