Joint Associations Committee on Retail Structured Products (JAC)
UK law sparks bonfire of ‘unfair’ structured product terms
Obscure provisions in UK Consumer Rights Act could threaten issuance programmes
Issuers face big legal bills under EU prospectus plans – Icma
Trade body says issuers will face unnecessary legal and compliance bills under Esma plans
Trade of the month: Adding complexity to a structure
Trade of the month: Adding complexity
Prips proposals panned by leading industry group
A group of leading investment banks is inveighing against proposals by European authorities, including a plan to assign a single risk indicator to structured products
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
Ban on SPV-issued structured products will ‘prevent regulatory arbitrage'
A proposed ban on the promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes and ‘similar products', drafted by the UK's Financial Services Authority, will include some structured products issued by special purpose vehicles
Update: EC Prips Regulation due for publication on July 3; latest draft shifts burden further towards structured product creators
Europe's laws on the key information document (Kid) and packaged retail investment products (Prips) are scheduled for implementation on July 3. The latest draft suggests more onerous responsibility for product providers