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.
RBS treats German investors to emerging markets structured notes
RBS offers the exotic to German investors
Harewood launches commodity certificate to meet demand for diversification
Harewood Solutions has launched a commodity certificate linked to the BNP Paribas Oscillator commodities index.
Singapore court dismisses investor claims against Standard Chartered over Lehman notes
A claim against Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore has been dismissed by a local court. The lawsuit was based on Lehman Brothers structured products bought from from American Express Bank, which Standard Chartered acquired in 2008.
Corporate statement: Next-generation investors — How retail clients will invest in 2020
Next-generation investors — How retail clients will invest in 2020
US wrap: Bank of Montreal joins issuance as single emerging markets remain popular
Bank of Montreal has made its first appearance in the FVC listings with a reverse convertible on a financial stock.
Deutsche Bank launches euro sovereign bond ETFs
db x-trackers has listed two euro sovereign bond ETFs in Frankfurt, giving access to high yield or AAA eurozone debt.
Lookback: Bidding farewell to sovereign crisis
Investors are now more interested in market fundamentals rather than the potential for further bad news about European sovereigns, according to Barclays Capital's fourth quarter outlook
Trade of the month: Multi-asset products
Trade of the month: Multi-asset products
Market snapshot
Market snapshot
Distributor profile: Promoteo waits for bonds to lose their shine
The waiting game
Distributor profile: Samsung's novel approach to equity-linked securities
Primed for portfolios
Irish providers try to get the better of deposits
Battling deposits
Asia providers on best behaviour for new regulatory regime
A change of regime
Electronic trading and the need for speed
The need for speed
Investing in the water theme
Water: source of life, source of returns
Marrying correlation and asset allocation
Coping with correlation
Replicating infrastructure exposure with structured products
New directions in infrastructure
Kempen property basket includes new risk measure
Dutch bank Kempen and Co's property product includes a risk indicator so that risk averse investors know exactly what type of risk they are taking on
Credit Suisse re-enters Taiwanese retail market
Credit Suisse re-enters Taiwanese retail market
iShares launches swap-based ETF platform
iShares has launched a swap-based ETF platform with in-built measures to eliminate counterparty risk.
Editorial: Banging on the door of the trustee
Wealthy investors in Hong Kong that lost money on Lehman Brothers Minibonds have resorted to hiring protesters to state their case to the trustee of the bonds
US wrap: HSBC focuses on single emerging market exposure
As issuance volumes increase, HSBC products offer access to Chinese and Brazilian equities.
Credit Suisse's Sandmeier named head of Swiss Structured Products Association
The Swiss Structured Products Association has voted in Daniel Sandmeier as its new president. Sandmeier takes over from inaugural leader Roger Studer