Articles by Vita Millers
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
L&G commits to UK retail market despite exit of structured products head
Declining sales figures blamed for the redundancy of Legal & General structured products head James Harrington, but it's 'business as usual', says the firm
Mariana Capital makes its UK structured products debut
Mariana makes its UK debut
Korea autocalls pose risk to structured products market
Crazy about autocalls
Best in Singapore: UBS
Best in Singapore
Best in Malaysia: CIMB Group
Best in Malaysia
Commodities house of the year: Commerzbank
Commodities house of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year: Société Générale
Foreign exchange house of the year
Best in Hong Kong: Credit Suisse
Best in Hong Kong
SG launches UK Four series as survey shows investors expect 7% from FTSE 100
Investors believe 7% is a reasonable return for investing in FTSE 100 but many think it is unrealistic, says survey, prompting Société Générale to launch the UK Four series that aims to exceed expectations with annual returns of up to 10%
Santander strategic review halts Cater Allen structured product issuance
Santander's UK private banking arm Cater Allen has ceased issuing structured products while a review takes place
AIFMD confusion threatens banks issuing offshore SPV structured products
The Financial Conduct Authority has exempted structured products from the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive in the UK, but products issued by offshore special purpose vehicles could still be caught under the new rules
Structured products platforms face capture in the RDR net
Sins of commission
Missold Investments helps Lehman Brothers victims get their money back
Missold's mercy mission
Investors await action on Reyker plan management charges
Investors in the dark about action on Reyker plan management charges
Adapting to survive: new structured product distribution models in the UK
Take your partners
Debut retail structured product from HQX pays 9% and issued by SG
UK distributor launches first public offering: an income plan with Société Générale as the counterparty
RBS job cuts: the beginning of the end for retail structured products?
With RBS pulling out of the retail structured products market, some in the industry are speculating about whether other investment banks will follow
Structured Products Nordics: Sweden's regulator demands greater transparency
Preparing for the burst
BNP Paribas launches three autocalls through new UK partnership with Sip Nordic
Sip Nordic is shaking up the UK retail market by adding BNP Paribas to its shortlist of 'preferred providers'. The partnership has just launched its first three products
Structured Products Nordics: Sweden working to eradicate ‘rotten apples’
Though most distributors play by the rules, some firms may still be selling the wrong products to the wrong investors, says panellist at Structured Products magazine's Nordic conference
Hybrid structured products: investors undeterred by potential for complexity
Joined-up thinking
Structured Products Nordics: Swedish state secretary calls for greater transparency in retail sales
Conference hears that investors should not have been sold some structured products because they are too expensive and opaque, while Finansinspektionen announces paper detailing what it expects of distributors
Legal & General links up with Barclays and adds Cofunds to the mix
A partnership with Barclays and a move to buy the Cofunds electronic platform is helping to put Legal & General on the UK map for structured products. L&G's James Harrington talks to Vita Millers about the challenges of distributing products in the…