Structured Products - September 2014
Articles in this issue
Technology innovation of the year: Pricing Partners
Pricing Partners comes top for technology in Structured Products Asia awards
Private bank of the year: Barclays Wealth
Barclays Wealth wins the best private bank award
Credit house of the year: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins the credit house of the year award for Asia
Foreign exchange house of the year: Commerzbank
Commerzbank wins the foreign exchange house of the year award for Asia
ETF provider of the year: Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management wins the best exchange-traded fund provider award
Active fund managers underperform in Europe but not UK, S&PDJI
UK fund managers almost always outperform benchmarks, S&P
Startpoint offers lock-in and 60% barrier on FTSE basket
Basket performance is multiplied by 2.5 and returns are uncapped
Barclays offers choice of risk in Euro Stoxx 50 note
US investors can choose from protected or leveraged versions
Equity derivatives house of the year: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse wins the best in equity derivatives award
Best in Australia: UBS
UBS wins best in Australia award
Best in India: ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank wins best in India award
Commodities house of the year: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins commodities house of the year award
Index innovation of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices wins Asia award for index innovation
Adapt and thrive: How Numerix evolved beyond pricing and analytics to become a leader in risk
Sponsored feature: Numerix
M&A indexes getting second look after torrent of deals
Unusual dealmaking activity means strategy underperforming the S&P 500
ETF providers take on pension and sovereign wealth challenge
Pension and sovereign wealth funds develop a taste for low-cost ETFs
Best in Indonesia: CIMB Niaga
CIMB Niaga wins the award for best in Indonesia
Best in Japan: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products' best in Japan award
Abbey note linked to house prices returns capital only
Halifax House Price Index performance disappoints
Morgan Stanley FTSE 100 kickout pays capped returns
Six-year autocall kicks out after two years and pays 9% a year
West Coast boutique crafts custom structured products
Denver RIA became engrossed in world of derivatives following financial crisis
New type of ETF promises to shrink spreads
Other issuers reportedly to follow iShares in launching products later this year
Best in Malaysia: CIMB Group
CIMB wins best in Malaysia award
Pricing multi-asset trades – part one
Trading and pricing correlation for structured products
Interest rates house of the year: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products interest rates award for Asia
Citi names new global head of equity derivatives
Boyle replaces Yates at Citi, as Baml picks up Stolz and Lee
Deal of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas Axa Variable Annuity tops deal of the year category
Best in Taiwan: Barclays
Barclays wins the Structured Products award for best in Taiwan
SG retains top spot in Structured Products Asia Awards 2014
Announcing the winners of the Structured Products awards for the Asia region
House of the year, Asia: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products house of the year for Asia
Editorial: Counting the cost, but making the investment
Are those who assume structured products consolidation is bound to happen mistaken?
First 10-year UST 3x short fixed-income ETF listed on LSE
Boost lists Europe’s first 10-year UST 3x short fixed-income ETP on LSE
FTSE, Markit and Stoxx confirm compliance with Iosco
Index makers comply with Iosco benchmark principles
UK sterling-denominated actively managed funds outperform
Euro-denominated actively managed funds do not outperform benchmarks
