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.
Structured Products Americas Awards 2015: the winners
JP Morgan and BBVA retain crowns as regional houses of the year
North America house of the year: JP Morgan
Bank has consolidated its share of the retail market and gained ground in annuities
Deal of the year: Incapital/Goldman Sachs
Phenomenal growth of latest Momentum Builder product outstrips rivals
Institutional investor of the year: Dow Chemical Pension Plans
Fund’s decision to embrace risk premia strategy pays off
Bank technology provider of the year: Societe Generale
Alpha SP platform has revolutionised product pricing, say distributors
People: UBS names new Americas co-heads of equities
Chris Leone and Dushyant Chadha replace Paul Galietto
FVC review: Meteor taps resurgent oil structured products demand
Capital-at-risk product pays out early if crude index is no lower than strike price in 30 months’ time
FVC review: UBS offers short-dated reverse convertible on US stocks
Investors’ capital at risk if underlying is below barrier level at maturity
Risk-rating structured products is a complex task
Separating market risk from credit risk in ratings methodologies makes little sense
FVC review: Reyker’s FTSE 100 autocall – a UK election hedge?
Lookback feature aims to mitigate sudden falls in first few months of the term
Numerix tops Structured Products technology rankings 2015
Numerix stays ahead of the pack; run close by Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters
Risk Books: The Role of Currency in Institutional Portfolios
Momtchil Pojarliev talks about his book, The Role of Currency in Institutional Portolios, currency investing and the potential role of currencies in institutional portfolios.
Multi-issuer platforms face off for Asia structured product market
Four platforms are now fighting for private bank business
French regulator bears down on unlicensed brokers
Autorité des Marchés Financiers aiming to prevent losses among speculative investors
Structuring shops get shirty about spread-bets and CFDs
Retail brokers accused of stealing bank business with little oversight
FVC review: Meteor's dual-option deposit plan
Product offers potential for capped returns on the FTSE 100 and Eurostoxx 50
Vontobel structured products platform adds four private banks
Competition intensifies in battle for Asia structured products market
FVC review: Mariana launches callable FTSE 100 income plan
Capital-at-risk product can be called early by issuer Societe Generale
Industry questions FCA's structured products proposals
Lack of standardised model could mean different projections for identical structured products
People: OCC rings the changes amid revamp
Two senior execs and two independent directors join equities clearing giant
Momentum strategies divide smart beta index developers
Index providers disagree over use of rebalancing triggers when constructing momentum strategies
Q&A: AMF talks Priips, complexity and powers of intervention
Key information document and Mifid II definitions need work
Eurozone insurers eye CLNs as ECB easing hits bond yields
Dealers tout hybrid credit and equity-linked notes with Eurostoxx 50 exposure
EU structured products reforms lack co-ordination, says industry
JAC calls on regulators to co-ordinate cost disclosure rules in KID with Mifid II