United Kingdom (UK)
FCA skilled persons reviews 'a distraction from compliance', experts warn
Stronger FCA focus may be diverting resources from day-to-day compliance tasks
Best in the UK – Société Générale
Best in the UK
Fatca FFI draft agreement finally released
Long-awaited document sheds light on compliance requirements
Structured product liquidity could lead to speculative trading, says former UK SPA chairman
A liquid structured products market would be great news for investors but the industry needs to consider the consequences, say market participants
Gilliat targets UK expats with structured products
Ditching the safety belt
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
HMT bill could destroy UK structured deposits market
L&G commits to UK retail market despite exit of structured products head
Declining sales figures blamed for the redundancy of Legal & General structured products head James Harrington, but it's 'business as usual', says the firm
Energy Risk Europe: Ofgem outlines UK power market changes
Ofgem senior economist makes case for power market reform and details proposals to alter balancing arrangements
JP Morgan and Credit Suisse lead US issuance in August
Market snapshot
Mariana Capital makes its UK structured products debut
Mariana makes its UK debut
Reyker adds Euro Stoxx exposure to latest UK autocall
Adding European excitement
Morgan Stanley multi-asset note tracks blue-chip stocks with a FTSE 100 barrier
On the shoulders of giants
Market snapshot: Deutsche Bank back in the US
Market snapshot
SG launches UK Four series as survey shows investors expect 7% from FTSE 100
Investors believe 7% is a reasonable return for investing in FTSE 100 but many think it is unrealistic, says survey, prompting Société Générale to launch the UK Four series that aims to exceed expectations with annual returns of up to 10%
Santander strategic review halts Cater Allen structured product issuance
Santander's UK private banking arm Cater Allen has ceased issuing structured products while a review takes place
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three issuers in the UK
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three in the UK
HQX offers two-year structured product with European barrier
European in the UK
StartPoint lures UK investors with FTSE and UK stock autocallable
A starting point
Structured products platforms face capture in the RDR net
Sins of commission
Death benefits in UK annuities 'should be eligible for revised Solvency II matching adjustment’
Products with five-year guarantee period should be deemed immaterial under Eiopa’s new criteria, say actuaries
Missold Investments helps Lehman Brothers victims get their money back
Missold's mercy mission
Investors await action on Reyker plan management charges
Investors in the dark about action on Reyker plan management charges
Debut retail structured product from HQX pays 9% and issued by SG
UK distributor launches first public offering: an income plan with Société Générale as the counterparty
RBS job cuts: the beginning of the end for retail structured products?
With RBS pulling out of the retail structured products market, some in the industry are speculating about whether other investment banks will follow