Structured Products/News
Ireland on a high in Russell Developed Europe Index
Sub-index up 26.6% since start of the year, followed by Norway
Short and leveraged ETP assets hit nearly $60 billion
Equity versions most popular with over two-thirds of assets invested
Nasdaq and Exceed partner for structured products index
Three indexes offer liquidity and varying levels of protection
SFC professional investor conclusions look to client agreement
Hong Kong regulator issues final definition of a professional investor
Credit-linked notes return to Asia, with added CDSs
Private bankers in Asia are offering CLNs issued by SPVs
World Bank launches first '100% green' structured product
€50m structured note combines green bond with ethical equity index
Baml hires Souli in Europe for structured products build-out
Hichem Souli joins Baml as head of Emea client solutions distribution
BinckBank wins right to use ‘turbo’ name
Dutch bank can continue marketing structured products under ‘turbo’ moniker
Deutsche Bank strikes it big with oil-linked notes
Investors shrug off smaller coupons and higher barriers in August
BNP Paribas and BinckBank go to court over turbo charges
Ruling of Dutch court on use of brand name expected on September 9
Deutsche Bank and others face off with Esma over Mifid II
Banks say no to showing profit margins on structured products
M&A indexes getting second look after torrent of deals
Unusual dealmaking activity means strategy underperforming the S&P 500
Boyle replaces Yates as equity derivatives head at Citi
Yates leaves Citi to become CEO of Two Sigma Securities in September
Active fund managers underperform in Europe but not UK, S&PDJI
UK fund managers almost always outperform benchmarks, S&P
Thomson Reuters survey puts BBVA top for sales and research
BBVA's equity derivatives rebuild includes 'strong conviction' index
FCA verdict on Credit Suisse cliquet revives backtesting debate
Credit Suisse and Yorkshire fined for serious breach of duty
BNP Paribas takes over market-making reins from RBS
RBS Markets starts transfer of market-making to BNP Paribas
Munari and Mendelsohn exit Morgan Stanley
Global retail structured products head departs US investment bank
Institutional investors bond over fixed-income ETFs
Smart money favours high-yield and emerging markets debt
iShares’ Meijaard downplays ETF price war charges
Pan-European price quoting system also gaining support
Cube offers platform options and bespoke volatility analysis
Supertracker and autocallable structured notes sold as equity replacement
Baml hires Hines for Emea flow equity derivatives sales role
Paul Baron moves to the US as head of US flow equity derivatives sales
SEC reveals ‘two-pronged’ approach to policing notes
Big data and industry experts help unit bring enforcement actions
German banks add estimated values to PIBs
HSBC Trinkaus goes it alone with the provision of daily estimates