Structured Products/News
Hong Kong structured products battered by index plunge
Dealers react to mass knocking out of popular retail equity derivatives
EU risk ratings for structured products divide issuers
Consultation responses expose fault lines between banks and insurers
EU insurers and structurers clash over Priips cost disclosure
Industries disagree over which of two proposed approaches should be used
BoE sees no place for structured notes in TLAC for now
UK regulator unsympathetic to calls for derivatives-linked debt to count in big banks' capital buffer, say dealers
Structured products market blasts Mifid II complexity test
Strict classification of structured products into 'complex' and 'non-complex' criticised
Dealers seek equity derivatives carve-out from margin rules
Lobby effort targets proposed concentration limits on collateral for non-cleared derivatives
Risk.net users back quant risk ratings for structured products
Poll shows support for quantitative indicators in forthcoming EU regulation
Esma rows back on Prospectus Directive proposals
Provisions on documentation eased but industry says more work needed on advertising rules
People: Morgan Stanley and Goldman make equity derivatives hires
UBS bolsters New York equities desk, among other moves in June
Benchmark rules risk stifling innovation, says Stoxx chief
New product issuance in Europe could dry up as result of overbearing new rules, says Graf
Deadlock on structured product risk ratings frustrates issuers
Technical discussion paper on Priips-KID risk indicators leaves firms uncertain about final methodology
EU regulators clash over structured products risk ratings
Months-long delay to discussion paper said to owe to squabbles between national regulators
Belgian regulator defends structured products moratorium
Watchdog claims complex products sale ban winning plaudits as soft-hands approach
Dealers vent frustration at Section 871(m) hold-up
US dividend-equivalent tax change will hit high-delta products with withholding tax
Providers set to spar amid multi-asset index boom
Major index houses set to bet big on new product class
People: BAML and Citi step up equity derivatives hiring
Roos to head equity sales and prime finance at Citi, and other moves
Dealers fear reporting clash under SFT regulation
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation could conflict with Emir reporting rules
European structured product issuers fear TLAC funding hit
Banks face loss of attractive source of dollar funding
SEC warns structured note issuers over proprietary indexes
Head of Office of Capital Markets Trends calls on issuers to examine sales practices
Currency-hedged ETF inflows boom
Investor interest sparks race to construct new products
UK election fog prompts surge of FTSE 100 puts
Puts on UK's leading index rose 30% last week, with put/call ratio nearing historical high
People: UBS names new Americas co-heads of equities
Chris Leone and Dushyant Chadha replace Paul Galietto
Smart beta growth nearing peak, says Solactive boss
Steffen Scheuble says growth in mainstream strategies may be nearing saturation point
People: Ex-Morgan Stanley exec Mendelsohn launches advisory boutique
Veteran equity derivatives banker founds London-based firm Alpima