09 Jun 2025
UK regulator lifts ban on crypto ETNs
The UK regulator says the proposals will promote effective competition in the interests of consumers by allowing firms to compete in retail markets offering these products and providing greater investor choice.
16 Apr 2025
Korea’s Kiwoom Securities waives domestic stock transaction fees
Kiwoom Securities apologised for the 'transaction delay incident' on 8 April and decided not to charge domestic stock transaction fees for five trading days following a processing delay incident with client orders.
10 Apr 2025
Listed products: BMO announces redemption and new launch of FANG-linked ETNs
Davis Polk advised Bank of Montreal (BMO) in connection with its intention to redeem all of the outstanding securities of its MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3× Leveraged Exchange-Traded Notes due 8 January 2038; and the launch of a new ETN, the MicroSectors FANG+ 3× Leveraged ETNs due 17 February 2045.
24 Mar 2025
Barclays beats two class actions over ETN issuance blunder
A US federal court has dismissed two lawsuits against Barclays for its unlawful issuances at US$17.7 billion in a final ruling.
21 Mar 2025
J.P. Morgan revives short volatility play with new ETN
The exchange-traded note (ETN) offers inverse exposure to the S&P VIX short-term futures, a structure not seen in the US ETNs since the collapse of Credit Suisse’s VelocityShares play in 2018.
18 Feb 2025
New US class action targets Credit Suisse XIV notes
The products at the centre of a subclass suit over market manipulation are the XIV exchange-traded notes (ETNs) that allegedly resulted in US$1.8 billion investor loss.
05 Feb 2025
Fidelity hit with Finra claim over US$11.1m ETN loss
The exchange-traded note (ETN) issued by Credit Suisse has caused a loss of US$11.1m after being ‘inappropriately’ recommended by an advisor on the Fidelity brokerage platform.
28 Jan 2025
Digital assets: Fineqia, FTSE Russell partner in DeFi ETN launch
Also: Maple aims at institutional market with call options BTC play; Nasdaq files for in-kind redemptions for BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF; SignalPlus closes US$11m in series B round funding.
23 Jan 2025
Virtune goes first as Nasdaq launches crypto ETN segment in Finland
Nasdaq has welcomed the first batch of exchange-traded notes on cryptocurrency in Helsinki issued by Virtune AB, a decade after their debut in Sweden.
08 Jan 2025
Latest: HK’s Goldhorse adds educational function, French fintech launches Luxembourg hub
Also: Samsung Securities rolls out three Dow Jones ETNs; BBVA’s Garanti launches warrants suite on Borsa Istanbul; Citi invests in OTC FX options trading platform.
21 Nov 2024
Digital assets: Kaiko buys index provider for ETP issuers
In this week’s roundup, we also look at BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF options on Nasdaq and Bitwise’s latest ETP listing.
24 Oct 2024
Digital assets: DBS rolls out blockchain-based banking for institutions
In this week’s roundup, we also look at the Prague Stock Exchange pioneering DLT technology to implement securities settlement, MarketVector’s index deployment into 21Shares crypto ETP, and the launch of the SDX-Rulematch partnership aimed at transforming the institutional crypto trading and custody market.