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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

29 October 2025

People: Natixis appoints head of FIG coverage, Kepler elevates head of financial engineering

Also; Citic CLSA has bolstered its equity derivatives team; HKEX adds to trading operations; Nomura accelerates global execution services technology capabilities; and more.

RBC taps UBS in equity derivatives build out

The Canadian bank continues to build out its equity derivatives capabilities in the US market following several recent appointments in its Emea EQD and QIS teams.

People

20 Oct 2025

J.P. Morgan PB hires veteran structurer to lead Southeast Asia advice

The private banking arm of the US bank has hired the former Goldman Sachs MD to expand its business in the region.

People

17 Oct 2025

UBS poaches SocGen’s ex-Apac flow strategy head

The industry veteran joins the Swiss bank after almost 10 years with the French bank.

People

13 Oct 2025

People: Senior Hudson River quant shifts to Barclays, Desjardins promotes from within

Also; Eastspring Investments bolsters QIS capabilities, Klay Group targets HNWI investors, LPA adds to OTC solutions, and more.

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Products

An in-depth review of the latest product launches.

Products

31 October 2025

Spotlight on… Asia’s growth autocalls dominate early redemptions in 2025

Nvidia leads the single stock structure’s early redemption in the region as the US chipmaker's stock rallies.

Product wrap: Natixis opts for German efficiency, MS targets Euronext industry champions

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 26 October and 1 November 2025.

Products

28 Oct 2025

HK’s CMB Wing Lung Bank to offer structured deposits via cross-boundary WMC

The Hong Kong retail bank is expanding its eligible product offerings to investors in the Greater Bay Area through the cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect’s Southbound scheme.

Products

27 Oct 2025

Korea’s DLBs cross US$20bn in outstanding

Rate-linked products remain popular; Hana Securities leads the issuer’s league table, while NH Investment & Securities and Kiwoom Securities pop up in the top three list.

Products

24 Oct 2025

Hang Seng Bank-linked structured products at crossroads amid HSBC's buyout proposal

The industry is mulling options for handling live positions linked to the Hong Kong bank’s stock, including replacement of the underlying and early termination.

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Regulation

Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.

Regulation

31 October 2025

FCA raises alarm over leveraged derivatives firms bypassing safeguards

The UK regulator has flagged dual threat from high-pressure sales tactics and misleading social media promotions.

CoinShares secures approval for ETP offerings in UK

The development follows the recent lifting of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ban on retail access to crypto products.

Regulation

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Isda seeks bids for AI solution to enhance reporting transparency

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (Isda) has invited bids to build an AI-powered traceability tool to improve transparency and auditability within its Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR) framework.

Regulation

30 Oct 2025

Mayer Brown: industry relieved as full ban on turbos avoided

The law firm points that the new rules will have a practical impact on distributors in Germany.

Regulation

30 Oct 2025

HK SFC proposes new VaR approach, streamlines structured funds framework

The regulator is aiming at expanding product offerings and enhancing competition in the country.

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Technology

Discover technological advances in the industry.

Technology

31 October 2025

Arta rolls out custom structured notes maker

The new ‘Custom Yield Builder’ seeks to lower barriers to entry by offering a US$25,000 investment minimum for accredited investors.

Emcore strengthens data offering via Premialab analytics integration

The collaboration aims to provide ex-ante risk analytics and comparative performance insights.

Technology

14 Oct 2025

Tiger Brokers enhances structured notes platform

The Singaporean brokerage serving over 10 million users has added a multiple quotation feature to its wealth management platform offering access to over 10 issuers.

Technology

14 Oct 2025

Tokyo Stock Exchange launches platform for ETFs

The CredNex platform is designed to automate key ETF operations and improves market liquidity, trading speed and price stability.

Technology

14 Oct 2025

Microsoft and LSEG partner to scale agentic AI models for global finance

Through this collaboration, agents built in Microsoft Copilot Studio and deployed in Microsoft 365 Copilot can be enabled with LSEG data.

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Market

Key industry events and change drivers.

Market

31 October 2025

Emirates Investment Bank partners Avaloq for digital overhaul

Emirates Investment Bank has partnered with Swiss fintech firm Avaloq to update its wealth and investment management systems.

China's CSI expands portfolio with new indices

China Securities Index (CSI) has launched six new stock market indices, including the CSI A500 Equal Weighted Index, expanding its range of benchmarks.

Market