31 Jan 2024
Latest: JPM rolls out new 20-year ETN, Leonteq targets insurance providers
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has added an exchange traded note (ETN) to its catalogue of tracker notes aimed at investors seeking exposure to master limited partnerships (MLPs).
06 Apr 2023
Latest: Leonteq, GGX partner in ESG push
Leonteq has announced a collaboration with Global Green Xchange (GGX) to launch an open-ended exchange traded product (ETP) tracking the performance of the new GGX Sustainable Dynamic Leaders Europe Index NTR.
26 May 2022
That’s the way to do it - Sofr saves the day
Regulatory measures have largely resolved headline issues for USD Libor transition as Sofr becomes cheaper borrowing choice.
27 Apr 2022
Libor transition – a sterling success?
Should the structured products industry congratulate itself on successfully transitioning its sterling Libor obligations, or bite its nails in fear of unintended consequences? Perhaps both.
19 Jan 2022
Cryptos: BitMEX buys German bank to create crypto powerhouse
Peer-to-peer crypto trading platform BitMEX has acquired German bank Bankhaus von der Heydt, one of the oldest financial institutions in the country, to create a one-stop shop for regulated crypto products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
22 Dec 2021
Latest: Malaysia lists warrants on DJIA, Nasdaq 100
The past week has seen new products launched in Malaysia and Europe while Vontobel advances in the US market and Isda announces more fallbacks during the Ibor-transition.
03 Mar 2021
Isda fallbacks: structured notes have a complicated problem to address
SRP takes a closer look at the new fallbacks for derivatives linked to key interbank offered rates (Ibors) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) in January.
25 Feb 2021
Range accruals: post fallbacks outcome not acceptable
SRP looks at the impact of the new fallbacks for derivatives linked to key interbank offered rates (Ibors) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) in January.
01 Feb 2021
Isda fallbacks ‘problematic’ for range accruals
New fallbacks for derivatives linked to key interbank offered rates (Ibors) came into effect on 25 January 2021.
25 Apr 2019
People: Leonteq’s head of structuring departs
Eric Barthe (pictured), managing director and head of financial engineering at Leonteq in Zurich, has parted ways with the Swiss structured products and pension solutions specialist provider. SRP understands Barthe is joining a competitor outfit in Switzerland.
27 Nov 2018
Isda approves fallback rates as Ibor benchmarks phase out
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) has today published a statement summarizing the preliminary results of a consultation on technical issues related to new benchmark fallbacks for derivatives contracts that reference certain interbank offered rates (Ibors).