Product wrap: Goldman targets Russian investors with Solactive virtual reality index

International | Products

13 Sep 2019 by Marc Wolterink

This week’s wrap covers a selection of structured products with strike dates between September 8-14 2019.

International offshore provider enters UK market, targets advisory space

Europe | Products

12 Sep 2019 by Pablo Conde

The structured products provider for the international offshore advisory market covering Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea) is seeking to bring ‘fresh ideas’ to a market in clear decline. Additional reporting by Velina Bulanova.

Structured product sales volume drops in South Korea amid mis-selling allegations

Asia Pacific | Products

12 Sep 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Sales of equity-linked structured products in South Korea has dropped amid uncertain market conditions prompted by protests in Hong Kong as well as mis-selling allegations that have rocked the country’s financial sector.

Product snapshot: Wilgenhaege partners with SG for Dutch energy play

Europe | Products

11 Sep 2019 by Marc Wolterink

The asset manager offers a 14% pa coupon on Royal Dutch Shell, an old favourite of investors in the Netherlands, as the global demand for energy increases.

SRP Indexed Insurance personality of the year 2019: Professor Robert Shiller

North America | Products

11 Sep 2019 by Amélie Labbe

Nobel Prize laureate Professor Robert Shiller discusses with SRP his work in the annuities space, and his goal to make markets work better.

Smart beta can reshape indexed annuities profile, address US retirement savings problem

North America | Products

10 Sep 2019 by Pablo Conde

New research from Barclays Bank and Yale economist Robert Shiller (pictured) shows fixed indexed annuities using the cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) ratio to determine valuation would have outperformed bonds.

Structured products answer need for tailor-made solutions in China

Asia Pacific | Products

10 Sep 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Domestic and foreign private banks in China are scrambling to be ahead of the game to provide so-called ‘tailor-made’ solutions using structured products to wealth management clients.

Germany’s main issuers remain strong

Europe | Products

10 Sep 2019 by SRP News

SRP looks at the interim results of LBBW and Dekabank, the two main issuers of structured investment products in Germany.

Belgian volumes hit by low sales life-insurance products

Europe | Products

09 Sep 2019 by Marc Wolterink

Turnover of structured products in the Belgian market fell by 45% in the second quarter, with the decrease caused by the negative interest rate climate, coupled with a number of distribution requirements, which makes it ‘impossible to meet the preference of the client, who is looking for investment products with full capital protection’, according to Belsipa chair Florence Devleeschauwer.