Innovation Natixis successfully arranged and placed €150 million catastrophe bonds for ERDF

Natixis successfully closed the arrangement and placement, as sole arranger and joint bookrunner, of a French windstorm risk transfer transaction for ERDF (Pylon II Ltd.)

Strategy Goldman Sachs : « Hedging by purchasing puts on bank shares !»

With the rise in the probability of extreme risks taking place, the purchase of puts on bank shares, considering the implicit volatility on the Eurostoxx 50, seems to be an attractive hedge for long term investors according to Goldman Sachs.

Innovation Russell launches series of 10 factor ETFs

Russell Investments has launched the first comprehensive series of Factor ETFs designed to offer practical solutions to help sophisticated investors manage risk exposures within their portfolios

Strategy Making good use of the drop in correlation through equity arbitration

Despite fairly divergent hedge fund trends in the second quarter, SG Private Banking's strategists remain positive but have a preference for Relative Value and Event-Driven.

Innovation Source and Nomura launch a new etf: the Nomura Voltage Mid-Term Source ETF

This is the first volatility-linked ETF to be offered in Europe that takes a tactical approach to volatility allowing investors to capture volatility spikes...