Articles by Clare Dickinson
UK structured products delivering impressive returns at maturity
Data from Structuredproductreview.com shows that products maturing over the past three months have performed extremely well overall, with the only losses arising from Lehman Brothers-backed plans
Single-stock underlyings dominate latest US issuance
Structured products linked to single stocks have taken hold in the latest issuance in the US market
Barclays takes its turn to dominate issuance with resource and energy reverse convertibles
Barclays has issued a swathe of reverse convertibles, while HSBC and Wells Gargo are extending tenors on leveraged products.
RBC leads issuance with natural resources reverse convertibles
Natural resources are the chosen underlying for Royal Bank of Canada's latest products, while Barclays has issued one linked to the S&P Bric 40
Morgan Stanley’s hybrid tracks eurozone returns
Mixing up Eurozone returns
Chilean clientele demand Celfin's structured products
Celfin’s home comforts
Société Générale offers alternative to spread betting to UK and German markets
Société Générale's product is likely to be used by those who have lost out on spread betting or equity investors wanting to boost returns.
US structured products show preference for baskets of underlyings
Recent US structured products issuances have contained several products with multiple underlyings and the latest follows suit with basket products from HSBC, Barclays and Morgan Stanley.
BMO gains stronghold in the US issuance with raft of reverse convertibles
Reverse convertibles are the product of choice in the latest issuance, Bank of Montreal has the lion's share.
HSBC lists physical Russia ETF as noise around swap-based ETFs grows louder
HSBC's head of ETFs says the bank has no plans to create swap-based products and there should be steps to make structures clearer to investors.
ETF providers hit back at 'hearsay' in the press and regulator concerns about synthetic ETFs
ETF providers have been angered by the continuing focus on synthetic ETFs by regulators such as the Bank of England and the IMF. But they are particularly concerned about the bad press coverage.
Tenors get extended as structurers face poor market conditions
Maturities for US structured products get stretched and Barclays issues a reverse convertible with a high risk rating
'Investor uncertainty' dampening new ETF investment in Europe
Events in peripheral Europe and slow growth in other developed markets have left many investors sitting on cash or maintaining current ETF positions
Ossiam enters European ETF market with listings in France, Germany, Italy and London
Paris-based exchange-traded funds provider Ossiam will finish its first round of listings in London next week
UK Structured Products Association joins the JAC
The SPA is the latest addition to the Joint Associations Committee, which has been bolstering its membership in recent months following the release of its core structured products principles
Bank of America offers digital payout while three issuers compete with leveraged S&P 500 products
Barclays reverse convertibles dominate the latest US structured product offerings, but there is also diversion into digital payouts and leveraged returns
Chris Taylor exits Incapital to launch independent consultancy
Following Chris Taylor's departure from structured products provider Incapital earlier this month, this week sees the launch of his new endeavour, The Investment Bridge
Source lists EMEA ETF on London Stock Exchange
Source ETF provides exposure to Europe, the Middle East and Africa, including Russia and South Africa, which have strong growth stories
Citi launches onshore Brazilian fund linked to US stocks
Citi fund enables investors in Brazil to explore non-local underlyings while retaining the comfort of an investment in their home currency
Investors should avoid a flight from risky assets, says Barclays Capital
Investors should avoid dumping risky assets despite concerns over slow growth and eurozone debt, according to a BarCap report, as opportunities may arise in equities and credit later this year
iShares launches local currency emerging market debt ETF
iShares has listed an exchange-traded fund in London in response to institutional demand for access to emerging market bonds and currencies
Merged Spanish savings banks expected to have greater appetite for structured products
Consolidation among Spanish savings banks has temporarily stalled structured products distribution, but many believe larger distribution channels will eventually result from the mergers
Spanish government debt issuance competing with structured products, say providers
Spanish regional government bonds aimed at retail investors are causing concern among some structured products providers