Structured products

WHAT IS THIS? Structured products are investments that have multiple components. For retail investors, the most common form is a bond plus an option – these tend to be standardised, sold in small tickets and large volumes. Managing the risks of large structured products portfolios is one of the biggest challenges dealers face.

Best in Taiwan - Standard Chartered Bank

If all regions in Asia have suffered as a result of the Lehman Brothers collapse, then Taiwan, where sales have almost ground to a halt more than once over the past 12 months, might well be the toughest place in which to resurrect the retail industry. On…

Best in Malaysia - CIMB

CIMB has won the Structured Products Malaysia house of the year award for three years in a row, and, despite stiff competition from some big international players this year, it beat all comers with a set of innovative products that were hugely popular.

Best in Japan - HSBC

HSBC entered the Japanese structured products business as recently as 2008, but its range of top-drawer products has succeeded in capturing a significant chunk of the market despite the financial crisis and the damage caused by some banks mis-selling…

Seeking simplicity

Almost a year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, German retail investors are again becoming comfortable with products from US investment banks. This means that domestic players will need to fight hard to retain their increased market share as the…

Winning strategies

The new breed of systematic structured products offers investors a third way between long-only managers and hedge funds. As well as providing strategies similar to hedge funds, but with better transparency, liquidity and lower costs, the products could…

US Wrap: US & Asia plays close week

A mix of nine different US and Asian equity plays brought the US market to a close last week. Citi launched two new notes - both a reverse convertible and an accelerated growth note. The latter was linked to the performance of the S&P 500 index, offering…

Société Générale launches new listed income product

Société Générale has issued a new listed plan, which guarantees to pay an income higher than a traditional savings account. The FTSE Income Protection 3000, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, provides investors with a fixed income of £17, or 1…

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