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People moves: SocGen hires new strategy head, RBS loses CFO, and more
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Investec bets on defensive products
New head of intermediary distribution sees opportunities in UK pension reforms
FVC review: Investec targets retirees with protected deposit plan
Investec Structured Products has tailored a new FTSE 100-linked product with capital protection to suit pension planners following the introduction of the UK Pension Schemes Act in April 2015
People: Old Mutual Wealth taps Investec’s Dale
Nomura strengthens its equity derivatives team; Source targets the UK financial advisory market; Societe Generale appoints new head of flow strategy for Asia-Pacific
FVC review: Investec launches capital-protected FTSE 100 note
Digital-style product places a 17% cap on returns but investors’ capital is protected at maturity
FVC review: Investec launches worst-of dual-index note
This worst-of dual-index product from Investec is linked to the performance of the FTSE 100 and the Euro Stoxx 50. The product will pay annualised returns of 5.95% if neither index is below 65% on the coupon date
FVC review: Investec’s low-vol equity growth product
Investec has launched a capital-protected five-year product tied to its Even 30 Index – pitched as a lower-volatility alternative to the FTSE 100
FVC review: Investec’s five-year FTSE growth plan
Investec Structured Products has issued a capital-protected five-year FTSE 100 growth plan. The product, which will strike on March 2, will use averaging rather than a point-to-point valuation to determine final returns
Dealers ditch the fax machine in structured products tech push
New technology is making more structured products available for direct purchase via platforms, reducing administration and settlement times, and potentially helping issuers to increase volumes. But whether automation will help to attract reluctant retail…
Oil price drop may prove a boon to global growth
Fund managers and market watchers think the oil price shock is not a product of weak global demand, but some say benefits will be short-lived as prices may return towards the $100 a barrel range
Investec digital note offers choice of counterparty
Investec has launched a six-year digital growth product linked to the Euro Stoxx 50 that puts capital at risk if a barrier is breached. A collateralisation mechanism means investors can choose between Investec or a selection of banks as counterparty
Market snapshot: SG more than doubles UK issuance
There were 72 new products released in the UK structured products market in May, most of which were structured as kickouts. Putting capital at risk remains popular. Tim Mortimer reports
Offshore distributors voice fears over UAE sales practices
Some distributors say a combination of poor products, deficient adviser education and high commission fees in the United Arab Emirates could spell trouble for the structured products market. Are their fears justified? Vita Millers reports
Market snapshot: Investec leads UK product issuance in May
Investec Structured Products was the leading issuer of structured products in a UK market that remains obsessed with structured capital-at-risk products and the FTSE 100. By Tim Mortimer
Market snapshot: Investec leads UK issuance
Investec has been the most prolific provider of structured products in the UK retail market in March. Tim Mortimer of Future Value Consultants casts his eye over the latest trends in the UK
Spate of UK structured products deliver gross returns of 10%-plus
Maturing products from a range of UK distributors prove decent returns are available from structured products
Investec autocallable offers collateral support and 11% on FTSE 100 and S&P 500
Investec is offering UK investors a six-year autocallable with an American barrier and five-day averaging, as well as cover against issuer insolvency. Payment of the defined return is linked to the fortunes of US and UK benchmark indexes
Market snapshot: Capital-at-risk and Barclays lead the way
Capital-at-risk products – kickouts in particular – remain the leading products the UK. In the US, Barclays is back in force with the biggest market share in September
Investec's FTSE 100 and RPI plan set to return capital and more
Investec offered a capital-at-risk product in November 2008 based on the UK retail price index, but also with a link to the FTSE 100 index. Investors are almost certain to get at least their initial capital back at maturity
Risk Johannesburg: JSE ‘monopoly’ hurts liquidity, says Investec exec
Regulators should open up listed derivatives market by encouraging dealer liquidity pools, algo trading expert tells conference