Tag: Covid-19
South Korea Market Review, March 2020: slowing down during a pandemic
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
13 May 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
Some 1,172 products were issued in the retail segment in March, an 11% decrease from February.
Danske: Covid-19 crisis shows value of capital protection
Europe | Products
12 May 2020 by Marc Wolterink & Teresia Harri
The bank’s capital-protected products have held their own in recent turbulent times, returning on average between three and 3.50% per year.
Barclays issuance reaches record high in the US
International | Products
11 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The British financial institution issued 623 structured products in the US for the first quarter of 2020, the highest issuance figure since Q1 19, reaching record sales volumes of US$3.54 billion. This compares with 429 products totalling US$1.51 billion in the same quarter a year prior.
Dividend markdowns hit Natixis’ EQD business
International | Products
11 May 2020 by SRP News
The French bank pushes back its strategic plan until the end of 2021 as despite ‘strong’ results for fixed income, investment banking and M&A, other businesses, including financing and equity derivatives, ‘were impacted negatively’ by the Covid crisis.
Structured products have survived many different market cycles
International | Industry
08 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
As the industry comes to terms with the recent market crash and resulting hedging losses, SRP spoke to several market players to look at the positives.
HSBC misses the mark despite record Q1 issuance
International | Products
07 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
HSBC has reported setbacks during Q1 2020 as net profits slid to US$2.5 billion, a 49% drop year-year-year.
Brazil Market Review, Q1 2020: capital protection, long tenor safeguard investment portfolios
Latin America | Market Reviews
07 May 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova
One hundred and eight products with an estimate volume of BRL1.4 billion (US$269 million) were issued during the first quarter of 2020 in Brazil.
Hedging dislocation impacts BNP Paribas’ structured products
International | Products
06 May 2020 by SRP News
The French bank’s revenues from structured products took a hit in Q1 2020 due to the ‘extreme and exceptional’ volatility in the financial markets at the end of March.
Hedging structured products during the corona crisis: where did it go wrong?
International | Products
05 May 2020 by Eric Barthe
Sharp declines in value across asset classes triggered by the Covid-19-related turmoil have had an impact on structured products.