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.
House of the year, Asia: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products house of the year for Asia
Interest rates house of the year: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products interest rates award for Asia
Commodities house of the year: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins commodities house of the year award
Deal of the year: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas Axa Variable Annuity tops deal of the year category
Index innovation of the year: S&P Dow Jones Indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices wins Asia award for index innovation
Technology innovation of the year: Pricing Partners
Pricing Partners comes top for technology in Structured Products Asia awards
Best in Australia: UBS
UBS wins best in Australia award
Best in Japan: Societe Generale
Societe Generale wins Structured Products' best in Japan award
Best in Malaysia: CIMB Group
CIMB wins best in Malaysia award
Best in India: ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank wins best in India award
Best in Indonesia: CIMB Niaga
CIMB Niaga wins the award for best in Indonesia
Best in Taiwan: Barclays
Barclays wins the Structured Products award for best in Taiwan
SG retains top spot in Structured Products Asia Awards 2014
Announcing the winners of the Structured Products awards for the Asia region
Citi names new global head of equity derivatives
Boyle replaces Yates at Citi, as Baml picks up Stolz and Lee
Morgan Stanley FTSE 100 kickout pays capped returns
Six-year autocall kicks out after two years and pays 9% a year
West Coast boutique crafts custom structured products
Denver RIA became engrossed in world of derivatives following financial crisis
Abbey note linked to house prices returns capital only
Halifax House Price Index performance disappoints
Startpoint offers lock-in and 60% barrier on FTSE basket
Basket performance is multiplied by 2.5 and returns are uncapped
Barclays offers choice of risk in Euro Stoxx 50 note
US investors can choose from protected or leveraged versions
ETF providers take on pension and sovereign wealth challenge
Pension and sovereign wealth funds develop a taste for low-cost ETFs
European investors look at Asia credit repacks say dealers
Interest rate moves in Europe mean China credits look attractive
Boyle replaces Yates as equity derivatives head at Citi
Yates leaves Citi to become CEO of Two Sigma Securities in September
Active fund managers underperform in Europe but not UK, S&PDJI
UK fund managers almost always outperform benchmarks, S&P
Ex-Deutsche commodity index salesman joins BNP Paribas
Matthew O’Connor named as head of investor sales for the Americas