23 Jul 2025
The asset manager with CA$7 billion in covered call ETFs has taken a novel approach by utilising daily options on the S&P 500 while being primarily exposed to domestic equities.
16 Jul 2025
The exchange-traded fund (ETF) utilises zero days to expiration (0DTE) options to provide income, in a first for the Canadian market.
09 Jul 2025
The telecom giant’s recent 56% dividend cut calls into question the wide use of decrement indices in Canada and France, particularly those on single stocks.
27 Jun 2025
Also: the European trade body has reported €471 billion in open interest across reporting markets with continuous turnover increase; UNicredit subsidiary introduces structured certificates targeted at Croatioan retail investors; Euronext launches mini German single stock options, and more.
22 Nov 2024
There has been an increasing use the decrement overlay in single stock and stock basket underlyings in Canada this year.
07 Nov 2024
Issuance activities of structured notes in the country slowed down after a strong Q2, but the offerings of new underliers are underway.
03 Oct 2024
In this annuity roundup, we also look at a new study from Allianz Life, a challenge of Rila registration system and Canada’s life insurance activity in Q2 24.
02 Sep 2024
The dominant issuers have all expanded their offerings in the second quarter of the year following a robust first quarter.
28 Aug 2024
The Canadian market is dominated by medium-term notes (MTNs) with the only other wrapper of note being the certificate of deposit.
31 Jul 2024
We look at some of the most popular underlying assets across the Americas in the first half of 2024.
04 Jun 2024
A Vancouver-based mining company has issued two tranches of gold-linked notes through agents led by Raymond James while waiting to harvest its recurring revenue.
01 May 2024
Amid a robust quarter for the overall market, CIBC has come up on top by issuance, replacing BMO Capital Markets (BMO).