Natixis is back, deploys ‘low risk’ autocalls

Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) is selling autocallables again as it continues to rebuild its equity derivatives business with a catalogue of less risky products, tightened risk controls on its trading book and a selected number of strategic clients. The French bank is seeking to boost its equity derivatives activities with low risk autocall structures linked to baskets of shares with calling dates changing frequently known as multi step-downs and fixed dividend autocallables lin