Tag: Lehman Brothers
Analysis: The Evergrande story
International | Features
10 Nov 2021 by Tim Mortimer
Chinese property development company Evergrande has frequently been in the financial press during most of 2021. Since it is also often used in structured products in Asian markets, it is of particular interest.
Gamestop: a modern stock drama
International | Products
16 Feb 2021 by Tim Mortimer - FVC
Just when experienced traders and investors think they have seen everything, something unexpected always comes along.
Covid-19 v GFC: South Korea slows down
Asia Pacific | Products
08 Jun 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
As the coronavirus outbreak hit the country at the beginning of 2020, South Korea’s structured products market saw a significant slowdown in activity with both issuance and sales decreasing for the period February to April 2020, compared to the same period last year. Excluding flow and leverage products, issuance and sales fell by 15% and 31%, respectively.
France: Covid-19 v GFC - plus ca change
Europe | Products
02 Jun 2020 by Nikolay Nikolov
The French structured products market was not impacted negatively by the sanitary crisis triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic as suggested by a 73% increase in issuance during the February-April 2020 period compared to the same period last year. ESG demand remained strong with new payoffs deployed to capitalise on the market environment.
Belgium: Covid-19 v GFC, an analysis
Europe | Industry
01 Jun 2020 by Monika Ilcheva & Marc Wolterink
Sales of structured products during the period surrounding the market crash of mid-March were down 26% compared to the same period of 2019. We look at issuance and sales volumes across markets in the immediate aftermath to assess the impact of the recent market turbulence.
11 years on, Lehman’s fall still casts a shadow in the market
Europe | Regulations & Legal
14 Nov 2019 by Pablo Conde
Spain’s Bankinter ordered to compensate investors for disclosure shortcoming in products backed by Lehman Brothers.
Guest contributor: structured products can help in uncertain times
Europe | Industry
15 Oct 2019 by Zak de Mariveles
Ten years on since the financial crisis, the chairman of the UK Structured Products Association (UK SPA) Zak de Mariveles (pictured) looks at the lessons learned, how investor behaviour has changed, and how the structured products market in particular has evolved, and can offer compelling solutions in today's uncertain markets.
