Middle East & Africa News

Orpheus - banks are not the funders of the future

International | Industry

20 Jun 2023 by Pablo Conde

The UK-based firm is targeting asset owners seeking to offer innovation through structured solutions to retail, wealth and institutional investors.

Structured products remain top choice for SA investors, survey

Middle East & Africa | Industry

15 Jun 2023 by SRP News

Alternative investments including structured products, solar and crypto products have become first port of call for investors seeking yield beyond traditional assets.

South Africa Market Review, Q1 2023: issuances halves YoY, alternative investment platform launched

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

12 Jun 2023 by Violina Kirilova

Some 28 structured products worth an estimated ZAR452m ($22.8m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the first quarter of 2023.

South Africa Market Review, Q4 2022: equity-indices continue to dominate

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

23 Feb 2023 by Violina Kirilova

Some 44 structured products with estimated sales of ZAR783m ($44,978m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Bybit: investors are shifting to USD-pegged stablecoins

International | Technology

09 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

The cryptocurrency platform which relocated from Singapore to Dubai earlier this year has launched its first structured products with an exotic payoff.

StanChart cashes in on ESG as change of direction pays off

International | Products

16 May 2022 by Summer Wang

The UK bank for the first time has offered interest rates-linked structured notes with net proceeds allocated to finance green and social projects.

Arx: we fill the areas where banks are not doing enough

International | Industry

19 Jan 2022 by Pablo Conde

The Swiss brokerage firm specialised in structured products believes that the ‘hardcore sales approach does not work anymore’.

Barclays’ new head of EQD sales moves to Dubai

International | People

24 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

The UK bank has poached the veteran equity derivatives banker as it bolsters its institutional sales in Asia and the Middle East.

South Africa Market Review, Q3 2021: Nedbank and Causeway join distributor ranks

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

26 Oct 2021 by Daniel Semerdzhiev

Some 798 products with an aggregated volume of ZAR5.9 billion (US$406m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the third quarter of 2021