Structured products

WHAT IS THIS? Structured products are investments that have multiple components. For retail investors, the most common form is a bond plus an option – these tend to be standardised, sold in small tickets and large volumes. Managing the risks of large structured products portfolios is one of the biggest challenges dealers face.

The road to high yield

The low-risk arbitrage opportunities found in the institutional structured products market this year may not be so common in 2010. Instead, more stable financial markets are expected to herald the return of product lines that can deliver extra yield

Patently challenging

Financial products have long been marginalised in the intellectual property world, and providers have sought to distinguish themselves on being the first with their innovations. While it is getting harder for financial products to win patents, as ETFs…

Corporate statement: Retirement strategies

Recently, reduced household incomes from the decline in home and equity prices, as well as rising unemployment, have forced Americans to reconsider how they spend and invest their personal finances. For those in retirement, wealth preservation and…

Reaching for more

As investors face volatility in the financial markets, Irish boutique investment firm GlobalReach Securities is seeing greater demand for structured products. Pierre Cooper talks to Peter Duff, the firm’s head of private clients, about the desire to…

Seeking green shoots

Issuance and risk appetite appear to be increasing in the US market. But is this just froth or does it represent a genuine step towards recovery? Sophia Morrell assesses how confident institutional and retail clients are feeling

The road to a quality Street

The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy was unprecedented in US structured products history and brought the burgeoning market to its knees. After capitalising on certificates of deposit, there are indications that investors may be recovering their poise. Richard…

The return of risk

In the tussle between fear and greed, greed is easing back into the driving seat. So said Alan Kerr, managing director of Harbourmaster Capital and chairman of the Structured Products Ireland conference, held on September 15 in Dublin. Transparency,…

Market snapshot

Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants looks at the pricing issues for structured products in different markets and provides his trade of the month

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