13h
Autocallable ETFs: a new structured payoff design
Autocallable notes continue to dominate the structured product market, with structured product issuance exceeding US$195 billion in the US in 2025 and autocalls equating for over 43% of the whole market.
13h
Wells Fargo names QIS structuring head in Wall Street push
The fourth-largest American bank has hired a structurer from UBS for a newly created role as it continues to expand its investment bank presence.
14h
China April 2026: equities gain momentum as CSI Smallcap stands out
The increasing use of equity underlyings signals a diversification away from FX exposure
16h
Iosco issues AI supervisory toolkit for capital markets oversight
The initiative forms part of a broader effort to align regulatory responses with the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in markets.
16h
State Street IM backs German digital wealth platform getquin
The partnership aims to scale technology-driven distribution and enhance reach among emerging retail investor cohorts.
16h
India's Sebi weighs bond ETF and index-based derivatives
Sebi chairperson highlighted the structural challenges India’s bond market is facing currently.
17h
Binance adds OpenAI-linked pre-IPO perpetual contract
The contract comes after Binance's perpetuals category recorded more than US$280m in trading volume in its first five days.
17h
Bybit adds TradFi perpetuals to futures bots
Bybit has expanded its Futures Bots to support perpetual contracts linked to equities and commodities.
17h
Edel Finance plans perpetual futures exchange
Edel Finance’s launch comes as part of its push into derivatives infrastructure for tokenised equities and commodities.
18h
ICE ETF Hub gets approval to operate across Europe and Australia
The company stated that regulatory clearances in the Netherlands and Australia allow the ETF Hub platform, which digitises, standardises and automates the exchange-traded fund (ETF) primary market workflow, to extend services across major global markets.
19h
Sygnum tests AI-agent execution for live digital asset transactions
The pilot uses client-signed self-custody workflows to automate multi-step operations across stablecoins, tokenised equities, gold and other digital securities.
20h
KIS launches gold and silver futures ETNs linked to Solactive indices
Solactive noted that the instruments provide standardised access to precious metals futures through systematic long and short index strategies.