Structured Products
154 white papers and resources
Below are a collection of structured products white papers which will show current thinking and modelling. Structured Products are designed to meet the financing requirements of companies beyond the remit of more conventional financial products. Generally offered by the large financial institutions, they are highly complex in nature and will be customised to meet specific risk-return objectives. Common structured products include collateralised bond obligations (CBOs), collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) and syndicated loans.
EDM client case study: Managing SRI-ESG data
This case study reveals how Mirabaud Asset Management is using IHS Markit’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform to establish a strong foundation for the its long-term SRI-ESG (socially-responsible / environmental, social and governance investing) strategy. This includes empowering Mirabaud’s…
Equity Life Cycle Management
The equity swaps market has an inefficient, labour-intensive, and manual T+N affirmation process – particularly during reset periods. Buy-side and sell-side participants face uncertainty around settlements, with delays identifying and fixing breaks in a timely manner. This video showcases a…
Climate change risk across the EU banking system
This report investigates how EU banks are currently facing, and are planning to manage, risks arising from climate change
CAPE and the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect
This paper will specifically examine how the CAPE ration has behaved over the COVID-19 pandemic period, extending the analysis beyond the United States equity benchmark to look at the CAPE ratios for the UK, Europe, Japan and China, to analyse the effect of the pandemic across the major equity…
The key to successfully integrating your planning and risk processes
This Whitepaper will explore the best way for an organisation to bring the two equally important processes of risk and organisational strategy, centered around performance measurement, monitoring and reporting, under one coherent and cohesive framework to further drive strong business performance…
Video content: Using futures to hedge bond portfolios against market uncertainties
Hosted by TMX and Asia Risk, this virtual briefing discussed how futures can be efficiently utilized in a global bond portfolio. The discussion featured expert insights from: Yoji Asamizu, Head of Fixed Income Trading Hong Kong, Royal Bank of Canada Robert Catani, Head of Institutional Sales and…
LIBOR Swaptions: Impact of Discounting Switch & Fallback
This 3-part ebook details the analysis of SOFR and LIBOR fixings and volatility, the impact of the Fed Funds/SOFR switch on value transfers for swaptions and the impact on swaptions of LIBOR fallback discussed in that webinar.
LIBOR Fallback: Compounded Risk-Free Rates & Historical Data Analysis
This 3-part ebook details the analysis of SOFR and LIBOR fixings and volatility, the impact of the Fed Funds/SOFR switch on value transfers for swaptions and the impact on swaptions of LIBOR fallback discussed in that webinar. Chapter 2 continues the analysis of historical data for SOFR and LIBOR…
A Visual Analysis of the LIBOR Transition: Market Impact of COVID-19
This 3-part ebook details the analysis of SOFR and LIBOR fixings and volatility, the impact of the Fed Funds/SOFR switch on value transfers for swaptions and the impact on swaptions of LIBOR fallback discussed in that webinar. Chapter 1 focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the financial markets and…
As Covid‑19 impacts the autocallables business, solutions to navigate new challenges are crucial
As the Covid‑19 pandemic has severely impacted derivatives activity, the importance of a software solution for autocallables has been underscored.