Structured Products - April 2014
Articles in this issue
SEC writes to banks on ETN concerns
Banks requested by SEC to revamp investor message on ETNs
Leveraged products lead recovery in Europe's structured investment market
Europe sees sharp rise in leveraged structures as yield hunt continues and CFDs lose popularity
Nordic Derivatives Exchange considers expansion in Europe
NDX looks to build on success in Sweden and Finland
SocGen and JP Morgan earn top billing in retail rankings
Barclays, BNP Paribas and HSBC also score well in Europe and US distributors survey
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
Structured product sales approach pre-crisis highs in Spain, say bankers
Falling deposit rates and positive returns boost sales
NYSE Arca rolls out initiatives to attract ETP listings
Exchange seeks to maintain dominance in the US
Green indexes: a sustainable future?
Differing selection criteria mean some ethical indexes are purer than others
SEC mistaken to assume ETNs are retail products, say critics
Regulator urged to focus on sophisticated and institutional investors
HVB taps proprietary strategy as underlying in Germany
Capital-protected eight-year note tracks multi-manager strategy with volatility control
Groothaert exits UBS structured products role
UBS parts company with former LFG chief executive
Spate of UK structured products deliver gross returns of 10%-plus
Positive equity performance provides bumper fourth quarter for maturing UK autocalls
Index roundup: SG CIB taps Solactive Buyback index
European Buyback Index will be used as an underlying for structured products
ETF roundup: low rates lead to fixed-income ETP record
February sees $11.4 billion of inflows
Volatility suppression eases fears of emerging markets contagion
EM volatility remains contained – for now
US structured product distributors report mixed 2013
CD sales declined last year, but silver lining in notes
Lookback: FCA reviews RDR implementation
UK regulator checks 'independent' status of IFAs
Editor's letter: All eyes on the US Federal Reserve taper
Political upheaval from the Ukraine-Russia standoff fails to disturb the Vix
Market snapshot: Investec leads UK issuance
Capital-at-risk kickouts were the most popular structures
Trade of the month: the Iosco structured products toolkit
Toolkit contains 15 items aimed at regulators of retail products
Structured Products Asia Awards 2014: call for entries
New categories for private bank of the year and deal of the year
