Structured Products - Feb 2016
Articles in this issue
Dealers fear death of dividend risk premia strategy
Shrinking dividend futures premium hurting investors
FVC review: SG launches FTSE 100 product with defensive strike
Product would have beaten index tracker nearly twofold over past six years
US may target ETFs for collateral add-ons
Credit risk in creation and redemption process singled out by Finra
FVC review: Reyker offers six-year FTSE 100 digital plan
Royal Bank of Canada product features defensive strike of 80%
US dividend tax breaches international treaties, say lawyers
Section 871(m) rules “full of holes”, say dealers
Equities slump could favour defensive structured products
Products with defensive strikes allow investors to make gains in falling markets
Dealers tout bond repacks to bridge TLAC issuance gap
G-Sibs see repacks as possible substitute for structured notes
Structured Products Americas Awards 2016: call for entries
Entries close on February 26 - read on for entry instructions
Priips stakeholders in final push for German-style risk ratings
European authorities’ risk scale “too conservative”, says trade body
FVC review: Barclays dual-index autocall pays monthly coupons
Short-tenor product tied to Euro Stoxx 50 and Russell 2000
Accounting change threatens structured note DVA hedges
Move could force unwinds, but an IFRS exemption may prove a saviour
Dealers turn to structured products for LCR relief
Liquidity options for tackling Basel-mandated LCR come of age
People: SEC rings changes; Source names finance chief
Other news: Leonteq appoints Japan head; Arnaud trades SG for BAML; Goldman’s Frankel retires
DVA shift a net positive for structured notes
Most structured note businesses likely to welcome accounting change
Structured Products Americas Awards 2016 – deadline extended
Entrants now have until Friday, March 4 to get their submissions in
