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.
High-net-worth investors in India turn to alternative assets, says report
Access to alternative assets gaining popularity among high net worth investors in India, says report
EDHEC and SocGen release rationale for structured products in Asia
EDHEC and SocGen reveal all on Asian volatility
UK distributors to adopt discretionary model in response to Retail Distribution Review
The UK structured products industry could become “a market of marketers and discretionary managers”, industry warns
New consolidated platform launch to boost Asian ELN market efficiency
The launch by Bloomberg of a centralised price discovery platform for equity-linked notes in Asia sets out to bring easier and more efficient access to ELN pricing information
Trade of the month: Bonus structure
Trade of the month: Bonus structure
Profile: Fortinbras Asset Management
Fitting form to function
Profile: Pershing
Pershing to the front
Structured Products UK: FTSE 100 retains favoured status as FSA reveals new guidance
Wedded to the FTSE 100
Exploring the alternatives to market cap weighting
The weighting game
The renewed appeal of structured funds
Flexible performers
Germany special report
Germany special report
Bonus certificates lose their shine
Bonus certificates lose their shine
People: Todd Steinberg exits Macquarie
Steinberg leaves as Macquarie trims
Video: Structured Products Europe Awards 2011
This year's winners of the Structured Products Europe Awards offer their views on what are the major challenges they will face in their respective markets over the next year.
Eurozone volatility set to affect structured product pricing and payouts in the UK
A surge in implied and realised volatility in the eurozone will significantly impact the pricing of structured products in the UK market, say market participants
Inflation-linked structured products on the menu for UK investors
UK distributors are capitalising on rising inflation with structured products that offer returns linked to the Retail Prices Index
Structurers must work harder to dispel structured products' risky image, warns industry
Failure to meet the needs of investors means many people still view structured products as risky investments
Structured Products Europe: volatility-based products come out of the shadows
Volatility was at the heart of the conversation at the Structured Products Europe conference in Frankfurt on November 21. Though whether volatility-based structured products will ever be sold in large volumes to retail investors in Europe continues to be…
Photogallery: Structured Products Europe Awards 2011 - the winners
A free-to-view gallery of photographs from the Structured Products Europe 2011 Awards Dinner held in The Royal Horseguards in London on November 3, 2011
Scoach brings after-hours trading to Hong Kong investors
Market participants in Hong Kong can now trade after hours on the Scoach platform in Germany, where issuers can also list Hong Kong dollar-denominated products
First structured product listed on Canadian National Stock Exchange heralds advance of US banks
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has guaranteed the first structured product to be listed on the Canadian National Stock Exchange, which expects more US banks to follow suit