Reports

USA Performance Report 2007-2018

A key conclusion from this report is that structured notes have delivered positive returns to investors in the US over the last 12 years. With an average return of 4.36%, which includes the extreme negative performance during the global financial crisis, the results showcase the capacity of structured products to deliver what they promise.

One example of this is that forty-one percent of structured notes generated an average return of over 10% per annum, showing that these products deliver a positive and high correlated with equity markets performance.

France Performance Report 2018

SRP’s inaugural France performance report, done in close partnership with the French structured product association (AFPDB), covers the period from 2007 to the beginning of 2018. It accounts indirectly for the consequences of one major systemic crisis, several regional crises, as well as a fundamental overhaul of the regulatory framework, which culminated with Mifid 2.

The study shows, however, that structured products have proven that they deserve to be an integral part of French retail investor portfolios, allowing access to rewarding strategies while diversifying risk exposure.

SRP Platforms Report 2018

Over the last 10 years, structured product providers have developed fully integrated, internet-based services and solutions with a focus on financial institutions, private banks and product distributors. During that time, most active banks have built their own single-issuer platforms as a way of capitalising on technology developments and automation, reducing production costs and adding scalability to the market. Customisation is another strand in the technology story, providing the ability to create tailor-made products at the point of sale.

This report looks at if and how platforms are helping issuers to automate processes, become more efficient and service clients better.