Structured products
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Asia looks to cloud computing
Asian markets look to the cloud
People: Credit Suisse reshuffles its global pack
Credit Suisse reshuffles the global pack
US certificates of deposit losing their shine in testing times for capital protection
Falling out of love with protection
JP Morgan worst-of structure straddles gold miners ETF and Russell 2000
The best of the worst-of
Asian covered bond market set to take off
Running for covered
Morgan Stanley capital-at-risk digital linked to the FTSE 100
Digital at risk
Barclays six-year defensive autocall linked to the FTSE 100
Returns on this defensive autocall are linked to the FTSE 100 subject to a trigger level lower than the strike. The product pays no commission, in line with the UK’s Retail Distribution Review, and offers returns of up to 7% a year
Garantum fills the gap
Garantum Fondkommission is one of the Nordic market's largest structured product distributors and caters to a diverse client base across Sweden, Finland and Norway. Hannah Collins talks to co-founder and partner Thomas Bratt
A cracking time: Banks turn to CDO unwinds
A cracking time
iShares cements position as Blackrock snaps up Credit Suisse ETF business
Blackrock's acquisition of the exchange-traded funds operation will give iShares an even more dominant position in the European physical ETF industry
Multi-index underlyings: worth the extra risk?
Roughly 13% of the UK's retail structured products market consists of products based on more than one index. Many offer double-digit returns, but some providers say their higher risk levels are the opposite of what the structured products industry needs…
Barclays structured products maturing last year lean towards wealth preservation
A roundup of structured products that Barclays distributed via UK IFAs in 2012 reveals good returns were possible even in flat markets. Despite many underlyings experiencing a bear market, investors always got back at least their initial capital
Structured notes to surpass CDs this year, finds survey
A survey from Incapital finds that industry participants expect structured notes to overtake certificates of deposit in 2012
Banks eye structured products linked to emerging markets volatility
Structured product providers are looking to take volatility-linked products to the next level by basing them on emerging markets
ABN Amro and S&P could face European CPDO suit
European banks and pension funds are seeking redress over CPDO ratings, and claims against issuers of other structured credit products could follow
Index providers look to apply minimum volatility success story to other asset classes
Minimum volatility strategies have been a huge hit in the equity space. Index providers are now planning to apply them to fixed income and commodities
Eusipa: Leveraged products in demand
Eusipa: Leveraged products in demand