Structured Products - Volume 8/Issue 6

Articles in this issue
Majority of fund selectors use ETFs as tactical investments
More than half of UK wealth managers and global fund selectors use ETFs to gain tactical exposure to certain markets, according to new survey
Buoyant structured products market in Nordics sees more banks listing in the region
The appeal for soft protection and ways to boost the upside remains strong in the Nordic region, with more banks issuing or listing products, including bull-and-bear certificates with a leverage of five for the first time in Sweden
Alpha commodity indexes: a sustainable source of absolute returns?
The alpha trackers
China looks to offshore ETFs
Looking beyond the border
Product performance
Product performance
Commerzbank Twin Win notes fall victim to low barrier
The index fails to recover
European appetite for volatility ETFs blossoms
Inflows into volatility ETFs in Europe have spurred the launch of new products to satisfy investor interest in this asset class
UBS offers nine-month play on Apple
A quick bite of Apple
SG's peso-denominated note returns 4.3% per annum
Mexican stand-off
Best Marketing campaign: BNP Paribas
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Technology innovation: Numerix
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Van Eck launches Fallen Angels ETF amid increased demand for high-yield corporate debt
A new Market Vectors ETF from Van Eck is the latest in a busy period of corporate bond fund launches, highlighting continued demand for high-yield products
House of the year, Canada: CIBC
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
House of the year, Latin America: Barclays Capital
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Index innovation: S&P Indices
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Fixed-income ETFs lure the bulls, despite outflows
Fixed-income slowdown
Union Bank issues five-year cliquet linked to Russell 2000
Protection in a CD wrapper
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Best law firm: Morrison & Foerster
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
House of the Year, Americas: Citi
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
S&P Israel indexes licensed for use in ETNs
Index-linked certificates manager KSM has licensed the S&P Israel BMI Capped Growth and Value indexes as the basis for a series of exchange-traded notes
Trade of the month: Cliquets in the US CD market
Trade of the month: Cliquets in the US CD market
Profile: Halifax Share Dealing
A little extra yield
US distributor: Incapital
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Editorial: Loophole is a dirty word
Editorial
People: Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Europe's inflation investors sharpen their focus
Europe's inflation investors sharpen their focus
Q&A: Jean-Paul Servais on the FSMA's moratorium
Regulator Q&A: Jean-Paul Servais of the FSMA
Letter to the editor: Questions for the FSMA
Letter to the editor
Index roundup
Index roundup
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
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