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.
WMP crackdown spurs China structured products market
China's slower growth rate and rising risks in credit-based WMPs are pushing policy-makers to diversify investment products
Huntington banks on the lure of low-risk investment
Huntington National Bank was founded in Ohio, where it remains headquartered to this day. Yakob Peterseil talks to Dave Fitzsimmons, Pittsburgh-based managing director of the equity derivatives group, about being a big bank with a long tradition
Best in Singapore: UBS
Best in Singapore
Best in Hong Kong: Credit Suisse
Best in Hong Kong
Best in Taiwan: Barclays
Best in Taiwan
House of the year, Asia: Société Générale
House of the year, Asia
Equity derivatives house of the year: HSBC
Equity derivatives house of the year
Foreign exchange house of the year: Société Générale
Foreign exchange house of the year
Commodities house of the year: Commerzbank
Commodities house of the year
Best in Malaysia: CIMB Group
Best in Malaysia
Technology innovation of the year: Numerix
Technology innovation of the year
Structured Products Asia: interest rate rises provide market opportunity
Fixed-income investors are looking at structured products to enhance yield and manage duration
SG launches UK Four series as survey shows investors expect 7% from FTSE 100
Investors believe 7% is a reasonable return for investing in FTSE 100 but many think it is unrealistic, says survey, prompting Société Générale to launch the UK Four series that aims to exceed expectations with annual returns of up to 10%
Santander strategic review halts Cater Allen structured product issuance
Santander's UK private banking arm Cater Allen has ceased issuing structured products while a review takes place
US investors can profit from UK and China growth, says BlackRock strategist
Lookback: Improvements in Europe and China
Morgan Stanley loses retail structured products head
Copplestone exits Morgan Stanley
Erik Penser offers Swedish investors double-digit returns with risk
Double-digit returns with risk
Index licensing fees: heading for a fall?
Fee fighters
German banks in fight for market share as FTT looms
The waiting game
AIFMD confusion threatens banks issuing offshore SPV structured products
The Financial Conduct Authority has exempted structured products from the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive in the UK, but products issued by offshore special purpose vehicles could still be caught under the new rules
Structured Products Bank Platform Technology Guide 2013
Structured Products Bank Platform Technology Guide 2013
Trade of the month: European and American barriers compared
Trade of the month: Barriers
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three issuers in the UK
Market snapshot: L&G joins top three in the UK
HQX offers two-year structured product with European barrier
European in the UK