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Technology
Australia’s Stropro gears up for capital raise for global expansion

23 Oct 2024

Australia’s Stropro gears up for capital raise for global expansion

The Sydney-based structured product investment platform makes key hires for its global push roadmap and develops AI-powered tools.

Regulation
Australian regulator calls for product issuers to review distribution practices

10 Oct 2024

Australian regulator calls for product issuers to review distribution practices

The watchdog finds that more improvements for distribution practices are needed following its surveillance of 19 product issuers.

People
MSCI onboards ex-UBS structuring head

20 Feb 2024

MSCI onboards ex-UBS structuring head

The former executive at the Swiss bank joins the index provider to drive up activities in Australia and New Zealand.

Regulation
ASIC tightens OTC derivatives rules

06 Sep 2023

ASIC tightens OTC derivatives rules

The Australian financial watchdog urges product issuers to address over-reliance on client questionnaires, review mass marketing of OTC derivatives and make greater use of available data.

Products
Stropro debuts structured fund, expands issuer pool

08 Jun 2023

Stropro debuts structured fund, expands issuer pool

The Australian structured product platform continues to expand its products offering and platform capabilities.

Market
Australia’s Stropro shifts gear

19 Oct 2022

Australia’s Stropro shifts gear

September 2022 was a record month for Stropro which has seen growth across all metrics with the company reaching a significant inflection point as the total investment flows from advisors has now surpassed flows from direct investor clients.

People
HSBC appoints global head of wealth sales

08 Aug 2022

HSBC appoints global head of wealth sales

The UK bank has expanded the portfolio of its Apac head of wealth sales who will be in charge of markets & securities services (MSS) within the bank’s wealth client franchise.

Market
Macquarie shifts to short-dated notes, balance continues to drop

10 Nov 2021

Macquarie shifts to short-dated notes, balance continues to drop

The Australian bank’s issuance and sales posted a 20% decline year-on-year as the downward trend started five years ago continues.

Events
SRP Asia Pacific Awards – SG Australia: the silver bullet is performance

09 Apr 2019

SRP Asia Pacific Awards – SG Australia: the silver bullet is performance

Société Générale (SG) has won Best Performance in Australia for this year’s SRP Asia Pacific Awards.