Capital protection
Leveraged structured products boost Swiss market turnover in January
Swiss investors continued their return to structured products in January, as capital-protected and leveraged issuance hit new monthly highs.
UK structured products market grows 20% on back of increased risk appetite
UK structured products market grows 20% on back of increased risk appetite
Profile: Front Capital
Leading from the Front
UK investors eye capital protection as rates rise and volatility falls
Commodities, emerging markets, capital protection, income and inflation are the buzzwords surrounding UK structured product launches this year as 2011 starts with a bang.
Swiss structured products turnover down in 2010
While November was a good month for structured products in Switzerland, volumes fell 4.39% during the period from January to October 2010.
Protected in Poland
Protected in Poland
Aviva Investors launches collateralised fund that mitigates counterparty risk
Aviva Investors launches Defined Returns Fund 8
Tapping Australia's economic performance
On top down under
House of the year
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Structured funds house of the year
Structured Products Europe Awards 2010
Review: RBS offers income with downside protection on S&P 500
The reset route
Irish providers try to get the better of deposits
Battling deposits
Sponsored statement: Controlling volatility to reduce uncertainty
Controlling volatility to reduce uncertainty
BNP Paribas enters US retail space via Bank of the West
BNP Paribas is offering market-linked certificates of deposit to US retail investors for the first time through subsidiary Bank of the West
Simple payoffs and short terms remain popular as investors play it safe
Incapital, Barclays and Gilliat all launched three products each in the past two weeks, most of which focused on the FTSE 100 index as investors continue shy away from risky investments
Capital protection retains its allure in Switzerland, SSPA
Investors continue to buy capital-protected products, but shy away from leverage.
Trade of the month: Secondary pricing and fair value
As with any competitive market, fee levels are influenced to a large degree by the market, since a product cannot normally hide high fees and appear competitive.
FVC Custom Indexes
In Europe, the income index is the best performer over the past six years when compared with the accelerated and protected variants. Not so in Japan, where the accelerated index tops the trio of indexes as best performing. In both regions, the protected…
Corporate statement: Capital protection in structured products – what are the choices?
Sophie Barnett, vice-president at Morgan Stanley, looks at the different types of capital protection that investors can achieve through structured products
Product review: Dunbar Bank's FTSE 100 basket
The unrated Dunbar Bank is offering UK investors a five-year, capital-protected growth product linked to 15 of the largest companies in the FTSE 100. A minimum return is on offer and growth can be locked in at each annual anniversaries