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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

3 February 2026

21Shares appoints Stephen Coltman as head of macro

21Shares has added a senior macro specialist to its investment team as it continues to build out active portfolio management for its crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) business.

People: Leonteq veteran steps down as co-head partner shifts to buy side

Also, BCGE bolsters structured products business; Raffles hires new MD for relationship management; France’s Inter Invest hires director of partnerships; and Goldman expands AWM franchise.

People

28 Jan 2026

Cboe beefs up top deck with exec appointments

While Scott Johnston has been appointed as executive vice president and chief operating officer, Heidi Fischer has been made the executive vice president, global head of equities and spot markets.

People

28 Jan 2026

InspereX bolsters RIA, private markets arms with senior appointments

The firm said that the hires form part of its plan to expand distribution capabilities through 2026.

People

23 Jan 2026

Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – UOB, Vontobel, Wells Fargo

As 2026 begins, SRP looks back at last year’s most relevant people moves highlighting new hires and exits at the main issuers and providers of structured products.

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Products

An in-depth review of the latest product launches.

Products

5 February 2026

Mayer Brown: transparency and regulation must be at the core of AMC activity

As actively managed certificates expand beyond their niche origins, Mayer Brown argues that transparency, rigorous documentation and clear regulatory positioning will determine whether the structure’s growing popularity could invite regulatory pushback.

Autocalls harness volatility premium to beat equity risk-return ratios, study finds

The outperformance is most pronounced at lower observation frequencies.

Products

03 Feb 2026

UBP Asia’s structured product volumes surge 90%

The Swiss private bank sees its participation solution segment quadruple as investors chase long equity exposure and yield, with US tech and fixed income driving growth across the region.

Products

03 Feb 2026

ING debuts fee-free crypto ETNs in Germany

The move reflects growing demand for regulated, bank-backed crypto exposure as competition heats up across Europe.

Products

02 Feb 2026

Natixis CIB positions AMCs at the crossroads of derivatives and financing

The French bank is using actively managed certificates (AMCs) to bridge equity derivatives, financing and structured strategies.

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Regulation

Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.

Regulation

5 February 2026

Ondo files US SEC registration, adds platform for non-US users

The filing with the US regulator aims to provide issuer-level disclosures for all investors in Ondo Global Markets tokenised products globally, while Ondo Perps lets global non-US users trade perpetual futures on leading US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) 24/7 with leverage.

AMF sets standards for retail structured product marketing

The study was aimed at making the structured products distributed to French retail investors clearer and easier to understand.

Regulation

03 Feb 2026

Nomura’s Laser Digital files application to launch US National Trust Bank

The proposed entity aims to offer custody and spot trading of digital assets, plus custody of US government securities.

Regulation

02 Feb 2026

Korea regulator hits securities houses over HSCEI ELS mis-selling

The latest fines come a month after the regulator fined local banks over the improper sales case on HSCEI-linked ELS.

Regulation

30 Jan 2026

South Korea’s regulator clears single-stock leveraged ETFs

Weekly options on local stocks and ETFs and minimum deposits for overseas leveraged products are among the key reforms.

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Technology

Discover technological advances in the industry.

Technology

5 February 2026

Ripple brings Hyperliquid to its institutional brokerage platform

The integration is aimed at institutional clients to access on-chain derivatives liquidity while cross-margining decentralised finance (DeFi) exposures with all other asset classes already supported by Ripple Prime.

RIA's AI adoption more than doubles but still in early stages: Schwab study

The study found that most firms remained in the early stages of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, with use cases concentrated on administrative tasks like note-taking and email drafting.

Technology

02 Feb 2026

Large RIAs step up AI and data spending: Cerulli

Large US investment advisory firms are putting more money into data and artificial intelligence as they look to grow and run their businesses more efficiently.

Technology

30 Jan 2026

Banks push up tech adoption to boost adviser efficiency and retention: Cerulli

The research noted that technology in the bank channel has moved to the forefront in the last 12 to 18 months with tools like e-signature and financial planning tools among the most sought after for implementation.

Technology

29 Jan 2026

Annum Capital and Turoid outline AI initiatives for family offices in Asia

Turoid to help develop a price discovery platform for structured products in the next phase of partnership.

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Market

Key industry events and change drivers.

Market

5 February 2026

Feature: Korea’s derivatives-based ETFs gather pace as issuers target income-hungry investors

Korean asset managers are ramping up derivatives-driven ETF strategies from covered calls to synthetic protective puts as demand for yield and volatility management fuels rapid market growth, supported by regulatory easing and expanding institutional interest.

Solactive and Indiggo launch leadership-based US equity index

The index draws on Indiggo’s proprietary scoring framework to identify companies with higher leadership quality indicators.

Market

$Defiance adds single stock ETFs tied to Zeta Global, Moderna$

Defiance adds single stock ETFs tied to Zeta Global, Moderna

The funds provide leveraged exposure to the daily moves of the underlying equities and are intended for investors familiar with the risks of daily leverage.

Market