METHODOLOGY
European
Structured Products
& Derivatives
Awards 2016
Awards Ceremony
February 11, 2016 | The Tower Hotel | London
ABOUT THIS BOOKLET
This methodology serves the purpose of providing
an overview of the conditions and criteria used by SRP
to distinguish manufacturers, distributors and service
providers active in the structured products and
derivatives market.
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METHODOLOGY
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www.StructuredRetailProducts.com’s European Ranking acknowledges the best
manufacturers, distributors and service providers in the following categories:
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Manufacturers
Distributors
Service Providers
Other Awards
Manufacturers
Distributors /
Private Banks
Service Providers
Other Awards
Best House, Europe
Best Distributor,
Europe
Best Index Provider
Best Educational
Initiative
Best House, Middle
East
Best Distributor,
Benelux
Best Issuance Platform
Lifetime
Achievement
Best House, Africa
Best Distributor,
Eastern Europe
Best Technology
Provider
Best Private Banking
Deal
Best House, Equities
Best Distributor,
France
Best Pricing and
Analytics Technology
Provider
Best Insurance Deal
Best House, Foreign
Exchange
Best Distributor,
Germany and
Austria
Best Trading Systems
Technology Provider
Structured Products
Deal of the Year
Best House, Interest
Rates
Best Distributor,
Nordics
Best Risk Management
Technology Provider
Best ETF House
Best House, Credit
Best Distributor,
Southern Europe
Best Trade Association
Best House,
Commodities
Best Distributor,
Switzerland
Best Law Firm
Best House, Warrants
Best Distributor,
UK and Ireland
Best SP and Derivatives
Exchange
Best Distributor,
Africa
Best Hedge Fund
Best Private Bank,
Europe
Best Proprietary Index
Best Capital
Protected
Distributor
Best Underlying
Strategy
Best Partial
Capital Protected
Distributor
Best Leverage
Distributor
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Scope of Data
SRP defines structured products as investment vehicles that provide risk-and-return
profiles with returns referenced to one or more underlying assets.
Awards Methodology – General Rules:
• SRP will conduct a comprehensive survey of market with institutions associated
with structured products during October 7, 2015 to November 6, 2015.
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• Respondents will vote for various awards under the categories of manufacturers,
service providers and other awards, whose results will be independently verified
by SRP.
Manufacturers
• Distributor and private banking awards are based on SRP’s proprietary database
and submission of product data by the candidates covering from October 1, 2014
and September 30, 2015.
• Some awards will involve editorial-based submission with winners determined by
a panel of judges.
Distributors
Service Providers
Other Awards
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Manufacturer Awards
Survey of Market (50% weighting)
• Buyside respondents will rate each manufacturer across all asset classes on:
»» price competitiveness
»» innovation and structuring capability
»» understanding client needs
»» after-sales support
Categories
Industry Peer Review (20% weighting)
• Each manufacturer will name the top three manufacturers (apart from itself) for each
award category.
Manufacturers
Submission of Revenue Data (30% weighting)
• Each manufacturer will submit aggregate revenue of their structured product business
and provide breakdown of internal and external sales.
Distributors
Survey of Market
Best House, Europe
Best House, Middle East
Service Providers
Best House, Africa
Best House, Equities
Best House, Foreign Exhange
Best House, Interest Rates
Best House, Credit
Best House, Commodities
Other Awards
Best House, Warrants
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Distributor / Private Bank Awards
Distributors
SRP Database
• Winners are calculated by the annual sales (50%) and performance
data (50%) covered in SRP’s proprietary database.
Submission of Product Data
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• Candidates will supply all product brochures/term sheets with full sales and performance
data per product, distributed between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015.
Private Banks
Editorial
Manufacturers
• The Best Private Bank award requires a submission of a 400-words application based on
the key criteria (product innovation, understanding client needs,
after sale service) as well as relevant product data.
Submission of Product Data
Candidates will supply product brochures/term sheets.
Distributors
Submission of Revenue Data
• Each private bank is required to submit aggregated revenue of their structured product
business and provide breakdown by asset classes.
Categories
Best Distributor, Benelux
Best Distributor, Eastern Europe
Best Distributor, France
Best Distributor, Germany and Austria
Best Distributor, Nordics
Best Distributor, Switzerland
Best Distributor, UK and Ireland
Best Distributor, Africa
Best Private Bank, Europe
Best Capital Protected Distributor
Best Partial Capital Protected Distributor
Best Leverage Distributor
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Other Awards
Best Distributor, Southern Europe
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Submission
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Service Providers
Best Distributor, Europe
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Service Provider Awards
Survey of Market
• All respondents will vote for one candidate in each category based on various key criteria.
The winners are determined by the total number of votes they receive.
Editorial
• The candidate will submit a 400-word application to be measured against the key criteria.
Categories
Survey of
Market
Editorial
Best Index Provider
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Innovation, Price competitiveness,
Understanding client’s needs
Best Issuance Platform
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Technology innovation, Post-trade service,
Breath of coverage, User interface
Best Technology Provider
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Technology innovation, Infrastructure, Trade
execution, User interface
Best Pricing and Analytics
Technology Provider
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Technology innovation, Pricing, User
interface, Diversification of payoffs
Best Trading Systems Technology
Provider
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Pricing, reporting, Life-cycle and clearing
Best Risk Management Technology
Provider
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Technology innovation, Infrastructure, Trade
execution, User interface, Risk management
Best Trade Association
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Education, Defending the industry,
Communication
Best Law Firm
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Depth of knowledge, Market
responsiveness, Explanation of complex
concepts
Best SP and Derivatives Exchange
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Infrastructure, Market turnover, Time to
market, Complains to regulation
Best Hedge Fund
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Product Innovation, Price competiveness,
customer satisfaction
Best Proprietary Index
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Product Innovation, Price competiveness,
Customer satisfaction
Best Underlying Strategy
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Product Innovation, Price competiveness,
Customer satisfaction
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Manufacturers
Distributors
Service Providers
Other Awards
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Key Criteria
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Other awards
Survey of Market
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All respondents will vote for one candidate in each category based on various key
criteria. The winners are determined by the total number of votes they receive.
Editorial
• The candidate will submit a 400-word application to be measured against the key criteria.
Survey of
Market
Best Educational Initiative
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Key Criteria
Comprehensiveness, Clarity, Accessibility of
educational material
Peer recognition, Long-term industry
initiatives, Integrity
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Product size, Product performance,
Customer satisfaction
Best Insurance Deal
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Product size, Product performance,
Customer satisfaction
Structered Products Deal of the Year
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Product size, Product performance,
Customer satisfaction
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Product Innovation, Price competiveness,
Customer satisfaction
Best ETF House
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Distributors
Best Private Banking Deal
Manufacturers
Lifetime Achievement
Editorial
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Categories
Service Providers
Other Awards
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Europe Structured Products
& Derivatives Awards Ceremony
February 12, 2016 | Tower Hotel | London
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