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 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
People: Credit Suisse equity derivatives head to retire
Min Park to retire
Iosco issues regulatory “toolkit” for retail structured products
Complex retail structured products are the subject of the latest consultation report from the international body of securities regulators
Smart beta strategies: too clever by half?
The rise of smart beta
IndexIQ carves out hedge fund replication niche
Replicating success
Institutions overtake retail structured product investors as dominant source of Japan equity option flow
The recent rise in Japan’s equity markets have seen macro hedge funds and asset managers overtake the retail structured product investors as the dominant source of flow on Nikkei and Topix options
Catley Lakeman – ‘keeping the banks honest’
Catley Lakeman acts as a go-between for banks and asset management companies looking to buy their structured products. Vita Millers talks to founding partner Russell Catley
HSBC note offers US investors double-digit returns from global equities
Correlation temptation
IWM urges investors to think about risk-adjusted returns
The Institute for Wealth Management uses structured products to give clients peace of mind while allowing them to pursue healthy returns. Yakob Peterseil speaks with Matt Medeiros, founder and CEO, about his investment philosophy
People: Citi axes role of Asia structured products head
Harold Kim mulling other opportunities at the bank; Cantor Fitzgerald expands fixed income sales team; StanChart hires head of global investor coverage; Grundmann joins JP Morgan; DiBacco gets new role at Getco; RBC Investor Services CEO bids farewell
Scoach: where next after Six ends partnership with Deutsche Börse?
Scoach partnership runs out of road