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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

22 December 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.

Garantum responds to US$1.8m fine over compliance failure

The Swedish distributor has been found in breach of compliance provisions in the structured products and insurance instruments.

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.

People

12 Dec 2025

SocGen appoints new Apac global markets and FIC head

The new head will relocate to Hong Kong SAR from Paris.

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Products

An in-depth review of the latest product launches.

Products

23 December 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.

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.

Products

22 Dec 2025

Top underlyings Apac 2025: AI stocks lead in HK and Taiwan, 3M treasury tops in Korea

As we approach the year-end, we review the most featured underlying assets in structured products issued year-to-date across the Asia Pacific market.

Products

22 Dec 2025

German investors profit from stock market rally

Almost 80% of investors in Germany experienced moderate to strong positive growth for their portfolios in 2025.

Products

19 Dec 2025

Product wrap: Natixis’ iEdge trades gain visibility

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 7-13 December 2025.

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Regulation

Updates and commentary on evolving market regulation.

Regulation

23 December 2025

Esma reviews impact of guidelines on ESG-related fund names

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

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.

Regulation

19 Dec 2025

Canadian regulator examines barriers to digital and hybrid advisory model

Stakeholder input invited on rules, technology integration and unintended consequences.

Regulation

19 Dec 2025

EU institutions seal retail investment strategy deal to empower consumers

The rules are aimed at providing wider range of efficient investment and financing opportunities for citizens and businesses.

Regulation

17 Dec 2025

Finra stresses compliance failures on Rila sales in annual report

The US regulator has identified several violations of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) about registered index-linked annuity (Rila) sales practice in its oversight report.

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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

23 December 2025

Best sellers Apac 2025: Korea’s cap prot in focus, FICC advances in China and Thailand

We look at some of the best-selling products across Asia Pacific (Apac) based on their actual sales volume registered by SRP in 2025.

ICE approves Nanhua Singapore for futures trading and clearing

Nanhua Singapore has become an exchange and clearing member of ICE’s Singapore platforms, allowing it to trade and clear both proprietary and client business directly.

Market

23 Dec 2025

Young investors looking for alternatives to build wealth : Coinbase survey

A joint survey by Coinbase and Ipsos unveils a strong adoption of crypto assets among younger investors in the US.

Market

23 Dec 2025

UniCredit debuts tokenised structure notes via BlockInvest

UniCredit has issued the products to private wealth management clients through public blockchain.

Market

23 Dec 2025

Global active ETF assets hit US$1.86 tn in Nov: ETFGI

November inflows totalled US$57.74 billion as equity and fixed income strategies dominated.

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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