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.
Index roundup: SG CIB taps Solactive Buyback index
European Buyback Index will be used as an underlying for structured products
ETF roundup: low rates lead to fixed-income ETP record
February sees $11.4 billion of inflows
Spate of UK structured products deliver gross returns of 10%-plus
Positive equity performance provides bumper fourth quarter for maturing UK autocalls
Groothaert exits UBS structured products role
UBS parts company with former LFG chief executive
Focus offers step-down triggers on Credit Suisse-issued defensive autocall
Defined return on six-year Credit Suisse structured product as long as European barrier not breached
Structured product sales approach pre-crisis highs in Spain, say bankers
Falling deposit rates and positive returns boost sales
Nordic Derivatives Exchange considers expansion in Europe
NDX looks to build on success in Sweden and Finland
Leveraged products lead recovery in Europe's structured investment market
Europe sees sharp rise in leveraged structures as yield hunt continues and CFDs lose popularity
Benchmarking European repo markets
Sponsored forum: Stoxx
Numerix takes top spot in Structured Products Technology Rankings 2014
Structured Products Technology Rankings 2014
High hopes for Brazil's onshore structured products market
Editor's letter
Accessing offshore renminbi through synthetics and ETFs
Lurching towards liquidity
Volatility powers increased structured products trading in Germany
Advancement through volatility
Erik Penser sees demand for structures linked to US and UK equities
Erik Penser's sterling year
Market snapshot: BAML and UBS lead the US public market
Market snapshot
Trade of the month: Adding complexity to a structure
Trade of the month: Adding complexity
FCA calls a halt to ongoing commission on retail products
FCA guidance on inducements will put an end to ongoing commission paid by distributors to advisers in the UK
RBS portfolio sale to BNP Paribas awaits EC approval
BNP Paribas awaits competition clearance
Brazil onshore structured note issuance expected to hit $500m per month
Brazil's onshore market for structured products opened with healthy issuance volumes in January, and bankers are hoping for turnover equivalent to $500 million every month
Flourishing listed structured products market in Norway bucks OTC trend
Buoyant listed market in Norway reveals appetite for structured products, but financial watchdog says unlisted market is dead
Issuers change their tune on structured note disclosures
Open to disclosure
ETFs based on China benchmarks take advantage of new liquidity rules
The launch of European and US ETFs based on offshore renminbi-denominated indexes signal a new development in investment in the currency
Nikkei 400 index tipped to become Japan equity derivative benchmark
Cash business likely to stay with Nikkei 225 but derivative trades may shift