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Industry Insights

Stay on top of the latest structured product market developments and trends with all major product, technology, legal and industry insights in one place.

People

See key hires and staffing changes.

People

8 May 2025

Leonteq appoints new investment solutions head in reshuffle

The internal hire will become part of the extended senior management team alongside two co-heads of markets while the Swiss issuer is preparing to announce a new chief risk officer.

People: Citi taps Goldman to bolster markets division

The US bank has added several senior executives in its Apac markets business; Euronext appoints head of index sales; French reinsurer SCOR makes changes at the top, and more.

People

30 Apr 2025

JB’s head of structured products sales departs, new global products & solutions unit launched

The departure of the senior executive coincides with the launch of a new products & solutions division by the Swiss bank as the new chief executive implements organisational changes.

People

17 Apr 2025

People: SG promotes Emea head of cross asset solutions

Also: Austrian association renews term of management team; Premialab aims at technology to expand Emea footprint; Amundi appoints UK as head of sales & global strategic client coverage; and Nomura bolsters asset management arm within investment management division.

People

03 Apr 2025

People: J.P. Morgan veteran steps down

Also: HKEX’s former head of structured products departs; HSBC taps Deutsche Bank to lead North Asia private banking; Eurex consolidates activities; UBS appoints head of global investment management.

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Products

An in-depth review of the latest product launches.

Products

9 May 2025

Bank of Singapore capitalises on dispersion trade

The private banking arm of the second-largest banking group in Southeast Asia sees clients take risk-off strategies aimed at uncertainty surrounding trade disputes.

Product wrap: SG tracks ESG fund in France, Swiss AMC offers access to mining

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 4-10 May 2025.

Products

09 May 2025

Spotlight on… Nomura’s US issuances

We look at some of the registered structured notes issued by the Japanese bank in the US since its return to equity underlying assets a year ago.

Products

07 May 2025

Germany: BSW adds risk indicator to market stats

The German trade body is including risk information for the outstanding market volume in its quarterly statistics.

Products

06 May 2025

BITA strengthens sell-side efforts through structured products

The Frankfurt-based index provider is targeting structuring desks as its increasing focus on the sell-side begins to pay off with three signed investment banks.

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Regulation

Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.

Regulation

8 May 2025

Australian regulator targets Macquarie over OTC derivative trade reporting

Asic has accused the Australian bank of nine market conduct matters of concern, including seven related to misreporting of OTC derivatives trades.

FCA unveils cost disclosure requirements under new CCI regime

The regulator is seeking feedback on aspects relating to costs and charges disclosure, and the balance of responsibilities between manufacturers and distributors.

Regulation

14 Apr 2025

Philippine regulator greenlights structured products for insurers

Structured notes, structured deposits, ETFs and mutual funds are among the investments products covered by the new rules.

Regulation

14 Apr 2025

Esma consults on clearing derivative thresholds under new Emir framework

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, is asking for input on the new clearing thresholds under the review of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir 3).

Regulation

08 Apr 2025

Eusipa highlights role of taxation on investment behaviour, market participation

The European industry is increasing its focus on the impact of national taxation regimes on investment flows.

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Technology

Discover technological advances in the industry.

Technology

7 May 2025

Bloomberg: QIS remains a prominent topic

Rising demand for quantitative investment strategies (QIS) reflects a broader search for differentiated payoffs and customised themes in the structured products space.

Luma raises US$63m series C funding to expand alternative offerings

The US multi-issuer platform backed by five investment banks is seeking to expand its footprint in the alternative investments space with the new capital.

Technology

22 Jan 2025

Vestr: growing AuM underscores scalability of AMC market

The AMC market continues in a state of flux with an increasing number of players entering this segment across jurisdictions.

Technology

23 Oct 2024

Australia’s Stropro gears up for capital raise for global expansion

The Sydney-based structured product investment platform makes key hires for its global push roadmap and develops AI-powered tools.

Technology

15 Oct 2024

Arta deploys AI copilot, goes global

The US digital wealth management platform has partnered with Abu Dhabi's Wio Invest to launch wealth-as-a-service for banks globally.

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Market

Key industry events and change drivers.

Market

13 May 2025

SRP partners with LPA to survey the market

SRP and LPA have launched a global sentiment survey to capture the pulse of the industry from both buy-side and sell-side professionals.

Erste, Santander to create CEE stronghold

By acquiring a large stake in Poland’s number one structured product provider, the Austrian financial service provider is expecting to increase its EPS by more than 20%.

Market

20h

Digital assets: HK broker obtains license for physically settled crypto structured products

Plus: MHC Digital to offer crypto structured products in the Australian wholesale market; Guotai Junan International to launch tokenised securities business in HK; Coinbase buys Deribit.

Market

20h

SRP in brief: shake it up

Changes at the top at Leonteq, plus the latest product news and market reviews from SRP’s news desk.

Market

07 May 2025

HSBC revenues driven by EQD, higher wealth activity

The Asia-focused British bank’s fees and other income from wealth increased almost 24% YoY to nearly US$2.3 billion in Q1 2025.

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Data Insights

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Leverage SRP’s data analysis, backed by the world’s structured product database, for an in-depth view of the market’s key trends and dynamics.

Market Reviews

An in-depth view of market activity in some of the world’s most dynamic markets.

Market Reviews

8 May 2025

Czech Republic Market Review, Q1 2025: sales drop, FX in demand

Volumes dropped by almost 90% YoY while FX-linked products became the go-to investment for Czech investors.

Taiwan Market Review, Q1 2025: semiconductor ELNs remain king

Four out of the five most-used underlyings in equity basket structures during the January-March period tracked semiconductor stocks, led by Nvidia.

Market Reviews

01 May 2025

US Market Review, February 2025: market uncertainty kicks in

Structured notes sales begin to trend downward in line with the US equity market following a strong start of the year.

Market Reviews

30 Apr 2025

China Market Review, March 2025: issuance spikes, gold remains in focus

The XAU/USD pair-linked structured deposits have continued to be popular among the country’s retail investors.

Market Reviews

29 Apr 2025

Finland Market Review, Q1 2025: steady issuance, sales drop

An estimated €340m was collected from 125 products that struck on the Finnish market in Q1 2025, according to SRP data.

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Analysis

Explore key market themes backed by SRP’s proprietary analysis.

Analysis

2 May 2025

France 2024: ESG, decrement assert their position

We look at exposures by asset class and underlying as well as payoff types and investment terms in the French market in 2024.

France 2024: yield enhancement back on top as capital protected rates lose traction

Sales of structured products in the French market recorded a slowdown in the second half of 2024 after a 30% increase in H1 24.

Analysis

30 Apr 2025

Stellantis: market insights and investment analysis

Due to its importance and diverse portfolio of brands (such as Peugeot, Citroen and Alfa Romeo), Stellantis continues to attract the interest of analysts and investors.

Analysis