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UBS reverse convertible short on tenor but high on volatility
UBS has issued two high-yielding reverse convertibles based on the high volatility of the underlying stocks – Research in Motion and Alpha Resources – that offer substantial returns from very short-term...
Wells Fargo has released a long-term structured product in the US based on funds and an ETF
Though most distributors play by the rules, some firms may still be selling the wrong products to the wrong investors, says panellist at Structured Products magazine's Nordic conference
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Hybrid structured products: investors undeterred by potential for complexity...
Hybrid products are seeing increased demand – but they are not without complications. Vita Millers reports
Collateral damage: Capital proposals threaten Europe's ABS market
The European Central Bank wants to promote securitisation, but critics of the Basel Committee’s proposed new capital rules fear the extra burden will snuff out the European market altogether. The stage is set for the latest clash between policy and...
US investors turning to capital-at-risk products, say banks
Banks are boosting issuance of leveraged notes linked to US equity indexes and notes that pay out when yield curves steepen
Senior FCA official sees cause for concern in RDR implementation
A senior official at the UK Financial Conduct Authority said the regulator sees shortcomings in the way some market participants have responded to the Retail Distribution Review
PrinceRidge sings the praises of structured products
PrinceRidge Group distributes structured products to a client base that includes leading broker-dealers across the US. Yakob Peterseil talks to managing director Joe Castelluccio about what he has learned in 35 years on Wall Street
Structured Products Nordics: Swedish state secretary calls for greater...
Conference hears that investors should not have been sold some structured products because they are too expensive and opaque, while Finansinspektionen announces paper detailing what it expects of distributors
Iosco offers general and specific principles to deal with equity and...
Iosco has confronted the 'one size fits all' debate in its draft Principles on Financial Benchmarks, the responses for which are due today (May 16)
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