Structured Products - June 2015
Articles in this issue
Could TLAC kill the structured notes business?
FSB proposals exclude structured notes from banks’ bail-in debt buffers
Currency-hedged ETF surge prompts hedging concerns
Eurozone QE programme prompts wave of investor interest
Horizon Software: coping with the compliance burden
Firm’s head of electronic trading says EU regulation choking options market liquidity
SEC warns structured note issuers over proprietary indexes
Head of Office of Capital Markets Trends calls on issuers to examine sales practices
European structured product issuers fear TLAC funding hit
Banks face loss of attractive source of dollar funding
Dealers fear reporting clash under SFT regulation
Securities Financing Transactions Regulation could conflict with Emir reporting rules
US regulators crack down on complex annuities sales
State watchdogs issue warnings as insurers turn to proprietary index products
Smart beta versus structured products: the investor’s conundrum
Many investors favour one approach over the other, belying their similar aims
People: BAML and Citi step up equity derivatives hiring
Roos to head equity sales and prime finance at Citi, and other moves
FVC review: Investec’s low-vol equity growth product
Issuer's Even 30 index pitched as low-volatility alternative to FTSE 100
Photo gallery: Structured Products Americas Awards 2015
A selection of free-to-view photos from this year's event
FVC review: SIP Nordic's UK blue-chip income plan
Six-year product offers bullish exposure to Anglo American, BP, HSBC and Vodafone
FVC review: Morgan Stanley launches leveraged crude note
Product offers capped growth in S&P GSCI crude index
