12 Dec 2024
Leonteq to pay US$10m for breaching risk management, suitability obligations
Finma has ordered the structured products provider to halt its existing relationships as well as new business with unregulated distributors.
05 Jun 2024
SRP Apac 2024 awards: Murex – HSCEI autocall debacle has triggered a product shift
Murex won the Best Pricing & Risk Analytics Provider at this year's SRP Asia Pacific 2024 awards.
30 Apr 2024
China’s regulator moves to curb snowball issuance
The regulator has released new guidance on risk management for A-share linked OTC derivatives products, following 40% high coupon rate products offered in the market.
13 Mar 2024
Analysis: enhancing risk management of single stock underlyings
In this analysis piece, we look at the rationale behind a growing underlying type in the European structured products market.
15 Nov 2023
Roche: most defensive barriers at safe distance as stock struggles
More than 75% of live products featuring the Swiss share are more than 10% away from crossing their Knock-In barriers; 55% at more than 20% from breaching them.
15 Nov 2023
Roche: most defensive barriers at safe distance as stock struggles
More than 75% of live products featuring the Swiss share are more than 10% away from crossing their Knock-In barriers; 55% at more than 20% from breaching them.
15 Sep 2022
Change of direction - risk management in focus
The recent crash in the crypto market has brought attention to risk management and the need for broader market exposure to avoid the risk of overweighing on single names.
15 Jul 2022
BNP Paribas' Meary: we shifted our strategy to focus on the flow side of the business
In the first of a two-part interview, Renaud Meary, global head of equity derivatives at BNP Paribas, talks about the new divisional set up, last year’s activities and the market shift towards products with shorter investment terms.
25 May 2022
Analysis: uncertainty on single stock dividend payments is higher than on indices
Single stock decrement indices make sense when dividend levels are unpredictable and variable.
11 May 2022
Recycling risk (Part 2): offloading vol
Market players talk about how implied volatility is managed by trading desks, and its role in triggering the shift away from traditional equity index-linked autocallables and reverse convertibles structures.
10 May 2022
SG structured products portfolio remains stable, good risk management
The French investment bank reported strong client activity in listed products in Q1 2022.
30 Sep 2021
SRP Americas 2021: the vision for a sustainable future of the industry
This years’ flagship panel discussion looked at the transition from the pre-covid world to the new normal.