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France 2024: ESG, decrement assert their position

2 May 2025

France 2024: ESG, decrement assert their position

We look at exposures by asset class and underlying as well as payoff types and investment terms in the French market in 2024.

Product wrap: SGI, BNPP target CEE region, UBS partners with Scotiabank in US

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Product wrap: SGI, BNPP target CEE region, UBS partners with Scotiabank in US

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 27 April and 3 May 2025.

France 2024: yield enhancement back on top as capital protected rates lose traction

01 May 2025

France 2024: yield enhancement back on top as capital protected rates lose traction

Sales of structured products in the French market recorded a slowdown in the second half of 2024 after a 30% increase in H1 24.

Annuities roundup: AuguStar adds five more MerQube indices to FIA

29 Apr 2025

Annuities roundup: AuguStar adds five more MerQube indices to FIA

Also: advisor found in breach of fiduciary duty; GBU Life unveils new annuity; Athene simplifies flagship FIAs; and new report predicts US annuity to reach US$388 billion by 2029.

South Korea: capital-at-risk autocalls down by 60%

29 Apr 2025

South Korea: capital-at-risk autocalls down by 60%

The country’s capital-at-risk products record a 61% drop in outstanding balance by the end of March compared to the prior year’s period.

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28 Apr 2025

CLSA enters Malaysia’s structured warrant market

Six new call warrants have been introduced by the Chinese issuer.

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28 Apr 2025

SG capitalises on pan-European footprint, combines top QIS indices into fund wrapper

Société Générale was once more among the top winners at this year's...

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25 Apr 2025

Product wrap: France embraces transatlantic trail

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with...

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24 Apr 2025

SIX: strong momentum in structured products trading and issuance

The number of structured products available on the Swiss exchange hit...

InspereX accelerates product expansion into alternatives and annuity

23 Apr 2025

InspereX accelerates product expansion into alternatives and annuity

Building up product lines across wrappers is a key focus this year for the American wholesaler specialising in structured products under its new CEO.

Equileap: investors are using financial products to drive corporate change

22 Apr 2025

Equileap: investors are using financial products to drive corporate change

Research shows that gender balanced companies financially outperform but progress at a corporate level is slow as companies are failing to act on the data.

US managers debut laddered autocallable ETFs

22 Apr 2025

US managers debut laddered autocallable ETFs

The two actively-managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) feature a laddered approach through a volatility-controlled index and an equity basket.

Product wrap: KBC fund aims at responsible investing, MS offers fixed income in UK

17 Apr 2025

Product wrap: KBC fund aims at responsible investing, MS offers fixed income in UK

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 13-19 April 2025.