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.
Marketing campaign of the year
Marketing campaign of the year
US structurer of the year
US structurer of the year
Canada house of the year
House of the year, Canada
US distributor of the year
US distributor of the year
Standard & Poor’s Civets index looks for growth beyond the Brics
Standard & Poor’s has launched the S&P Civets 60 index, designed to track stocks in non-Bric emerging markets
Mifid’s tough line on investor protection worries dealers
A sense of propriety
Barclays ETNs access the 'pure beta' of commodity returns
Barclays ETNs access the 'pure beta' of commodity returns
Deutsche offers currency-hedged ETCs in London
Deutsche Bank has listed sterling-hedged versions of its gold, silver, oil and agricultural exchange-traded commodities
Editorial: define complex
Editorial: define complex
Product performance: May 2011
Product performance
Structured Products Americas Awards 2011: The Winners!
Structured Products Americas Awards 2011
ETF Securities capitalises on commodities
Capitalising on commodities
Walker Crips offers choice of counterparties
Counterparty choices
New regulations leave retail structured products on shaky ground in France
One step forwards, three steps back
The encroachment of Solvency II
The encroachment of Solvency II
Soft commodities finding their way into retail structures
Sowing the seeds of growth
Source ETF takes tactical approach to accessing volatility
Source has joined the flood of product and index providers coming to market with solutions for accessing volatility without the costs associated with holding a long-term position in the asset class
More ETF regulation expected following BIS, FSB and IMF scrutiny
In the week that three intergovernmental bodies turned their focus on the ETF industry, market participants say they see more regulation ahead
Italian register of fee-only advisers could change retail investment landscape
The register of fee-only advisers soon to be introduced in the Italian market could drive more investors towards listed products
S&P to introduce Vix concept to global markets
The index provider will provide investors in Australia, Canada and India with real-time volatility indexes this year
Société Générale boards volatility bandwagon
Société Générale boards volatility bandwagon
RBS index taps Mongolian growth potential
RBS index taps Mongolian growth potential
Finra and Wall Street dismiss law firm's criticism of UBS case
Finra and Wall Street dismiss law firm's criticism of UBS case
UBS bolsters structured products capabilities with acquisition of Luxembourg Financial Group
UBS has beefed up its structured products offering in Europe with the €25 million acquisition of Luxembourg Financial Group, bringing with it chief executive Johan Groothaert