Tag: Issuer
Exclusive: Leonteq Hong Kong head departs
Asia Pacific | People
09 Jul 2020 by SRP News
The Swiss firm is reviewing its local management set-up and will announce new appointments in due course.
Marex trades world’s first tier 2 structured note
Europe | Industry
08 Jul 2020 by Pablo Conde
The structured note arm of commodities specialist Marex Spectron has rolled out a landmark tier 2 capital structured note.
Commerz fined for 2008 structured product market manipulation
Europe | Regulations & Legal
06 Jul 2020 by SRP News
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has completed its investigation into market manipulation by the Cyprus Popular Bank and Commerzbank.
Product snapshot: Kempen goes with new issuer in first post-Covid launch
Europe | Products
01 Jul 2020 by Marc Wolterink
The Dutch merchant bank launches first public offer on the paper of a new legal entity as it seeks to make the most of the high levels of implied volatility. This is its first offering since the beginning of March.
Six deepens EU structured products coverage
International | Industry
01 Jul 2020 by Pablo Conde
Six Group has beaten Euronext in its bid to acquire Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME). The Swiss exchange received approval from the Spanish government at the end of March in a deal that went ahead in June and will create Europe's third-largest group for financial market infrastructure.
Banking entities rejoice as Volcker Rule amended
North America | Products
29 Jun 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Five US regulatory agencies have announced the modification of the Volcker Rule. Changes will contain specific exclusions and clarifications that can be of benefit to foreign and domestic banks.
RCB: interest grows for structured products in Poland
Europe | Products
24 Jun 2020 by Suzanna Moni & Pablo Conde
Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) strengthens its position in the Polish structured products market by front running innovation.
EQD losses highlight earning risks, issuers remain on track
International | Products
22 Jun 2020 by Pablo Conde
The losses suffered by several banks active in global markets from their structured equity derivatives operations in Q1 2020 has highlighted ‘the vulnerability of these complex products to prolonged market dislocation’ despite better risk management, according to Fitch Ratings.
SG finalises integration of Commerz’s EMC business
International | Products
13 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
Société Générale has completed the acquisition of the Commerzbank’s Equity Markets and Commodities’ (EMC) business with the integration of the German bank’s exchange-traded investment solutions.