Structured Products - Volume 8/Issue 12

Articles in this issue
RDR rules risk being seen as a product endorsement, say IFAs
IFAs question whether RDR will act as product endorsement
Structured products market in Greece stabilises ahead of debt sustainability talks
Investors in Greece appear calmer than in May and June, when fears of currency redenomination saw structured product sales surge
Structured Products Europe: Vanguard's emerging markets switch highlights the need to scrutinise index constituents, say speakers
Vanguard's replacement of an MSCI index with a FTSE index as the underlying for emerging markets exchange-traded fund should remind investors to look carefully at underlying constituents, hears conference
Deutsche Bank makes switch to physical ETFs as investors shun synthetics
Deutsche Bank joins the trend for ETFs backed by real assets
Total return swaps on iBoxx touted as alternative to corporate bond index ETFs
Exchange-traded funds that give exposure to corporate bond indexes could face competition from total return swaps on the indexes, say market participants
Corporate statement: UniCredit
Clear tendencies in the German derivatives market
Full capital protection for Cater Allen's structured products
Catering to the cautious
How index providers are enhancing exposure to emerging markets
Breaking new ground
Pricing and risk in changing markets
Getting the price right
Editorial: Delivering the message
After spending so much time creating new rules, shouldn't regulators spend a little more time investigating the best ways to get their message across?
Index roundup
Index roundup
People: BNP Paribas loses key sales heads
People: BNP Paribas loses key sales heads
Lookback
Lookback
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Trade of the month: Range-defined products
Trade of the month: Range-defined products
Retrospective analysis: Natwest's Asian index basket relies on minimum return feature
Thankful for the minimum
SG launches range-defined income product
Income from low volatility
The Retail Distribution Review: how will it affect structured products?
Braced for impact
Improving the European Commission's Prips proposals
The probability problem
Providers place product platforms on a pedestal
Platforms for success
The outlook for 2013: Regulation and rates rule
Navigating 2013
Eusipa: Leveraged products in demand
Eusipa: Leveraged products in demand