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.
Structured Products Europe Awards 2014: call for entries
Entry details for 10th anniversary Structured Products Europe Awards
Structured products attract with risk/reward and protection
The lure of a customised risk/reward trade-off and downside protection
FCA verdict on Credit Suisse cliquet revives backtesting debate
Credit Suisse and Yorkshire fined for serious breach of duty
RBS structured products head joins BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas recruits von Gunten from RBS as head of client strategy
Esma seeks helping hand on Mifid II rules
Structured products industry scrambling to respond before August deadline
UBS offers two-year autocallable linked to Facebook
Quarterly coupon gives 10% annual return in the absence of kickout
Morgan Stanley offers a cautious kickout in the UK
Defensive autocall on FTSE 100 and Euro Stoxx 50 includes European barrier
Offshore distributors voice fears over UAE sales practices
Poor products and lack of adviser education among concerns raised
SG launches six-year at-risk product based on FTSE 100
Societe Generale sets barrier at 60% in income product for UK retail
BNP Paribas takes over market-making reins from RBS
RBS Markets starts transfer of market-making to BNP Paribas
Munari and Mendelsohn exit Morgan Stanley
Global retail structured products head departs US investment bank
Cube offers platform options and bespoke volatility analysis
Supertracker and autocallable structured notes sold as equity replacement
Structured Products House of the Year: Deutsche Bank
Bank comes up with innovative products despite directionless markets
Precious Metals House of the Year: Credit Suisse
Bank benefits from strong relationship with private bank and forex
Baml hires Hines for Emea flow equity derivatives sales role
Paul Baron moves to the US as head of US flow equity derivatives sales
Indian exporters to increase hedge ratios on rising rupee
Rupee appreciation threatens Indian IT sector with its high USD revenues
More 'adult supervision' needed, SEC's Muoio tells conference
Regulation the main topic at Structured Products Americas
Risk Espana rankings 2014
Funding spreads halve, growth slows in non-performing loans
SEC reveals ‘two-pronged’ approach to policing notes
Big data and industry experts help unit bring enforcement actions
Lookback: UK pension funds slow the switch from equities
Pension fund equities pullout at slowest pace since financial crisis
Structured product providers eye pension-specific investments
Hopes structured products will soon find a place in pensions
StartPoint links to four stocks and the FTSE 100
Fixed returns of up to 27.5% after 12 months on offer to UK investors
Focus Structured Solutions puts research to the fore
Distributor targets UK investors with four FTSE stocks
Europe set to be key battleground for index providers
Index providers chase new strategies and compete on fees