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.
ETF providers hit back at criticisms in wake of UBS losses
ETF providers have dismissed claims losses allegedly caused by an ETF trader demonstrate the instruments are risky
Video: Have ETFs developed beyond simple index trackers into complex products?
"Are ETFs complex financial instruments", is the first question in a series of videos from Structured Products magazine that address the world of exchange-traded funds. As regulators and observers try and come to grips with losses inflicted on UBS by an…
Nordic region sees surge in securitised derivatives and structured product issuance
Market volatility and increased competition in Nordic markets drive trading spike in securitised derivatives and number of structured products
Investors urged to adopt a financial risk-based approach to environmental, social and governance factors
The financial crisis has led to a greater awareness of the need for a much broader analysis of corporate performance and risk that encompasses environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, rather than merely focusing on quarterly returns, say…
Daiwa makes cutbacks to derivatives team
Japanese bank loses senior derivatives personnel across Asian and London offices; blames Japan earthquake and market uncertainty
Structured Products Asia 2011: ‘Copy and paste’ KFS not good enough, says SFC’s Law
SFC policy director says some product issuers still provide inadequate key facts statements
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Leveraged return super trackers back
Demand for leveraged call spreads, commonly referred to as super trackers, with highly geared upside and soft protection, is slowly coming back. Investors are looking to diversify counterparty exposure away from high street banks and inflation growth…
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
People: UBS expands derivatives structuring
People: UBS expands derivatives structuring
Footloose and FTSE-free
Footloose and FTSE-free
SEC reveals fraud and abuse after Finra warns greedy investors
Triggering alarm bells
Gilliat gets creative with its structures
Spicing up the payouts
Market volatility sees potential payouts rise and interest in gold and volatility ETNs intensify
Market volatility sees potential payouts rise and interest in gold and volatility ETNs intensify
Banks turn to dynamic algorithm-based structures to exploit interest rate cycles
Demand for fixed-income dynamic interest rate strategies that combine short-term algorithms and long-term positions on interest rate futures is slowly returning
Index and ETF providers look to alternative weighting to avoid the 'concentrations and trend following bias' of market-cap weighted indexes
Index and ETF providers look to alternative weighting to avoid the 'concentrations and trend following bias' of market-cap weighted indexes