Tag: Structured products
UBS eyes corporate derivatives, structured solutions
International | People
27 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
UBS has launched a new global financing team, a group that will bring divisions and markets under one group ‘to meet the needs of clients on a local and global level’.
Stropro to make structured product management more transparent in Australia
Asia Pacific | Technology
19 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
Australia’s investment platform Stropro has launched a new reporting solution for investors ‘eager to access more information about the $4 billion worth of structured products they own’.
BBVA issuance remains steady despite rocky Q1
Latin America | Products
18 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The Mexican subsidiary of Spanish financial institution BBVA announced a 48.3% drop in its net income totaling MXN6.44 billion (US$270m) for the first quarter of 2020 from the same period a year prior.
Barclays issuance reaches record high in the US
International | Products
11 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The British financial institution issued 623 structured products in the US for the first quarter of 2020, the highest issuance figure since Q1 19, reaching record sales volumes of US$3.54 billion. This compares with 429 products totalling US$1.51 billion in the same quarter a year prior.
Dividend markdowns hit Natixis’ EQD business
International | Products
11 May 2020 by SRP News
The French bank pushes back its strategic plan until the end of 2021 as despite ‘strong’ results for fixed income, investment banking and M&A, other businesses, including financing and equity derivatives, ‘were impacted negatively’ by the Covid crisis.
Structured products have survived many different market cycles
International | Industry
08 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
As the industry comes to terms with the recent market crash and resulting hedging losses, SRP spoke to several market players to look at the positives.
Vox pop: industry reacts to market disruption
International | Products
06 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
SRP spoke to a number of senior market executives over the last few weeks to assess the impact of the market dislocation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the state of the industry and the opportunities the current market environment offers. Here is what they have to say.
UBS: ‘very high demand for structured products’ in Q1
International | Products
30 Apr 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The Swiss bank UBS has reported net profits of $1.6 billion with diluted earnings per share of $0.43 for the first quarter of 2020, a 27% jump from its figure of $1.14 billion in the same quarter, the previous year.
Former Vontobel head Armbruster joins German e-broker
Europe | People
21 Apr 2020 by Pablo Conde
Stefan Armbruster (pictured), former head of the Vontobel’s European operations in Frankfurt, has joined online broker Flatex as new co-head B2C.
