Tag: Trading
Structured products boost Credit Suisse Apac topline
International | Products
13 May 2020 by SRP News
Despite a ‘highly challenging’ environment, the Swiss bank delivered a ‘resilient performance’ in the first quarter of 2020, said Thomas Gottstein (pictured), the new chief executive officer of Credit Suisse Group.
German investors head for leverage trading
Europe | Products
31 Mar 2020 by Suzanna Moni
The German market has seen an increase in secondary trading activity around leverage products while issuers in the primary market are focusing on structures that provide a low entry level with defensive mechanisms. SRP spoke to two of the top players and the trade association in Germany to discuss the impact of the current market events in the domestic structured products market.
Peak vega: vol swings at 2008 levels make hedging a challenge
International | Industry
25 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde
The effect of the sharp decline in value across asset classes triggered by the Covid-19 market crash continues to impact different areas of the structured products market.
Covid-19: implications for OTC derivatives & structured products
International | Regulations & Legal
24 Mar 2020 by SRP News
As the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) continues, we look at some of the legal issues to consider in the derivatives and structured products markets.
Morgan Stanley elevates head of EQD distribution Americas
North America | People
07 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde
The US bank has promoted its head of Americas to a global role as it cuts a number of technology managing directors and executive directors.
UBS’ global head of structuring exits as equity redundancies start to bite
International | People
08 Oct 2019 by SRP News
Departures pile up as Swiss bank restructures its investment banking operations which is aimed at combining the bank’s equity and fixed income sales and trading into a single division.
Unicredit structured products issuance up 26% in Q2
Europe | Industry
20 Aug 2019 by SRP News
The Italian bank posted ‘very strong’ quarterly results on the back of ‘resilient commercial dynamics’ and a solid set of results in the first half of 2019, in what was a ‘though macroeconomic environment,' according to chief executive officer Jean Pierre Mustier (pictured).