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Halliday goes the extra mile
New York-based Halliday Financial set up its structured products distribution business in October 2009, after consulting with one and all to ensure that its new business would not fall foul of the regulator. Sophia Morrell reports
Halliday Financial: UK FSA best for structured products advice
Halliday Financial, a US financial advisory firm, went to the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) for information on how to establish its new structured products business. While it also spoke to...
US Wrap: Barclays spies normalising correlation
Barclays Bank has released another tranche of reverse convertibles to kick start February, offering different maturity structures on single stocks. Investors have the choice of taking three- or six...
US Wrap: RBC launches Russell 2000 kick-out in rise of the mid-cap
Royal Bank of Canada has launched an autocallable product linked to the Russell 2000 as mid-cap indexes find favour among the US audience. The product lasts 18 months and will pay a return of 11.5...
US Wrap: Goldman offers more downside participation
Goldman Sachs has launched a new accelerated growth note with leveraged downside participation in the MSCI Eafe Index. The product has 150% upside participation over two years, subject to a cap of 26...
US Wrap: Protection and growth structures added to the mix
Product range is gradually diversifying beyond the reverse convertibles that have dominated 2010 issuance. Barclays Bank has offered up a principal protected note on the S&P 500 that matures in...
US Wrap: RBC seizes reverse convertible opportunity
To conclude a week dominated by reverse convertibles, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has launched 29 of the structures. Some stocks, such as Alcoa and Hartford Financial Group, have featured as repeat underlyings...
US Wrap: ABN Amro joins Barclays in reverse convertible rally
ABN Amro has issued 11 six-month reverse convertibles, offering annualised coupons that range between 10.75% and 14.75%, and have conversion barriers of between 75–85%. Issuance includes names...
US Wrap: No end to runaway reverse convertible issuance
The booming start to 2010 in the US continues, with Barclays introducing what will end up being more than 80 more reverse convertibles. All bets are on for equity market recovery, or at least consistency...
ETF buying in the US increases equity index correlation
The use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US could be contributing to a gradual rise in correlation within major equity markets, according to Stephen Einchcomb, head of equity derivatives strategy...
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