Middle East & Africa News

South Africa Market Review - Q4 2018

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

31 Jan 2019 by Nikola Nedev

Six-hundred and twenty-seven structured products worth an estimated ZAR2.5 billion (US$190m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the fourth quarter of 2018, down in issuance but up in sales from the 724 products with sales of ZAR2.2 billion the previous quarter.

South Africa - It’s all about preserving your capital

Middle East & Africa | Industry

21 Dec 2018 by Tiago Fernandes

When I first started to become familiar with the South African market, one of my first questions was: why so much investment in foreign currencies? As a Portuguese national who grew up in the eurozone and lives in the UK, how could you understand the risks of investors living in an emerging market? I certainly couldn’t.

Israel regulator opens market to structured notes, all ETNs to become mutual funds

Middle East & Africa | Regulations & Legal

13 Nov 2018 by SRP News

The Israeli Securities Authority has published draft regulations regarding the public offering of structured notes.

Israel Market Review - Q3 2018

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2018 by Yordan Ivanov

Ten structured deposits worth an estimated ILS50m (US$14m) were offered to Israeli retail investors in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease, both in issuance and sales, from the 19 deposits with sales of ILS90m seen in during the same period last year.

The market in Africa needs investment banks to take a more active role, Interpersona

Middle East & Africa | Industry

29 Oct 2018 by Marc Wolterink

Boutique for independent asset managers targets investors in Mauritius with help of local introducers but investment banks should do more before the market can really start to flourish

HSBC beefs up Emea structuring desk

International | People

15 Oct 2018 by Pablo C Conde-Herman

UK bank appoints head of equity structuring within global banking and markets division

Product wrap: Credit Suisse launch AI linked note in the US

International | Products

28 Sep 2018 by Marc Wolterink

This week's wrap covers structured products with strike dates between September 23-29, 2018. Structures reviewed include a bond from Societe Generale linked to an index composed of funds in Ireland, an autocallable plan from Morgan Stanley in the UK and a 10-year life insurance from Goldman Sachs in France.

Product snapshot: South African wealth manager looking at Brexit with FTSE 50/50 play

Middle East & Africa | Products

19 Sep 2018 by Marc Wolterink

Israel Market Review - Q2 2018

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

30 Jul 2018 by Yordan Ivanov