UBS
UBS poaches Edwards from RBS and Naylor from Deutsche to bolster equity derivatives
Shane Edwards is joining the UBS equity derivatives team in London. His appointment follows that of Roger Naylor, who was named global head of equity derivatives at the Swiss bank earlier this month
UBS files riskiest products in latest SEC registrations
Reverse convertibles from UBS linked to Chesapeake Energy shares have the highest riskmap scores in the latest filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Banks offer more chances for leverage in latest SEC filings
Ten leveraged return structures from four different issuers in the latest SEC filings show that a degree of risk appetite has returned to the market
OpRisk Europe: Capitalise on op risk interest, conference told
A current focus on operational risk by senior management should be grasped by op risk teams to make key improvements
Trading positions – June 2012
Energy Risk catches up with the latest appointments, promotions and departures in global commodity markets
Dividend exposure in vogue with ETN providers
UBS and Société Générale are among several banks and index providers to tap demand for dividend exposure with new ETNs and benchmarks this year
Wells Fargo offers enhanced protection as resources and energy dominate latest SEC filings
Wells Fargo note offers guaranteed return of 7% plus principal as a raft of energy and natural resource-based reverse convertibles are filed with the SEC
Financials back in vogue as basis for US structured products
Bank shares continue to form the basis of many structured product filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Banks consider OTF aggregation in response to Mifid
Uncertainty over the future of single-dealer platforms under new European trading rules is prompting banks to consider price aggregation of OTC trading platforms
Financials and tourism the latest picks for US structured product underlyings
Of the 91 structured products filed last week with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, more than 40 were reverse convertibles and nine were digitals. Financials and tourism were the most popular underlyings
SwapClear changes expulsion rules
SwapClear changes expulsion rules
Clearing certainty
In depth: clearing certainty introduction
Push, ping or hub: industry tackles risk of clearing fails
Push, ping or hub
Dealer platforms weigh up life under Mifid
Weighing up life under Mifid
UBS: Sef aggregation 1.0
Pin money
'Clients, products and business practices’ the biggest op risk type in March
Types of operational risk loss by event, March 2010 to March 2012
People: Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Alpha commodity indexes: a sustainable source of absolute returns?
The alpha trackers
UBS offers nine-month play on Apple
A quick bite of Apple
Banks offer short-term plays on natural resources
Royal Bank of Canada leads the offering of short-maturity structured products in the US public market with 12 products, half of which have maturities of just three months
Holiday appetite forms the basis for latest JP Morgan and UBS products in the US
JP Morgan and UBS both filed products linked to seasonal underlyings with the SEC on April 19
Slater to join Standard Chartered as group head of operational risk
Peter Slater leaving CLS to take up op risk role at Standard Chartered
Banks offer energy and natural resource exposure in SEC filings
Most of the latest structured products filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission are linked to shares of companies from the energy and natural resources sector
Barclays steals the show with double-digit digital
Barclays Bank has offered a digital and a leveraged return product in the US, both of which offer high rates of return