Tag: Custom indices
Underlying issues (part 2): thematic & custom
International | Indices
09 Jun 2021 by SRP News
2020 was the year of thematics and megatrends in the structured products market - technology, working from home, ageing population, robotics, you name it!
Product wrap: SG endorses Biden’s clean energy revolution
International | Products
04 Jun 2021 by Marc Wolterink
In this week’s wrap, we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 30 May and 5 June 2021.
Canada Market Review, March 2021: Solactive going strong in Canada
North America | Market Reviews
30 Apr 2021 by Milena Tyanenova
Some 476 structured products worth C$1.4 billion (US$1.15 billion) had strike dates in March.
Indexed annuities: low vol to upstage ESG as practical approach beats thematics
North America | Products
29 Apr 2021 by Lavanya Nair
The rise of innovation in recent years has paved the way for structured product investors to further diversify their investment options.
SG debuts ‘smart climate’ prop play in US
North America | Indices
06 Apr 2021 by Lavanya Nair
The French bank’s new environmental, social governance (ESG) custom index, developed in collaboration with climate risk analytics platform Entelligent, will underlie a new fixed indexed annuity (FIA) deployed by Investors Heritage Life Insurance Company.
Société Générale deploys prop index plays amid expanding annuity market
North America | Indices
25 Mar 2021 by Lavanya Nair
The French bank is seeking to capitalise on its index capabilities to respond to demand for custom indices in the indexed annuities market.
XP: Amazon deforestation, Covid triggered ESG adoption
Latin America | Products
24 Feb 2021 by Lavanya Nair
In the follow up of a two-part interview on the Brazilian structured products landscape, Rafael Miranda at XP Investimentos details the shift of investor focus to the unlikely pairing of sustainability and video gaming during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indexed annuities: custom indices displace domestic large-cap underlyings
North America | Indices
19 Feb 2021 by Lavanya Nair
Annuities gained traction in 2020 amid a historically low interest rate environment with investors leaning towards registered index-linked annuity (Rilas) over fixed-indexed annuities (FIAs). Now a shift towards annuity products linked to proprietary & custom underlyings is on the rise.
SRP China Awards 2020: China Merchants Bank debut QIS structured product
Asia Pacific | Industry
11 Jan 2021 by Summer Wang
The bank’s fully owned subsidiary, CMB Wealth Management, has won the Best Index Provider, Asset Management accolade in this year’s SRP China Awards.
