23 Sep 2024
Hilbert acquires UK intermediary with over US$400m in structured products AuM
The combination of both businesses will establish UK/French structured products boutique as a top five distributor in the UK market.
21 Aug 2024
Annuities: IUL sales reach US$913m in Q2
The latest US indexed universal life (IUL) sales are out; we also showcase several product launches by Sammons, Nassau and Revol One.
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19 Jun 2024
GS survey: custom indices 'top of mind', fuelled by indexed annuities
Nearly half of respondents think that custom indices focused on AI will be popular in 2024.
02 Apr 2024
SRP Europe 2024: expanding the choice for retirement investors
A panel comprising several industry experts and providers of retirement investments discussed the role of structured products to serve this part of the market at the SRP Europe 2024 Conference in London.
28 Mar 2024
UBS: the retirement space remains a challenge for the industry
Pension and life insurance providers of long-term investments and solutions are increasingly looking at structured products to deliver alternatives as traditional products struggle to meet the needs of retirement investors.
22 Mar 2024
Hilbert enters French, UK retirement sectors
The UK/French boutique is leveraging the “moving parts” of structured products to move in the pension space.
21 Mar 2024
Socius: leveraging structuring to build retirement portfolios
UK fintech provider Socius Technologies offers three products: a structured product administration platform that digitises paper-based processes, an account management system that allows product providers to provide personalised strategies, and a quantitative framework called SPERO to evaluate savings and retirement income strategies.
13 Oct 2023
Annuities: Prudential debuts indexed structured settlement
In this roundup, we look at the latest product offerings at Prudential, AuguStar, Ibexis and Bankers Life as well as platform development around Blueprint Income and PNC.
12 Oct 2023
Expert view: structured products are gaining visibility in the retirement income styles framework
Defined payouts and low vol underlyings can add value to retirement portfolios but comparability becomes harder when each product have their own customised index.
25 Sep 2023
SG: prop indices work well in dynamic rates environment
The launch of the SG Smart Climate Index earlier this summer adds to the bank’s 35 in-house indices used as underlying for live structured products sold across retail markets.
17 Aug 2023
Protecting retirement investors beyond the zero-coupon bond
Hilbert Investment Solutions has partnered with BlackRock and tech provider for retirement products Quantessence to launch a new pension product linked to a portfolio of ETFs.
09 Aug 2023
Indexed annuities set new sales record
Record-high sales of registered index-linked and fixed indexed annuities push overall sales growth in the second quarter 2023, new proprietary underlyings enter market.