Structured Products - May 2014
Articles in this issue
IFAs unwilling to advise on structured products, says FCA
Lack of knowledge affecting sales in the UK
ETFs to tap Edhec multi-strategy smart factor index
Products will wed two hot indexing trends
Liquidity never an issue, says 1650 Wealth Management
Adviser extolls the benefits of ‘ETF 2.0’
UK structured products complaints fall on improved education
Barclays structured product falls foul of financial ombudsman
Technology innovation of the year
Technology innovation of the year awarded to Numerix
House of the year, Canada
National Bank of Canada relies on formidable new platform to win House award
Law firm of the year
Law firm of the year, Morrison & Foerster
US distributor of the year
US distributor of the year, Incapital
Institutional deal of the year
Institutional deal of the year, Societe Generale
EU retail investment regulation extended to cover insurance
Esma opinion may dilute Priips upon implementation, say observers
‘Smarter’ bespoke product orders welcomed by banks
Custom products sought after by US advisers as automation improves
Index innovation of the year
Index innovation of the year, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Retail deal of the year
Retail deal of the year, Raymond James
Skandia combats low interest rates with credit-linked notes
Alistair Campbell talks about the outlook for the market
Best ETF provider
WisdomTree wins the award for best ETF provider in the US
US structurer of the year
Credit Suisse is named US structurer of the year
Russell smart beta Europe index beats cap-weighted version
Fundamental Developed Eurozone Index outperforms by more than 2%
Fortunes improving for emerging markets ETPs, says BlackRock
Redemptions of equity ETPs fell to $1.8 billion in March
Structured products house of the year, Americas
Structured Products Americas house of the year, JP Morgan
House of the year, Latin America: BBVA
BBVA Bancomer wins the Latin America House of the year award
JP Morgan takes top spot in Structured Products Americas Awards
Structured Products Americas House of the year award for JP Morgan, once again
Pensions excluded from Europe's packaged retail investments regime
European finalises structured products regulation, adding insurance
Natixis hires Le Brusq to head global equity derivatives sales
Former BNPP sales head will report to Selim Mehrez in London
Citi sells Cats trading platform to Börse Stuttgart
The move by Börse Stuttgart to acquire the Cats trading platform will alter the landscape of structured products trading in the German market and create a platform for European expansion. By Michael Marray
IFA survey: simplicity the key to luring investors out of cash
BlackRock survey also finds greater life expectancy seen as key risk
