Research

NEW! SRP's Annual Reviews now available - revised for 2012

Combining a truly global overview with domestic insight, the Annual Reviews are the industry’s go-to-guide for independent market analysis.

  • Improved & Revised for 2012 to include main trends and expectations of market growth, key challenges for the year ahead, impact of regulation, consumer demand, pricing and forecasts based on a survey of market participants.
  • Easy-to-read snapshots of the most important trends and key figures for each country/region in a redesigned report format.

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European Structured Products: The Independent Financial Adviser Report

This independent report provides insight into the IFA network across Europe, with specific focus on main advised sales markets: UK, France and now Sweden. Topical issues addressed in this report include:

  • The effects of local and pan-European regulatory review on the IFA community
  • In-depth product analysis conveying the aggregated demand coming from IFAs
  • Country-by-country analysis focusing on key market players, distribution channels and regulatory concerns
  • The effects of the financial crisis on risk appetite
  • In-depth analysis and data on IFA product issuance in the main advised sales European markets (by provider, wrapper, payoff, asset class and capital protection)

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US Structured Products: The Investment Advisor Report

This independent report provides comprehensive analysis of the RIA network in the United States. Topical issues addressed in this report include:

  • Mis-selling of some structured products and its impact on the RIA community.
  • The effects of the Dodd-Frank ruling on RIAs registration and compliance
  • In-depth product analysis conveying the aggregated demand coming from RIAs
  • Case studies focusing on each angle of the industry segment: issuing bank, broker-dealer, intermediary and RIAs.

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European Structured Retail Products: The Investment Banking Report

This comprehensive report examines the competitive state of the structured products manufacturing sector in Europe and provides investment banks active in the structured products space with:

  • Expectations for market growth and key challenges for the year ahead
  • The results of a survey which identifies the use of, and attitudes towards, manufacturing banks - based on responses from over 235 distributors across Europe (representing annual sales volumes of over €80bn)
  • Feedback from in-depth interviews with 60 European distributors
  • An analysis of competitive positions for 21 major investment banks in absolute terms and relative to the market for: pricing, service, structuring and innovation, and after-sales support plus market shares by country
  • A description of the ‘perfect’ investment banking proposition, compiled through interview aggregation

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  • Sell Side | A key report for manufacturers looking to benchmark their perceived performance; gain a better understanding of client/distributor perception; pin-point areas of weakness/weak messaging; identify action for improvement and leverage areas of strength to drive commercial opportunities.
  • Buy Side | This report is essential reading for distributors looking to carry out due diligence and gain insight into individual manufacturers’ propositions and performance.

To order a report call +44 (0) 20 7779 8002 or email info@StructuredRetailProducts.com


Thematic Reports

StructuredRetailProducts.com also publishes expert thematic reports on the key issues impacting the structured products market.

Recent reports include:

  • The Structured Products Performance Review
  • An Asset Manager’s Guide to Structured Investments Products
  • The Distribution of Financial Products via Independent Financial Advisers in Europe


Bespoke Research

StructuredRetailProducts also provides in-depth bespoke research reports on the structured products market. Reports can be commissioned on a one-off basis or as regular monthly, quarterly or semi-annual series. Examples of our bespoke reporting include:

  • Competitor Analysis - breakdowns of issuance and sales amongst providers, provider types, etc.
  • Distribution Patterns - analysis of issuance and sales across different channels, by product type, wrapper, etc.
  • Product Popularity - issuance and sales patterns amongst different product payoff features, across channel, etc.

For further information on any of our reports, and to discuss your research requirements, please contact us.