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.
Unicredit offers a low barrier and a 4.75% coupon on Deutsche Bank stock
Fixed coupon for the cautious
UBS reverse convertible short on tenor but high on volatility
Short and very sweet
Wells Fargo offers seven-year note linked to funds basket
More term, more credit risk
Structured Products Nordics: Sweden working to eradicate ‘rotten apples’
Though most distributors play by the rules, some firms may still be selling the wrong products to the wrong investors, says panellist at Structured Products magazine's Nordic conference
Structured Products Nordics: Swedish state secretary calls for greater transparency in retail sales
Conference hears that investors should not have been sold some structured products because they are too expensive and opaque, while Finansinspektionen announces paper detailing what it expects of distributors
Iosco offers general and specific principles to deal with equity and benchmark indexes
Iosco has confronted the 'one size fits all' debate in its draft Principles on Financial Benchmarks, the responses for which are due today (May 16)
People: Credit Suisse names Brian Chan head of equity derivatives sales in Asia
Credit Suisse adds Chan in Asia
Legal & General links up with Barclays and adds Cofunds to the mix
A partnership with Barclays and a move to buy the Cofunds electronic platform is helping to put Legal & General on the UK map for structured products. L&G's James Harrington talks to Vita Millers about the challenges of distributing products in the…
New FCA platform rules could mean more product sales via platforms
Electronic platforms that charge fees instead of taking provider commission could, from April 2014, sell more products, as investors try to make the most of the charges they have to pay
SEC’s Amy Starr: US banks must comply with estimated value guidance “in very short order”
Banks that do not promptly disclose the estimated value of their structured notes risk additional scrutiny, says regulator
Structured Products Americas Awards 2013: JP Morgan takes top spot
Structured Products Americas Awards 2013: the winners!
US structurer of the year: Credit Suisse
US structurer of the year
Index innovation of the year: Barclays
Index innovation of the year: Barclays
Structured products house of the year, Americas: JP Morgan
Structured products house of the year, Americas
House of the year, Latin America: BBVA Bancomer
House of the year, Latin America: BBVA Bancomer
US distributor of the year: Incapital
US distributor of the year: Incapital
House of the year, Canada: Desjardins
House of the year, Canada: Desjardins
Technology innovation of the year: BNP Paribas
Technology innovation of the year: BNP Paribas
Structured products prepare for growth in Asean region
Product placement
Merchant Capital structured product investors to pay up to £600 as Reyker takes over plan management
Merchant Capital structured products investors are due to be charged hefty fees at product maturity as custodian Reyker Securities takes over as plan manager.
UK sees sharp rise in structured product complaints
Complaints about structured products were up by more than 1,500 in 2012 compared to the previous two years
Japanese banks recycle risk into Europe
Viva las vega
Trade of the month: choosing products when volatility is high
Trade of the month: when volatility is high
