09 Jul 2025
Latest: HSBC Life debuts gold-linked IUL play in HK, SB pitches gold miners autocall in South Africa
The UK bank is offering exposure to the price of gold via an insurance product for the first time in Hong Kong; Standard Bank says gold-linked structured products can help with diversification; Premialab licenses QIS platform to German manager; and more.
09 Dec 2024
Annuities: Empower adds first FIA from Allianz
In this indexed annuities roundup, we also look at the latest IUL sales results, American Equity’s rating update and new offerings from American National and Guaranty.
02 Dec 2024
SRP in brief: index in focus
It was a busy week for the US index-linked annuity market, and elsewhere.
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.
04 Sep 2024
US wrappers (part 2): structured ETFs take off, indexed annuities drive further growth
Structured notes remain the most popular vehicle to deliver structured products to retail investors, but a number of other wrappers have increased their popularity in recent years offering market players opportunity to grow the pie.
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19 Jun 2024
GS survey: custom indices 'top of mind', fuelled by indexed annuities
Nearly half of respondents think that custom indices focused on AI will be popular in 2024.
10 Jun 2024
SRP in brief: a blend of moves
Our news snapshot of the week features the most popular stories of last week including two senior people moves in structured derivatives, our Korean market review and latest product developments in Europe and the US.
10 Jun 2024
New Rila hedged by BNPP debuts Nasdaq custom play
Sammons Institutional Group (SIG) has added a new custom index in partnership with Nasdaq and BNP Paribas to its registered index-linked annuity (Rila) shelf.
12 Mar 2024
Limra: indexed annuities see new sales record, Allianz comes on top
The combined sales of fixed index annuities (FIAs) and registered index linked annuities (Rilas) have reached US$143 billion in 2023.
15 Jan 2024
SRP in brief: wind in the sales
Sales volumes increased in France. Elsewhere, the Korean regulator launched an investigation into banks and brokerage firms that sold ELS tied to HSCEI.
12 Dec 2023
Exclusive: Research Affiliates moves on from BNPP partnership, debuts multi-asset index play
The smart beta and asset allocation research company is targeting the indexed annuity space with its first multi-asset strategy.
12 Dec 2023
Latest: Leonteq issues profit warning, BMO adds higher leverage to ETN range
The Swiss structured products specialist struggles to leave behind allegations of shortcomings in the prevention of money laundering, tax evasion and terrorist financing.