International News

People: RBC bolsters European equity solutions team

International | People

26 Jul 2023 by Summer Wang

This week’s people moves round up includes hires across Indosuez, J.P. Morgan, and BTGI investment bank, among others.

Digital assets: SG Forge gets first crypto license in France

International | Industry

25 Jul 2023 by Jocelyn Yang and Summer Wang

FalconX and CF Benchmarks create institutional-grade cryptocurrency derivatives; Nasdaq halts plan for crypto custody service; OKX introduces dual currency play.

SRP in brief: happy returns

International | Industry

24 Jul 2023 by Amélie Labbe

A week of celebration in the structured product industry as UK articles blow their 20th candle.

Product wrap: Unicredit tracks Bloomberg copper, Santander offers digital on FTSE

International | Products

21 Jul 2023 by Marc Wolterink

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 16-22 July 2023.

Latest: EU structured products associations expand

International | Industry

20 Jul 2023 by Marc Wolterink

The SSPA onboards two new non-Swiss players and the German DDV adds pan-European MTF to pool of members; MerQube’s plans backed by investors; new protected ETF launch; FNZ outsources manufacturing capability to investors.

SGX iEdge: decrement falters in Asia

International | Indices

20 Jul 2023 by Summer Wang

SGX Index Edge has seen increasing demand for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) and sectoral decrement indices in the European structured product space over the last few months, according to Mohit Baheti (pictured), head of SGX Index Edge (iEdge).

Risk management: over the hedge

International | Products

19 Jul 2023 by Tim Mortimer - FVC

Retail structured products markets have shown strong activity in recent years due to attractive rates and volatility levels, positive past performance and larger number of investors starting to appreciate the benefits they bring around capital protection and yield generation.

Solactive: AI adds value to the final product

International | Indices

19 Jul 2023 by Pablo Conde

Solactive has become one of the main providers of thematic underlyings in the structured products market over the last two years.

People: BBVA elevates Asia global markets head

International | People

18 Jul 2023 by Jocelyn Yang & Summer Wang

This week’s people moves include the promotion of Vontobe’s head of structured products; EFG International’s realignment of its Apac management structure; UBP’s push in investment services with new hires; and more.