United Kingdom (UK)
UK power market licence changes ‘no silver bullet’
Ofgem hopes moves will boost liquidity for small suppliers
Spate of UK structured products deliver gross returns of 10%-plus
Positive equity performance provides bumper fourth quarter for maturing UK autocalls
Focus offers step-down triggers on Credit Suisse-issued defensive autocall
Defined return on six-year Credit Suisse structured product as long as European barrier not breached
Erik Penser sees demand for structures linked to US and UK equities
Erik Penser's sterling year
Market snapshot: BAML and UBS lead the US public market
Market snapshot
FCA calls a halt to ongoing commission on retail products
FCA guidance on inducements will put an end to ongoing commission paid by distributors to advisers in the UK
UK power special report
UK Electricity Market Reform will have major ramifications for power market participants. Stella Farrington explores the likely impact
UK power reforms set to make prices lower and more volatile
Market participants not doing enough to adjust to likely effects of EMR, say experts, including volatility and low prices
Closing the gap between structured products and funds
Rise of the chameleons
Gilliat offers three ways to play international markets
New internationalists
Concerns remain on plans to bolster UK renewables via CFDs
The UK government hopes to deliver a healthy boost to low-carbon generation through a market for contracts-for-difference. While electricity market participants are upbeat about the proposals, there are lingering concerns about how effective it will be…
Capacity market set to provide UK's back-up plan
An important part of UK Electricity Market Reform is the launch of a capacity market, with the first auction due to take place in December 2014. Despite initial opposition, market participants have gradually come around to the idea. Stella Farrington…
Morgan Stanley's 2013 maturity structured products deliver healthy returns
Six Morgan Stanley retail products maturing in 2013 produced annualised returns of 11–14%, while the bank's worst-performing growth products came in flat to the market
Structured deposits face uncertain future under UK ring-fence plans
Caught in the net
EMR heralds greater government intervention in UK power
UK Electricity Market Reform, which is set to come into effect in July, will introduce a level of government intervention not seen in the country’s power market since the early 1990s. The impact will be felt by UK power firms and could ripple across…
AMA, RCSAs and dealing with Libor at Rabobank
Dutch bank Rabobank has shaken off its Libor label pretty quickly, leaving it to focus on its co-operative roots, the AMA and its RCSA roll-out. Anne Snel-Simmons, head of operational risk management at Rabobank, talks to OpRisk about the challenges of…
Riskier structured products with 60% barriers could be 'shockers' of the future, says insider
Capital-at-risk products with a 60% barrier have crept into the retail market and are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. But is the extra risk they pose appropriate for retail investors?
UK's Tier One Capital seeks secondary structured products
Listed products are secondary nature at Tier One Capital
UK power firms call for quick implementation of EMR
Despite worries about UK Electricity Market Reform, market participants call on government to press ahead
Focus Structured Solutions makes debut in UK structured products
Credit Suisse distributor launches three UK structured products with 60% European barriers
Retail investors may be paying tax unnecessarily
A loophole in the UK's tax rules relating to financial advisers means investors can avoid paying VAT on certain transactions, but some advisers could be charging it nevertheless
Ombudsman rejects Meteor structured product complaint
A couple invested in a Lehman Brothers-backed structured product will not be able to claim £165,000 back after the UK Financial Ombudsman Service rules it was not mis-sold by Meteor