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SRP China 2025: products turn longer-tenor amid low interest rates

20 June 2025

SRP China 2025: products turn longer-tenor amid low interest rates

Panellists have shared investors’ demand and how the macro environment shapes Chinese investors’ product demands at SRP China 2025 conference in Shanghai on 17 June.

US indexed annuities hit US$45bn in Q1 2025

20 Jun 2025

US indexed annuities hit US$45bn in Q1 2025

Sales of registered indexed linked annuity (Rila) is up 20% while fixed index annuity (FIAs) slows down year-on-year.

SRP Apac 2025: beyond structured notes

19 Jun 2025

SRP Apac 2025: beyond structured notes

Buy-side panellists at the SRP Apac conference 2025 last week discussed opportunities around wrappers for structured products beyond notes.

Latest: US advisors see value in structured products, SEC recalibrates enforcement program

19 Jun 2025

Latest: US advisors see value in structured products, SEC recalibrates enforcement program

A survey by iCapital shows that advisors see support for personalisation and value in structured investments; Leonteq becomes market maker on BX exchange; new structured products advisory launches in Switzerland; STOXX deploys defense index.

Schroders: leveraging active management in passive investing

17 Jun 2025

Schroders: leveraging active management in passive investing

The fund manager is seeking to leverage its indexing capabilities in the structured products market to deliver “active expertise and efficient alternatives” to passive strategies in index format.

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17 Jun 2025

Belgium: structured products match ETFs in retail investors’ portfolios

Investors in structured products are more likely to be in their...

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17 Jun 2025

SRP Apac 2025: Korean market awaits clarity from lawmakers

In a fireside chat, two equity derivatives executives from South Korea...

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17 Jun 2025

SRP China 2025 Awards: the winners revealed

The best in class in the structured product industry gathered on 17...

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16 Jun 2025

GS survey: 88% of US insurers offer structured investments

The vast majority of respondents expect AI to impact the way clients...

Risk control: intraday strats save face during tariff-driven sell-off

16 Jun 2025

Risk control: intraday strats save face during tariff-driven sell-off

The latest analysis on the performance of risk control indices by The Index Standard (TIS) reveals that older risk control indices showed larger drawdowns during the market turmoil recorded between Liberation Day and the Geneva announcement on the pause of tariffs with China.

SRP Apac 2025: increasing weight in portfolio management

16 Jun 2025

SRP Apac 2025: increasing weight in portfolio management

Panellists from buy-side and sell-side discuss the growing importance of structured products in wealth management and risk management strategies at the SRP Asia Pacific 2025 conference in Hong Kong SAR last week.

SRP in brief: Apac and beyond

16 Jun 2025

SRP in brief: Apac and beyond

This was the week of the SRP Asia Pacific 2025 Conference, which was held for the 12th year on 10 June in Hong Kong.

SRP Apac 2025: crypto industry goes mainstream

13 Jun 2025

SRP Apac 2025: crypto industry goes mainstream

Buy-side panellists share the progress of crypto structured products in Asia and the increasing investors demand for digital assets during the SRP Asia Pacific 2025 conference in Hong Kong this week.