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SRP 2018 Quiz 5

International | People

21 Dec 2018 by SRP News

Welcome to the SRP 2018 News Quiz. Questions about news stories that have appeared on the SRP news pages have been set and will appear for the rest of this week and all you need to do is have a think, or search the news section of the website at the following link for all the answers.

People: Citi’s investment banking and capital markets integration gears up

International | People

20 Dec 2018 by Pablo Conde

The structure of Citigroup newly combined investment banking and capital markets division is gaining momentum following the appointment John Chirico and Kevin Cox as co-heads of the business for North America, and new managers being appointed for the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions.

Natixis sets €160 million aside in scramble to hedge autocallables in South Korea

International | Industry

20 Dec 2018 by Jihye Hwang

Model used for hedging the products was not sufficient enough under current market conditions

Top 5 payoff types in 2018

International | Industry

20 Dec 2018 by Aleksander Petkov

According to the SRP database, product distribution throughout the year rose to 96,443 available instruments, accruing an estimated US$328.57 billion of capital which represents an 8% increase in terms of issuance and a 9% hike with regard to volume amassed compared to the same period of last year.

SRP 2018 Quiz 4

International | People

20 Dec 2018 by SRP News

Welcome to the SRP 2018 News Quiz. Questions about news stories that have appeared on the SRP news pages have been set and will appear for the rest of this week and all you need to do is have a think, or search the news section of the website at the following link for all the answers.

Product snapshot: Partial at risk securities linked to Eurostoxx Select Dividend 30 Index: A safe bet

International | Products

19 Dec 2018 by Almudena Rojas - FVC

SRP 2018 Quiz 3

International | People

19 Dec 2018 by SRP News

Welcome to the SRP 2018 News Quiz. Questions about news stories that have appeared on the SRP news pages have been set and will appear for the rest of this week and all you need to do is have a think, or search the news section of the website at the following link for all the answers.

Index roundup: Eurostoxx 50 tops issuance table for 11 straight years in 2018

International | Indices

18 Dec 2018 by Jihye Hwang

Eurostoxx 50 was the most widely used underlying asset for structured products this year in terms of sales volume, topping the issuance table for the 11th straight year.

Best-selling products of 2018

International | Industry

18 Dec 2018 by Charlotte Fyle

In 2018 we saw 462 distributors, up 1.3% from 456 distributors recorded in 2017; with an average sales volume of US$3.46m. Product issuance (99,279) was up 2.5% and sales volumes (US$343.7bn) saw a rise of 3.4% year on year (as of 12/12/2018).