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Risk Management

Our strength in product design is soundly based on extensive trading experience in the following areas:

  • Equity derivatives, including fund derivatives
  • UK residential and commercial property derivatives
  • Fixed Income derivatives (EUR, USD, & GBP) including   UK inflation (RPI) and UK base rate markets
  • Single stock equities and convertible bonds.

The trading teams are supported by the skills of a dedicated team of quantitative analysts who develop and maintain our market-leading pricing and risk management tools.

The combination of trading and analytical resources has created within Santander Global Banking & Markets an impressive capability in risk management and risk distribution. These services are aimed at helping corporates and financial institutions running risk positions. Examples of our solutions are:

  • Interest rate and inflation (RPI/LPI) solutions tailored to match the exact cash flow profile of scheme liabilities in order to manage key risks
  • Credit solutions providing enhanced investment yield
  • Dividend swaps as a match to salary-linked liabilities.