Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail: Success Through Innovation November 2010
Agenda The Royal Bank of Scotland Structured Product Trends Integrated Approach Product Segments Client Engagement Online Key Strengths
The Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Banks by capital strength (H1 2010) In 2007 RBS acquires some activities of the ABN AMRO group (including its Investment Banking Division Global Banking and Markets) During the financial crisis of 2008, RBS was intervened by the UK Government. As a result, the UK Government owns 84% of the capital Since then, RBS has been following a rigorous plan to achieve strategic plan targets Long-term credit ratings for RBS plc of A+ (S&P), Aa3 (Moody s) and AA- (Fitch) with stable outlook Rank Institution Core Tier 1 (%) Tier 1 (%) 1 UBS 13.0 16.4 2 Credit Suisse 11.4 16.3 3 RBS 10.5 12.8 4 Barclays 10.0 13.2 5 HSBC 9.9 11.5 6 Citigroup 9.7 12.0 7 JP Morgan Chase 9.6 12.1 8 Lloyds Banking Group 9.0 10.3 9 Standard Chartered 9.0 11.2 10 Deutsche Bank 7.5 11.3 Source: Company Data/RBS, correct as of 4 August 2010
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Structured Product Trends
Structured Products 2010 Global Trends Overview: Despite lower sales in 2009, global sales in 2010 are predicted to recover Gross Sales 550 500 450 $340 bln structured products to mature Investors are expecting the following: Capital Protection element Income based on government bonds Diversification into less risky products USD bn 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 forecast Europe North America Asia-Pacific Source: StructuredRetailProducts.com, tranche products only
Structured Products Long term trends We clearly see some developments that will affect Structured Retail going forward People are living longer and need to take more responsibility for own retirement Technology is transforming distribution of financial services Customers are demanding value for money and simplicity Trust is key Wealth appreciation across the world Self-Directed Investor will grow significantly These trends will result in significant changes in the way private investors are being serviced Products will be simple and transparent Investors interested in execution and not in advice Online trading and execution platforms will increase
Integrated Approach
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Integrated Approach Pre-sale services Distribution After-sale services Product Idea Generation Product Development Packaging & Delivery of the Products The Distributor Liquidity/ Pricing Management Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 key stages of our offering from product idea inception to after-sale services Retail Investors
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Integrated Approach Structured Retail requires an integrated approach to deliver its entire product capability to private investors.
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Product Range We have a top-tier multi-asset product capability with a variety of wrappers and are leading customised tradable indices
Product Segments
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Structured Product Segments Leverage Return Yield Enhancement Performance Securities Principal Protection Risk
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Client Profiles It is vital to identify each client s risk profile... Client Risk Appetite LOW MID HIGH Capital Protection Product Type Yield Enhancement Performance Trackers Leverage Certificates when selecting products for their portfolio
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Structured Product Segments Principal Protection Leverage Investments that protect against downside exposure to an underlying index or basket of securities Return Yield Enhancement Performance Securities Address principal preservation in combination with equity exposure in achieving better return than fixed income or cash Principal Protection May require capped or limited upside in the underlying Examples: CPN, CPPI, Call Spreads Risk
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Structured Product Segments Yield Enhancement Leverage Products that create additional current yield and increase certainty of revenue for current assets Return Principal Protection Yield Enhancement Performance Securities Investors will give up some or all appreciation in underlying security Best suited for investor who believes the underlying asset will trade in a tight range over the life Examples: Reverse Convertible, Autocall Risk
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Structured Product Segments Performance trackers Leverage Products that provide returns that are directly linked to the performance of the underlying instrument Return Performance Securities Investors are equally exposed to the downside as well as the upside Yield Enhancement Examples: 1:1 certificates Principal Protection Risk
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Structured Product Segments Leveraged Performance Leverage Leverage For investors willing to put up risk premium that will provide exposure to a much larger notional investment Return Performance Securities Yield Enhancement Best suited for investors who are looking for exposure to an asset class where they are underweighted Full premium loss is possible Principal Protection Examples: Mini Futures Risk
Client Engagement Online
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Client Engagement Online www.rbs.com/markets Statistics and Figures 2009 / 2010 (YTD) Total hits ~ 8.7 mln / 4.2 mln Total page views ~ 35 mln / 16.5 mln Client reach with over 1 million unique visitors Products listed in more than 10 exchanges with real time pricing Product coordination and short time to market delivery with over 30,000 products and 3,000 products issued a month Innovative products and underlyings
Key Strengths
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Key Strengths One stop shop all you need from one sales contact Extensive experience of legal, compliance and product suitability in the structured products market Advise clients in wrapping structured products for retail market Offer product information (ie., pricing, term sheets, prospectus) on web-site in six languages (German, English, Italian, France, Portuguese and Spanish) Tailor-made websites according to client product distribution requirements Brochures and marketing support tailored to client needs and the private investor White labelling solutions Reliable execution and a consistently high service level small bid/offer spreads market liquidity
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Our Market Position Germany - all products Commerzbank 20% Deutsche Bank 19% RBS 12% BNP 7% Citi 6% Hong Kong - all products Soc Gen 17% KBC 16% Deutsche Bank 16% BNP 13% RBS 11% Benelux - all products RBS 80% Rabobank 9% Citi 5% ING 3% Commerzbank 1% Switzerland - all products Deutsche Bank 19% Vontobel 18% ZKB 17% Goldman Sachs 9% Source: Local Exchanges UBS 9% RBS 7% UK - all products RBS 43% Barclays 23% Societe General 23% Goldman 10% Merill 1% Australia - all products MacBank 34% Citi 28% RBS 18% UBS 15% WBC 2% Italy - certificates Banca Aletti 25% Deutsche Bank 16% RBS 14% Unicredit 11% Banca Imi 9%
Equity Derivatives and Structured Retail Our track record Selection of Awards in 2008/09 Euromoney Award 2009: Best Global Structured Products House Gouden Tak 2009: Best Website (1 st ), Best Return/Risk Profile product (1 st ), Best product (2 nd ) Swiss Derivative Awards 09: Best Leverage Products (2 nd position) Structured products Europe Awards 2008: Best in Nordics, Best in Ireland (Ulster Bank) Focus MONEY Zertifikatepreis 2009: Best client magazine Italian Certificates Awards 2009: Best Issuer of Leverage Products (1 st ), Best Marketing Service to Investors (1 st ) Finance Asia Structured Products Awards 2008: Best Islamic Product Brokerwahl.de 2009: FOREX Broker of the year (1 st ), CFD Broker of the year (2 nd ) Trailblazer Awards 2008: Triple A (Asset Asian Awards), Derivatives & Structured Products Order Finansowy Home & Market Award 2009 (Poland): Best Structured Life Product
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