Tag: Listed products
HKEx to include structured products guarantors in sanctions framework
Asia Pacific | Industry
28 Aug 2020 by Summer Wang & Pablo Conde
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) has proposed to add more relevant parties subject to its disciplinary sanctions, including guarantors of structured products and debt securities, in order to be able to bring actions if they fail to execute their obligations.
Innovator launches landmark defined outcome bond ETFs
North America | Products
26 Aug 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
US exchange-traded fund platform Innovator Capital Management has debuted the industry’s first ever defined outcome bond ETFs amid a historically low interest rate environment and sky-high bond prices.
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HK regulator reports increased structured products activity
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
25 Aug 2020 by Summer Wang & Pablo Conde
The Securities Financial Commission (SFC) has bounced to a profit of HK$105m ($13.5m) in its first quarter ended on 30 June from a loss of HK$52.7m a year ago. Income grew 12.2% to HK$521.3m driven by a threefold investment income of HK$159.7m year-on-year (YoY).
View from the top: built-in airbag mechanisms in leveraged products can fend off sharp deviations
Europe | Industry
22 Jul 2020 by Pablo Conde
UK-based sponsor of physically backed exchange-traded products (ETPs) Leverage Shares entered the market in early June with a focus on US stocks.
US provider builds up leverage/short ETP offering in Europe
North America | Products
06 Jul 2020 by Pablo Conde
US ETF provider GraniteShares has launched nine 3x long and nine 3x short (inverse) exchange-traded products (ETPs) on some of the top performing US technology stocks.
Fintech view: ETFs have been the most significant financial innovation in the last 30 years
North America | Technology
03 Jul 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
SRP spoke with Yves Rebetez (pictured), chief investment officer of Canadian fintech platform Pascal Financial, about how the firm has navigated the market in recent years and what’s in store for the future.
View from the top: the buy-side is pressuring the sell-side on data, lifecycle management
International | Industry
02 Jul 2020 by Pablo Conde
Six completed the acquisition of the Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) by Six in late June, giving the Swiss exchange further reach in the European structured listed products market. SRP spoke to André Buck (pictured), head of sales at Six, about the lessons learned by the industry, the exchange’s Connexor platform and where the growth comes from.
Six deepens EU structured products coverage
International | Industry
01 Jul 2020 by Pablo Conde
Six Group has beaten Euronext in its bid to acquire Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME). The Swiss exchange received approval from the Spanish government at the end of March in a deal that went ahead in June and will create Europe's third-largest group for financial market infrastructure.
RCB: interest grows for structured products in Poland
Europe | Products
24 Jun 2020 by Suzanna Moni & Pablo Conde
Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) strengthens its position in the Polish structured products market by front running innovation.
