24 Oct 2024
Digital assets: DBS rolls out blockchain-based banking for institutions
In this week’s roundup, we also look at the Prague Stock Exchange pioneering DLT technology to implement securities settlement, MarketVector’s index deployment into 21Shares crypto ETP, and the launch of the SDX-Rulematch partnership aimed at transforming the institutional crypto trading and custody market.
20 Jun 2024
SG-FORGE: blockchain can foster transparency on ESG
The subsidiary of the French bank expects an exponential growth in the number of issuances and the traded notional via blockchain as the cost of issuance, settlement, clearing and reconciliation will be reduced significantly.
05 Mar 2024
SG bolsters sales in UK EQD, blockchain subsidiary
The French bank is targeting the UK structured products market as well as the sales capabilities of its digital assets subsidiary which services issuers of digital-native financial products registered on the blockchain.
21 Feb 2024
Regulators shed light on boundaries of cryptoasset rules
The European and Hong Kong regulators continue to move forward in their effort to provide a regulatory framework for issuing and transacting crypto financial products.
16 Oct 2023
SRP in brief: staying on the sidelines
In a week which saw the rugby world cup coming a step closer to its much-anticipated conclusion, SRP dived into the US retirement space whilst also providing overviews of the Belgian, Swiss, and South African markets.
25 Sep 2023
SRP in brief: reach for the stars
It’s full steam ahead for the structured product market as September kicks off with dynamic activity across most markets.
27 Jun 2023
Singapore regulator reveals new pilot for digital structured notes
The government-led Project Guardian will expand to a further pilot phase focusing on the issuance of tokenised multi-currency and equity linked structured notes.
27 Jun 2023
Trakx: towards the institutionalisation of crypto
Trakx, a Paris-based fintech specialised in digital assets launched in 2019 a platform for crypto-index trading to enable access to baskets of crypto coins and set new standards for crypto index investing.
12 Jun 2023
DeFi: BOCI, UBS partner in first HK tokenised structured notes
The notes which were originated by the Swiss bank and placed to its clients in Hong Kong are the first tokenised security issued by a Chinese bank.
25 May 2023
SRP Apac 2023: blockchain issuance takes off despite crypto headwinds
The use of blockchain technology and the development of the digital assets market remains a focus for innovation in the structured products market in Asia despite the market turbulence of 2022 according to panellists at SRP’s APAC Conference 2023 held in Singapore on 3 May.
27 Mar 2023
SRP Europe 2023: blockchain for securities, no crypto game
At a fireside chat, two panellists discussed how blockchain is posed to have a transformational effect including in the structured products market as regulation take shape.
10 Feb 2023
Digital assets: Bracket Labs’ new crypto products target low vol, side-ways markets
Startup structured products provider for DeFi Bracket Labs has launched two new products on its platform BracketX.fi to help DeFi traders profit in all volatility conditions.