Vontobel
People: Todd Steinberg exits Macquarie
Steinberg leaves as Macquarie trims
Vontobel on the right platform
On the right platform
Soft commodities finding their way into retail structures
Sowing the seeds of growth
Soft commodities are 'a better story than metals and gold'
Known for their high volatility and extreme sensitivity to natural and geopolitical factors, soft commodities are nonetheless being added to the mix of structured products on offer
Leveraged structured products boost Swiss market turnover in January
Swiss investors continued their return to structured products in January, as capital-protected and leveraged issuance hit new monthly highs.
Success of online trading poses problems for regulators
Disappearing act
Swiss structured products turnover down in 2010
While November was a good month for structured products in Switzerland, volumes fell 4.39% during the period from January to October 2010.
Swiss structured products see record turnover
November has been an exciting month for structured products in Switzerland, with the Swiss Structured Product Association reporting record turnover and Vontobel seeing its market share fall to its lowest level this year.
Credit Suisse's Sandmeier named head of Swiss Structured Products Association
The Swiss Structured Products Association has voted in Daniel Sandmeier as its new president. Sandmeier takes over from inaugural leader Roger Studer
Swiss issuance paints a mixed picture
Highs and lows recorded for structured products, according to SVSP and Scoach figures.
Vontobel comes back in fashion
The continued success of its luxury goods certificates has inspired Vontobel to come out with version four
Capital protection retains its allure in Switzerland, SSPA
Investors continue to buy capital-protected products, but shy away from leverage.
Swiss exchange sees increase in structured product turnover
Turnover for structured products on the Swiss Scoach exchange is recovering after a dip in December last year, according to figures from the Swiss Structured Products Association. Volumes reached Sfr3.68 billion ($3.35 billion) in April 2010. Most of the…
The lure of click-to-trade systems
Growing demand from high-net-worth investors for bespoke structured products is leading to smaller deal sizes. As a result, arrangers are planning to increase their use of automated systems to mitigate the costs of delivering and servicing small trades…
Tracker with liquid underlying
Vontobel is offering retail investors a money market note that tracks its six-month total return swap index. The value of the product is the level of the Vontobel six-month total return swap index minus the management fees
Vontobel and T-Systems launch securities processing service
Swiss bank Vontobel and Frankfurt-based technology services provider T-Systems have launched a joint securities processing platform targeted at banks with operations in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.