Tag: Retail investors
AFM: 68% of retail investors lose money when trading turbos
Europe | Regulations & Legal
04 Mar 2020 by Marc Wolterink
Research from the Dutch regulator shows that the average loss per client is more than €2,600 when trading in turbos.
SK investors brace for losses as misselling allegations rock banks
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
19 Aug 2019 by Jihye Hwang
South Korea’s financial regulator has announced plans to investigate local banks that sold rate-linked products – those tracking German 10-year bond yield, UK and US dollar swap rates. The banks have come under fire for misselling the ‘high-risk’ products.
VSE releases new leverage indices in response to international demand
Europe | Indices
03 May 2019 by Suzanna Moni
The Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Boerse - VSE) has expanded its existing range of indices with the launch of two new leverage indices on the Austrian ATX Index.
Using structured products as part of a portfolio
International | Products
05 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde
Ascot Wealth Management was launched in 2011 and now has £140m of assets under management (AUM), a good proportion of which comes from structured products. SRP spoke to founder and managing director Mark Insley (pictured) about the firm’s use of structured products, and how the pensions reforms could help to expand the usage of these products.
Brazil COE market marks fifth anniversary with over US$4 billion AUM
Latin America | Products
19 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde
Issuance of structured notes (certificado de operações estruturadas –COEs) in 2018 reached almost R$11 billion (US$2.9 billion)
SRP Europe: ESG structured products gain traction as demand goes beyond ‘green’
Europe | Conferences
19 Feb 2019 by Pablo Conde
The use of ESG strategies by investors in structured products has increased but beware of the pitfalls
Austrian investors increasingly using structured products - Update
Europe | Industry
02 Jan 2019 by Suzanna Moni
First ever ZFA investor survey suggests Austrian investors are embracing structured products as an alternative means to meet their investment goals
South Korean regulator names and shames distributors in mystery shopping test
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
30 Oct 2018 by Jihye Hwang
