Structured Products - Volume 6/Number 3
Articles in this issue
2010: what's in store?
With the direction of markets uncertain and no consensus on the future of interest rates, inflation and a multitude of other financial indicators, Structured Products talked to professionals in Asia, the US and Europe about their views on what 2010 may…
ETNs poised for a comeback
Worries over counterparty credit risk stymied the development of the market for exchange-traded notes, but as those concerns recede and the products spread outside their home in the US, 2010 could be the year that the investments come into their own. By…
Interest rates: direction dilemmas
The final quarter of 2009 saw product creators gripped by uncertainty over which way interest rates were heading. With a steep yield curve making investment in rates products expensive, bankers are seeking the best trade for uncertain times. Will the…
Insurance inroads
Structured product manufacturers have targeted the insurance sector as a potentially important new distribution channel following the collapse in volumes of products sold through retail banks in Asia. Ben Marquand finds out if they are gaining traction
Keeping the lights on at Lehman
The administrators of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) discuss their role in handling the largest bankruptcy in corporate history, revealing how the process has raised questions about prime brokerage agreements, stock lending practices and the way…
Risk & Return Italia 2009
Attendees at the Risk & Return Italia 2009 conference in Milan were treated to an explanation from the Italian regulator about how new recommendations should be interpreted. Speakers were keen to respond and give their views on how regulation is…
Jubilee's flight to quality
Since Jubilee Financial Products launched in 2008, UK plan managers have found themselves in increasingly turbulent waters. Jubilee’s strategy for success in such conditions has been to limit its scope to the high end of the market, using a top brand…
Market snapshot
Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants looks at the pricing issues for structured products in different markets and provides his trade of the month
Product performance
We compare principal-protected, accelerated growth and reverse convertible products with June 2009 strike dates
Product review: protecting the downside
A six-year growth product from Blue Sky Asset Management that is relatively complex for retail investors. The product links to the FTSE 100 and gives accumulated returns up to an annual cap of 12%
