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.

Mittel European Reflections

Central and eastern Europe is a huge potential market for structured products and exchange-traded funds. Structured Products' first conference in the region explored commodities, foreign exchange and diverse underlyings, but the most pressing issue was…

Market snapshot

Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants looks at the pricing issues for structured products in different markets and provides his trade of the month

The search for a deposit base

The fallout from the default of Lehman Brothers continues spread across the structured products industry, as arrangers seek to reassure nervous high-net-worth clients that their investments are safe. Michael Marray reports

A focus on funds

The Italian structured products market is shrinking in the global financial crisis, while exchange-traded funds race ahead. Traditional methods of guaranteeing structured products were brought into question at the Structured Products Milan conference,…

Swiss sophistication

Swiss investors have been stung by losses stemming from typical worst-of structures, while the aftermath of the credit crunch is eroding confidence even further. But New Private Bank is restoring some faith with original structures and a safe approach to…

Weathering the storm

Lehman Brothers' collapse has potentially ruinous consequences for the US structured products market. But delegates and speakers at the Structured Products West Coast Conference were surprisingly upbeat about the future and opportunities that have arisen…

Building in safety

The structured products market in Asia is almost unrecognisable from where it was 12 months ago. Products such as accumulators and range accrual notes have been consigned to history, while product manufacturers and distributors alike look for new ways…

Changing landscape

The Irish structured product landscape is changing as volatile financial markets push investors to seek alternative assets, capital protection and shorter-term products. In a week of financial turmoil and failing banks, issuers' credit ratings were a…

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