North America News

Spotlight on… a record month in the US

North America | Industry

15 Sep 2023 by SRP News

Sales of structured products in the US market reached an all-time high in August.

RBC Capital Markets – sentiment, risk appetite driving adoption of custom underlyings

International | Indices

15 Sep 2023 by Pablo Conde

The ability to slice and dice new datasets and capture market trends has fueled the development of new underlyings which have captured the imagination of investors.

FTSE Russell: the great US equity regime change

International | Indices

12 Sep 2023 by Pablo Conde

The index provider believes that timing the regime change between growth and value and allocating to style on a trend surfing basis can reap extra returns to investors.

MerQube: QIS becomes mainstream

International | Indices

11 Sep 2023 by Pablo Conde

The US index provider is among the latest entrants to the structured products market driving efficiencies and cost reduction on strategy & custom underlyings.

MSCI: no room for black-box despite growing appetite for new approaches

North America | Indices

07 Sep 2023 by Pablo Conde

The craze around strategy and customised indices in the US annuities market and beyond has not gone unnoticed at MSCI.

SG plays S&P 500 narrative with climate specific angle

North America | Indices

06 Sep 2023 by SRP News

The French bank is making inroads in the US annuities market with its latest custom index.

TIS - Reliance on the SPX almost commoditised the FIA market

North America | Indices

05 Sep 2023 by Pablo Conde

The independent provider of ratings, analytical insights and forecasts on indices used in investment products is playing an increasingly relevant role in the structured products industry as it seeks to broaden the understanding of indices that have been developed specifically for this market.

Spotlight on… asset classes in Canada (Q2 2023)

North America | Industry

01 Sep 2023 by SRP News

Products linked to single equity indices increased their market share by 11 percentage points YoY.

Annuities: GS prop play enters market, FIA/RILAs claim new heights

North America | Products

01 Sep 2023 by SRP News

North American has licensed the new index to use on an exclusive basis on a new fixed indexed annuity (FIA); H1 indexed and structured annuity sales continue upward trend.