16 Jul 2025
People: JB names global head of structured products, InspereX bolsters RIA market coverage
Also, head of flow rates sales Emea at Nomura in London departs after five years; iCapital bolsters global technology strategy, infrastructure and product development across the platform; Premialab appoints senior product specialist to focus on quantitative and multi-asset investment strategies; and more.
14 Jul 2025
Latest: iCapital aims big after landing US$820m funding, Halo rolls out new wealth module
Also, Halo expands to deliver holistic portfolios to advisers aligned with client’s unique goals; GenTwo doubles AuS with assetization platform; Eurex expands derivatives suite with first futures on MSCI Korea; and more.
19 Jun 2025
Latest: US advisors see value in structured products, SEC recalibrates enforcement program
A survey by iCapital shows that advisors see support for personalisation and value in structured investments; Leonteq becomes market maker on BX exchange; new structured products advisory launches in Switzerland; STOXX deploys defense index.
19 May 2025
People: iCapital appoints structured products head, Cboe’s head of product innovation steps down
Also, other moves from Meleleo Consulting, Bank of Singapore, Stropro, BITA, and UBP.
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.
22 Jul 2024
Latest: Premialab adds three new 'pure' factors to QIS range
In this week's round up we cover some of the latest news in the global structured products market including the launch of new QIS factors by Premilab, as well as iCapital's partnership with a US advisor and Clearstream's move to enable mass issuance, among others.
14 May 2024
Latest: GS introduces alternative lending, GenTwo targets banks with B2B AMC issuance hub
This week’s latest roundup features the launch of three platforms involving structured notes and actively managed certificates (AMCs), as well as new ETN launches.
24 Oct 2023
Latest: iCapital onboards advisers in US, Australia
The US alternative investment platform has added two new clients to help manage and scale private equity and hedge fund investments.
27 Jul 2023
Latest: iCapital introduces new portfolio analytics tool
In this week’s latest round up we cover the debut of the Blue Bond Index; the launch of Nomura’s wealth management operations in Dubai; and the new Canadian commodity benchmark rules, among others.
28 Apr 2023
People: Morningstar Europe index head exits, iCapital promotes structured products specialist
The executive joined the index provider after the acquisition of Moorgate Benchmarks in 2021; iCapital has promoted within the Axio ranks; HSBC appoints global head of equity derivatives and synthetic prime brokerage trade validation; and more.
26 Apr 2023
Latest: new AMCs launched, SEC releases Reg BI guidance
A Swiss investment firm specialised in the timber industry is pitching a new product seeking to capitalise on changes to established business practices; UBS has listed five new AMCs in South Africa; Citi partners with Qontigo to launch clean energy-linked products; and more.
17 Feb 2023
Latest: MSCI targets US annuity market with new vol control indexes
MSCI has announced a collaboration with Salt Financial to create risk-controlled index solutions for insurance companies using Salt's patent-pending truVol Risk Control Engine (RCE).