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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

16 December 2025

Luma taps Citi structured notes specialist to lead issuer relations

The US multi-issuer platform has hired another Citi alum to take up a newly-created role in charge of issuer relations.

SocGen appoints new Apac global markets and FIC head

The new head will relocate to Hong Kong SAR from Paris.

People

12 Dec 2025

Calamos appoints senior leaders to spearhead expansion efforts

Calamos Investments bolstered its growth strategy by hiring senior leaders to strengthen its institutional sales, asset allocation and operational capabilities.

People

11 Dec 2025

Barclays’ ex-structuring head surfaces in Africa-focused blockchain venture

The startup, FincTek, aims to bridge the market access in Africa while exploring structured product use cases.

People

10 Dec 2025

SocGen names new Apac co-heads of structuring

The French bank’s new recruit has a background leading regional structured credit and financing structuring at UBS.

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Products

An in-depth review of the latest product launches.

Products

17 December 2025

Banco Azteca goes retail after first set of test notes

The Mexican bank launches capital-guaranteed FX and volatility-linked offerings as it builds sales capabilities and navigates challenging market conditions.

SIX listings reach 150k, AMCs stand out

With one month to go, structured product listings on the Swiss exchange are already 37% higher compared to full year 2024.

Products

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Valour secures approval to list four ETPs in Brazil

The products aim to provide investors with locally listed BRL-denominated exposure to digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) via the same brokerage and custody rails they already use for equities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Products

15 Dec 2025

BofA brings single-stock indices in a first for Switzerland

The US bank is pitching global single-stock indices computed in Swiss Franc in an effort to capitalise on the country’s low funding rate.

Products

15 Dec 2025

Best-selling products Europe 2025: utilities, AI and fixed income

SRP reviewed some of the best-selling products across European markets in 2025.

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Regulation

Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.

Regulation

17 December 2025

Finra stresses compliance failures on Rila sales in annual report

The US regulator has identified several violations of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) about registered index-linked annuity (Rila) sales practice in its oversight report.

FCA seeks feedback on new UK crypto rules

The FCA has opened consultation on an UK crypto regime, proposing to regulate trading, staking and market abuse under standards similar to traditional finance.

Regulation

16 Dec 2025

Esma completes mandates on derivatives transparency rules

European Commission to review the proposal within three months; rules expected to apply from March 2027.

Regulation

15 Dec 2025

French regulator adapts its crypto-linked product policies

The policies are aimed at reducing the information asymmetry between retail investors and the producers or distributors of crypto assets.

Regulation

15 Dec 2025

Iosco, BCBS publish margin requirements assessment

The report comes in the backdrop of the ongoing monitoring of the standard introduced in response to the 2011 Group of Twenty (G20) call to enhance the resilience of financial markets.

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Technology

Discover technological advances in the industry.

Technology

17 December 2025

LSEG and Citi collaborate for expanding bank’s data and analytics vertical

The partnership aims to help the bank consolidate data access and standardise governance, usage rights and entitlements, among other things.

Halo and Majarra bring Sharia-compliant structured products to the UAE

Majarra aims to leverage Halo’s underlying technology to facilitate the issuance, purchasing and secondary liquidity of the products in partnership with the nation’s leading institutions.

Technology

12 Dec 2025

UBS leans into connectivity and cross-border themes after CS integration

Demand for Europe, China and alternative exposures is reshaping the bank’s structuring priorities and platform design.

Technology

12 Dec 2025

KGI Securities partners with UBS for automated wealth planning tool

KGI Securities has partnered with UBS to introduce a cloud-based portfolio management system.

Technology

08 Dec 2025

FinIQ builds momentum into 2026 with strong tailwinds

With US$25 billion in monthly flows and new clients across three continents, the Singapore-based platform continues to cement its footprint across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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Market

Key industry events and change drivers.

Market

17 December 2025

Premialab raises US$220m in funding round led by KKR

A major growth investment backs the quantitative data firm as activity builds across Europe’s investment infrastructure space.

Bitget rolls out FX, commodities trading feature

Bitget has introduced a feature allowing crypto users to trade forex, gold and commodities directly using USDT.

Market

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Canadian ETF inflows hit all-time high in 2025, far outpacing previous records

At the end of November, the Canadian exchange-traded (ETF) industry comprised 1,482 ETFs with 1,861 listings, managed by 49 providers.

Market

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BlackRock floats ETF tracking STOXX's index comprising quantum computing firms

The Ireland-domiciled exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been listed since 3 December and charges an annual fee of 0.50%.

Market

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Leverage Shares by Themes expands single stock leveraged ETF suite

Issuer expands suite to 53 leveraged single stock ETFs in US market.

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Data Insights

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Market Reviews

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

Market Reviews

17 December 2025

Hong Kong November 2025: Xiaomi leads in warrant listings

Nvidia and Alibaba remain popular assets for ELIs.

UK November 2025: index baskets reach seven-year high

Baskets of equity indices were preferred over single equity indices for the first time since January 2018.

Market Reviews

15 Dec 2025

France Q3 2025: short-term rates on top as equity-linked risk turns selective

The quarter was dominated by equity autocallables as well as bearish autocalls plus callable floaters on the rates-linked side.

Market Reviews

09 Dec 2025

South Korea November 2025: autocall sales dip, regulator targets high-risk overseas investment products

Sales of principal-protected ELBs’ surge; NH Investment & Securities rolls out risk control index-linked DLB.

Market Reviews

05 Dec 2025

CEE (Q3 2025): flows dip amid changing conditions

There was a solid demand for capital protected autocalls during the quarter while appetite for express certificates remained also strong.

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Analysis

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

Analysis

3 December 2025

Greeks comparison - Microsoft and Nvidia (Part 2)

This article follows on from an earlier piece that examined Delta, Gamma and Vega sensitivities for Microsoft and Nvidia using data from the SRP Greeks application.