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.
Pension fund risk manager of the year: PKA
Risk Awards 2015: So smart, banks will pay to do business with Danish fund
Finra maintains scrutiny of retail structured products
Regulatory body to focus on rate-sensitive products and protection for retail clients
China rates relaxation to drive structured products issuance
Lower deposit rates will force investors to take more risk
Generating returns from put options in structured products
Tim Mortimer on the value of put options in structuring
SG delivers accelerated growth on the FTSE 100
SG is the issuer but there is a link to four other UK institutions
French regulator: Don't starve retail market of innovation
Intelligibility is the key, AMF regulatory chief tells conference
People: Seyer joins MSCI to head global client coverage
UBS promotes Shane Edwards to head of global equity derivatives
S&P launches low-volatility index for structured products
Underlyings' liquidity aids issuers in pricing and hedging
Continuous advice is the new norm, say private bankers
Regulatory changes and customer expectations have transformed structured products advice
RCB reverse convertible offers safety at a cost
German investors get security with capped returns on Euro Stoxx 50
ETF roundup: Amundi ETF adds to Japan equity range
Source launches European Nasdaq Biotech Ucits ETF
Finra open to projections in structured products
Regulators and issuers at odds over backtesting versus projections
Equities to drive structured product market in 2015
Outlook for 2015: regulatory pressures to ease, further flourish expected
Smart beta failing to capitalise on source of excess returns
Comparing smart beta and market capitalisation strategies
Planned SPA risk indicator is no panacea, say critics
Concerns over Structured Products Association's proposed risk rating
Investment Bridge chief takes aim at structured products' critics
Chief executive Chris Taylor talks tough on regulation
Index roundup: new GICS real-estate sector created
Morocco reclassified from emerging market to frontier market country
Facebook finds friends as UBS autocallable pays out early
Two-year Facebook autocallable matures early
We all suffer if derivatives are treated like drugs
Regulators are clamping down on complexity, but risk harming innovation
European regulators issue fresh Kid proposals
ESAs propose visual representations of risk in key information document
Koris platform brings transparency to European ETFs
Online platform tracking ETF replication quality launched by Koris
SEC gives green light to Eaton Vance’s active ETMFs
US SEC exempts exchange-traded managed funds from disclosure protocols
First private banks to join Asia structured product platform
Credit Suisse and one other private bank to sign to Melbury platform
Rise of the retail structured products app
New apps deliver market information and basic execution functionality