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.
SG opens door to Singapore retail investors as new financial adviser regime implemented
New rules governing the sale and distribution of structured products in Singapore are set to be put to the test with the first product issued since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
Demand for commodity-linked structured products ‘almost dead’
Panellists at the Structured Products Asia conference were downbeat over the prospects for commodity-linked structures
House of the year: Citi
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in China: Standard Chartered
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Best in Japan: Société Générale
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
Technology innovation: Numerix
Structured Products Asia Awards 2012
SG launches first structured product under Singapore’s revamped regulatory regime
French investment bank becomes the first player to meet the Monetary Authority of Singapore heightened standards for structured product issuance in the city-state
Trade of the month: Long-dated products
Trade of the month: Long-dated products
Editorial: A question of trust
Editorial: A question of trust
Product performance
Product performance
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
New structured products guidance in Hong Kong raises tech bar
Issuers will have to invest more in IT following the release of new guidelines for Hong Kong’s listed structured products market
Commodity alpha strategies suffer from surge in grain prices
Rising grain prices resulting from drought conditions in the US prompt unwinding of positions as banks work to add additional signals into alpha strategy algorithms
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
FVC custom indexes
FVC custom indexes
Editorial: Shifting the burden of proof
Editorial: Shifting the burden of proof
Exceed and the appeal of fixed income in Sweden
Exceeding expectations
Houari leaves Barclays to head equity structuring group at Deutsche Bank
Hassan Houari has ended a 12-year career at Barclays to take up a role as global head of structuring at Deutsche Bank in London
Finra warns investors about 'unpleasant surprises' in ETNs
Four months after the furore surrounding the Tvix exchange-traded note, Finra has responded by issuing an investor alert warning of the risks involved in the products
Bullish NRI investors drive search for higher yield
Non-residential Indian investors bullish on high-yield strategies and leverage plays in Hong Kong and Singapore as they seek alternatives that can enhance returns
Luxury goods stocks continue to sparkle in Switzerland
Deutsche Bank says the luxury goods sector is especially promising in the current financial climate, while Bank Vontobel in Switzerland has launched its fifth structured product based on a basket of luxury and fashion goods
Update: EC publishes Prips regulation
As Europe's structured products professionals await the publication of the final version of the European Commission's Packaged Retail Investment Products regulation, the debate about what it should and should not include still rages
UBS poaches Edwards from RBS and Naylor from Deutsche to bolster equity derivatives
Shane Edwards is joining the UBS equity derivatives team in London. His appointment follows that of Roger Naylor, who was named global head of equity derivatives at the Swiss bank earlier this month