Structured products
Q&A: AMF talks Priips, complexity and powers of intervention
Key information document and Mifid II definitions need work
Fears of multi-billion dollar China ETF CGT bill misplaced
Tax treaties likely to save ETF providers from a swingeing retrospective bill
China ETFs rocked and UBS shocked by Stock Connect
UBS suffers VAR exception on huge P&L swings following scheme’s launch
Eurozone insurers eye CLNs as ECB easing hits bond yields
Dealers tout hybrid credit and equity-linked notes with Eurostoxx 50 exposure
French regulator urges clarity on structured products ratings
Risk comparisons must be made easier under Priips KID, says AMF
EU structured products reforms lack co-ordination, says industry
JAC calls on regulators to co-ordinate cost disclosure rules in KID with Mifid II
FVC review: Credit Suisse’s long-dated S&P 500 leveraged return
Capital-at-risk product comes with an unusually long 10-year maturity
FVC review: Morgan Stanley’s FTSE 100 range accrual
Issuer’s capital-at-risk product with quarterly coupons reviewed
FVC review: Investec’s five-year FTSE growth plan
Capital-protected product will use averaging to calculate final returns
Beware the pitfalls of averaging in structured products
Practice is useful for dampening volatility in valuations but carries risks
Oil-linked structured products: investors take the plunge
Price drop and volatility spike drives interest in oil-linked structures
UKSPA contests EU stance on liquidity risk ratings
Structured products trade body declines to include liquidity risk metric in ratings
Global banks look for profits in China ABS market
Regulatory change provides opportunity for international firms' structuring skills
Esma to step up smart beta scrutiny
Regulator set to focus on backtesting and replicability of index products
Q&A: Esma’s Patrick Armstrong on Mifid II and Priips
The watchdog’s priorities for 2015 include drawing up new powers of product intervention
First multi-issuer structured product network goes live in Asia
Contineo initiative set to transform structured product sector
Issuers face big legal bills under EU prospectus plans – Icma
Trade body says issuers will face unnecessary legal and compliance bills under Esma plans
Investors underestimating smart beta risks, academics warn
Investors warned over opaque methodologies and crowded trades
Finra maintains scrutiny of retail structured products
Regulatory body to focus on rate-sensitive products and protection for retail clients
China rates relaxation to drive structured products issuance
Lower deposit rates will force investors to take more risk
Dealers ditch the fax machine in structured products tech push
Software from Calastone seeks to bring structured products into the digital age
SP Europe award winners' predictions for 2015
Regulation and low interest rates pose greatest challenge
Generating returns from put options in structured products
Tim Mortimer on the value of put options in structuring
US straddle structure offers dual-directional returns
Morgan Stanley offers returns on the rise and the fall of the S&P 500