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BRIEF Notes 08.13.10

volumes Wheat-Linked Note Sales Jump on Futures Rally


U.s. structured notes volumes* By Sarfraz Thind
Sales of notes linked to wheat jumped this month after Russia’s worst drought in 50
Sold Last Week (Aug. 2-6) $405 million years spurred a surge in the price of futures contracts on the grain.
Quarter-to-Date $4.44 billion Banks including DZ Bank AG and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, issued 82
Second Quarter $11.44 billion wheat-linked warrants this month, compared with a total of 159 in the first seven months
First Quarter 10.66 billion of the year, according to data compiled by Scoach, the structured products trading plat-
form run by Deutsche Boerse AG and Switzerland’s SWX Group.
Year-to-Date $25.85 billion
The listed notes, called knock-out warrants, offer investors a leveraged way to bet on
global interest-linked notes volumes** the price of wheat.
Sold Last Week $1.06 billion RBS Bank issued an exchange traded note on Aug. 4 that pays an initial leverage of
Quarter-to-Date $7.92 billion 5.25 times the gains or losses in the December 2010 Chicago Board of Exchange wheat
Second Quarter $24.82 billion futures contract. The security will be automatically called if the price of the underlying
futures falls below $5.93, called the knock-out level. The leverage increases as the con-
First Quarter $16.38 billion
tracts approach the knock out level. Investors will lose a portion of their principal if the
Year-to-Date $60.77 billion
knock-out level is breached.
* According to data compiled by Bloomberg from SEC filings. DZ Bank sold nine similar securities this week. Most of the 82 structured notes listed on
** Based on data submitted to Bloomberg by banks. Excludes
variable-principal redemption, reverse and synthetic convertibles.
Scoach are linked to the CBOT wheat futures contracts. The December futures rose to a
Global includes Euromarket issues from all nations and domestic 23-month high of $8.68 a bushel on Aug. 6. A drought in Russia, the world’s third-largest
European notes. Excludes SEC registered issues. wheat exporter, prompted the government to ban exports last week. The futures price has
since fallen, closing at $7.25 on August 11.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced its estimate of world wheat stockpiles be-
sold this week fore next year’s Northern Hemisphere harvests by 6.6 percent in its Aug. 12 report.

■■Citigroup Inc. sold $80 million of 10-


year callable step-up notes, according to
a prospectus filed with the U.S. Securi-
Barclays Sells First ETNs Linked to U.S. Treasuries
ties and Exchange Commission on Aug.
9. The securities initially pay 4 percent By Zeke Faux
interest. The rate rises to 5 percent after Barclays Plc offered what it says are the first exchange-traded notes designed for betting
four years, then to 6 percent in 2016, 7 on changes in yields between different-maturity Treasury bonds, as the Federal Reserve
percent in 2018 and 8 percent in 2019, announced this week it would buy longer-term U.S. debt.
according to the prospectus. Citigroup Barclays issued on Aug. 10 a “steepener” ETN, designed to rise in value when spread
has periodic options to redeem, or call,
continued on next page
the notes for face value starting in 2014.
Citigroup, based in New York, distributed
the notes itself for a 2.3 percent fee.
BBGID: BBG000ZV5B93
Ten- and Two-Year Yield Spread Narrows
300 Over the past week yields on the 10-
■■Eksportfinans ASA has issued $41.5
million of autocallable notes linked to the 290 year bond fell, pushing the difference,
S&P 500 Index, according to an Aug. 11 280 or spread, between the 2- and 10-year
SEC filing. The notes will be called at six 270 bonds down to 217 basis points.
Basis Points

months, nine months or at the 12-month 260 Barclays introduced a variety of


maturity if the index level is at or above 250
1,127.79, its level when the notes were exchange traded notes based on the
240
priced. Investors will receive a 9.21 per- spread. Some allow investors to profit
230
cent annual interest rate if the notes are from a further tightening of the 2- to
220
called. Investors will lose principal equal 10-year spread, while others allow
to the decline in the index at maturity if 210

the notes are not called. Merrill Lynch Aug-09 Dec-09 Apr-10 Aug-10 investors to gain if the spread widens.
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Barclays Sells First ETNs…
& Co. distributed the notes for a 1.25 between the 2- and 10-year Treasury yields compares with a 0.15 percent management
percent fee. grows. The London-based bank also is- fee for the iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury
BBGID: BBG0000KR0S4 sued a “flattener” ETN that rises when the Bond exchange-traded fund, according to the
curve flattens. iShares website.
■■Deutsche Bank AG issued $33.6 mil- “The big question is what will happen to ETNs are backed only by their issuer’s
lion in notes linked to the S&P 500 Index, interest rates, given they’re at record lows,” credit, unlike exchange-traded funds, which
according to an Aug. 10 SEC filing. The said Ian Merrill, director of U.S. investor so- hold assets.
one-year notes will yield twice any gain in lutions at Barclays. “It’s a common thing for
the index, up to a maximum yield of 14.4 investors to have a view.”
percent. Investors will not see a decline The flattener ETN climbed 2 percent on
Aug. 11 as the difference between 10- and
Barclays Sells Notes Linked
in principal due to the performance of
the index unless the index drops by more 2-year yields narrowed to 2.17 percentage to Crude Oil Futures
than 10 percent, with any additional loss points, the flattest yield curve on a clos- By Zeke Faux
multiplied by 1.1111. J.P. Morgan Securi- ing basis since April 2009. On Aug. 10, the Barclays Plc sold $56 million of one-year
ties placed the notes for a 1 percent fee. Fed said it will reinvest principal payments callable structured notes linked to the Stan-
BBGID: BBG0014F8S27 on mortgage assets into long-term Trea- dard & Poor’s GSCI Crude Oil Excess Re-
suries, exerting downward pressure on the turn Index as concerns that slowing growth
■■Citigroup Funding issued $32.9 mil- yield curve. have put downward pressure on crude oil
lion in 10-year, non-callable notes that “Generally, I see people calling for sta- futures.
switch from a fixed to a floating rate after ble rates or more flattening,” said Suvrat The notes, sold Aug. 6, are automatically re-
the first year. The first year the notes Prakash, an interest-rate strategist at BNP deemed, or called, if the gauge of oil-futures
will yield 6 percent, according to an Paribas SA in New York, in a telephone prices rises from its initial level in three months,
Aug. 9 SEC filing. After the first year the interview on Aug. 11. He expects the differ- six months, nine months or at maturity, accord-
notes will yield an annual interest rate of ence between 10- and 2-year yields to nar- ing to a prospectus filed with the SEC.
three-month U.S. dollar Libor plus 1.45 row. “Very few people are calling for a steep- Investors are paid any gains in the index
percent, capped at 7 percent per year. ening in the near term.” if the notes are called, subject to a cap and
The notes will pay interest on a quarterly Barclays sells six of the 10 biggest ETNs floor that depends on how long the securi-
basis. Citigroup Global Markets distrib- by size, according to data compiled by ties have been outstanding. They lose mon-
uted the notes for a 0.5 percent fee. Bloomberg. The bank issued the first ETNs ey if the index declines more than 15 per-
BBGID: BBG0000JBM79 for betting on stock-market volatility last year. cent from its initial level of 509.7, according
Those products now have a combined mar- to the prospectus.
continued on next page
ket capitalization of $2.5 billion. JPMorgan Chase & Co. distributed the
Barclays also started trading six other notes for a 1 percent commission. The bank
Bloomberg Brief Structured Notes
ETNs on Aug. 10, all listed on the NYSE also issued and distributed $42 million of sim-
Bloomberg LP
731 Lexington Avenue Arca exchange, that bet on the yields of vari- ilar securities linked to the oil index on July 30.
New York, NY 10022 ous maturity Treasuries. The bank charges In addition, J.P. Morgan Securities is currently
212-617-2000 an annual management fee of 75 basis marketing similar crude oil-linked notes to be
points, or 0.75 percent, on the notes. That issued by Morgan Stanley.
Newsletter Ted Merz
Executive Editor tmerz@bloomberg.net
212-617-2309
Bloomberg News Robert Burgess
On The Move
Managing Editor bburgess@bloomberg.net
212-617-2945 ■■Deutsche Bank AG hired Ted Was- ■■Morgan Stanley hired Cecile Houlot
Structured Notes Deirdre Fretz serman from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to lead its
Newsletter Editor dfretz@bloomberg.net as a managing director and head of equity European securitization effort. Houlot will
212-617-5166 join the firm as head of the European Struc-
derivatives flow sales for North America.
Reporters Zeke Faux, New York He will be based in New York and report tured Solutions Group in London, Morgan
zfaux@bloomberg.net
212-617-2267 to Derek Capanna, head of institutional Stanley said in an e-mailed statement.
Safraz Thind, London equity sales for North America, according Houlot will report to David Moffitt, hired
sthind3@bloomberg.net to Renee Calabro, a spokeswoman. by the New York-firm in November to lead
+44-20-7330-7916 Wasserman was a managing director in its securitized-debt effort. Houlot will ad-

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sold this week ruling. Kimberly Macleod, a Lehman spokes-


continued from page 2 Raiffeisen Sells Bet on woman, didn’t return a voice-mail message
left yesterday seeking comment.

■■Deutsche Bank AG issued $29 million


Hungarian Currency In two orders, issued in November and De-
cember, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck
in autocallable notes linked to JPMorgan ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue
Chase & Co. stock. The one-year notes By Sarfraz Thind and that any attempt to revise their complaint
yield 17.4 percent annualized interest if Raiffeisen Bank has sold HUF 3 billion would be futile. Monday Pauley reversed the
called, according to a prospectus filed ($13.7 million) of range accrual notes tied to dismissal of one count against HSBC and Le-
with the SEC on Aug. 9. The notes are the performance of the Hungarian forint on hman and permitted the plaintiffs to amend
called if the stock has risen from its initial Aug. 11. two dismissed counts.
level of $41.27 at the end of any month. The two-year notes pay 8.5 percent per Pacific International Finance Ltd. issued
Investors lose money if the notes aren’t year for every day that the Hungarian Forint the minibonds and marketed them as linked
called and JPMorgan drops by more than stays in a range of HUF 250 to HUF 308.5 to the credit of financially sound companies
30 percent at maturity, according to the per euro. The Hungarian forint-euro ex- and backed by AAA-rated collateral, Pauley
prospectus. UBS AG distributed the secu- change rate was at 280.4 on Aug. 12. said. A Hong Kong regulatory investigation
rities for a 1.25 percent fee. The note was sold to Hungarian retail in- disclosed that Lehman designed the mini-
BBGID: BBG0000MXX83 vestors and private bank clients, according to bonds program, the judge said. HSBC Bank
Laszlo Kiss-Biro, a spokesman for the bank. USA was selected as trustee of the collateral
■■Morgan Stanley has issued $22.5 This is the seventh such bond issued by securing the notes, Pauley said, citing testi-
million in 10-year callable notes with the bank in Hungary. mony in the Hong Kong proceeding.
interest payments linked to the S&P 500
Hong Kong banks offered to pay at least 60
Index, according to an Aug 6 SEC filing.
cents on the dollar to investors in July last year
The notes pay a fixed rate of 6 percent
for the first year. From the beginning of Hong Kong Investors Can as part of a buyback agreement brokered by
the Securities and Futures Commission. By
the second year interest is only earned Sue Lehman, HSBC in U.S. the end of March, about 30,000 investors had
for quarters in which the index is above
accepted the agreement, according to the
789.068 on the quarterly valuation date.
regulator’s 2009-2010 annual report. HSBC
The interest paid increases over time By Bob Van Voris and Debra Mao
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and didn’t sell any minibonds and wasn’t among
from 6 percent for the first two years to
9 percent in the last three years. Morgan HSBC Holdings Plc may be sued over $1.6 banks involved in the repurchase agreement.
Stanley distributed the notes for a 2.2 billion in worthless securities sold to retail in-
percent fee. vestors in Hong Kong, a judge in New York
BBGID: BBG0000MLHJ9 ruled Aug. 9. Bank of America Sells $44
■■Barclays Plc has issued $13.3 million
U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III
reversed part of a decision by Lehman’s
Million of Steepeners
in three-year notes linked to the S&P 500 bankruptcy judge, who threw out a suit by
Index, according to an Aug. 10 SEC filing. seven holders of structured notes called By Zeke Faux
The notes will yield 1.5 times any gains minibonds. Bank of America Corp. sold $44 million of
in the index, subject to the 61.8 percent The plaintiffs seek to represent a class of structured notes that pay more interest when
maximum return. Investors’ yields will be investors in the notes from June 16, 2003, to long-term interest rates exceed short-term.
zero if the index declines as much as 30 Sept. 15, 2008, Pauley said in his decision. The 20-year notes, sold Aug. 10, pay an ini-
percent, while a 31 percent or greater An estimated $1.8 billion of minibonds tial interest rate of 14 percent, according to a
decline in the index would result in an were sold to about 43,000 investors in Hong prospectus filed with the SEC on Aug 12. The
equal percent loss in investors’ principal. Kong, according to local regulators. rate changes after a year to four times the dif-
Barclays Capital distributed the notes for Lehman’s bankruptcy in 2008 wiped out ference between the 30-year constant-matu-
a 0.5 percent commission. the value of the investments, resulting in rity swap rate and the two-year rate, bench-
BBGID: BBG0014KXKX1 protests outside bank branches that have marks that measure the cost of exchanging
continued even after last year’s government- floating and fixed interest rates through the
■■Royal Bank of Canada issued $6.5 brokered settlement between sellers and swap market, minus 0.25 percentage point.
million in 20-year callable notes tied to buyers of minibonds. U.S. sales of such securities, known as
Constant Maturity Swap rates, accord- “This shows that the courts around the steepeners, fell 27 percent in the second
ing to an Aug. 10 SEC filing. The notes world have investor protection at heart,” quarter to $330 million, down from $451 mil-
will yield 8 percent in the first year. The said Lewis Man, a partner at Hong Kong lion in the first quarter, according to data com-
notes are callable each year in August be- law firm Gall. piled by Bloomberg. Bank of America’s offer-
ginning at the end of the first year. From Hong Kong doesn’t have a mechanism for ing is the largest since April 16, when Morgan
the second year to maturity the notes will filing class action lawsuits. Stanley sold $52 million of steepeners.
yield four times the difference between
David Hall, a Hong Kong-based spokes- Bank of America has periodic options to call
continued on next page man for HSBC, didn’t have a response to the the notes for face value after a year.
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sold this week


continued from page 3 VOICES
the 30-year CMS rate and the two-year Reverse Convertibles Favored by OPM’s Yousefian
CMS rate minus 0.25 percent, subject to
a maximum rate of 8 percent per year and
a minimum interest rate of 0 percent per
By Sarfraz Thind shoulders above others because of their
year. For any day the 30-year CMS rate is Tony Yousefian, chief investment officer at OPM funding rates.”
not more than 0.25 percent higher than the Fund Management, talks about safety, returns and
2-year CMS rate investors will not earn a On structured product providers he favors:
how structured products augment his portfolios.
coupon. Interest payments will be calcu- “In the past we were big supporters of
lated semi-annually. Yousefian has bought the securities for his Societe Generale SA, Barclays Capital
BBGID: BBG0000GW2X7
funds since he founded the business in 2003. and Deutsche Bank AG and have also
OPM currently has about 108 million pounds used Gilliat. Lately we have used agents,
■■HSBC Holdings Plc sold $5 million of
and currently have TFS Securities acting
notes linked to the FTSE 100 index of U.K. ($170 million) in assets under management, of
as our broker.”
stocks. The two-year notes yield five times which around 5 percent is invested in structured
any gains in the benchmark at maturity,
products. He spoke in a telephone interview from On successful structured product investment:
subject to a 40 percent cap, according to a
prospectus filed with the SEC on Aug 9. If his office in Norwich, England on Aug. 4. “We primarily deal with reverse convert-
the index declines, investors lose an equal ibles. All the products we have invested in
proportion of their initial outlay. HSBC have performed as expected. We have not
On OPM’s investment philosophy:
distributed the notes, which do not pay yet been in any structured products where
interest or dividends, for a 0.5 percent fee. “We have two funds and invest in struc- we have not got our money back.”
BBGID: BBG0014JSZJ3 tured products for both. One is aimed for “This is a vindication of us doing our
high capital growth, the other to pro- homework on the underlying. You have
■■Bank of America Corp. issued $4.5 vide monthly income. The extent of our to make sure you get the right levels of
million in notes linked to a basket of global structured product investment depends protection and coupon. It involves a bit of
stock indexes, according to an Aug. 12 on market conditions. For one fund we try give and take.”
SEC filing. The five-year notes will match and aim for the highest coupon possible
any gains in the basket of indexes up to a whilst for the other we have slightly more On specific investments:
maximum yield of 80 percent. The basket capital protection.”
has a 50 percent weighting in the S&P “Both funds generally go for products with “In 2006 we were able to get very attrac-
500 Index and a 30 percent weighting in soft protection. Soft protection is absolutely tive coupons with upside protection. For
the MSCI EAFE Index with the remaining crucial. We have to be prepared to give up example, we had a 12-month product
20 percent split evenly between the MSCI some coupon in exchange.” linked to mining company BHP Billiton. It
Emerging Markets Index and the S&P paid a fixed six percent coupon and had 30
BRIC 40 Index. Investors can lose up to percent of the upside participation, while on
On capital protection:
10 percent of their investment if the basket the downside, we were protected against a
of indexes declines. As in any structured “We never go for a full guaranteed return on 20 percent fall. We got a 36 percent return.”
note, the repayment of principal is also capital, it’s more expensive than soft protec- “We invested in a banking product with an
dependent on the credit worthiness of the tion. Until the credit crunch, specifically underlying basket linked to the share price
issuer. Merrill Lynch & Co. distributed the the second quarter of 2008, whenever we of Lloyds, RBS and Barclays. It returned us
notes for a 2.5 percent commission. struck a reverse convertible, we went for a 21 percent with a 35 percent protection over
CUSIP: 06052K612 U.S. style barrier — this gives you protec- 12 months.”
tion but the protection can be kicked-out at
■■The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is- any point of the life of the product.”
On autocalls:
sued $4.3 million of two-year notes linked “After Lehman we switched to a Europe-
to the S&P 500 Index, according to an an protection barrier, where the barrier is “Autocalls don’t play a part in what we do.”
Aug. 10 SEC filing. The notes will yield only observed at the end of the product’s
twice any gain in the index, up to a maxi- life. It’s safer, but we’ve given up some of On the structuring relationship:
mum yield of 11 percent. Investors lose the upside.”
principal due to the performance of the “We give our counterparties the sector or
index if the index drops by more than 20 stock ideas and get them to do the structur-
On counterparty risk:
percent, with any additional decline multi- ing. You need a lot of volatility because the
plied by 1.25. Goldman Sachs distributed “We have tried to spread counterparty risk coupon is derived from the put options be-
the notes for a 0.175 percent commission. by ensuring we don’t have too much expo- ing sold on the underlying. If you can write
CUSIP: 38145X665 sure with one bank. We went with RBS in an option when there is high volatility, the
December 2009 because we viewed them premium you receive will be high.”
as safer than others, with their govern- “We saw coupons increase dramatically
ment backing, and we were happy to in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first
take on the counterparty risk. At the time, quarter of 2009. Also this year you have had
RBS’s product coupons were head-and- a good coupon.”
08.13.10 Bloomberg Brief | structured notes 5

asset Class breakdown Top SIX


SEC-Registered Notes* Top six agency Notes this week*

The Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) issued $250 million in 15-year callable
Commodity-linked notes increased to 14 step-up notes. The notes yield an initial 3.03 percent per year and step up every five years to 5.25.
percent of the dollar value of notes sold last The notes are callable quarterly after the first six months. FTN Financial was lead underwriter.
BBG0014LX0V5
week, up from 10 percent the week before.
Reverse convertibles fell to 4 percent from The Federal Home Loan Bank issued $100 million in three-year callable step-up notes that yield 0.625
percent in the first year. The rates increase every six months to a final 2.5 percent. Jeffries & Co.
11 percent. Hybrids made up 9 percent of underwrote the notes. The notes are callable quarterly after the first six months. BBG0014PKWK2.
the total due to offerings that linked interest
accrual to stock index performance.
The Federal Home Loan Bank issued $100 million in callable multi-step-up notes underwritten by
UBS. The 5-year notes yield 1 percent in the first year and step up to 4 percent in the last six months.
Proprietary
Index
The notes are callable quarterly after the first six months. BBG0014JY7V4
Reverse Commodities
2%
Convertibles 14%
4%
The Federal Home Loan Bank issued $100 million in callable multi-step-up notes underwritten by
UBS. The 5-year notes yield 1 percent in the first year and step up to 4 percent in the last year. The
Interest Rates
notes are callable once a year at the beginning of the second year. BBG0014LXX07
38%

Equity The Federal Home Loan Bank issued $100 million in callable multi-step-up notes underwritten by
32% UBS. The 3-year notes yield 0.625 percent in the first year and step up each year to 2 percent in the
last year. The notes are callable quarterly after the first quarter. BBG0014PD8H7

Hybrid 9% The Federal Home Loan Bank issued $100 million in callable multi-step-up notes underwritten by
UBS. The 3-year notes yield 0.5 percent in the first six months and step up to 2 percent in the last
year. The notes are callable quarterly after the first quarter. BBG0014N7TQ3
U.S. Certificates of Deposits***
All six of the market-inked certificates of Year-to-Date
First Half 2010Global
GlobalStructured
StructuredNotes
NotesUnderwriters**
Underwriters**
deposits sold in the U.S. during the week underwriters rank % market USD (Mln) No. of ISSUES

of Aug. 2 were linked to interest rates. Of DZ Bank AG 1 11.8 7,178.80 154


Barclays Capital 2 10.4 6,297.79 562
those, all but one were callable step-ups. Deutsche Bank AG 3 10.3 6,268.37 226
Interest rates on these CDs increase on JP Morgan 4 6.7 4,051.67 106
specifc dates if they are not called by the RBS 5 5.9 3,576.70 131
issuer. Last week the instruments sold UBS 6 5.7 3,448.75 234
Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg 7 5.5 3,348.41 32
included a 4-year JPMorgan Chase &
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 8 4.3 2,629.79 95
Co. CD with an initial rate of 1.5 percent Credit Suisse 9 3.4 2,095.09 43
that increases to 2.5 percent by maturity, Goldman Sachs & Co 10 3.1 1,862.81 30
and a 10-year Bank of America Corp. CD Citi 11 3 1,815.36 148
Societe Generale 12 2.4 1,438.01 58
which steps up from 2 to 10 percent. The
RBC Capital Markets 13 2.1 1,253.22 29
exception was Bank of America’s $3 million HSBC Bank PLC 14 2 1,201.05 79
fixed range accrual CD. It pays a 5 percent Credit Agricole CIB 15 1.8 1,065.03 89
annual rate for every day the 6-month U.S. HSH Nordbank AG 16 1.6 983.72 34
Morgan Stanley 17 1.6 957.01 80
dollar Libor is between 0 and 3.95 percent.
BNP Paribas Group 18 1.5 939.81 46
The range increases to 0-4.95 percent after Natixis 19 1.3 798.71 15
the seventh year of the 12-year CD. Standard Bank 20 1.1 647.71 28
TOTAL (Jan. 1 to Aug. 6) 60,824.00 2,870
* According to data compiled by Bloomberg from SEC filings.
** Based on data submitted to Bloomberg by banks. Excludes, variable-principal redemption, reverse- and synthetic-convertibles. Global includes Euromarket issues from all nations and domestic European notes.
Excludes SEC registered issues.
*** Based on data submitted to Bloomberg by banks.

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