Arnaud Sarfati, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, financial engineer, head of equity linked structured products, looks at how structured products have solidified their position after the rapid growth of the past few years

Quantitative research strategists at investment banks typically spend their time advising hedge fund clients. Monetising this capability and packaging it for retail and institutional clients has become the latest trend in the structured products market. Bhupinder Singh, head of structured rates Europe and Asia at Deutsche Bank, reports