Middle East & Africa News

Israel Market Review - Q2 2019

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

24 Jul 2019 by Nikola Nedev

Eight structured deposits worth an estimated ILS40m (US$11m) were offered to Israeli retail investors in the second quarter of 2019, down both in issuance and sales from 10 deposits with a sales volume of ILS50m seen in the first quarter of 2019.

Buy-side view: Electronic platforms not the right tool for small distributors

Middle East & Africa | Industry

24 May 2019 by Pablo Conde

In the second part of an interview with structured products specialist firm Lombard Investment Solutions, the two co-founders and managing directors, Charif Ben Romdane (pictured) and Nicolas Indych – formerly of Commerzbank – discuss the lack of appeal of issuing platforms for some buy-side players, the firm’s offering and why structured products have a place in any investment portfolio.

Buy-side profile: structured products are an attractive way of diversification

Middle East & Africa | Products

23 May 2019 by Pablo Conde

Former Commerzbank equity derivatives bankers Charif Ben Romdane and Nicolas Indych launched Lombard Investment Solutions in 2016 as an investment company which provides bespoke and innovative structured solutions to financial institutions, private banks, wealth managers and family offices.

Israel Market Review - Q1 2019

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

25 Apr 2019 by Nikola Nedev

Israeli stocks continue to surpass international markets, the shekel is on the rise following the elections and Israeli technology shares continue to perform well

South Africa Market Review - Q1 2019

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

24 Apr 2019 by Nikola Nedev

Six-hundred and nine structured products worth an estimated ZAR347 million (US$24m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the first quarter of 2019.

Part 2 – Ascot WM: Issuers need to do more to crack the advisory market

International | Products

08 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde

In the second of a two-part article, SRP asks Mark Insley (pictured), founder and managing director at Ascot Wealth Management about the limited use of structured products by UK financial advisors, the performance of the firm’s products last year, and its market outlook and plans going forward.

Using structured products as part of a portfolio

International | Products

05 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde

Ascot Wealth Management was launched in 2011 and now has £140m of assets under management (AUM), a good proportion of which comes from structured products. SRP spoke to founder and managing director Mark Insley (pictured) about the firm’s use of structured products, and how the pensions reforms could help to expand the usage of these products.

SG: credit risk limits on domestic providers open new opportunities for foreign banks

Middle East & Africa | Conferences

26 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

The French bank is the first foreign bank to ever receive a structured products accolade in South Africa

SRP Africa: pricing and distribution is only a utility part of technology applications

Middle East & Africa | Conferences

20 Mar 2019 by SRP News

Technology has a massive role to play in South Africa, but whether it is adopted quick enough and whether the response from advisers keeps the pace to broaden the base for manufacturers and distributors remains to be seen, according to panellists of the 'Impact of technology – lessons learned' panel discussion at the SRP Africa Conference 2019, held in Cape Town on March 7.