Citi's Nicholas Parcharidis, Pierre Pettigrew, Kristen Michell, and Lauren Moskovitz at Schwab's IMPACT 2010 conference. Citi has launched the first onshore real-denominated structured fund linked to a basket of US stocks in response to demand from investors in Brazil for diversification away from domestic underlyings. The fund, which closed on Thursday, June 23, raised 146.2 million... 

LONDON – From today, Santander has launched their latest range of Structured Products for customers looking for a capital return at maturity as well as a minimum return if held for the full term. Reza Attar-Zadeh, Director of Savings and Investments, said: “Structured products are designed for those looking to invest for the longer term, offering potentially greater returns than those... 

Data from Structuredproductreview.com shows that products maturing over the past three months have performed extremely well overall, with the only losses arising from Lehman Brothers-backed plans Despite widespread media criticism alleging that structured products provide poor returns if they provide any at all, the past month has seen UK products maturing with returns of up to 25%, according to Structuredproductreview.com. Data... 

Structured Products Magazine's Richard Jory with Nigerian author Uche Nworah. The introduction of new structured products regulations in Hong Kong has finally calmed the waters. But the certainty that the new rules should bring has been obscured by a broader remit than had been expected. After two years of consultation and debate, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s new rules on... 

Principal European Structured Products Reforms (i)  EU Commission’s Consultation Paper on PRIPs: On 26 November 2010 the EU Commission published a consultation paper on legislative steps for packaged retail investment products (“PRIPS”). The paper builds upon an earlier 2009 Commission communication in relation to PRIPS and also takes into account the report of the three Level 3 Committees (see... 

Investment products described as “guaranteed”, “protected” or “secure” may have to carry an explanation stating exactly what these terms mean, in the latest warning from the Financial Services Authority that financial companies are not properly advertising risk to consumers. So-called structured products, which offer people exposure to the stock market with some level of protection, were... 

The structured products industry in Switzerland is flourishing as investors seek hedging strategies in the wake of the Japanese tsunami, says trading platform Scoach. Figures released by structured products exchange Scoach this month signal a surge in the volumes of puts and mini-futures sold to Swiss investors, spurred by the sharp downturn in markets after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. “Any... 

Chris Taylor - Incapital Europe Financial Times:  The sheer quantity and volume of noise in the debate on the merits of structured products compared with traditional long-only forms of investing is nothing less than deafening. The polarisation of opinion is a further defining characteristic of the debate. Richard Saunders, chief executive of the Investment Management Association, the UK fund...