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UBS hires MerQube sales head to lead Americas
The sales veteran specialising in structured products has returned to investment banking after nearly 20 years at Barclays.
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Update: Barclays taps RBC structurer to lead Americas equities exotics
The derivatives structurer has left the Canadian bank after 15 years to spearhead the equities exotics and hybrids structuring at Barclays.
18 Mar 2026
First SPX perpetuals go live on blockchain exchange
The US equity benchmark index has been licensed to trade for perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid.
16 Mar 2026
VegaShares teams up with Tidal for autocallable ETF
The new asset manager headed by an ex-BMO trader is gearing up to list its first autocallable ETF in two weeks.
11 Mar 2026
MerQube taps AI to accelerate thematic index creation
The collaboration integrates agentic AI, knowledge graphs and index calculation infrastructure to speed up the creation of thematic strategies.
10 Mar 2026
US indexed universal life sales near US$5bn mark
The insurance product hit new quarterly and annual sales records in 2025.
06 Mar 2026
iCapital readies m+ autocallable ETFs
The American fintech company has filed its first suite of autocallable ETFs featuring varying payoffs via synthetic exposure on volatility-controlled indices.
06 Mar 2026
Update: Schwab to pay US$3.8m over negligence of complex products
The case brought by a group of retired teachers centres on structured products, non-traditional, leveraged ETFs and proprietary ETFs.
03 Mar 2026
TD’s global head of sales and structuring exits
With another senior departure, the bank has shifted sales and structuring responsibilities to Toronto.
27 Feb 2026
First Trust debuts autocallable ETF
The fund features synthetic autocallable exposure on broad-based US equity indices hedged by BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan and Citi.
26 Feb 2026
From desk to court: structured product cases in Finra awards 2025
We look at 2025 Finra arbitration cases where structured products played a central role, including disputes that reached the courts.
24 Feb 2026
Mizuho bolsters Americas insurance equity derivatives team
Mizuho Americas is expanding its insurance-focused equity derivatives platform, strengthening distribution, custom index solutions and hedging capabilities.