Tag: Interest rates
Nationwide rolls out ‘in-plan’ FIA range as insurers ‘recalibrate’ their offering
North America | Products
14 Jan 2021 by Lavanya Nair
US indexed annuity providers are rolling out drastic actions to keep abreast of the turbulent changes taking place in the annuity market with low interest rates proving to be a formidable hurdle.
South Korea Market Review, November 2020: worst is over, recovery yet to start
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
18 Dec 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 786 products issued in the retail segment in November, down 20% compared to October.
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Markets Are Everywhere: it’s important that people know exactly what they are buying
Europe | Products
17 Dec 2020 by Marc Wolterink
In the first of a two-part interview, Jean-Paul van Oudheusden (pictured), owner at Markets Are Everywhere, talks to SRP about his latest initiative, and explains why he still holds a special place for turbos.
SPDR Gold Shares returns to China after three-year gap
Asia Pacific | Products
26 Nov 2020 by Lavanya Nair
As the Chinese market aligns with new regulatory requirements which have impacted issuance and sales, we look at the most popular underlyings over the last 12 months
Kempen targets S&P 500, offers alternative for cash
Europe | Products
18 Nov 2020 by Marc Wolterink
The Dutch asset manager is addressing negative rates on savings accounts by offering a very defensive autocallable.
Libor transition: has credit sensitivity lost its value?
North America | Regulations & Legal
17 Nov 2020 by Lavanya Nair
The impending transition away from the widely adopted Libor has raised concerns about the suitability of its replacement, SOFR, how significant the value transfer will be and what structured product investors might have to look out for in the coming year.
Nationwide debuts structured annuity as retirement investors change tune
North America | Products
07 Sep 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
US annuities provider Nationwide has launched a new registered index-linked annuity (RILA) product in response to demand from investors who are opting for RILAs over fixed index annuities (FIAs).
Investors ditch FIAs for Rilas as Q2 sales tumble
North America | Industry
21 Aug 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Widespread market uncertainty coupled with historically low interest rates are pushing investors away from the once popular fixed indexed annuity (FIA) products, and toward registered index linked annuities (Rila) amid worsening industry sales in the second quarter of 2020.
Brazil market review, Q2 2020: low interest rates reshape distributor’s landscape
Latin America | Market Reviews
04 Aug 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova
Some 90 products with an estimated sales volume of BRL921m (US$179m) and from six different issuers had their strike date in the second quarter of 2020 in Brazil.
