30 Nov 2023
Thailand’s Bualuang partners with Hang Seng on DR debut
The Thai securities house expands its depositary receipts underlying offerings, including new Hong Kong ETF and European stock underlyings, as structured products issuance drops.
13 Jun 2023
Latest: Finra fines TD Ameritrade for disclosures on callable securities
TD Ameritrade self-reported the lack of disclosure, which occurred from January 2016 to June 2021, to Finra, according to the settlement.
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28 Feb 2022
Latest: Allianz sets aside US$4.2 billion for Structured Alpha lawsuits
The past week saw service providers striking new partnerships in Europe and Allianz’s Structured Alpha lawsuits settled. Meanwhile, Hang Seng debuted three indices in Hong Kong SAR as China expands retirement savings wealth management products.
08 Oct 2021
Latest: Swiss association bolsters buy-side ranks
The Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA) has added Swissquote Bank as a new buy-side member.
18 Aug 2021
SRP Apac Awards 2021: Hang Seng bolsters ELI sales through digital banking
Hang Seng Bank has stood out as the winner of three awards - Best Distributor, Asia Pacific, Best Yield Enhancement Distributor, Asia Pacific, and Best Distributor, Hong Kong SAR - at the SRP Apac Awards 2021 announced in June.
26 Jul 2021
Hong Kong SAR Market Review, Q2 2021: FX-linked products gain strong traction
Some 4,789 structured products with an aggregated volume of HKD418.1 billion (US$53.84 billion) were added to the SRP Hong Kong SAR database in the second quarter of 2021.
29 Jun 2021
Latest: Citi debuts ‘grandmaster’ play
Citigroup has licensed its Citi Grandmaster Index on an exclusive basis to retirement savings products Athene USA and fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) provider Annexus.
28 Jun 2021
SRP Apac Awards 2021: HKEX eyes ESG index-linked products
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has won SRP’s Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange award for the third consecutive year, which were announced on 16 June.
03 Jun 2021
Latest: UK gov mulls Priips ‘successor’ regulation, extends Ucits KID exemption
The UK HM Treasury has announced a five-year extension of the current exemption for Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Ucits) funds in relation to the requirements of the Priips Regulation.
28 May 2021
Product wrap: Natixis cashes in on Refinitiv, SGX indices
In this week’s wrap, we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 23-29 May 2021.
29 Apr 2021
Hong Kong SAR Market Review, Q1 2021: new underlyings
There were 10,357 products worth an estimated HKD477.2 billion ($61.4 billion) added to the SRP Hong Kong SAR database in the first quarter of 2021.