17 Sep 2024
SRP Americas 2024: Product Lab – building good products
This year, the SRP Americas 2024 Conference included a Product Lab discussion where panellists talked about the key properties of structured products and the challenges to meet investors’ as well as distributors and advisors’ preferences and choices.
07 Jun 2023
The reverse convertible: celebrating its 25 years!
This is the story of the first (real) launch of the reverse convertible, told in a practical manner, far from an academic approach.
07 Jun 2023
The reverse convertible: celebrating its 25 years!
This is the story of the first (real) launch of the reverse convertible, told in a practical manner, far from an academic approach.
29 Mar 2023
Analysis - the return of issuer credit risk
As echoes of the global financial crisis reverberate through the market the banking sector has taken centre stage as the credit quality of issuers is back on the agenda and investors look for measures to mitigate counterparty risk.
20 Mar 2023
UBS bails out CS: century old rivalry ends up in firesale
There are over 8,500 live products worth an estimated US$25 billion issued on Credit Suisse’s paper across markets – some will transfer overtime to UBS.
29 Apr 2021
BNP Paribas issuance vehicle sees retail volumes disappear
Increased volatility led to a decline in sales volumes from structured products targeted at retail investors in 2020.
14 Nov 2019
11 years on, Lehman’s fall still casts a shadow in the market
Spain’s Bankinter ordered to compensate investors for disclosure shortcoming in products backed by Lehman Brothers.
09 May 2019
European watchdog sets out counterparty credit risk rules
Europe follows up on recent move from US regulators to standardise how firms measure counterparty credit risk posed by derivative contracts.
15 Jan 2019
ETP roundup: Global ETP inflows falter amid stock market volatility
ETP market inflows dropped year on year; Harvest deploys new Solcative gold play; Invesco looks at Tresuries and Tabula debuts credit tracker
31 Oct 2018
US regulators set out new counterparty credit risk standard
Agencies propose rule to update calculation of derivative contract exposure amounts under regulatory capital rules