03 Apr 2024
SRP Europe 2024: VFM can provide a counter argument against proposed commission ban
Panellists shared thoughts on the latest regulatory landscape in European markets during the SRP Europe 2024 conference in London held between 18 and 20 March.
09 Oct 2023
SRP in brief: staying the course
The Swiss association gets a new president, while the former managing director of the German counterpart joins Dekabank.
14 Sep 2023
Latest: SocGen expands listed products offering to Italy
In this week’s roundup, we also look at the German Derivatives Association’s change of name and plans and British online trading platform IG Group’s fresh earnings result with a drop in OTC derivatives revenue.
12 Jun 2023
SRP in brief: lucky numbers
This week sees trade associations sounding the alarm on new EU retail investment rules, while we learn why the number six has a special connotation of good fortune in Cantonese.
06 Jun 2023
DDV: German certificates outperform underlyings
Sixty-two percent of discount certificates generated a positive return in 2022, according to a report commissioned by the German Derivatives Association (Deutscher Derivate Verband – DDV).
05 Jun 2023
SRP in brief: going with the flow
This week sees a spotlight on the Italian and French markets, and on activity surrounding the Nvidia share
04 May 2023
Latest: MUFG partners with UK fintech, automates structured notes offering
The market has recorded new partnerships as product and service providers look for ways to scale up and expand their structured products activities; UBS debuts new underlying in the US ETN market.
23 Feb 2023
ESG series: DDV - product rating within the KID is an option
The German association is promoting “clear and uniform market standards” as well as “understandable product ratings” to increase investor uptake and avoid greenwashing.
17 Feb 2023
Latest: MSCI targets US annuity market with new vol control indexes
MSCI has announced a collaboration with Salt Financial to create risk-controlled index solutions for insurance companies using Salt's patent-pending truVol Risk Control Engine (RCE).
24 Jan 2023
Latest: BMO’s acquisition of BNP’s Bank of the West gets green light
BMO Financial Group has received all regulatory approvals required to complete the acquisition of Bank of the West which was previously owned by BNP Paribas.
01 Dec 2022
UK regulator announces code of conduct for ESG products
As financial services firms integrate ESG into their activities and expand their ESG-focussed products, they are increasingly reliant on third party ESG data and ratings services.