Middle East & Africa News

South Africa’s FNB expands tranche offering with first decrement play

Middle East & Africa | Industry

09 May 2024 by Summer Wang

The second tranche offered by the bank is part of its extended partnership with UBS.

Absa Bank pitches shariah play in Kenya

Middle East & Africa | Products

29 Feb 2024 by Summer Wang

The South African bank is expanding its target market to meet diverse investor needs.

SRP end of year news quiz 2023 – Middle East & Africa

Middle East & Africa | Industry

21 Dec 2023 by SRP News

The SRP news quiz is back by popular demand. In the final instalment, we focus on the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region.

Nomura hires former CS global head of QIS structuring

International | People

27 Nov 2023 by Jocelyn Yang

The Japanese bank has hired a former Credit Suisse head to lead its QIS development and distribution.

Swiss-backed financial engineering boutique suspended, Russian links confirmed

International | Regulations & Legal

23 Nov 2023 by Pablo Conde

The UAE broker was put in the US sanctions list earlier this month for working with persons from Russia.

Absa debuts Shariah structure in South Africa

Middle East & Africa | Products

08 Nov 2023 by Summer Wang

In a first for the market, the South African bank is targeting wealth clients with a Shariah-compliant structured certificate linked to a BNP Paribas index.

BNPP WM Asia structured product head shifts to Bank of Singapore

International | People

01 Nov 2023 by Jocelyn Yang

The private banking arm of OCBC Bank will fill the role in December with the new hire relocating to Dubai from Singapore.

South Africa Market Review, Q3 2023: issuance declines, FirstRand offers first self-issued note

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2023 by Violina Kirilova

Some 54 structured products with an estimated worth of ZAR613m ($32m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the third quarter of 2023.

People: BNPP promotes EQD banker to build up Miami office

International | People

19 Oct 2023 by Summer Wang

In this week’s roundup, we look at the latest moves at BNPP, UBP, Cboe, Halo and SIX Swiss Exchange.