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.
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
Barclays takes its turn to dominate issuance with resource and energy reverse convertibles
Barclays has issued a swathe of reverse convertibles, while HSBC and Wells Gargo are extending tenors on leveraged products.
RBC leads issuance with natural resources reverse convertibles
Natural resources are the chosen underlying for Royal Bank of Canada's latest products, while Barclays has issued one linked to the S&P Bric 40