18 Dec 2024
Schroders: call spread collars, risk reversal deliver protection
The UK asset manager has unveiled some of the equity derivatives (EQD) strategies adding value to investors in the current market environment in its latest research.
12 Jun 2024
SX5E: SG favours long put spreads, BofA eyes V2X futures
The Eurostoxx 50 Index (SX5E) is providing new opportunities, according to the latest equity derivatives research.
18 Oct 2023
FSMA study: riskier products carry higher costs
Research by the Belgian regulator found that non-capital protected products, those denominated in foreign currencies and structures linked to indices have higher costs associated to them.
05 Jul 2023
Morningstar: we select themes based on equity research
Morningstar is growing its footprint in the structured products market on the back of new demand for thematic underlyings seeking to capture new trends and growth stories.
13 Feb 2023
ESG series: S&PDJI - structured products, a growth area for ESG indices
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI) has seen its footprint in the ESG structured products market increase since 2020 and has become the second fastest growing provider in this space.
28 Oct 2022
Citi taps UBS head of EQD research, bolsters Markets unit
The US bank has appointed an equity derivatives specialist to lead its equity trading strategy in the US and appointed a new head of head of European Markets.
25 Aug 2020
View from the top: investors want to understand why they buy certain products
Despite the sluggish performance in 2020, and plans to de-risk its equity derivative books, the French bank has entered the top 10 global issuer ranking including flow and non-retail products with a 2.7% global market share across more than 180,000 products worth an estimated US$8.6 billion year to date.
25 Jun 2020
SG elevates global head, boosts Swiss platform
The French bank has made two senior appointments within its global markets division aimed at equity derivatives research and strategy, and growing its Swiss platform.
15 Feb 2019
Why retail investors like complexity - but only go with it as long as it delivers
New research finds that a combination of forces has benefited end investors in their search for yield.
14 Feb 2019
Levendi rolls out Mifid 2 compliant service for structured products
UK firm targets issuers ans distributors with analysis to match regulatory requirements around expected return, attitude to risk, worst case scenario, etc
24 Jan 2019
Structured products retain their value despite market sell-off
Structured investments show their worth once more in the face of a market sell-off and increasing volatility
13 Nov 2018
Securities with an ‘Economic moat’ provide an alternative source of quality and outperformance, Solactive
The German index provider shows how getting exposure to companies surrounded by an Economic Moat via a rule-based alternative index can deliver outperformance