Structured Products - Volume 8 Issue 9
Articles in this issue
Indexes of indexes can deliver lower volatility and increased exposure, say providers
An index based on other indexes can offer institutional investors sophisticated strategies and retail investors easier access to capital-protected products in difficult structuring conditions, say index firms
Finra warns investors about 'unpleasant surprises' in ETNs
Four months after the furore surrounding the Tvix exchange-traded note, Finra has responded by issuing an investor alert warning of the risks involved in the products
Fixed-income ETF market to hit $2tn within a decade, says iShares
iShares makes a bold prediction for the decade ahead as inflows into fixed-income exchange-traded funds increase, but others are less optimistic
FSMA consultation reveals disparity over structured product complexity in Belgium
Participants in the structured products industry in Belgium remain at loggerheads over key points from the Financial Services and Markets Authority moratorium
Commodity alpha strategies suffer from surge in grain prices
Rising grain prices resulting from drought conditions in the US prompt unwinding of positions as banks work to add additional signals into alpha strategy algorithms
UBS offers 10-year leveraged return on the Euro Stoxx 50
Long-haul leveraged return
Gilliat note provides choice of counterparty
A tale of two issuers
New structured products guidance in Hong Kong raises tech bar
Issuers will have to invest more in IT following the release of new guidelines for Hong Kong’s listed structured products market
Capital-at-risk structured products receive highest proportion of successful complaints: UK
More complaints against structured capital-at-risk products were resolved in favour of UK consumers than for any other financial product investigated by the Financial Ombudsman Service last year
Regulation could create uneven playing field for structured products, say participants
A UK ban on commission payments to independent financial advisers will likely not be replicated in Europe, putting UK structured products at a competitive disadvantage, some participants warn
Equity derivatives house of the year: UBS
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Trade of the month: Long-dated products
Trade of the month: Long-dated products
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
All about the rate
Subject to the rate
Index innovation: Société Générale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Interest rates house of the year: Barclays
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Commodities house of the year: Commerzbank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in South Korea: Credit Suisse
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Banks in Asia boost electronic execution capabilities in race to get ahead
Survival of the fittest
Foreign exchange house of the year: HSBC
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in Malaysia: CIMB
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in India: ICICI Bank
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Tapping demand for ex-financials exposure
Financials disallowed
Kickouts and correlation
Kickouts and correlation
Technology innovation: Numerix
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Product performance
Product performance
Best in Japan: Société Générale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Instreet urges Australian investors to look on the bright side
Treating hypochondriacs
Best in China: Standard Chartered
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Editorial: A question of trust
Editorial: A question of trust
House of the year: Citi
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Index roundup
Index roundup
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Esma levels ETF playing field
Levelling the field for synthetic ETFs
People: Deutsche Bank hires Houari to head equities structuring
Houari touches down at Deutsche
BNP Paribas launches Smart Derivatives trading platform
BNP Paribas launches Smart Derivatives trading platform
