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.
Gilliat targets UK expats with structured products
Ditching the safety belt
Credit Suisse poaches RBS's Nelte for Americas role
Credit Suisse hires Nelte for NYC
The value of stress-testing structured products
Trade of the month
Investec's FTSE 100 and RPI plan set to return capital and more
Above averaging
Increased structured product sales reboot Asian dispersion market
Dispersion trades return to Asia but dealers say this time the risks involved are manageable
Structured Products House of the Year – Société Générale
Asia Risk awards 2013 winner: Société Générale – Structured Products House of the Year
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
Finra targets conflicts of interest in structured products industry
The US regulator has published a report saying issuers and sellers should be doing more to manage conflicts of interest that arise when deciding which products to sell and to whom
L&G commits to UK retail market despite exit of structured products head
Declining sales figures blamed for the redundancy of Legal & General structured products head James Harrington, but it's 'business as usual', says the firm
Barclays capital-at-risk pharma note pays 9.75% in the US
Coupons and capital risk
UBS reverse convertible breaches barrier as Research In Motion shares plummet
Disappointing harvest
JP Morgan and Credit Suisse lead US issuance in August
Market snapshot
China wealth management keeps faith with trust products
China wealth management keeps faith with trust products
Fixed income "saved wealth management" in Asia
Fixed income 'saved wealth management' in Asia
Australian regulator blasts potentially misleading marketing documents
Australian regulator blasts potentially misleading marketing documents
SFC readies decision on waiver for professional investors
SFC readies decision on waiver for professional investors
Structured Products Asia: Professional investor definition sparks debate
Enter the professionals
Credit Suisse offers leveraged exposure to Japan recovery
Credit Suisse is offering US investors the opportunity to follow WisdomTree’s Japan Hedged Equity Fund, the most prolific fund used as an underlying in the US market in July, which offers a play on the country’s recovery story
Ex-Morgan Stanley retail head Copplestone launches structured products boutique
Copplestone touches down at Levendi
Trade of the month: Split underlying products
Trade of the month: Split underlying products
Mariana Capital makes its UK structured products debut
Mariana makes its UK debut
The road to issuance and dispute resolution for structured products in Singapore
While its private bankers have regained an appetite for structured products, Singapore's less rich retail investors have been getting used to a new regulatory and dispute resolution scheme put in place by the MAS