Feature: Light at the end of the tunnel

Europe | Features

09 Mar 2020 by Marc Wolterink

Dutch market participants give their view on the state of the structured products market in the Netherlands as private placements and funds drive new activity.

View from the top: buy-side channels moving away from pure market beta

International | Features

03 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde

The Singapore Exchange's €186m acquisition of smart beta index firm Scientific Beta aims to strengthen the exchange’s research-based index design capabilities as well as broadening the range of index products and client base.

View from the top: platforms are helping with ‘product push’ approach

International | Features

04 Feb 2020 by Pablo Conde

Luma Financial Technologies has bolstered its platform infrastructure via a partnership with French fintech firm LexiFi. SRP spoke to president and CEO Tim Bonacci (pictured) about the added value of Lexifi’s core derivative technology, the scope to grow the platform’s client base on the back of the expanded capabilities, the evolution of the US markets’ platform space.

Feature: building up on the ‘prevailing logic’ of distribution in France

Europe | Features

04 Feb 2020 by Nikolay Nikolov

French distributors are betting on the open architecture approach and the capital protection profile of structured products to continue growing the retail market. SRP looks at the benefits of open architecture and profit-motivated retraction, which has long been part of the distribution of structured products in France.

Private banking: How to recover loss positions on client portfolios using structured products

Europe | Features

27 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

Andorra-based private bank Morabanc has launched a new product to help clients restructure their portfolios when some of the positions are delivering losses.

Fortem: ETF replacements are a hot topic for us (Part 2)

International | Features

10 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

In the second part of this interview, Fortem Capital partner Ryan Rogowski talks about how discretionary managers can boost activity in the market as demand for ‘value-added solutions’ remains high, why autocall structures will retain their appeal in the current market environment and the performance of the firm’s flagship

Exclusive: Citi teams up with S&P, MSCI to deliver ‘buy the dip-like’

International | Features

07 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

Citi has partnered with S&P and MSCI to deploy the S&P 500, MSCI EAFE and MSCI Emerging Markets dynamic participation indexes (DIP) for structured products.

Credit Suisse: we want to enrich our index suite across E, S and G

Europe | Features

17 Dec 2019 by Marc Wolterink

The Swiss bank deploys four indices which have been granted a Belgian ESG quality stamp.

Profile: Wealthinity, combining client servicing tools and investment solutions

Europe | Features

12 Dec 2019 by Pablo Conde

Following yesterday’s interview with Kirill Ilinski, managing partner at Fusion AM, SRP spoke to Taras Rybak (pictured), head of investment solutions at Fusion and co-founder of Wealthinity, the new platform targeted at advisors which will offer access to a range of pre-built investment portfolios featuring structured products.