1 August 2025
Spotlight on… Apac’s asset classes and underlying trends in H1
The use of single stock structures was favourable in Hong Kong SAR; short tenor products remained popular in the first half of the year.
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29 Jul 2025
31 Jul 2025
BNPP’s structured products hit by US tariffs uncertainty
The French banking group reported a strong performance from its CIB division during Q2 2025.
30 Jul 2025
SRP China Awards 2025: Shenwan Hongyuan scales up thematic offerings and ESG
The securities house won “Best Manufacturer, Securities House,” “Best Performance, Securities House,” and “Best ESG Solution” at the 2025 SRP China Awards.
30 Jul 2025
UBS back in top five issuer ranking globally, profits up despite RTPF noise
Profits double as strong trading revenue by UBS’ markets division offsets investment banking shortcomings.
30 Jul 2025
Annuities roundup: Rila sales climb 20% in Q2 2025
Also, Hong Kong welcomes more indexed universal life (IUL); Revol One Financial brings new FIA; two insurers partner on distribution; AllianceBernstein adds Pacific Life.
28 Jul 2025
SRP Asia Pacific Awards 2025: Barclays capitalises on equity demand, QIS gains momentum in Japan
The British bank won some of the top 2025 SRP Asia Pacific Awards,...
28 Jul 2025
Latest: Halo rolls out portfolio tool, Spain’s regulator heightens structured deposit monitoring
New functionality is targeted at advisors seeking to evaluate...
28 Jul 2025
SRP in brief: QIS, 0DTE gain visibility
The past week saw bustling activities in product launch with a focus...
25 Jul 2025
SRP Asia Pacific Awards 2025: SocGen cashes in on fixed income
Société Générale (SG) received the “Best House, Asia Pacific” and...
24 Jul 2025
Leonteq puts Japan business for sale
The Swiss structured product provider will exit its underperforming business in Japan after seven years as part of its new execution roadmap.
24 Jul 2025
SRP Asia Pacific Awards 2025: IPO activity expands HKEX's underlying pool
Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX) was awarded “Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange” at the SRP Asia Pacific 2025 awards season.
23 Jul 2025
STOXX: focus on new ESG guidelines has left little bandwidth for product development
The new Esma guidelines that applies to products with ESG terminology and ESG-related language in their names and marketing materials, regardless of their classification under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is impacting buy-side and sell-side providers, as well as index providers.
21 Jul 2025
Latest: hedge fund manager releases tail risk AMC issued by UBS
Also, Samsung list new exchange-traded notes (ETNs) offering exposure to the shipbuilding and secondary battery industries; Vest hits US$50 billion mark; Intesa Sanpaolo rolls out new guaranteed capital fund-linked life insurance policy; and S&PDJI bolsters wealth data and benchmarking capabilities.