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Products
SIX listings spike as AMCs drive turnover

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SIX listings spike as AMCs drive turnover

The number of newly listed structured products on the Swiss exchange reached a 22-month high in January.

Products
Product wrap: UBS tracks AI basket, Goldman partners with HSBC in Hong Kong on callable play

07 Feb 2025

Product wrap: UBS tracks AI basket, Goldman partners with HSBC in Hong Kong on callable play

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 2-8 February 2025.

Market Reviews
Switzerland Market Review, December 2024: sales up 30%, yield enhancement rules

30 Jan 2025

Switzerland Market Review, December 2024: sales up 30%, yield enhancement rules

Sales volumes increased by more than 30 YoY as yield enhancement products increased their dominance.

Products
VLK, BNPP offer fixed income alternative

23 Jan 2025

VLK, BNPP offer fixed income alternative

The Dutch independent wealth manager has collaborated with BNP Paribas for a capital-protected product that is a mix between a fixed income investment and a traditional index-linked structure.

Market Reviews
Switzerland Market Review, November 2024: dual currency in demand, credit goes awol

16 Jan 2025

Switzerland Market Review, November 2024: dual currency in demand, credit goes awol

Dual currency products increased their market share to 20% in November.

Products
Austrian open interest at all-time high

15 Jan 2025

Austrian open interest at all-time high

Volumes have increased by more than €1 billion since the beginning of 2024.

Products
Update: SIX structured product listings achieve record high, Vontobel remains top issuer

14 Jan 2025

Update: SIX structured product listings achieve record high, Vontobel remains top issuer

More than one-third of total turnover from investment products was linked to tracker certificates.

Analysis
Europe Q3 2024 (part 2): yield enhancement dominates as capital protection declines

03 Jan 2025

Europe Q3 2024 (part 2): yield enhancement dominates as capital protection declines

In the second part of our Europe market analysis, we look at the product type mix and the payoffs which have driven activity in the third quarter of 2024.

Analysis
Spotlight on… capital protection in Asia Pacific

20 Dec 2024

Spotlight on… capital protection in Asia Pacific

Capital protection products have seen an increasing in sales volume in 2024 across Asia Pacific markets ex-China driven by the shift away from capital-at-risk products by Korean investors.

Products
SIX trading volume hits 20-month high driven by crypto products

11 Dec 2024

SIX trading volume hits 20-month high driven by crypto products

A third of the exchange’s trading volume in November was linked to structured products with crypto underlyings.

Products
South Korea Market Review, October 2024: ELBs boost sales, Hana takes over Shinhan

18 Nov 2024

South Korea Market Review, October 2024: ELBs boost sales, Hana takes over Shinhan

Sales of principal-protected ELBs increased in October while local tech and utilities sector stocks were among the top investor picks.

Products
SIX reports robust trading, Bitcoin trackers in demand

13 Nov 2024

SIX reports robust trading, Bitcoin trackers in demand

The top 10 investment products for October included three open-ended trackers linked to Bitcoin.