02 Sep 2020
View from the top: Covid crisis helped with portfolio allocation into structured products
In the second of a two-part interview, Leonteq’s David Schmid (pictured), head of investment solutions, and Alessandro Ricci, deputy head investment solutions, talk about click-and-trade platforms, the market crash triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and why structured products have come out of age and will remain in focus for retail investors.
26 Aug 2020
SG: balance sheets being challenged like never before
In the second of a two part interview, Kokou Agbo-Bloua, Société Générale’s global head of flow strategy & solutions, and global head of economics, cross-asset & quant research within the bank’s global markets division, talks about QIS and ESG in the current environment, and other themes and opportunities arising in the post-Covid world.
14 May 2020
Amun deploys new fully-hedged bearish token
The major news of this week was the third halving of bitcoin on Monday 11 May which saw its block reward dropping from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC - marking a significant milestone in the cryptocurrency’s history.
03 Jul 2019
Expert view: Outright beta exposure brings a high level of uncertainty
In the second of a two part interview, Eric Bensoussan, head of European equity derivatives structuring at Deutsche Bank, talks about why Ucits funds are taking centre stage as well as the current investment themes in the structured products market and why risk premia remains in focus.
25 Oct 2018
Prop Indices – the next bargain or a flop?
When hard times befall structures, there is always a smart trader that finds a way to adapt and come up with a new solution within structured products.
28 Mar 2018
The Biggest Secret of Financial Literacy
For more than 10 years people have spoken about the three key components of financial literacy: budgeting, saving and investing.