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SRP Europe awards 2025: Personality of the Year – Georg von Wattenwyl

18 Mar 2025

SRP Europe awards 2025: Personality of the Year – Georg von Wattenwyl

The global head structured solutions financial institutions at Vontobel is the recipient of the 2025 SRP Europe Personality of the Year award, after securing the most votes from market participants in the SRP Europe 2025 survey.

People
Exclusive: BofA names head of Apac derivatives distribution

06 Mar 2025

Exclusive: BofA names head of Apac derivatives distribution

The executive will take over the sales responsibilities covered by the previous head of Apac derivatives sales and structuring.

People
Barclays taps ex-Goldman Apac EQD co-head to lead equities

20 Jan 2025

Barclays taps ex-Goldman Apac EQD co-head to lead equities

The former Goldman banker is tasked with leading the UK bank’s equities franchise in the region.

Products
EQD trading spikes globally, FX options dominate structured products market

16 Jan 2025

EQD trading spikes globally, FX options dominate structured products market

Derivatives exchanges have reported record volumes for 2024 with demand set to continue on the back of new crypto options and increasing activity around zero days to expiration options (0DTE).

People
Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2024 – J.P. Morgan

10 Jan 2025

Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2024 – J.P. Morgan

As 2025 begins, SRP looks back at last year’s most relevant people moves highlighting new hires and exits at the main issuers of structured products.

People
People: UBS boosts Japan structured products business, HSBC completes WPB reorganisation

10 Jan 2025

People: UBS boosts Japan structured products business, HSBC completes WPB reorganisation

Also: HSBC completes wealth & private banking reorganisation; Bollinger confirmed as Juliues Baer new chief executive; HK Exchange appoints head of markets.

Market
Schroders: call spread collars, risk reversal deliver protection

18 Dec 2024

Schroders: call spread collars, risk reversal deliver protection

The UK asset manager has unveiled some of the equity derivatives (EQD) strategies adding value to investors in the current market environment in its latest research.

Market
SG markets revenues driven by EQD, listed products

12 Nov 2024

SG markets revenues driven by EQD, listed products

The French banking group issued €20.5 billion of structured notes in 2024 as its equities business recorded the second best Q3 ever.

Market
Citi markets revenues driven by strong momentum in EQD

30 Oct 2024

Citi markets revenues driven by strong momentum in EQD

The US investment bank’s equity markets business increased its revenues by 32% YoY, driven by momentum in equity derivatives.

People
SocGen hires ex-MS Japan financial engineer head, predecessor heads to JPM to lead EQD structuring

24 Oct 2024

SocGen hires ex-MS Japan financial engineer head, predecessor heads to JPM to lead EQD structuring

The former Morgan Stanley equity financial engineering head in Japan takes over the role at the French bank as the long-serving equity derivatives structuring head shifts to J.P. Morgan.

People
Citi Asia derivatives trading head takes up new role

09 Oct 2024

Citi Asia derivatives trading head takes up new role

The senior executive who ran the equity derivatives trading operations with the US bank will relocate to Hong Kong from Singapore for the role.

People
People: Nomura Asia equity structuring head expands coverage, Barclays adds EQD director

07 Oct 2024

People: Nomura Asia equity structuring head expands coverage, Barclays adds EQD director

In this week’s roundup we also look at Barclays’ new hire for Asia, a new venture for a former Citi banker, and more.