Category: Products
Structured products troubles: SK brokers take a breather
Asia Pacific | Products
27 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde
As we have seen over the last few days, the extreme volatility has resulted in hedging headaches for manufacturers of autocalls due to their negative sensitivity to volatility. Here we provide a roundup of the coverage of the structured products market by different media outlets.
Product wrap: Investec issues autocall/CLN on Euronext carbon index and Goldman
International | Products
27 Mar 2020 by Marc Wolterink
This week’s wrap covers a selection of structured products with strike dates between 22-28 March 2020.
Trouble ahead? Black Monday crash reloaded
International | Products
26 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde
Over the last two weeks, most large stock indices have swung dangerously close to a bear market with drops reminiscent of the so-called Black Monday crash of 1987. In this article, we look at the effects of the crash on the structured products market.
Product snapshot: oil dispute causes barrier breach
International | Products
26 Mar 2020 by SRP News
With the price of oil down by 60% since the start of the year, many structured products linked to Brent and WTI Crude are feeling the pinch.
Coronavirus and Bitcoin: the crypto derivatives threat
International | Products
25 Mar 2020 by SRP News
The large and sharp drawdowns seen around crypto assets over the last two weeks have raised questions about the nascent industry’s ability to handle this kind of situation and to prosper in a non risk-on environment.
Commerzbank/SG listed products transfer almost complete
Europe | Products
24 Mar 2020 by SRP News
Commerzbank has announced the transfer of all listed products across European markets to Société Générale will be complete on 30 March 2020.
Buy-side view: the high vol round trip
Europe | Products
24 Mar 2020 by Marc Wolterink
As a result of last week’s market swings some structures have breached their protection barriers prompting investors to unwind positions. SRP spoke to Marcel Tak (pictured), statutory director and fund manager of Bufferfund about the impact of the recent crash on its portfolio of structured products and the challenges and advantages of a high volatility environment.
China tightens structured deposit rate rules amid outbreak battle
Asia Pacific | Products
23 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde
The Chinese central bank has issued a new directive on interest rates to curb the high guaranteed yields offered by certain domestic lenders on structured deposits.
Nagelmackers, SocGen debut daily ESG knockout play in Belgium
Europe | Products
23 Mar 2020 by Marc Wolterink
The bank is the first to offer Belgian investors access to mechanism that can trigger autocall on any day during a two-year period.
