S&P 500
Nasdaq and Exceed partner for structured products index
Three indexes offer liquidity and varying levels of protection
Listed single-manager hedge fund performance offers solace
Managers with requisite scale have beaten S&P 500 since 2007
West Coast boutique crafts custom structured products
Denver RIA became engrossed in world of derivatives following financial crisis
Market snapshot: SG more than doubles UK issuance
Investec continues to lead UK issuance, but with smaller market share
Raymond James serves up structured products à la carte
Likely outcomes of structured products more important than headline terms
Cube offers platform options and bespoke volatility analysis
Supertracker and autocallable structured notes sold as equity replacement
Equity benchmarks unsuitable hedge universe measure
Fixed income returns more appropriate performance metric
Camomille: most money made on the recovery
'Madness of crowds' psychology governs investment policy
'Dangerous spike' in value minus growth
Volatility clustering and trend reversals not seen since 2006
Bank-led commodity decorrelation theory rejected by analysts
Idea that bank retreat loosens correlation ‘doesn’t make any sense’
IRS eyes US equity-linked notes in offshore crackdown
Substantial tax on “dividend equivalents” though questions remain
UBS leveraged return note matures and rewards risk-takers
Handsome uncapped rewards for US investor despite leveraged downside
Insch: the more equity markets fall, the better
A systematic, trend-following currency program can serve as a hedge against falling equity markets
No increased possibility of 2014 equity correction
Unpredictable equity
Investors turn to structured products for safety as stocks climb
Many investors see equities as fairly valued or even overvalued, boosting demand for structured products that offer protection or benefit from sideways markets
Risk warning on volatility and correlations
When volatility and correlations spike together, portfolio managers should simulate realistic stresses and be prepared to deal with the additional risks, warns Investor Analytics
Focus Structured Solutions makes debut in UK structured products
Credit Suisse distributor launches three UK structured products with 60% European barriers
Structured products can underperform a simple stock and bond portfolio, study finds
A group of PhDs churned through 18,000 structured products issued by 13 leading banks, including Barclays, Goldman Sachs and UBS, to find out what investors in the products earned. In November, they published their results. Yakob Peterseil talks to one…
Stoxx launches Euro Stoxx Futures Roll Index
Index roundup
Correlation suggests ‘return to normal’ for commodities
Commodities are being increasingly driven by market fundamentals, say analysts, forcing investors to search harder for returns
Gilliat targets UK expats with structured products
Ditching the safety belt