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Market
Salt Financial: intraday vol control boosts risk management in FIAs

21 Jul 2025

Salt Financial: intraday vol control boosts risk management in FIAs

Volatility-controlled indices featuring intraday data and rebalancing have emerged as new tools to refine the performance of fixed index annuities (FIA), particularly in volatile conditions.

Products
Amundi deploys risk control structured fund in HK

15 Jul 2025

Amundi deploys risk control structured fund in HK

This capital protected fund is available to retail investors in Hong Kong and offers the opportunity to partially capture the potential upside in the US stock market.

Analysis
Custom indices: dynamic strategies head-to-head

09 Jul 2025

Custom indices: dynamic strategies head-to-head

In this article we compare the characteristics and performance of two similar underlying strategies sold in the US market via structured products.

Market
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.

Market
Latest: Bloomberg rolls out risk control index series with RBC

04 Feb 2025

Latest: Bloomberg rolls out risk control index series with RBC

Also: Delta Capita and HSBC enter deal for OTC derivatives services; Prudential aims at Japan expansion; iCapital bolsters portfolio construction platform; and Toss Securities applies for derivatives and options trading licence in Korea.

Products
TIS: next generation risk control has higher risk/return ratio

05 Dec 2024

TIS: next generation risk control has higher risk/return ratio

The increasing popularity of this new type of underlying is backed by its performance.

Expert View
The Index Standard: analysis - intraday risk control indices

28 Nov 2024

The Index Standard: analysis - intraday risk control indices

“Need for Speed” – Sometimes too good can be true

Analysis
Analysis: intraday risk control indices

27 Nov 2024

Analysis: intraday risk control indices

“Need for Speed” – Sometimes too good can be true

Products
TIS: intraday risk control indices outperform traditional risk control counterparts

03 Oct 2024

TIS: intraday risk control indices outperform traditional risk control counterparts

This year has seen US equities ride a wave of unprecedented enthusiasm around Artificial Intelligence, driving all-time high levels for US benchmarks.

Events
SRP Apac 2024 Awards: MSCI – risk control indices gain visibility

09 Jul 2024

SRP Apac 2024 Awards: MSCI – risk control indices gain visibility

The global index provider was recognised as the “Best Index Provider” at the SRP Asia Pacific 2024 award ceremony in mid-May for its contribution to the development of custom and risk control indices sold via structured products across Asia, including Thailand and South Korea.

Market Reviews
China Market review, February 2024: 5.7-fold sales increase YoY, BOC volumes hit record highs

29 Mar 2024

China Market review, February 2024: 5.7-fold sales increase YoY, BOC volumes hit record highs

Six hundred and thirty-five structured products worth an estimated CNY1.5 trillion (US$203.7 billion) were added to the SRP China database in February.

Products
Spotlight on… US risk control with decrement in focus

09 Feb 2024

Spotlight on… US risk control with decrement in focus

The risk control underlying co-developed by MerQube and J.P. Morgan has had a strong start of the year.