Structured Products - Oct 2015
Articles in this issue
Asian insurers recoil from structured products
Institutional and regulatory barriers blamed for poor take-up of derivatives by life companies
Multi-issuer platforms clash over MIPs’ purpose
Information hubs or one-stop-shop for structured products?
EU regulators lean towards RIY cost disclosure for Priips
Reduction in yield “superior” to total cost ratio, says ESA joint committee chair
FVC review: Investec launches capital-protected FTSE 100 note
Product offers 17% maximum return but investors’ capital is protected
FVC review: SocGen income plan balances FTSE 100 and Euro Stoxx 50
Conditional income product offers steady income and could offset potential bear market losses
FVC review: HSBC offers exposure to S&P 500 smart beta strategy
Product aims to improve on PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio ETF using risk reduction
Italian swaps scrap grips Europe
Dexia Crediop wins right to appeal against Italian city of Prato over €6.5 million swap claim
Index providers clash over evolution of multi-factor products
Battle of ideas on how best to offer new wave of smart beta exposures heats up
US tax rules attacked by equity derivatives dealers
Testing criteria for equity-linked products branded a “joke”
People: Old Mutual Wealth taps Investec’s Dale
Head of intermerdiary sales at specialist bank leaves after seven years
Dealers trash Section 871(m) reforms
Controversial tax reforms would foist “unworkable” compliance burdens on firms
