08 Sep 2021
Julius Baer reports CHF19.4bn in structured products AuM
The Swiss private banking group enjoyed record-high net profit on the back of strong growth in assets under management in the first half of 2021.
06 Aug 2021
Buyside roundup: sales up, index baskets dominate distributions
The main US buyside firms have been behind significant inflows and sales volumes in the retail structured products market during the second quarter of 2021.
12 May 2021
Mirae’s redeemed ELS/DLS outpace issuance
Despite the increase in issuance and sales, the South Korean securities house has slipped down the country’s league table.
09 Mar 2021
Thailand SCB climbs in distributor ranking, debuts Thor
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has doubled its structured note offerings to 693 in 2020 with an increase in sales of 35.2% year-on-year (YoY) amid an overall scale-down in Thailand.
26 Feb 2021
NBC: notes linked to banking sector fall flat
National Bank of Canada has suffered a 70% drop in its structured products tied to the banking sector during the first quarter of 2021, compared with a year prior.
17 Feb 2021
Mexico: BBVA’s structured note issuance hit by rate fluctuations
The Spanish bank’s Mexican arm, BBVA Bancomer has reported a decline its structured note issuance during the fourth quarter of 2020 amid radical fluctuations in FX and rates which caused customer interest to dwindle.
17 Feb 2021
Samsung reports increase in sales despite lower issuance
The largest issuer and distributor in South Korea accumulated KRW253.4 billion (US$2.3 billion) from OTC derivatives in 2020 on the back of its activity in the second half of the year, up 73% from 2019.
11 Feb 2021
DBS net profit falls 33%, enters top 5 Apac issuer ranking
DBS has continued to strengthen its balance sheet despite improving macro conditions.
11 Feb 2021
Leonteq reports changes in products’ risk profile
The Swiss structured products provider sees the risk profile of its products change as it broadens its product offering and aims to become a leading ESG provider for structured products.
09 Feb 2021
Deutsche Bank halts US issuance
The German investment bank stopped issuing structured products in the US market during 2020.
03 Feb 2021
Equity derivatives bolster Nomura’s wholesale income
The wholesale business at the Japanese investment bank has posted pre-tax income of JPY76.9 billion (US$730m) in Q3 FY20/21 ended in December 2020, up 17% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) or 78% year-on-year (YoY), as derivatives drive equities revenues growth.
01 Feb 2021
Daiwa, Mizuho Securities net profit surges
The main retail arm of Daiwa Securities Group has seen its asset under custody steadily grow during the past nine months, reaching a record high of JPY70.7 trillion (US$680 billion) as of the end of December 2020 – 66.6% of which is in equity and 15.3% in Japanese bonds.