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.
Market snapshot
The sale of structured products in the US has increased by around 36% in June and July. In the UK, the market in the same two months was characterised by the continuing dominance of capital-at-risk products.
Raiffeisen joins growing Romanian structured products market
Raiffeisen lists its first certificates on the Bucharest Stock Exchange
BNP Paribas enters US retail space via Bank of the West
BNP Paribas is offering market-linked certificates of deposit to US retail investors for the first time through subsidiary Bank of the West
Dynamic retail offerings
Dynamic retail offerings
End-users adopt more complex hedging tools and methods
End-users’ energy and commodities hedging strategies are growing in sophistication as they adopt more complex products and non-traditional tools, says the head of RWE npower’s optimisation desk
S&P launches indexes to measure risk premiums between asset classes
Standard & Poor's has launched four indexes to measure risk premiums, which have gained a lot of interest from product providers.
UK Wrap: The holy grail - income and capital protection
Products are still being influenced by the pricing environment and despite a couple of spicy options most of the products seen this fortnight are safe repeats
Gilliat Financial Solutions taps European distribution networks
Gilliat has joined the Federation of European Financial Advisers, enabling it to expand its distribution into Europe
Barclays adds fixed-income exchange-traded notes to its $7 billion business
Barclays in the US has built on its exchange-traded note business with the launch of eight new fixed-income products.
Barclays launches retirement notes as retiree assets expected to hit $1 trillion per year
Barclays has created notes to provide regular income for pensioners as the 'baby boomer' generation reaches retirement.
Private placement structured products boosted by retail mandates
The use of structured products by discretionaries who are managing money on behalf of retail advisers has helped the private placement market continue growing.
Standard & Poor's Angel leaving company
Executive managing director Tony Angel is leaving Standard & Poor's after two years
