FVC analysis
Trade of the month: Multi-issuer structured products
The pros and cons of obtaining diversification through multiple counterparties
Barclays capital-at-risk note links to EM and US small caps
Potential for early kick-out on Russell 2000 and iShares Emerging Markets ETF
Mariana Capital offers autocall on FTSE 100 stocks
Six-year product exploits low correlation between sectors
Investec digital note offers choice of counterparty
Six-year product includes collateralisation option
Pricing multi-asset trades – part two
Correlation sensitivity in multi-asset structured products explained
Mariana launches UK kick-out with choice of risk level
UK investors offered autocallable in conservative or bullish versions
HSBC autocallable delivers monthly income – at a price
Schlumberger product puts capital at risk if American barrier is breached
Meteor note offers UK access to Euro equities
Goldman Sachs is issuer for six-year accelerated growth product
Pricing multi-asset trades – part one
Trading and pricing correlation for structured products
Morgan Stanley FTSE 100 kickout pays capped returns
Six-year autocall kicks out after two years and pays 9% a year
Abbey note linked to house prices returns capital only
Halifax House Price Index performance disappoints
Startpoint offers lock-in and 60% barrier on FTSE basket
Basket performance is multiplied by 2.5 and returns are uncapped
Barclays offers choice of risk in Euro Stoxx 50 note
US investors can choose from protected or leveraged versions
Single stocks versus indexes as an underlying asset
Allocation and better terms drive investors to single-stock underlyings
Market snapshot: SG more than doubles UK issuance
Investec continues to lead UK issuance, but with smaller market share
UBS offers two-year autocallable linked to Facebook
Quarterly coupon gives 10% annual return in the absence of kickout
Barclays structured note gives digital payout on the DJIA
Fixed returns can rise if the index goes above the fixed-return level
Trade of the month: leveraged return notes
Capped upside in leveraged return notes works in gently rising markets
Market snapshot: Investec leads UK product issuance in May
FTSE regains ground as appetite for multiple underlyings falls
No barrier for capped Barclays social media product
Barclays offers three times leverage and a cap on social media stocks
UBS leveraged return note matures and rewards risk-takers
Handsome uncapped rewards for US investor despite leveraged downside
UK providers keep the faith with capital-at-risk products
FTSE stays favourite in UK but is used less often as single underlying
Trade of the month: income-paying autocalls
Phoenix structures offer fixed coupons all the way to the autocall
Morgan Stanley Asia growth plan returns principal only
Indexes fail to recover in time to trigger kickout and additional returns