Structured Products - Volume 8/Issue 3
Articles in this issue
US investors target low-volatility stocks to mitigate risks of investing in volatility
US market sees large inflows into strategies that seek to offset risks of investing in volatility
CALL FOR ENTRIES! Structured Products Americas awards 2012
Interviews for this year's Americas Awards start in March and we need to receive your submissions by February 24
Deutsche Bank rolls out series of MSCI and Australian interest rate ETFs in Hong Kong
Deutsche Bank’s latest exchange-traded fund launch on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange includes ETFs tapping into local equities from Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia as well as Australian interest rates
Investors turn to utilities, gold and dividends for stable returns as equities sink
Poor equity market performance is driving investors into alternative asset classes such as utilities, gold and dividends in the search for stable returns
The new normal: structurers learn to live with low interest rates
The low rates challenge
OCC: equity derivatives to get a cross-margin service
OCC: equity derivatives to get a cross-margin service
Risk-reduction ETFs poised to gain ground
Market volatility is fuelling investor demand for exchange-traded funds based on risk control indexes
ETFs: moving beyond the synthetic-versus-physical debate
Under the microscope
Investors in Asia-Pacific look to rates-based hybrids for yield
Low interest rates mean market participants expect the trend for hybrid structures to continue this year, boosted by demand for yield pick-up and diversification
Morgan Stanley's six-year kickout linked to the FTSE 100
Kickout by FTSE
HSBC straddle product offers each-way bet on S&P 500
Down, but not necessarily out
Finra furthers US complexity debate
Finra's January notice warns firms to increase supervision on complex products and introduces notion of post-approval review
Product performance
Product performance
Retrospective: Morgan Stanley leverages the downside
Follow the bear
Structured products linked to real assets and credit back on the menu in Italy
The Italian structured products market is seeing a pick-up as institutional investors demand exposure to physical assets and credit
State Street unveils global cloud technology for ETF servicing
State Street has expanded its servicing capabilities to enable daily ETF monitoring, from basket-creation through to trade processing and settlement
FSA reveals regulatory mission
FCA's Martin Wheatley says the FSA's power to ban investment products will not be used lightly or without good reason, tempering some of the statements emerging from the UK regulator over the past year
Lookback
Lookback
EFG Financial puts the accent on collateralisation
The Swiss connection
Nordic region sees surge in demand for credit and commodity-linked products
Tough equity markets are driving increased demand for credit exposure and cross-asset baskets in the Nordic region, where a stronger risk appetite is in evidence
Start of 2012 sees surge in commodities ETF launches
A bumper crop
Trade of the month: Autocallables
Trade of the month: Autocallables
Esma aims for the middle ground with draft ETF guidelines
European Securities and Markets Authority reveals its long-awaited consultation paper on Ucits exchange-traded funds
Swedish regulator eyes blanket ban on distribution fees
The ban on distribution fees being considered in Sweden could "substantially" affect the country’s retail structured products market, warn market participants
RBS retains structured products in restructure
Trimming the fat
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Editorial: The age of the scapegoat
Has the popularity of exchange-traded funds turned them into the new regulatory whipping boys?
Special report: Private banking
Special report: Private banking
Proshares ETFs offer Tips for protection
Proshares rolls out ETFs offering exposure to the difference in yield between Treasuries and TIPS
Arnaud Sarfati to exit SG CIB in reshuffle
Sarfati to leave as SG rings the changes
Index roundup
Index roundup
ETF roundup
ETF roundup
