Structured Products - Volume 9/Issue 3
Articles in this issue
Six terminates Scoach partnership with Deutsche Börse
Differences between German and Swiss markets cited as Six focuses on Switzerland
Eusipa optimistic that fall in structured products sales across Europe is a 'temporary blip'
A good start to 2013 means fall in turnover for structured investments and leverage products across six European exchanges in Q4 2012 does not spell bad news, says Eusipa
SEC says crucial information being withheld from investors in structured notes
In its latest letter, the SEC orders banks to highlight the difference between fair market value and issue price to help investors see what their investment is worth
China to get its first Euro Stoxx 50 ETF
Stoxx has licensed the Euro stoxx 50 to China Universal for an ETF, marking the first of its kind in the country
Italian anti-austerity vote could halt structured products revival, fear providers
Despite strong growth in Italy's structured products market last year, bankers say the mood has quickly turned conservative following the elections this week
No kickout for UBS autocallable note but returns beat direct investment in the underlying
UBS sold an optimised autocallable structured note to US investors in February 2012 that has so far not kicked out but has paid back better than a direct investment in the underlying, the stock of Haliburton
Trade of the month: the best structures for low volatility and low interest rates
Trade of the month: the best structures for low volatility and low interest rates
Goldman Sachs angling for retail wallets in latest deal
Bank partners with online platform to bring its structured products directly into the hands of independent advisers
Prospectus Directive consultation: ‘Comprehensibility’ concerns top the agenda
Prospectuses for retail structured products should not be ‘legalistic’ or ‘overly mathematical’, says the UK Listings Authority, but can include payout formulae presented algebraically and examples to explain complex securities. It is perhaps no wonder…
Meteor defensive autocall links to FTSE 100 and Euro Stoxx 50
Meteor Asset Management is offering the newly popular defensive autocallable to UK investors, linked to the FTSE 100 and the Euro Stoxx 50. The product's American barrier has been set at a relatively safe distance from the strike levels
Market snapshot: US investors pile into leveraged return notes
Tim Mortimer analyses the latest monthly trends in the US and UK structured product markets
Reyker Securities: More than a custodian
Reyker to the rescue
IWM urges investors to think about risk-adjusted returns
The Institute for Wealth Management uses structured products to give clients peace of mind while allowing them to pursue healthy returns. Yakob Peterseil speaks with Matt Medeiros, founder and CEO, about his investment philosophy
People: Citi axes role of Asia structured products head
Harold Kim mulling other opportunities at the bank; Cantor Fitzgerald expands fixed income sales team; StanChart hires head of global investor coverage; Grundmann joins JP Morgan; DiBacco gets new role at Getco; RBC Investor Services CEO bids farewell
Apple reverse convertible losses mitigated by European barrier
Taking a bite of sour Apple
Non-equity volatility could be the future for structured products
The volatility merry-go-round
Scoach: where next after Six ends partnership with Deutsche Börse?
Scoach partnership runs out of road
Goldman Sachs and Citi aim to keep up with retail demand as equities surge
The rally in equity markets is shifting demand to principal-at-risk structured products, say US banks
Uridashi losses put at $500 million after Nikkei rebounds
Dashing the uridashi dream
