06 Dec 2024
FTSE Russell aims at customisation in market push
The provider of benchmarks and indices is seeking to leverage its global presence to increase its footprint in the structured products market.
20 Jun 2024
Digital assets: Swiss private bank deploys STOXX crypto index via AMCs
In this week’s roundup, we look at new launches of crypto products including AMCs, leveraged products and ETFs, the expansion of partnership between Cboe and FTSE Russell, and the successful funding round of Arbelos Markets.
23 Apr 2024
People: former Citi global head joins US expert witness firm
Other people moves this week include the appointment of two former EQD bankers by FTSE Russell; the departure of FNZ’s Q-Hub chief executive; the change of guard at French structured products specialist firm Equitim; and more.
05 Oct 2023
SRP launches Strategy & Custom Index Report
The fourth chapter of the SRP Index Report 2023 is available for download now.
12 Sep 2023
FTSE Russell: the great US equity regime change
The index provider believes that timing the regime change between growth and value and allocating to style on a trend surfing basis can reap extra returns to investors.
18 Aug 2023
People: Credit Suisse EQD exodus continues
In this week’s roundup, we look at new exits from Credit Suisse’s equity derivatives business as well as the credit markets reshuffle at BBVA, and new appointments at FTSE Russell and Citibank.
26 Jul 2023
UK Market Review, May 2023: issuance boom, FTSE ESG and risk control indices debut
One hundred and twelve products were added to the UK database in May.
06 Jul 2023
FTSE Russell: sector classification not enough to capture new trends
FTSE Russell entered the thematic segment of the structured products market in 2022 with its FTSE Developed Europe Index, which was featured across 12 products sold in France worth an estimated US$66 million, which is testimony to the index provider’s renewed focus in the structured products market.
30 Jun 2023
Decrement: increased competition
In the second part of this analysis on the decrement overlay and its use in the structured products market over the last two years, we look at the main providers of indices with decrement features and the most featured decrement underlyings across markets in terms of issuance and sales.
28 Jun 2023
Thematic indices – capturing new trends
Thematic indices provide exposure to broad investment themes evolving around the adoption of forward-looking structural changes that are expected to transform social and economic affairs.
24 May 2023
FTSE Russell doubles down on structured products
In the second part of the interview, Maxime Adam, head of sell-side Emea, index investments group at FTSE Russell, discusses wrappers, innovation, asset classes and data.
23 May 2023
FTSE Russell – overlays on benchmarks fuel new activity
FTSE Russell is the provider of some of the most popular market cap indices used in three key retail structured products markets - the UK (FTSE 100), Italy (FTSE MIB) and the US (Russell 2000).