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 Advances in Technology Guide & Directory 2012
Structured Products Advances in Technology Guide & Directory 2012
Parala Capital launches 'index of indexes' in conjunction with Dow Jones Indexes
Macro strategy boutique Parala Capital has signed its first index deal with Dow Jones Indexes
Readiness of IFAs for Retail Distribution Review called into question
Most independent financial advisers are still unprepared for the implementation of the FSA's Retail Distribution Review, according to market participants
S&P licenses new Italy LargeMidCap index to JP Morgan for bespoke products
JP Morgan is to use S&P Indices' new Italy LargeMidCap Index as the basis for bespoke structured products
FSA crackdown on Ucis to hit private wealth management hardest
The potential ban on the sale of unregulated collective investment schemes to retail will also reduce the range of investments in the private wealth sector, say industry participants
European certificates and leverage products see Q1 trading surge
European exchanges record higher trading volumes in investment certificates and leverage products in the first quarter of the year
Why structured products might benefit from the FSA's Retail Distribution Review
Market participants in the UK are optimistic that the removal of commission in favour of fees for financial advice as part of the Financial Services Authority's Retail Distribution Review will help sales of structured products
MSCI and Barclays partner to launch ESG fixed-income indexes
Link-up will allow institutional fixed-income investors to apply ESG investment strategies to their bond portfolios
SEC calls for greater pricing transparency for structured products
The US regulator's latest letter on structured products adds a new twist to the debate, calling for pricing disclosure
Structured Products Americas: Finra happy with looser definition of complexity
A senior Finra official argues that structured product complexity does not always mean greater risk
House of the Year, Americas: Citi
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
US distributor: Incapital
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Best law firm: Morrison & Foerster
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Index innovation: S&P Indices
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Best Marketing campaign: BNP Paribas
Structured Products Americas Awards 2012
Structured Products Americas: SEC will turn up the heat on the market, says leading lawyer
The US SEC is highly sceptical of the structured products market and higher regulatory standards are on their way, says lawyer
Fixed-income investors face greater risks from inflation than deflation, warns iShares
The evaporation of fixed-income yield is set to look even more pronounced when account is taken of inflation expectations, according to an iShares report
South African investors shun non-domestic banks
Market turbulence has made investors in South Africa wary of international banks
MSCI reintroduces Saudi Arabia indexes
The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) has allowed MSCI to create and issue Saudi Arabian domestic equity market indexes
RBS head of EMEA & LatAm equity derivatives and structured products sales departs
Andrea Sozzi Sabatini, head of equity derivatives and structured products sales for EMEA & Latin America, and also the chief sponsor for ETFs within the UK bank, has left after his position was put at risk of redundancy.
Sell VStoxx and buy Vix futures, says BarCap
The divergence between US and European volatility measures has grown in the first quarter of 2012, according to Barclays Capital
Q&A: Jean-Paul Servais on the FSMA's moratorium
Regulator Q&A: Jean-Paul Servais of the FSMA
Editorial: Loophole is a dirty word
Editorial
People: Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go
Royal Bank of Scotland lets Stuff go