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Keeping it in the family
US family offices control possibly the largest concentration of private family wealth in the world, so it is no surprise that creators of structured products are eyeing this space. But with the ultra...
FX-linked products are on the rise as yield hungry investors look to one of the few underlyings...
Power-reverse dual-currency notes have represented something of a Trojan horse for dealers. The...
- US Wrap: Royal Bank of Canada rejoins issuance with accelerated growth product
- Jubilee offers step-down and deposit plans for ISA year-end
- US Wrap: Metals used for reverse convertibles
- Barclays: Inflation-linked products gain popularity as market recovers
- US Wrap: Barclays returns to reverse convertibles
- UBS lists ETCs on the LSE in European expansion effort
- UK FSA releases structured products suitability Q&A
Latest issue highlights
Finra warns that fine relating to sales of reverse convertibles may be first of many
The first fine resulting from the misselling of reverse convertibles to retail investors in the US could be one of many as brokers...
MAS stops short of defining complex products in consultation
Financial regulator the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a handbook for retail investors that details for the...
AIFM could boost alternative structured pay-off market
The European Union's Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive, the proposed new set of rules for European hedge funds and...
Editor's choice
Editorial: Greece offers no gifts
Bankers drew a deep breath in February for two reasons, one fundamental to them and one fundamental to the welfare of the financial markets they work...
UBS targeted by more lawsuits over Lehman-backed structured notes
Vernon Healy, a Florida-based law firm, filed two arbitration claims against UBS Wealth Management on February 16 over its distribution of Lehman Brothers...
Absa to launch precious metal ETNs in South Africa
South Africa’s Absa Capital is preparing to launch silver and platinum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE...
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Product reviews
FVC Custom Indexes
The US and UK indexes are reviewed this month. Taking the US index first, two growth product indexes have fallen over the month, with the US income...
Accelerated returns
Morgan Stanley is offering the potential of accelerated returns with an investment in a six-year FTSE 100-linked growth product. The maximum payout...
Awards
Structured Products Americas awards 2010
The interviews for the fifth annual Structured Products Americas awards will begin on Monday, March 8. Completed entries (see below for how to apply...
Europe awards 2009
This year’s awards have been all about risk management and the clever products or strategies that providers and distributors have adopted. While...
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