North America News

Exclusive: Morgan Stanley structured note sales head exits

North America | People

05 Jun 2024 by SRP News

The structured derivatives sales veteran for North America is leaving the US bank in the next few months.

Canadian penny stock mining firm issues gold-linked notes

North America | Products

04 Jun 2024 by Summer Wang

A Vancouver-based mining company has issued two tranches of gold-linked notes through agents led by Raymond James while waiting to harvest its recurring revenue.

Annuities: Rilas continue to drive indexed annuity sales

North America | Products

04 Jun 2024 by Summer Wang

In the second part of the series, we look at three more active insurance carriers in the US, including Jackson Financial that has delivered its record Rila sales.

US market review, April 2024: Canadian banks cash in on best-sellers, Nomura is back

North America | Market Reviews

23 May 2024 by Summer Wang

The US registered note market has seen another robust month where three out of the top five best-selling products were issued by Canadian banks in partnership with BofA.

Analysis: US demand for ETF underlyings remains strong

North America | Products

22 May 2024 by Suzi Hampson - FVC

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are one of the top five asset classes for the US structured product market by product sales this year.

Indexed annuities: ebbs and flows

North America | Products

22 May 2024 by Summer Wang

The three major insurance carriers in the US continue to capitalise on demand for indexed annuities, while Limra's latest report shows highest first quarter sales results since 1980s.

Lincoln Financial debuts Rila on active ETF

North America | Products

21 May 2024 by Summer Wang

The Pennsylvania-based insurer has launched a registered index-linked annuity (Rila) linked to an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), in a first for the US market.

Annuities: Limra – IUL premium up 4% in Q1

North America | Products

20 May 2024 by Summer Wang

In this annuities roundup, we look at how indexed universal life (IUL) sales have fared in Q1 as well as the latest offerings from Revol One, Sammons Financial, Jackson National and Allianz Life.

Spotlight on the Magnificent 7 - Alphabet

North America | Products

17 May 2024 by Summer Wang

We analysed the performance of US structured products linked to the parent company of Google, which has taken centre stage driven by artificial intelligence (AI) evolution.