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.
Deborah Fuhr leaves BlackRock for another role within the industry
Research formerly conducted by Deborah Fuhr will now be undertaken by BlackRock's Investment Institute
Deutsche Bank launches db-X ETF platform in the US
Building on its success in the US ETP business, Deutsche Bank has listed its first five ETFs under the db-X brand
Termination of iPath volatility ETN 'likely to be repeated' in latest version
Barclays has issued a second version of its iPath Long Enhanced S&P 500 Vix Mid-Term Futures ETN, which some observers say risks suffering the same fate as its predecessor unless market conditions change
Morgan Stanley offers leveraged single-country exposure to China
Morgan Stanley's leveraged product falls back in line with market conventions, but some products in the latest issuance feature extended tenors and reduced participation rates
Belgian moratorium on complex products "could spell demise of reverse convertibles"
FSMA initiative aims to restrict the distribution of structured products deemed unsuitable for the average retail investor
Update: UBS expands derivatives structuring and adds to ex-Deutsche roster
The Swiss bank has named the heads of its global equities structuring operations, increasing its collection of former Deutsche Bank executives in the process
UK structured products delivering impressive returns at maturity
Data from Structuredproductreview.com shows that products maturing over the past three months have performed extremely well overall, with the only losses arising from Lehman Brothers-backed plans
Single-stock underlyings dominate latest US issuance
Structured products linked to single stocks have taken hold in the latest issuance in the US market
Zeliade Systems
Zeliade Systems
Xenomorph
Xenomorph
WallStreetdocs
WallStreetdocs
Numerix
Numerix
Pricing Partners
Pricing Partners
Murex
Murex
Modelity
Modelity
Misys
Misys
LexiFi
LexiFi
Future Value Consultants
Future Value Consultants
DeriveXperts
DeriveXperts
Clearstream
Clearstream
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
AG|Delta
AG|Delta
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Distributing retail structured investments in the new era
iStoxx seeks to catch interest in global indexes
The banking division of Natixis is to create a series of structured products and funds based on Stoxx's index basket, which combines European, US and Japanese equity baskets