Tag: Reverse convertible
Dual currency deposits: a true FX play with a rev conv-like profile
International | Products
06 Jan 2021 by Tim Mortimer - FVC
The dual currency deposit is one of the most popular payoffs within foreign exchange (FX) linked structured products around the world.
Credit Suisse sees US sales up 80% YoY
International | Industry
29 Oct 2020 by SRP News
Credit Suisse has reported a pre-tax income (PTI) of CHF803m (US$882m) for the third quarter of 2020, down 30% year-on-year.
UBS sees 80% increase in US structured products sales
International | Industry
22 Oct 2020 by SRP News
The Swiss bank delivered its best third quarter in a decade as market volatility leads to higher client activity in equity derivatives.
SRP Apac Awards: Stay invested, market neutral approach bears fruit for UBS
International | Conferences
28 Jul 2020 by Pablo Conde
The Swiss bank has won SRP’s Best Private Bank Asia Pacific and Best Provider Australia accolades.
Europe – top performers: Swiss rev conv on US retail tops league table
Europe | Products
13 Jul 2020 by Marc Wolterink
SRP looked at the best-performing products in Europe in the first half of 2020. It came as no surprise that the products that matured in January and February came out on top as the mid-March market crash pushed underlyings below their protection barriers for autocalls and into negative territory for the rest of the structures.
Switzerland Market Review, May 2020: issuance stabilises, commodities fall from grace
Europe | Market Reviews
02 Jul 2020 by Petar Dimitrov
May’s issuance figures for Swiss structured products remained roughly on par with those of the previous month, at 2,424 offerings worth an estimated CHF176m (€165m).
The art of stock picking in structured products
International | Products
24 Jun 2020 by Tim Mortimer - FVC
The global health and economic situation of 2020 has profoundly changed the world we live in. As a consequence of the economic damage that is expected in both the short and longer terms, equity markets have been on a rollercoaster ride. Tim Mortimer looks at how the stock picking technique used by asset managers can be even more complicated in the structured products market.
Swiss investors brace themselves, US$4.58bn at risk
Europe | Products
16 Apr 2020 by Petar Dimitrov
March saw the global stock market crash at a scale reminiscent of the great economic crises. This was promptly felt in the structured product world with US$4.58bn worth of products put at risk.
Leonteq targets large banks in the Netherlands
Europe | Products
03 Mar 2020 by Marc Wolterink
The Swiss structured products provider is looking to expand its offering of investment solutions on all relevant asset classes to the larger financial institutions in the Netherlands.