Structured products
WHAT IS THIS? Structured products are investments that have multiple components. For retail investors, the most common form is a bond plus an option – these tend to be standardised, sold in small tickets and large volumes. Managing the risks of large structured products portfolios is one of the biggest challenges dealers face.
US fiduciary rules could clear path for structured products
Issuers could benefit from new Department of Labor regulation
People moves: Bhandari departs Credit Suisse
Citi's Boyle exits as bank poaches GS vets; Drouet replaces Fields at SG
Risk managing structured products in a falling market
Capital-at-risk products with European-style barriers inherently more vulnerable in a downturn
Insurance regulators blamed for Priips delay
Dealers welcome late changes to product risk rating parameters
Totally skewed: US annuity hedges magnify S&P volatility
Dealer hedging of popular retirement products affecting index greeks, say traders
Structured product hedgers shun Eurex quanto futures
Maturities too short to hedge autocallable books, say dealers
Priips rules set for delay, watchdog confirms
Technical standards to be delayed by at least a week, prompting implementation fears
Dealers overpricing CLNs, research suggests
Information asymmetry and illiquidity driving up prices
US issuers push for structured notes TLAC carve-out
US banks lobby Fed to reconsider eligibility of principal-protected notes
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Dealers turn to structured products for LCR relief
Liquidity options for tackling Basel-mandated LCR come of age
Structured Products Americas Awards 2016 – deadline extended
Entrants now have until Friday, March 4 to get their submissions in
DVA shift a net positive for structured notes
Most structured note businesses likely to welcome accounting change
Accounting change threatens structured note DVA hedges
Move could force unwinds, but an IFRS exemption may prove a saviour
Autocallable issuers avoid pain despite HSCEI collapse
Dealers say Korean autocall pain subdued as volatility stays low
FVC review: Barclays dual-index autocall pays monthly coupons
Short-tenor product tied to Euro Stoxx 50 and Russell 2000
Priips stakeholders in final push for German-style risk ratings
European authorities’ risk scale “too conservative”, says trade body
Structured Products Americas Awards 2016: call for entries
Entries close on February 26 - read on for entry instructions
Dealers tout bond repacks to bridge TLAC issuance gap
G-Sibs see repacks as possible substitute for structured notes
FSB’s Andresen: liquidity risks were underpriced pre-crisis
Top staffer at FSB addresses liquidity, bank risk data and securities financing risks in a wide-ranging interview
HSCEI autocallable hedging hitting forex market, say dealers
Dealers flock to Hong Kong dollar options and forwards markets amid depeg fears
Equities slump could favour defensive structured products
Products with defensive strikes allow investors to make gains in falling markets
Corporates face 'disaster' on renminbi Tarfs, say traders
Some companies "may run out of cash"; regulators said to be looking at new restrictions
FVC review: Reyker offers six-year FTSE 100 digital plan
Royal Bank of Canada product features defensive strike of 80%