South Korean issuers shun Kospi, opt for Nikkei

Asia Pacific | Indices

24 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The sales volume of equity-linked structured products tracking the Japanese index doubled in the first half of this year compared to the second half of 2018, while that of products linked to Kospi 200 dropped.

Banca IMI licences Stoxx low carbon index for certificates

Europe | Indices

15 Jul 2019 by SRP News

The first two structured products linked to the index collected combined sales of more than €90m.

South Korean firms capitalise on quanto, decrement indices

Asia Pacific | Indices

10 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

South Korea is revamping its investment banking rules to include strategy indices in its structured products public distribution market as new quanto and decrement indices make first foray in the market.

Libor reform: Infrastructure to support new products is vital

Europe | Indices

04 Jul 2019 by Marc Wolterink

International regulators have been calling for alternative risk-free rates to replace interbank offered rates (Ibors). Such a transition is particularly urgent in the jurisdictions where the relevant Ibor will likely be discontinued.

Allindex: Indexing industry is facing increasing regulatory pressure

International | Indices

02 Jul 2019 by Marc Wolterink

The Swiss technology provider is anticipating a more stringent regulatory framework in Europe but some index providers may not be “fully ready”.

Swiss fintech launches white-label index creation platform

International | Indices

01 Jul 2019 by Marc Wolterink

New tool for developing simple or semi-complex indices reduces the full index research & development process to a matter of days.

SRP France 2019: Building an index is a trade-off between its representativity, investability and liquidity

Europe | Indices

28 Jun 2019 by Amelie Labbe

Speakers at SRP’s event in France discussed the impact of the Eurostoxx 50’s dominance on the structured products market.

Indices: SGX leveraged range gets traction, Dutch pension fund goes ESG

International | Indices

18 Jun 2019 by SRP News

The Singapore Exchange’s SGX Index Edge expands its reach via tracker funds; MSCI debuts on structured ETFs; New Mexico retirement association deploys risk parity play

Stoxx pushes ahead on ESG, mismatch between offer and demand remains

International | Indices

10 Jun 2019 by Pablo Conde

Stoxx is pushing to become a reference in the ESG structured products space by extending its ESG-X range with Eurozone, US and global benchmark indices.