Reverse convertible
Swiss autocalls ‘10% away from disaster’ as Roche shares slide
Popular ‘worst-of’ products flirt with downside barriers, but issuers see no cause for hedge alarm
Narrow range of index products stifles investor choice
Lack of liquid options on European mid-cap benchmarks leaves investors stuck with the blue chips
FVC review: Barclays issues reverse convertible on GoPro
Six-month product on volatile stock comes with an American-style barrier
FVC retrospective: UniCredit’s reverse convertible on Deutsche Bank stock matures
Product offered a fixed coupon of 4.75% and sizeable downside protection
Bank technology provider of the year: Societe Generale
Alpha SP platform has revolutionised product pricing, say distributors
FVC review: UBS offers short-dated reverse convertible on US stocks
Investors’ capital at risk if underlying is below barrier level at maturity
China rate cut boosts offshore structured product market
High-net-worth investors pile into dollar and commodity structures as PBoC loosens
How autocallable structured products came to dominate the retail market
Products still seen as easier sell than issuer-callables
Oil-linked structured products: investors take the plunge
Price drop and volatility spike drives interest in oil-linked structures
RCB reverse convertible offers safety at a cost
German investors get security with capped returns on Euro Stoxx 50
Single stocks versus indexes as an underlying asset
Allocation and better terms drive investors to single-stock underlyings
RBC reverse convertible taps 3D printing revolution
The next dimension
‘Complex’ definition eludes European regulators
Determining whether a structured product is "complex” – and therefore unsuitable for retail investors – continues to divide regulators in Europe
Barclays capital-at-risk pharma note pays 9.75% in the US
Coupons and capital risk
UBS reverse convertible breaches barrier as Research In Motion shares plummet
Disappointing harvest
Unicredit offers a low barrier and a 4.75% coupon on Deutsche Bank stock
Fixed coupon for the cautious
UBS reverse convertible short on tenor but high on volatility
Short and very sweet
Market snapshot: making the most of volatility
Market snapshot
Catley Lakeman – ‘keeping the banks honest’
Catley Lakeman acts as a go-between for banks and asset management companies looking to buy their structured products. Vita Millers talks to founding partner Russell Catley
Reverse convertible investors face soaring tax bills under new approach to tax reporting
Treating certain structured products as 'single income-bearing derivative contracts' could double some investors' tax bill, but the trend appears to be taking hold in the US