Tag: UBS
People: Former UBS chief joins digital platform
International | People
03 Apr 2020 by SRP News
Digital asset financial services and advisory company Diginex has hired financial services bigwig Chi-Won Yoon (pictured) as chairman of Asia.
Advisers bear brunt of investors’ wrath amid Covid-19 crisis
International | Regulations & Legal
01 Apr 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Financial markets across the world have taken a tumble in response to the global disruption brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, as investors suffer immense losses, retaliation comes at the expense of financial advisors with law firms heading up the crossfire.
USA Market Review, February 2020: issuance is growing
North America | Market Reviews
31 Mar 2020 by Yordan Ivanov
Some 2,269 structured products worth US$8.1 billion from 32 different distributors were added to the SRP USA database in February.
Peak vega: vol swings at 2008 levels make hedging a challenge
International | Industry
25 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde
The effect of the sharp decline in value across asset classes triggered by the Covid-19 market crash continues to impact different areas of the structured products market.
People: ex-UBS structured products head joins UK investment management firm
International | People
06 Mar 2020 by SRP News
Structured products research specialist joins Rathbones; Swiss Re appoints Ermotti to board of directors; Nomura hires senior bankers within Americas investment banking; Bank Vontobel Europe appoints new COO to implement new strategy; and more.
Product wrap: Banca IMI collects US$73m with gold-linked certificate
International | Products
28 Feb 2020 by Marc Wolterink
This week’s wrap covers a selection of structured products with strike dates between 23-29 February 2020. Structures linked to gold were in demand with distributors in Brazil, China, Ireland, Italy, South Korea and the US all selling product tied to price of the precious metal.
Norway Market Review, Q4 2019: still unsettled despite year-end surge
Europe | Market Reviews
13 Feb 2020 by Charlotte Fyle
Twenty-six structured products worth an estimated NOK472.8m (€46.8m) struck in the fourth quarter of 2019, up 145% from previous quarter but a fall of 21% on the same quarter in 2018.
Switzerland Market Review, full year 2019: UBS and Credit Suisse buck downward trend
Europe | Market Reviews
31 Jan 2020 by Petar Dimitrov
According to turnover figures published by the Six Swiss Exchange, all but two issuers – UBS and Credit Suisse – had a worse year in 2019 compared to 2018.
People: Former UBS head of structuring joins digital assets platform
International | People
31 Jan 2020 by SRP News
Shane Edwards (pictured), managing director and global head of equity derivatives at UBS Investment Bank, in London, has joined digital asset financial services and advisory company Diginex as head of investment products, also in London.
