Structured Products - Volume 8/Issue 2

Articles in this issue
New consolidated platform launch to boost Asian ELN market efficiency
The launch by Bloomberg of a centralised price discovery platform for equity-linked notes in Asia sets out to bring easier and more efficient access to ELN pricing information
UK distributors to adopt discretionary model in response to Retail Distribution Review
The UK structured products industry could become “a market of marketers and discretionary managers”, industry warns
Asian institutionals take aggressive stance on volatility
Tackling the tail
Meteor offers typical review with kickout
A typical review
Indexed to inflation, linked to the FTSE 100
Indexed to inflation
The lure of leveraged funds in China
Lof out loud
Global X and the lure of niche exposures
Glittering Global
Product performance
Product performance
Non-protected products excluded as Securities and Exchange Board of India flexes its muscles
A penchant for protection
Atlas One looks beyond Latin America
Looking beyond LatAm
Trade of the month: UK alternatives to the FTSE 100
Trade of the month
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
From Vix to VStoxx: decoupling volatility
Decoupling volatility
Investec on the hunt for high-net-worth market
The big beast boutique
Structured Products Europe: Is volatility too complex for retail?
Bridging the knowledge gap
Risk Return Italia: slowdown in secondary bond market hits structured products
Out with the new, in with the old
Lookback
Lookback
Volatility to remain elevated in 2012, says Barclays Capital
Volatility levels in equity markets in 2012 will be similar to those experienced in 2011, according to Barclays Capital
High-net-worth investors in India turn to alternative assets, says report
Access to alternative assets gaining popularity among high net worth investors in India, says report
ETF providers defend themselves ahead of Esma proposals
As the ETF industry awaits Esma's proposed changes, participants continue to insist on their increased transparency and the need to move the debate forward
Scoach boosts trading volumes despite volatile markets
European structurers have had to grapple with the effects of a declining structured products market and higher buy-back ratios, according to Scoach
People: Luc Francois leaves Morgan Stanley
People: Luc Francois leaves Morgan Stanley
Low rates to favour equity-linked securities in South Korea this year
The popularity of equity-linked securities is set to remain strong in South Korea as investors seek yield enhancement to combat low interest and deposit rates
Digital linked to S&P 500 with downside gearing
Let's get digital
Editorial: The spotlight turns to funding
Editor's letter
What does 2012 hold for structured products?
What's on the horizon?
ETF round-up
ETF round-up
Indexes round-up
Indexes round-up
Investors turn to emerging market ETFs
The visa pleasers