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People
See key hires and staffing changes.
7 February 2025
People: JPM’s co-head of global markets exits for client hedge fund, BBVA beefs up QIS team
SRP reports on the latest people moves at J.P. Morgan, BBVA, Indosuez, Santander and Bank of New York Mellon.
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People: JPM’s co-head of global markets exits for client hedge fund, BBVA beefs up QIS team
7 February 2025
28 Jan 2025
People: Merrill appoints head of structured note sales
Also: HSBC’s ex-EQD structuring head exits; RBC taps BNPP’s private equity specialist; Barclays names Japan macro trading head; Causeway continues to expand.
21 Jan 2025
Exclusive: Citi taps Macquarie, bolsters strategic equity solutions in HK
The managing director joins Citi after a 17-year tenure with the Australian bank. Citi also names head of markets sales for China.
21 Jan 2025
Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2024 – exchanges and tech providers
As 2025 begins, SRP looks back at last year’s most relevant people moves highlighting new hires and exits in the world of structured products. In the final instalment, we focus on exchanges and tech providers.
20 Jan 2025
Barclays taps ex-Goldman Apac EQD co-head to lead equities
The former Goldman banker is tasked with leading the UK bank’s equities franchise in the region.
Products
An in-depth review of the latest product launches.
13 February 2025
Ex-ABN Amro EQD bankers launch fund of structured products
The Amsterdam based fund aims to deliver a return between six and 10% pa by investing in tailor-made structured products.
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Product wrap: UBS tracks AI basket, Goldman partners with HSBC in Hong Kong on callable play
7 February 2025
Singapore overview 2024: structured warrants outclass DLCs, SG certificates shine
10 February 2025
11 Feb 2025
SIX listings spike as AMCs drive turnover
The number of newly listed structured products on the Swiss exchange reached a 22-month high in January.
11 Feb 2025
UOB Singapore: sales volumes nearly double in mass affluent segment
Equity-linked products tied to US stocks drove most of the sales throughout 2024.
10 Feb 2025
Singapore overview 2024: structured warrants outclass DLCs, SG certificates shine
Hong Kong stock underlyings remained popular for both types of leveraged products listed in Singapore. Tesla-linked daily leverage certificates (DLCs) shined in Q4 2024.
07 Feb 2025
Product wrap: UBS tracks AI basket, Goldman partners with HSBC in Hong Kong on callable play
In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 2-8 February 2025.
Regulation
Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.
13 February 2025
Esma sets out new rules on benchmarks
The proposed new rules are expected to be negotiated among the European institutions throughout 2025.
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11 Feb 2025
UKSPA: concerns around complexity in determining risk under CCI regime
The FCA consultation on the Consumer Composite Investments Regime released by the UK regulator just before the holidays will supersede disclosure requirements under the European Priips and Ucits regimes.
05 Feb 2025
Fidelity hit with Finra claim over US$11.1m ETN loss
The exchange-traded note (ETN) issued by Credit Suisse has caused a loss of US$11.1m after being ‘inappropriately’ recommended by an advisor on the Fidelity brokerage platform.
04 Feb 2025
South Korean regulator slams ELS' sales practices
Claims of mis-selling remain as FSS lambasts distributors for lack of suitability and appropriateness checks.
27 Jan 2025
HK regulator fines Hang Seng Bank over mis-selling
The HSBC Group member has been fined HK$66.4m (US$8.5m) for misconduct while selling investment products including secondary structured notes over a course of nine years.
Technology
Discover technological advances in the industry.
22 January 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.
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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.
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.
14 Aug 2024
Korea’s Qraft Technologies capitalises on AI-powered strategies for asset allocations
The Seoul-based AI fintech firm has co-designed an AI-powered index with Solactive to replicate a hedge fund’s long-short investment strategy, which has been deployed via structured products sold in Korea.
07 Aug 2024
Part 2 - 3AI: passive investing enters new phase as "intelligent" indices evolve
The UK AI company is "scientifically pioneering" the future of alpha intelligence for passive investing as well as developing new enhanced indices.
Market
Key industry events and change drivers.
13 February 2025
DBS net profit up 10%, structured products sales remain strong
The Singaporean bank recorded an 11% growth in net profit for the full year, as structured product issuance remained strong in Taiwan.
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Amundi: structured products AuM at €44 billion, boosted by international networks
12 February 2025
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12 Feb 2025
Amundi: structured products AuM at €44 billion, boosted by international networks
The asset manager registered inflows of €3.6 billion from structured products in 2024 of which €0.9 billion was recorded in Q4.
12 Feb 2025
Minnesota Life enters Rila market, debuts Jedi index
The American insurer has filed a registration statement for its first registered index-linked annuity (Rila) that offers exposure to a Janus Henderson equity index.
10 Feb 2025
Latest: BofA licences new SIX decrement indices
Also: Janus Henderson and LinkedTrade open new offices and a law firm on the lookout for investment losses caused by Stifel
