12 Aug 2025
Risk control indices struggle as whiplash effect bites
Sudden spikes in volatility have made it difficult for risk control strategies used in the structured products market to adapt.
07 Aug 2025
People: BMO adds QIS specialist to markets business, MSCI bolsters index derivatives team
Also, TIS enhances platform's infrastructure; former head of structured products at Raiffeisen Centrobank shifts to buy-side; Nomura invests in rates business; and more.
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.
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.
02 Dec 2024
SRP in brief: index in focus
It was a busy week for the US index-linked annuity market, and elsewhere.
28 Nov 2024
The Index Standard: analysis - intraday risk control indices
“Need for Speed” – Sometimes too good can be true
27 Nov 2024
Analysis: intraday risk control indices
“Need for Speed” – Sometimes too good can be true
08 Aug 2024
Annuities: Limra - US annuity sales set new record in H1
The latest US annuity sales results are out as new tools or products are launched by Midland National, SBLI, Principal and Allianz Life.
20 Feb 2024
TIS: 75% of FIA indices deliver positive returns
In 2023, 168 of the 225 indices tracked by The Index Standard (TIS) posted a positive return, adding to the momentum for fixed index annuities (FIAs).
05 Oct 2023
SRP launches Strategy & Custom Index Report
The fourth chapter of the SRP Index Report 2023 is available for download now.
05 Sep 2023
TIS - Reliance on the SPX almost commoditised the FIA market
The independent provider of ratings, analytical insights and forecasts on indices used in investment products is playing an increasingly relevant role in the structured products industry as it seeks to broaden the understanding of indices that have been developed specifically for this market.
28 Mar 2023
The Index Standard: selling on a backtest can be dangerous
As the number of complex underlyings grows in the US annuity market, the research firm is targeting market participants with a new set of analytic tools to understand the dynamics of financial products linked to indices.