Asset Owner Insights survey: FX forwards most favoured among derivatives
Asset owners are increasingly looking to derivatives amid regulatory changes and a low-yield environment, with forwards and Swaps being the most popular choices.
In the latest Asset Owner Insights survey, respondents said that their favourite risk management instrument was foreign exchange (FX) forwards and futures, with 25% saying they use it in fixed income and 20% in equities.
The survey covered 70 asset owners across Asia Pacific with a total of $5.3 trillion assets under management and was conducted in the third quarter of this year.
The second most popular derivative instrument used was futures, with 17% of asset owners stat…
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