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Blackrock: private equity capital streams driving strong tailwind for indexed annuities

11 Jan 2024

Blackrock: private equity capital streams driving strong tailwind for indexed annuities

The asset manager is seeking to make indexed annuities look and feel like the broader US retail wealth market.

Market
Digital assets: Defi platform rolls out new customisable interest rate structures

23 Jun 2023

Digital assets: Defi platform rolls out new customisable interest rate structures

The new Interest Rate Vaults and innovative tranching mechanism are aimed at investors seeking tailored structured financial products linked to digital assets, ‘offering predictable and diversified returns’ to cater for different risk profiles.

Products
BNP Paribas, Fidelity add new custom strategies to US annuity market

19 May 2022

BNP Paribas, Fidelity add new custom strategies to US annuity market

The new underlyings have been deployed via fixed indexed and registered index-linked annuities issued by Nationwide and Transamerica.

Market Reviews
UK Market Review, December 2021: Causeway launches first ever green bond

26 Jan 2022

UK Market Review, December 2021: Causeway launches first ever green bond

Fifty-one products were added to the UK database in December, almost double compared to the same month in 2020.

People
SG promotes new ESG head in Apac

14 Dec 2021

SG promotes new ESG head in Apac

Bharat Sachanandani (pictured) has been promoted as director, Apac head of ESG, solutions & product strategy, global markets at Société Générale (SG) in Hong Kong SAR.

Market Reviews
Mexico Market Review, May 2021: Banxico keeps interest rates unchanged, Monex considers TIIE

30 Jun 2021

Mexico Market Review, May 2021: Banxico keeps interest rates unchanged, Monex considers TIIE

The SRP Mexico structured products database saw the launch of 446 products with a combined sales volume of MXN29.7 billion (US$1.49 billion) in May.

Market
Assets in equity ETFs linked to MSCI-indices surpass US$1 trillion

28 Jan 2021

Assets in equity ETFs linked to MSCI-indices surpass US$1 trillion

The US finance company and global index provider led by Henry Fernandez (pictured) delivered a ‘robust’ performance in Q4 2020 as its revenues increased by nine percent year-on-year.

Products
Product snapshot: ETF-linked play delivers top performance in Canada

06 Mar 2019

Product snapshot: ETF-linked play delivers top performance in Canada

The best performing product in Canada in January 2019 was linked to the iShares S&P/TSX Capped Reit Index ETF.

Market
ETP Roundup: Structured products linked to iShares ETFs sell more than US$1 billion in Q3

17 Oct 2018

ETP Roundup: Structured products linked to iShares ETFs sell more than US$1 billion in Q3

Structures linked to iShares ETFs were available across eight jurisdictions in the third quarter selling a combined US$1.3 billion