Structured products
People: UBS names new Americas co-heads of equities
Chris Leone and Dushyant Chadha replace Paul Galietto
Shanghai ETF option volatility spikes on China market fears
A crackdown on margin financing strengthens bearish sentiment
Smart beta growth nearing peak, says Solactive boss
Steffen Scheuble says growth in mainstream strategies may be nearing saturation point
FVC review: Meteor taps resurgent oil structured products demand
Capital-at-risk product pays out early if crude index is no lower than strike price in 30 months’ time
FVC review: UBS offers short-dated reverse convertible on US stocks
Investors’ capital at risk if underlying is below barrier level at maturity
People: Ex-Morgan Stanley exec Mendelsohn launches advisory boutique
Veteran equity derivatives banker founds London-based firm Alpima
Risk-rating structured products is a complex task
Separating market risk from credit risk in ratings methodologies makes little sense
FVC review: Reyker’s FTSE 100 autocall – a UK election hedge?
Lookback feature aims to mitigate sudden falls in first few months of the term
Equity swaps clearing plans divide industry
Moves by CCPs to clear equity swaps leave market deeply divided
All change as investors favour ETFs over futures
High roll costs and inefficient tracking spark shift
Numerix tops Structured Products technology rankings 2015
Numerix stays ahead of the pack; run close by Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters
Multi-issuer platforms face off for Asia structured product market
Four platforms are now fighting for private bank business
French regulator bears down on unlicensed brokers
Autorité des Marchés Financiers aiming to prevent losses among speculative investors
Structuring shops get shirty about spread-bets and CFDs
Retail brokers accused of stealing bank business with little oversight
China rate cut boosts offshore structured product market
High-net-worth investors pile into dollar and commodity structures as PBoC loosens
CCPs mull equity swaps clearing solutions
Progress slowed by lack of standardisation and fear of triggering regulatory mandate
Aussie super funds seek alternatives for diversification
Low returns from traditional investments are driving Australia's pension industry to look more at alternative assets
How autocallable structured products came to dominate the retail market
Products still seen as easier sell than issuer-callables
FVC review: Meteor's dual-option deposit plan
Product offers potential for capped returns on the FTSE 100 and Eurostoxx 50
FVC review: Reyker launches FTSE-Eurostoxx kickout plan
Capital-at-risk product offers limited protection with European barrier set at 60%
FVC review: Mariana launches callable FTSE 100 income plan
Capital-at-risk product can be called early by issuer Societe Generale
Industry questions FCA's structured products proposals
Lack of standardised model could mean different projections for identical structured products
People: OCC rings the changes amid revamp
Two senior execs and two independent directors join equities clearing giant
Momentum strategies divide smart beta index developers
Index providers disagree over use of rebalancing triggers when constructing momentum strategies