"Risk management for structured products is a key objective," says Thomas Wicki from UBS, who is also a board member of the Swiss Structured Products Association.

Switzerland remains the "go-to" option for international banks and issuers, according to Georg von Wattenwyl, Chairman of the Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA).

What structured products are, how you can use them and interesting examples from the winners of the 19th Swiss Derivative Awards.

SWISS DERIVATIVE AWARDS The jury honours step-by-step purchase of financial stocks and crude oil, profit with leverage thanks to falling interest rates, active intelligence and Bitcoin with risk brake.

Despite an interest rate cut in 2023, Sylveline Besson from Indosuez Wealth Management assures that everything is being done to ensure clarity and transparency.

The annual turnover for structured products in 2023 amounts to CHF 180 billion, as announced by the Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA) last week. This is by far the lowest trading volume since data collection began in 2015 - the report covers trading on and off the stock exchange, including the primary market where products are issued.

Hopes for an upswing - Structured products should see an upswing again this year. There are many opportunities to invest in derivatives in Switzerland. The platforms that private investors can use to get started are also improving.

"I'm probably known for my direct manner" Sinah Wolfers manages the sale of structured products. She didn't actually want to become a banker, but chance would have it that way.

Barrier reverse convertible products can be an alternative to direct investments in equities, but they can also complement them in custody accounts.

The ETP & Indexing Guide informs the professional audience - from professional investors to private banks and independent asset managers - about the Swiss market for exchange-traded open-end products.

A good understanding of the risks and opportunities associated with derivatives is essential if they are to be used effectively.

Pension assets fo r pensioners are invested for the long term, and derivatives can be used to optimise risk and return.

Merger of UBS and Credit Suisse 30 percent of CS employees are to be laid off in September. Now it is clear: There will be no independent CS Switzerland.

From Saul to Paul? Once upon a time it was said that the stability-bringing products "Struki means: If it goes down, on the other hand, from the year 2022 you have UBS."

Pension funds are a target group for issuers in the industry association Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA) - and anyone who can convince the security-oriented pension fund managers and their boards of trustees will also have an advantage with other investors.

There is a structured product for every structured product for every market scenario from time to time.

Overall turnover remains high, but exchange trading slumps.

SWISS DERIVATIVE AWARDS The jury awards defensive shares with coupon, good timing for natural gas and SMI hedging, an interest rate product with high interest and two active share baskets.

A safety buffer works, capital protection does not catch the fall.

Investors with structured products of the issuer Credit Suisse can breathe a sigh of relief. The solvency of the bank is solvency of the bank is not in question.

Investors in the derivatives market are adapting; with the Ukraine war and the rise in interest rates, the emphasis is shifting from leverage products to capital protection certificates.

The yearbook shows what has moved and occupied the industry in recent months: Everything relevant about the leading structuring platforms, the market shares of the various providers, the regulatory environment and of course, eagerly awaited every year, who the key figures are in the Swiss market for structured products.

"Caution with general classification ", reads a headline in the new FuW supplement "Structured Products "

The interest rate turnaround and new risks on the financial markets are also a challenge for structured products. Issuers are taking them on.

The investment year 2022 has come out badly, for equities as well as for bonds and many structured products.

The year will soon be over; at the beginning I wrote: "It is always announced in January that this is the year for active investments.

Swiss issuers of structured products win prices in Germany.

For which investor is one of the many structured products suitable? They have advantages and disadvantages.

"How we behave on the roller coaster is clear: we get fixed in the seat, and when it goes deep we can screech, but we can't get off."

Turnover in Swiss structured products fell slightly to CHF 57 billion in the second quarter of 2022 compared with the previous quarter.

Whether the abolition of withholding tax on bond interest will actually lead to tax losses is anything but certain. There is still a need for reform in the fund business.

Structured products without a barrier are even more popular than those with one, a new report shows.

Turnover in Swiss structured products was CHF 58 billion in the first quarter of 2022.

Structured products in volatile markets are one thing.

At the Swiss Derivative Awards, the jury honours comfortable capital protection for the SMI, oil price with leverage and barrier, cheap gold and roll-optimised CO2 certificates.

Uncertainty on the stock market - After the pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, share prices have recovered. But an expert urges caution and recommends a defensive investment strategy.

War, expensive energy, supply chain problems, inflationary pressures and, first of all, a less expansionary monetary policy - but investors are relaxed.

Investors should consider switching their structured products to more defensive certificates.

The start into the stock market year 2022 was volatile - for beginners it is worth knowing the most important terms.

Sales of structured products fell 8% last year, according to the industry association SSPA in this week's market report. Nevertheless, SSPA President Markus Pfister explains: "It was another good year for the whole industry, demand for structured products was high."

For the first time in a long time, derivatives turnover is declining, but the providers are not deterred. Topics such as cryptocurrencies are arousing investor interest.

The Structured Products Association is fifteen years old, and a celebration will be held in Zurich next Thursday evening to mark the anniversary.

For the issuers of structured products, 2020 has been round and round. The industry is becoming more and more self-confident and seeks communication with ...

With the wide range of leverage products, an investor has an arsenal of hedging options. The more effective they are, the more expensive they become, says Markus Pfister, president of the SSPA.

The coronavirus has knocked out many strukis. Nevertheless, they passed the endurance test well, says the president of the Swiss Structured Products Association.

Turnover for Swiss structured products of the major SSPA members amounted to CHF 86 bn in Q3 2020, which is CHF 8 bn lower than in the prior-year quarter (CHF 94 bn).

Trading in Swiss structured products in the third quarter of 2020 declined slightly compared to the previous year. In the first nine months, however, turnover increased.

The coronavirus has knocked out many strukis. Nevertheless, they passed the endurance test well, says the president of the Swiss Structured Products Association.

Concrete information on the Nasdaq question and background material on a BRC in general.

The 2020/2021 edition of the "ETP & Indexing Guide" as a perfect investment navigator.

Transparency and information are key for investors, especially in turbulent times.

At the Swiss Derivative Awards, the jury awards among others a capital protection trio with meat replacement shares, bonds and crude oil, and Bitcoin with coupon.

Structured products offer an opportunity to meet the specific requirements of the pension fund.

The price swings on the stock exchanges are increasing interest in speculative structured products.

Issuers explain how to position themselves in falling stocks and high volatility.

Demanding in practice: Structured products can help pension funds in their search for returns and risk diversification.

"For us, education and knowledge transfer remain central."

11th edition of the Swiss Structured Products Yearbook including 30 of the most important figures in the Swiss derivatives industry.

The SSPA has made a recommendation to its members concerning Actively Managed Certificates (AMC).

We want to show investors the interesting investment opportunities with Strukis...

After a 6% increase in business in 2019, the SSPA is preparing an awareness campaign.

The Swiss Structured Products Association had a strong year in 2019 and is now taking steps to make 2020 even better.

Sales of Swiss structured products of the largest SSPA members will continue to rise in 2019.

In Switzerland, providers of structured investment products have seen better times.

The President of the SSPA recommends buying a barrier product when the uncertainty and thus the volatility of the share in question is high.

With the new basic information sheet for financial instruments, the EU is focusing on very detailed regulations.

Latest Struki-news: current trends and developments in the industry, interview with Markus Pfister and lot more insights in FuW's structured products supplement

The European Structured Investment Products Association is delighted to introduce its tenth member, Luxembourg’s Structured Investment Products Association, LUXSIPA.

Sustainable development stirrs up the public debate like no other.

Leverage products are used for speculation, but are also good for portfolio hedging. What investors need to know.

"Structured products can deliver added value even in difficult markets."

It takes innovation, pioneering spirit and a strong pinch of zest for action to help shape the future of the financial sector.

Buying and holding is not the right recipe for all active structured products.

The gap left by Georg von Wattenwyl, who has been with the association for many years, has now been closed. A UBS banker is proposed as president of the association.

On Tuesday, the SSPA announced the election of Irene Brunner to succeed Thomas Schmidlin as of 1 July 2019.

Irene Brunner succeeds the Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA), according to Tuesday's press release.

The Committee of the Swiss Structured Products Association elects Irene Brunner of BNP Paribas to the SSPA Committee.

In the case of products for yield enhancement, much depends on the concrete design.

Le Temps publishes a structured product focus including a dedicated interview with SSPA president Georg von Wattenwyl and industry updates.

Georg von Wattenwyl, SSPA president, intends to contribute to cost transparency for use of pensions funds and to increase visibility - interview in Le Temps.

The Payoff-Yearbook presents the 30 most important personalities in the Structured Products industry. Here are the ascenders and descenders

Georg von Wattenwyl, President of the SSPA, about the year 2018, adjustments to the Swiss Derivative Map, planned projects in 2019 and many more in the interview

Trade in structured products is flourishing in Switzerland. Even in the fourth quarter, sales growth was double-digit

In total, the turnover of the members represented in the association increased last year by 20 percent to CHF 331 billion, as the SSPA announced on Tuesday

The Swiss market for structured products is considered the largest in the world. The SSPA is currently fighting against the non-transparent label of the pension fund

SSPA President Georg von Wattenwyl announces in the Allnews interview that structured products can be used as an alternative to pension investments

Latest Struki-news: current trends and developments in the industry, interview with Georg von Wattenwyl and lot more insights in FuW's structured products supplement

SSPA President Georg von Wattenwyl highlights the wide range of products on offer - for private investors and increasingly also for institutional investors

SVSP President Georg von Wattenwyl's message in the "Exchange Traded Products & Indexing Guide" on Structured Products as a building block for Innovative portfolios

NZZ reports that investor demand for structured products in Switzerland has risen in the first half of the year.

"The unilateral rise of structured products" titles L'Agefi and reports on recent marktet data with promising performance in 2017 and planned SSPA activities in 2018

Finews.ch reports on SSPA's pension fund initiative to entmystify structured products, to label them as transparent and to educate relevant stakeholder.

NZZ reports on latest structured products value creation and the rise of "Strukis".

SSPA president Georg von Wattenwyl in Finanz und Wirtschaft about the association's regulatory pushes, the pension funds initiative and industry trends.

The latest supplement of "Finanz und Wirtschaft" gives insights in latest industry trends and developments.

FuW reports that certificates cost in average of 1% per year, calculates Germany's industry association.

«More modern options for portfolios» - SSPA president Georg von Wattenwyl details in an FuW interview industry trends and cost transparency for pension funds.

Latest Struki-news: current trends and developments in the industry, the "SP Portfolio Optimizer" and a lot more insights in NZZ's structured products supplement.

FuW supplement "structured products" - the SSPA's president Georg von Wattenwyl on the use of structured products within pension funds.

Finews reports that SSPA developped an app that vividly shows how to make profitable use of structured products in a portfolio context. Setting standards globally.

SSPA president von Wattelwyl about innovation in the industry, lessons learned from Lehman crisis and 10 years structured products association. Published in L'Agefi.

Handelszeitung publishes test for Investors figuring out what type of structured products matches best. (in German)

Finews.ch reports on new Membership of law firm NKF - closely working together with the industry.

Finews reports on SSPA membership of swissQuant and point pipeline - namely an app showing added value of structured products in portfolios.

SSPA president Georg von Wattenwyl gives insights in 10 year's association for structured products, the Milestones and how the industry changed.

The current supplement regarding structured products of newspaper NZZ details market trends and informs about the innovative products.

Four experts detail important questions regarding the structured products market within the current supplement of NZZ.

Thomas Schmidlin of SSPA Details, how the whole industry could profit of increased transparency and transfer of know how.

Finews.ch reports on new ASSP membership of Natixis – ASSP amounting to 24 members within all regions of Switzerland representing the whole industry.

SVSP celebrates its 10th anniversary and wins Special Award within Swiss Derivative Awards event.

FuW reports on newly launched market statistics. The article says that two assumptions are confirmed ...

Compliment of FuW regarding the newly launched statistics - ASSP generates transparency!

NZZ reports on newly published market Report including for the first time non listed products. SSPA thereby generates interesting results.

New market report: "The new overview also covers unlisted products, an area which is growing with ongoging technologisation."

«Make products even more transparent» - that 's the association's focus for the upcoming year. Discover further highlights and plans of SSPA!

The study sheds light on the performance, costs and investment opportunities od structured products – good performance at reasonable costs.

The most important information about structured products is summarized in a new compact factsheet complementing the existing range of materials.