Structured Investments

SG CIB launches a significant part of the structured investments sold in Europe, the United States, and Asia. Regularly commended for the timely and innovative nature of their products, our engineering teams are constantly looking for the best investment opportunities, bearing in mind client objectives and potential constraints:

• Market Timing Optimization
• Capital Protection
• Absolute Return
• ALM

A source of diversification and optimal returns:

Structured investments are complementary to other types of investments. They represent an important vector for diversification and cover a wide range of risk/return profiles. Thanks to progress in financial engineering, structures that were previously not feasible with traditional investment methods are now possible, for example:

• Upside exposure to risk-bearing assets with a guarantee on the initial capital at maturity
• Safeguard of capital gains achieved during the life of the product even if the market reverses direction
• Positive returns even in erratic or bearish markets

In various vehicle forms- EMTN, BMTN, Swaps, & Funds via our dedicated asset management subsidiary LYXOR-  our solutions are created to respond to client requirements regarding capital protection, investment period, risk profile , and market outlook.  Moreover, engineering teams and sales collaborate to design solutions considering the existing allocation of client portfolios.

The offer of underlying is large, and can be combined:

• Basket of Equities
• Indices & Basket of Indices
• Funds & Basket of Funds

Structured Alternative Investments

For more than 10 years, SG CIB has been developing an innovative approach by indexing structured products to hedge funds...

Hedge Funds comprise a wide variety of strategies and investment styles, many of which exhibit lower volatility than traditional asset classes, such as equities and bonds, as well as lower correlation to these asset classes, making them an attractive tool as well as a suitable underlying for structured products.

Structured products on hedge funds provide investors with the opportunity to benefit from the flexibility of structured products combined with the advantages of alternative investments within pre-established risk parameters.

The recognized expertise of SG CIB and Lyxor AM allows us to offer the highest quality across a wide range of products to clients. 

 Investors may choose from a wide variety of underlyings to meet their objectives:

• Dedicated Portfolios: including hedge funds and/or managed accounts
• Established Funds of Hedge Funds: benefiting from the expertise of leading investment advisors
• Investable Hedge Fund Indices: such as the MSCI Hedge Invest Indices™ or the LyxorHedge Fund Indices

Some examples of structures SG CIB can provide: