Issue: Mar 2013
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COVER STORY
Structured Products Americas Awards 2013: JP Morgan takes top spot
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We reveal the winners of this year's awards celebrating excellence in the Americas
EDITOR'S LETTER
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As an asset class, credit has promised more than it can deliver, says Richard Jory
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...
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UBS fixed-income exit highlights difficulties of unwinding
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UBS is shutting down large chunks of its fixed-income business – the first dealer to announce such a dramatic step – but some of its now-unwanted trades...
Covered calls and coupon-based structures helping to maintain momentum for gold investors
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As the rapid rise in the gold price has eased, structured product creators are launching covered call and coupon-paying structures to revive returns...
Uncertainty stokes demand for rates 'tasting menu'
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Structurers are working hard to offer solutions that take into account today’s unpredictable rates environment. But is anyone winning? David Wigan reports...
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Index roundup: Nomura launches momentum index
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Momentum strategy delivers good skew, says Nomura; S&P Dow Jones Indices launches Givi sharia indexes; MSCI expands economic exposure series; FTSE indexes...
ETF roundup: UBS lists gold, copper and oil funds on LSE
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Invesco expands low-volatility range; Market Vectors lists business development fund on NYSE Arca; Pimco launches active currency ETF; First Trust fund...
Trade of the month: Emerging markets underlyings
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Emerging markets have always captured the imagination of investors and investment firms, so it is natural that they feature in structured product markets....
Market snapshot: Reverse convertibles back on top in the US
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Suzi Hampson of Future Value Consultants looks at structured products trends in the US and UK
Lookback: Broad exposure ETFs beat single-country funds
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Inflows favour wider emerging markets exposure; Commodity underlyings predicted to shine; Insurers will increase allocations to illiquid and non-traditional...
Bank of Montreal emerging markets straddle delivers returns in rising and falling markets
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Straddle structure linked to the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund has no upside cap and offers a return whether the underlying rises or falls
HSBC sees surge in ETF assets on back of physical model
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HSBC Global Asset Management’s exchange-traded funds operation boasts 25 ETFs aimed at discretionary clients, private banking and wealth management...
Structured products help Brooks Macdonald protect investor capital in declining markets
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Wealth management firm Brooks Macdonald has been using structured products for eight years, both for discretionary investors and within funds. Fund...
Investec capital-protected income plan allows investors to recover missed annual payments
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Investec Structured Products has issued the FTSE 100 Target Income Deposit Plan 1, a non-commission product suitable for fee-based advisers that offers...
Eric Penser offers partial protection on international equity index basket
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Swedish five-year growth product issued by Morgan Stanley benefits investors if the krona weakens against the US dollar, and vice versa
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People: New structured product boutique will shake up UK market, say founders
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HQX to innovate in transparency and pricing; Mariveles joins SG CIB as head of global IFA sales; Tinney exits Barclays Wealth; ETF Securities hires...
Dividend-based ETPs stage a comeback
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This year has seen a revival of interest in dividend-based exchange-traded products as investors continue their search for yield
Swiss structured products market boosted by the hunt for yield
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Investors in Switzerland turn towards equity-linked products to beat fixed-income returns
SEC scrutiny blamed for stifling active ETF market
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Despite lifting a moratorium on reviewing actively managed ETFs that use derivatives, the US Securities and Exchange Commission still imposes long waiting...
US tax proposal targets derivatives' 'phantom income'
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A tax proposal from the US House of Representatives would raise taxes for individual investors on their derivatives holdings
Vast majority of Meteor structured products pay out
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Maturities from the past six months show that only three of Meteor's products did not result in a payout, with FTSE underlyings performing especially...
First 'Smit' ETF launched as emerging markets equity inflows gather pace
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Launch of Smit 40 Index ETF by Commerzbank coincides with surge in demand for emerging markets equity products
Esma dismisses Prospectus Directive criticism
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Issuers say investors will not benefit from amendments to the EC's Prospectus Directive, but Esma maintains the new requirements serve a purpose
SEC closes in on sweep guidance for structured notes estimated value disclosure
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The SEC will soon send issuers final guidance on structured note valuation disclosure, following a sweep letter sent last April
Incapital pulls plug on UK market as IFA distribution model proves difficult to crack
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Distributor halts offerings in the UK after finding US model unsuited to this side of the Atlantic, say industry sources
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