Autocallables
Trade of the month: Defensive products
Trade of the month: Defensive products
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
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
HSBC offers autocallables linked to Russell 2000 and S&P 500
Autocallables continue to be popular in the US, with four new products registered with the SEC
FSA releases final guidance as well as complexity insight
The UK Financial Services Authority released its final guidance on retail structured products on March 23. The consumer protection document was released by the regulator ahead of more statements of extreme caution from FSA chairman Adair Turner and after…
UBS offers autocallable with low barrier
Swing low
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
US investors get longer tenors, protection and bonuses
JP Morgan and HSBC have filed principal-protected notes with lengthy terms with the SEC, while UBS has registered three five-year autocallables linked to ETFs
Straddles in vogue as Goldman and JP Morgan dominate
Both JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs filed three new products with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, offering a selection of autocallable, straddle, reverse convertible and leveraged return notes
Credit Suisse joins the technology trend with Apple straddle
UBS and Credit Suisse have both filed products based on the performance of Apple shares with the SEC. Half of the latest products registered with the regulator are leveraged return notes
Belgian private banks shy away from structured products
Extracting value from high-net-worth investors became a priority for Belgian banks in response to the Financial Services and Markets Authority's moratorium, but as mounting regulatory pressure spooks investors, private banks are bringing their structured…
Bank of Montreal offers plethora of reverse convertibles in the US
Thirty-five new structured products were listed with the US SEC yesterday, led by a glut of supply from Bank of Montreal
UBS offers lion's share of latest structured products registered in the US
Thirty-one structured products were registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, with UBS providing nine autocallables and reverse convertibles
Wells Fargo issues correlation structures and keeps up with longer tenors
Two of the latest structured products Wells Fargo has registered in the US public market are based on multiple underlyings, making a play on correlation. The supply registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8 includes 88 new…
Retail Distribution Review holds no fear for Meteor
Relishing the RDR
Leveraged return notes based on ETFs add spice in the US
Reverse convertibles continue to dominate structured products registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, while ETF underlyings provide the most excitement for those eager to diversify
UBS offers Las Vegas reverse convertible
UBS has filed another seven reverse convertibles with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, one of which is linked to resort company Las Vegas Sands. The remainder of that day's listings in the US came from Royal Bank of Canada, Goldman Sachs, Bank…
Trade of the month: Autocallables
Trade of the month: Autocallables
Credit Suisse links to two US benchmark indexes
Betting on the worst
JP Morgan's reverse convertible play on metals and mining
Multiple underlyings
Belgian moratorium on complex products "could spell demise of reverse convertibles"
FSMA initiative aims to restrict the distribution of structured products deemed unsuitable for the average retail investor
Linking autocall phoenix structures to FX and emerging markets
From Phoenix to forex
Chilean clientele demand Celfin's structured products
Celfin’s home comforts
Walker Crips offers choice of counterparties
Counterparty choices