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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

6 January 2026

Arrivals and departures: top moves of 2025 – Bank of America, Bank of Montreal

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

Goldhorse Asia multi-issuer platform chief departs

The executive of the Hong Kong-based multi-issuer platform leaves the firm after five years.

People

22 Dec 2025

HSBC taps Citi executive as private bank CEO

The new chief most recently served as global head of Citi Private Bank in New York.

People

18 Dec 2025

People: Citi, Vontobel, Deutsche Bank, others make key appointments

Citi promotes Victor Cheng and Ryan Ellis; HKEX welcomes Graeme Farrell; Vontobel and Deutsche Bank strengthen teams.

People

16 Dec 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.

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Products

An in-depth review of the latest product launches.

Products

5 January 2026

New Deutsche Bank factor index debuts in US annuity

The new volatility-target play, developed in collaboration with Annexus and ICE, has been licensed to North American for a fixed index annuity (FIA) product.

Top underlyings US 2025: single stocks gain visibility, ETFs lose steam

We review the most featured underlying assets in the US structured products issued in 2025, based on SRP data.

Products

02 Jan 2026

TrueShares debuts autocallable ETFs hedged by Morgan Stanley

Each of the structured income funds is linked to an excess return index on the S&P 500 with different volatility target and decrement levels.

Products

23 Dec 2025

Best sellers, US 2025: fixed coupon PPNs take the crown

We review the top 10 best-selling structured notes in the US amid booming activities for the year of 2025.

Products

23 Dec 2025

Strivo tracks Swedish equities via Natixis green bond

The product is part of a suite of 14 structured products due to strike in the new year.

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Regulation

Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.

Regulation

6 January 2026

SCMHK hit with HK$4M SFC fine over crypto product breaches

The products provider failed to meet specific procedures for conducting product due diligence and suitability checks on crypto products.

Esma moves forward on OTC derivatives transparency framework

Esma has finalised derivative transparency standards and opened applications for a consolidated tape provider to centralise European market data.

Regulation

05 Jan 2026

Korean regulator fines three banks over HSCEI ELT mis-selling

The financial watchdog imposes a total of KRW70 million in fines across three banks as part of the HSCEI-tied autocall mis-selling scandal in early 2024.

Regulation

23 Dec 2025

Esma reviews impact of guidelines on ESG-related fund names

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has evaluated how its guidelines for ESG-related fund names affect the EU fund market.

Regulation

22 Dec 2025

Korean regulator realeases roadmap for complex products

South Korea’s FSS is pivoting to a preventive 2026 roadmap focused on shielding consumers from complex financial product risks including structured products.

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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

6 January 2026

Structured products turnover on Deutsche Börse tops €1bn

Knock out certificates dominated leverage segment at €420.2m, while discount certificates lead investment products at €160.8m.

Goldman Sachs acquires Industry Ventures to scale technology-led alternatives

The acquisition is aimed at bringing an attractive technology investment capability to the platform for the benefit of Goldman Sachs’ global client base.

Market

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Tuttle Capital floats fund with income and growth strategy

The exchange-traded fund (ETF) is aimed at seeking exposure to the share price of the common stock of the companies referred to as the ‘Magnificent 7.’

Market

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Innovator expands ETF portfolio with annual outcome strategy

The funds have been listed on Cboe BZX exchange since 2 January and charge an annual fee of 0.79%.

Market

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Nomura opens office for international wealth management in Dubai

Nomura has opened a larger Dubai hub to accelerate its wealth management expansion across the Middle East.

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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

18 December 2025

China Market Review, November 2025: retail structured deposits issuance rebounds

Issuance in November shows a noticeable rebound, rising to roughly 900 units.

Hong Kong November 2025: Xiaomi leads in warrant listings

Nvidia and Alibaba remain popular assets for ELIs.

Market Reviews

16 Dec 2025

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.

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Analysis

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

Analysis

19 December 2025

Greeks: beyond the unknown future volatility

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

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.

Analysis