22 Mar 2024
Product wrap: BNPP deploys hedge fund strategy, CIBC makes inroads in UK
In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 17-23 March 2024.
31 May 2023
0DTEs add to ‘hedging toolbox’, appetite for SPX Vega remains
Market analysts have sounded the alarm as the craze for zero-day to expiration contracts, known as zero-day contracts or 0DTEs, brings new volatility to the wider equity market and impacts underlying assets
01 Mar 2023
Structured Alpha is ‘behind us’ says CEO, ex-manager seeks dismissal of charges
The German insurer has reported Q4 profit as the Structured Alpha case lingers in the background.
27 Feb 2023
Libya fund ‘fraudsters’ mis-using structured products get 11 years jail sentence
The ex-bankers used ‘secret commission’ payments on structured products to steal from the Libya sovereign wealth fund.
11 Oct 2022
Euronext targets banks, hedge funds with extended TRF maturities
Investment banks use this product alongside their activity in structured products.
26 Jul 2022
Cryptos: bear markets can last longer than you think
In an environment surrounded by major crash landings and the implosion of several hedge funds and trading vehicles such as the 21Shares Terra crypto ETP (Luna) that have had a ripple effect on the broader market, headwinds are expected in an already volatile crypto market.
28 Jun 2022
Allianz’s Structured Alpha fiasco – lessons for investors
A purely returns-based analysis could have shed light on sources of risk and alpha within the Structured Alpha range.
13 Apr 2022
View from the top: AMC can provide efficient access to best crypto hedge funds
Swiss Venture Capitalist CV VC partnered with Crossbow Partners earlier this year to launch an actively managed certificate (AMC) linked to the CV CB Digital Asset Portfolio.
21 Sep 2021
Former Goldman strats chief joins US$53bn hedge fund
The hedge fund has bolstered its ranks with a number of senior hires over the summer season.
26 Aug 2021
People: former EQD trader launches crypto hedge fund firm
Jacob Weinig is set to become the latest institutional investor to launch a crypto hedge fund firm.
08 Mar 2021
Goldman’s head of Emea equity structuring exits
The senior executive leaves after three years leading the US investment bank’s equity structuring and systematic strategies (strats) in Europe to join an alternative investment management firm.