06 Aug 2020
Raymond James misses the mark
The US regional broker-dealer took a 34% hit in its third quarterly net income (US$172m) compared to the same period a year prior.
11 Nov 2019
UBS to compensate investors after HK watchdog fine
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined UBS HK$400m for overcharging clients, and related internal control failures involving structured notes.
13 Jun 2019
Raymond James: Platforms will help us move to the next level
The US investment banking firm is seeking to leverage Simon Markets to expand its annuities and structured notes offering and market reach.
12 Jun 2019
RJ boosts annuities range, deploys Simon for structured notes
US investment banking company Raymond James notes that every time the market has a hiccup, sales of index and structured annuities jump by 15-20%.
19 Mar 2019
US structured annuity providers push advisory channel
Providers of indexed and structured annuities in the US are piling up resources to increase the offering of commission-free annuity products to fee-only advisors as the registered independent advisor (RIA) channel gets momentum.
18 Mar 2019
Investec brings all products under one roof, targets intermediaries
The South African bank has rolled out a dedicated service for financial advisers covering all products to complement its private banking and wealth management offering
07 Mar 2019
Feature: The fund wrapper makes a comeback (part 2)
In the second instalment of a two-part article, SRP looks at the reasons for the revival of the fund wrapper in the UK structured products market, the different approaches from providers seeking to target advised clients using discretionary managers.
06 Mar 2019
Feature: The fund wrapper makes a comeback
The fund wrapper is gaining traction as a delivery vehicle for structured products, making them relevant to the UK intermediary market following a number of recent and upcoming launches.
01 Mar 2019
Security Benefit: shift to fee-only products has growth potential
The arrival of intermediary platforms in the annuities market is breaching the gap between product providers and distributors
30 Jan 2019
Investec partners with UK insurer to deliver structured deposits via funds
VitalityInvest expands retirement range with new funds investing in structured products
28 Jan 2019
Reyker goes beyond white labels, enters structured funds arena
The UK structured products distributor seeks to capitalise on advisers' set up around multi-asset DFM portfolios