29 Oct 2024
SRP Americas awards 2024: Desjardins – focusing on substance over style
The Canadian issuer’s focus on a conservative approach for its structured products offering continues to pay off as investors learn about portfolio construction and stock selection criteria.
09 Nov 2023
SRP Americas Awards 2023: Desjardins – stock baskets a good fit for fully protected structures
The Canadian bank took several accolades at this year’s SRP Americas Awards during the SRP Americas conference in Chicago on 28-29 September.
03 Oct 2023
SRP Americas 2023: room for diversification in Canada
The market remains in good health with further room for underlying diversification.
14 Apr 2022
People: Monex rejigs treasury and markets
The Mexican financial services firm was forced to reshuffle its derivatives and structured products teams following the decease of the divisional head.
07 Apr 2022
Desjardins: investors are shifting from mutual funds to market-linked GICs
The Canadian bank has seen an increasing demand for structured products since the beginning of the year as investors look for protection in volatile markets.
07 Dec 2021
Americas best-selling products of 2021: shorter tenors rule
SRP explores some of the best-selling structured products with a strike date in 2021 to-date across the Americas markets.
08 Oct 2021
Canada Market Review, August 2021: NBC top issuer of ETF-linked structures
Just under 400 structured products worth C$1.17 billion (US$932 million) had strike dates in August.
31 Aug 2021
SRP in brief: tech takes over
Crypto and next-generation technologies take centre stage, while Asian banks report record structured note issuances.
27 Aug 2021
Desjardins structured product issuance tumbles
The Canadian bank issued a total of 84 structured products during the second quarter of 2021, a 28% drop from its figure of 117 products in the same period a year prior, SRP data shows.
03 Aug 2021
Canada Market Review, June 2021: Desjardins releases first non-principal protected notes
Some 530 structured products worth C$1.73 billion (US$1.37 billion) had strike dates in June.
06 Jul 2021
Best-selling products Americas H1 2021: Goldman cashes in on leveraged index baskets
Goldman Sachs is a new entrant in the US league tables showcasing the best-selling H1 products in the region.
11 Jun 2021
Desjardins enters capital at risk space
The Canadian bank is expanding its offering to allow clients access to a diversified range of both global and US-centred equities.