Structured products
Divergence in return profiles hints at returning US risk appetite
Digitals and leveraged return notes linked to the S&P 500 are among the latest products to be filed with the SEC, while UBS has offered a reverse convertible linked to MGM Resorts
HSBC offers four-year digital structure as financial underlyings prove popular
Leveraged return notes and reverse convertibles remain popular in the latest US public issuance, but HSBC is offering a digital structure with a long tenor and products linked to financials
US issuers diversify from reverse convertibles
The latest filing with the SEC is dominated by leveraged return notes and reverse convertibles, with some autocallables and a straddle offering diversity
European appetite for volatility ETFs blossoms
Inflows into volatility ETFs in Europe have spurred the launch of new products to satisfy investor interest in this asset class
Barclays Bank puts McDonald's on the menu with US leveraged return note
Barclays Bank has filed a leveraged return product with the SEC based on McDonald's shares
HSBC offers a product cocktail in the US as RBS adds a digital
HSBC provided a broad selection of structures in its product filings with the SEC on April 5, while Royal Bank of Scotland launched a digital structure and Morgan Stanley offered principal protection
Buoyant structured products market in Nordics sees more banks listing in the region
The appeal for soft protection and ways to boost the upside remains strong in the Nordic region, with more banks issuing or listing products, including bull-and-bear certificates with a leverage of five for the first time in Sweden
A regulatory Catch-22: bail-in plans collide with Basel's NSFR
The funding squeeze
HSBC offers autocallables linked to Russell 2000 and S&P 500
Autocallables continue to be popular in the US, with four new products registered with the SEC
Majority of fund selectors use ETFs as tactical investments
More than half of UK wealth managers and global fund selectors use ETFs to gain tactical exposure to certain markets, according to new survey
Liquidity swap activity will be driven by bank funding needs, say bankers
Banks’ long-term funding needs will drive demand for liquidity swaps with insurers
FSA releases final guidance as well as complexity insight
The UK Financial Services Authority released its final guidance on retail structured products on March 23. The consumer protection document was released by the regulator ahead of more statements of extreme caution from FSA chairman Adair Turner and after…
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Investec offers choice of underlyings
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