Issue: Apr 2012
Search the archives of Structured Products
COVER STORY
Structured Products Americas Awards 2013: JP Morgan takes top spot
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
We reveal the winners of this year's awards celebrating excellence in the Americas
EDITOR'S LETTER
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
There was a time when bank deposits were both simple and secure. The concept - I give you money and you give it back to me whenever I want it, plus some...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Structured Products
The Libor rate scandal: exclude equity indexes from upcoming regulation, say providers
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
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
Read the results
Structured Products has published the results of its technology provider rankings, which are based on a readership survey of the best technology vendors for the trading and risk management of structured products. Click here for the results.
Latest issue - Features
FSA releases final guidance as well as complexity insight
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
The UK Financial Services Authority released its final guidance on retail structured products on March 23. The consumer protection document was released...
Structured product providers in Asia look to professional investors as regulations bite
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Regulatory changes put in place in Asia's retail structured products market have brought with them more stringent requirements that have affected the...
Japan FSA asks for transparent double-deckers
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
The Japanese regulator has implemented new rules to increase transparency of complex fund products such as double-deckers, structured products that...
Exchange-traded notes see huge demand in South Africa
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Since their inception in 2010, the appeal to gain exposure to offshore financial markets using exchange traded notes has amplified, with an estimated...
ETF providers look to alternative beta
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Alternatively-weighted indexes are attracting more and more attention from ETF providers. So far this year Ossiam, PowerShares and State Street have...
Latest issue - More articles
FVC custom indexes
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
The US benchmark S&P 500 index has risen by just over 4% a month for the past two months, while the US accelerated index has seen increases of 5% in January...
Lookback
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
The volume of retail structured products listed on the stock exchanges of Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland fell by 26.6% in the...
Structured Investment Group picks FTSE 100 for debut UK product
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Structured Investment Group has produced a five-year, at-risk growth product as its first offering to the UK market. Royal Bank of Scotland is the issuer...
Investec offers choice of underlyings
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Investec has released the latest of its deposit plan series to include options related to two indexes, the FTSE 100 and the Even 30. The latter was...
UBS offers autocallable with low barrier
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
UBS is offering US investors an autocallable product based on Halliburton stock which a 62% barrier, low enough to make the product less risky than...
Product performance
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
FVC’s Tim Mortimer analyses three products that typically appear in the US market, a capital-at-risk product linked to the common stock of Bank of America...
Market snapshot
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Tim Mortimer analyses the supply of public market structured products in the US and UK, finding that Barclays Bank is the only institution that is a...
Trade of the month: Linear payout combinations
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
The product issued by Structured Investments Group (SIG) that is featured on page 38 consists of a linear payout combination and features four times market...
Midwood's wider palette
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Recognising the importance of training in the midst of ongoing regulatory changes affecting structured products in the US has been a big driver for...
Sasfin punches above its weight
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Sasfin Bank caters to the needs of onshore and offshore South African investors with products that adapt to difficult market conditions, characterised...
Sponsored statement: The Royal Bank of Scotland
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) MarketDirect is an intuitive, easy-to-use system that facilitates fast pricing, trading and straight-through processing...
Latest issue - News
Index roundup
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Russell offers mid-cap and small-cap Europe index; Goldman Sachs Asset Management licenses S&P Givi index; Axioma and Nasdaq index tracks commodities...
Société Générale Private Banking names new commercial head
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
Nicolas Cagi Nicolau takes charge of commercial and marketing at SGPB; MSCI names Nagasawa as Japan head; BAML promotes Seaton to run Asia-Pacific prime...
ETF roundup
Original headline:
Source: Structured Products
iShares links to emerging markets local government debt; Russell offers dividends ETF; Ossiam ETF tracks Emerging Markets Minimum Variance Index
UK distributors get defensive with volatility structures and multi-asset deposits
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
The UK structured products markets is still saturated with FTSE-linked deposits, though a few exotics are appearing on the menu
South African investors favour gold ETFs over gold stocks
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
South African gold mining stocks underperformed the world's largest gold ETF by 10% in 2011, boosting demand for gold exchange-traded funds
South African structurers struggle to meet demand for tax efficiency
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
Changes to the capital gains tax regime in South Africa are skewing returns and could pose increasing problems for product structurers, warn market...
New EC rules on Prips to be released in the form of a regulation
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
Legislation the European Commission is preparing for structured products is being circulated to European Union member states and will come in the form...
Asian investors warm to volatility as demand for yield enhancement strategies grows
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
The need for better returns in a low-yield market environment is encouraging Asian investors to take a closer look at alternative investment strategies...
Latest FSC crackdown decimates South Korean equity-linked warrants market
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
New rules on liquidity provider quotation thresholds see spreads widen and equity-linked warrants turnover plummet by more than 90%, leading investors...
Belgian private banks shy away from structured products
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
Extracting value from high-net-worth investors became a priority for Belgian banks in response to the Financial Services and Markets Authority's moratorium...
Dow Jones Indexes offers broader Russia index for use in Lyxor ETF
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
Dow Jones Indexes has increased the number of components in the Russia GDR Index to 17 for use in the Lyxor ETF Russia exchange-traded fund
Macquarie to offer bespoke beta and absolute return commodity products from June
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
Macquarie is extending its existing commodity sales and trading platform with the launch of a commodity investor products business, which will be led...
FSA more sanguine on structured deposits as Lord Turner scorns innovation
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
The UK Financial Services Authority has issued another massive document containing its thoughts on structured products and, notably, stating that its...
FTSE, S&P Indices and MSCI form trade association
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
The index providers have joined forces to launch an independent global trade body, the Index Industry Association
Energy sector drives commodity ETPs higher
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
With continued tension in the Middle East putting upward pressure on oil prices, commodity exchange-traded products have seen strong inflows so far...
Lyxor adds smart strategies to commodity ETFs
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
Lyxor has launched a new range of commodity exchange-traded funds on the London Stock Exchange, offering investors broadly diversified commodity exposure...
Surge in emerging markets ETF investments in January, as ETF providers lean towards Latin American products
Published online only
Source: Structured Products
Emerging markets equity ETFs took a big hit in 2011. But since the start of the new year there has been a surge of investor interest in these products...
Follow Structured Products on LinkedIn
Connect with structured products specialists globally!
Join the Structured Products Linked In Group and network, discuss and debate the evolution of structured products around the world.
Updating your subscription status 
Risk IPad Apps
Email alerts
Weekly poll
Using market and credit risk analytics to strengthen performance
This white paper reviews the various steps banks are taking to improve their risk management techniques.
How financial services need to consider their IT infrastructure
The global credit crisis exposed the weaknesses inherent in the risk management and IT infrastructures employed by banks.
- Lender market advisory: swap guarantees – keepwells and excluded obligations
- Global securities enforcement activity stepping up to meet new market challenges
- M&A representations and warranties insurance: what every buyer and seller needs to know
- How important is collaborative technology in managing risk?
- Meeting regulatory challenges: metadata in court submissions
Related Jobs
