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UBS positions AMCs as a durable alternative in active strategy delivery
UBS positions AMCs as a durable alternative in active strategy delivery

As the AMC market matures and regulatory scrutiny increases, the Swiss bank sees the structure evolving toward greater institutionalisation rather than replacing traditional fund wrappers outright.

Market Reviews
Hong Kong, December 2025: listed products turnover climbs, tech and semiconductors lead demand
Hong Kong, December 2025: listed products turnover climbs, tech and semiconductors lead demand

Nvidia continues to lead the pack as the most used underlying for equity-linked investments.

Products
Annuities: new custom indices debut in US in H1 2025
Annuities: new custom indices debut in US in H1 2025

We review new index additions to the US indexed annuity and life market reported by SRP in the first half of 2025.

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People

See key hires and staffing changes.

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

23 January 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.

People
Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – UBS

22 Jan 2026

Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – UBS

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.

People
Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – SG, StanChart

21 Jan 2026

Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – SG, StanChart

As 2026 kicks off, we look back at last year’s most relevant people moves highlighting new hires and exits at the two major European banks.

People
Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – RBC

20 Jan 2026

Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – RBC

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.

People
Wells Fargo taps TD head to lead structured EQD

19 Jan 2026

Wells Fargo taps TD head to lead structured EQD

The US bank has appointed an equity derivatives (EQD) trading veteran from TD Securities.

Products

An in-depth review of the latest product launches.

Products
UBS positions AMCs as a durable alternative in active strategy delivery

27 January 2026

UBS positions AMCs as a durable alternative in active strategy delivery

As the AMC market matures and regulatory scrutiny increases, the Swiss bank sees the structure evolving toward greater institutionalisation rather than replacing traditional fund wrappers outright.

Products
Annuities: new custom indices debut in US in H1 2025

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Annuities: new custom indices debut in US in H1 2025

We review new index additions to the US indexed annuity and life market reported by SRP in the first half of 2025.

Products
Korea’s interest rate-linked products’ sales surge 53% in 2025: KSD

26 Jan 2026

Korea’s interest rate-linked products’ sales surge 53% in 2025: KSD

Capital-protected DLBs see their outstanding volumes rising in consecutive years

Products
Product wrap: BNPP rocks electric avenue in France, Barclays targets pharmaceuticals in Italy

23 Jan 2026

Product wrap: BNPP rocks electric avenue in France, Barclays targets pharmaceuticals in Italy

In this week’s wrap, we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 18-24 January 2026.

Products
Korea’s autocall outstanding bounces back after two-year decline

22 Jan 2026

Korea’s autocall outstanding bounces back after two-year decline

The country’s equity-linked securities market rebounded in 2025, with ELS outstanding climbing 15% to KRW11.5 trillion after two years of decline.

Regulation

Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.

Regulation
Valour secures UK FCA nod to bring ETPs to retail investors

27 January 2026

Valour secures UK FCA nod to bring ETPs to retail investors

The firm has also begun to offer select products to the British investors through the London Stock Exchange, beginning 26 January.

Regulation
Thailand to introduce rules for crypto ETFs and futures

23 Jan 2026

Thailand to introduce rules for crypto ETFs and futures

Thailand’s securities regulator is preparing to roll out formal rules that would allow crypto ETFs, futures trading and tokenised investment products in the local market.

Regulation
UK FCA CCI rules: what it means for structured products

21 Jan 2026

UK FCA CCI rules: what it means for structured products

The UK’s new CCI rules replace Priips with a principles-based framework, reshaping cost and risk calculations for structured products.

Regulation
ASIC's CFD compliance review secures AU$40m for investors

20 Jan 2026

ASIC's CFD compliance review secures AU$40m for investors

The Australian regulator points to widespread breaches of the product intervention order and shortcomings in distribution practices across 52 issuers.

Regulation
China regulator unveils draft derivatives trading rules

19 Jan 2026

China regulator unveils draft derivatives trading rules

New rules for derivatives trading, outline risk controls and market oversight, with no immediate effect on structured products, sources say.

Technology

Discover technological advances in the industry.

Technology
Rathbones strengthens risk visibility with Premialab’s analytics platform

7 January 2026

Rathbones strengthens risk visibility with Premialab’s analytics platform

The move supports Rathbones’ growing use of structured products and quantitative strategies.

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

17 Dec 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.

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

15 Dec 2025

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

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
KGI Securities partners with UBS for automated wealth planning tool

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.

Market

Key industry events and change drivers.

Market
Nomura’s Laser Digital introduces upgraded Bitcoin yield vehicle

27 January 2026

Nomura’s Laser Digital introduces upgraded Bitcoin yield vehicle

The product is structured as a Cayman tokenised fund using KAIO for tokenisation and Komainu for custody.

Market
House of Doge, Brag House partner to float ETF with Dogecoin exposure

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House of Doge, Brag House partner to float ETF with Dogecoin exposure

The fund is aimed at offering investors direct exposure to Dogecoin, holding the asset on a 1:1 basis in institutional-grade custody, and is listed on Nasdaq since 22 January.

Market
Janus Henderson acquires Richard Bernstein Advisors

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Janus Henderson acquires Richard Bernstein Advisors

The acquisition aims at enabling Janus Henderson to enhance its position in model portfolios and separately managed accounts (SMAs), with the transaction expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.

Market
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce publishes structured note prospectus

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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce publishes structured note prospectus

The development highlights the bank’s active UK structured note issuance under the British regulator’s oversight.

Market
Defiance ETFs tops US$8bn in assets

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Defiance ETFs tops US$8bn in assets

Defiance has crossed the US$8billion mark in assets, driven by demand for its thematic, income and leveraged funds.

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
Hong Kong, December 2025: listed products turnover climbs, tech and semiconductors lead demand

27 January 2026

Hong Kong, December 2025: listed products turnover climbs, tech and semiconductors lead demand

Nvidia continues to lead the pack as the most used underlying for equity-linked investments.

Market Reviews
UK December 2025: single equity indices regain control, for now

26 Jan 2026

UK December 2025: single equity indices regain control, for now

Products linked to a single equity index captured more than 70% of sales volumes in December, despite having lost market share to index baskets over the course of 2025.

Market Reviews
Belgium Q4 2025: record volumes driven by fixed income galore

21 Jan 2026

Belgium Q4 2025: record volumes driven by fixed income galore

Volumes for the last quarter reached a 12-year high while sales for full year 2025 were the highest recorded since 2016.

Market Reviews
South Korea December 2025: sales jump one-third, full-year volumes up 23%

20 Jan 2026

South Korea December 2025: sales jump one-third, full-year volumes up 23%

Sales in ELB and DLBs drive growth, while ELS rebounds; Palantir Technologies-linked ELS is on a tear.

Market Reviews
Taiwan Q4 2025: equity-linked notes remain strong, full-year issuance up 81%

20 Jan 2026

Taiwan Q4 2025: equity-linked notes remain strong, full-year issuance up 81%

The equity basket accounts for over 95% of the issuances; snowball autocallables continues to be favoured.

Analysis

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

Analysis
Europe Q3 2025 (part 2): asset classes and underlyings - equity dominates

16 January 2026

Europe Q3 2025 (part 2): asset classes and underlyings - equity dominates

In the second of our three-part review of the European structured products market, we focus on asset classes and underlyings.

Analysis
Europe Q3 2025: growth driven by yield enhancement, capital protection

09 Jan 2026

Europe Q3 2025: growth driven by yield enhancement, capital protection

Germany, Italy and Switzerland stood out as growth markets during the third quarter of 2025.

Analysis
Greeks analysis: FTSE 100 v Nikkei 225

07 Jan 2026

Greeks analysis: FTSE 100 v Nikkei 225

We look at key Greeks metrics across the FTSE 100 and Nikkei 225 to reveal differences in volatility, delta exposure and risk dynamics.

Analysis
Greeks: beyond the unknown future volatility

19 Dec 2025

Greeks: beyond the unknown future volatility

How fat tails, volatility surfaces and exotic payoffs reshape option pricing

Analysis
Greeks comparison - Microsoft and Nvidia (Part 2)

03 Dec 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.

Special Reports

Our special reports provide in-depth analysis and actionable insights on emerging trends and market dynamics. Each report is meticulously researched, offering valuable perspectives that help you stay informed with access to exclusive data and expert commentary.

Structured for Volatility: Global Market Sentiment Survey 2025/2026
Structured for Volatility: Global Market Sentiment Survey 2025/2026

197 structured product professionals, 26 countries, 14 expert interviews.
This first-of-its-kind global survey, in partnership with LPA, combines qualitative and quantitative data to provide a benchmark outlook for 2025 and beyond.

SRP Index Report 2025: Custom & Strategy Indices
SRP Index Report 2025: Custom & Strategy Indices

In the third chapter of the SRP 2025 Index report, we look at the landscape involving custom and proprietary indices between 2022-2024

France Structured Products Performance Overview 2024
France Structured Products Performance Overview 2024

The SRP France Structured Products Performance Overview 2024 analyses the performance of structured investment solutions in the French market during 2024.