Issue: Jun 2013
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Regulatory web tightening for structured products, Iosco report shows
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A consultation report by the international consortium of securities regulators shows more, not less, regulation is the likely endgame for the world's markets. Yakob Peterseil analyses the trend towards...
EDITOR'S LETTER
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How does the mind of a regulator work? In a variety of ways, is the answer. Motivated either from pressure being forced down by their political bigwig...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
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The Libor rate scandal: exclude equity indexes from upcoming regulation, say providers
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The Libor-rigging scandal has sparked moves to tighten the rules behind the production of key industry benchmarks. But are regulators right to have...
Structured Products technology survey 2013
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CaixaBank revels in the end of the deposit wars
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CaixaBank’s structured products offering has benefited in Spain as investors look for better returns than those offered by deposits. Jonathan López...
Structured Products Americas: Mis-selling a bigger issue than regulation, says panel
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A panel of regulators, trade association leaders and lawyers opened this year's Structured Products Americas conference with opinions on how best to...
Hybrid structured products: investors undeterred by potential for complexity
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Hybrid products are seeing increased demand – but they are not without complications. Vita Millers reports
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Market snapshot: A new order
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The new order being established in the US structured products public issuance market has Bank of America Merrill Lynch, RBC and JP Morgan hogging the...
Trade of the month: Reverse convertibles
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Reverse convertibles are popular in most structured products markets and are especially appealing during times of low, risk-free interest rates and high...
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches Mila indexes
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S&P tracks Andean equities; Bank of China Hong Kong and FTSE track offshore renminbi; ATX Global Players index lands in Vienna; FTSE launches environmental...
Structured Products Asia Awards 2013: Enter now!
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Find out how your firm can enter this year's awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in the manufacture and distribution of structured products...
Risk control
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Jürgen Vandenbroucke of the Faculty of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp and KBC Asset Management elaborates on risk control applied to...
Lookback: Google and Wikipedia searches can predict market movements, say researchers
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Researchers in the UK say they have found links between Google and Wikipedia searches and movements in benchmark indexes
Unicredit offers a low barrier and a 4.75% coupon on Deutsche Bank stock
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Unicredit is offering German investors a classic structured product in the form of a reverse convertible based on Deutsche Bank stock. The relatively...
UBS reverse convertible short on tenor but high on volatility
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UBS has issued two high-yielding reverse convertibles based on the high volatility of the underlying stocks – Research in Motion and Alpha Resources...
Wells Fargo offers seven-year note linked to funds basket
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Wells Fargo has released a long-term structured product in the US based on funds and an ETF
PrinceRidge sings the praises of structured products
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PrinceRidge Group distributes structured products to a client base that includes leading broker-dealers across the US. Yakob Peterseil talks to managing...
ETF inflows take global ETP assets to $2.13 trillion
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ETP assets up 9.1% in April; Gold ETFs disappoint; iShares launches new corporate bond ETF; Lyxor lists three funds on NYSE Euronext; Fines launches...
Legal & General links up with Barclays and adds Cofunds to the mix
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A partnership with Barclays and a move to buy the Cofunds electronic platform is helping to put Legal & General on the UK map for structured products...
Photo gallery: Structured Products Americas Awards 2013
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Photographs from this year's Structured Products Americas Awards ceremony
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New FCA platform rules could mean more product sales via platforms
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Electronic platforms that charge fees instead of taking provider commission could, from April 2014, sell more products, as investors try to make the...
SEC’s Amy Starr: US banks must comply with estimated value guidance “in very short order”
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Banks that do not promptly disclose the estimated value of their structured notes risk additional scrutiny, says regulator
Gold ETFs can weather latest turmoil as speculative selling eases, say providers
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The crash in the gold price in mid-April had dramatic effects on gold ETFs, but some providers say investors' allocations are holding firm
Merchant Capital structured product investors to pay up to £600 as Reyker takes over plan management
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Merchant Capital structured products investors are due to be charged hefty fees at product maturity as custodian Reyker Securities takes over as plan...
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