30 Jun 2025
Leonteq: lowering the entry barrier for Sharia-compliant structured products
The Swiss structured products provider is seeking to capitalise on the opportunities for growth in the Middle East market, driven by new regulations and government support for Islamic finance.
25 Jun 2025
Nomura: green structured private placement notes on track to reach US$1bn in sales
Sales volumes have grown year on year as investors increasingly demand bespoke offerings with a sustainability component.
11 Jun 2025
Leonteq, Emirates Islamic partner in Shari'a-compliant structured products push
The Swiss firm launched a range of Shari'a-compliant investments on its digital investing platform LYNQS last year.
09 May 2025
Bank of Singapore capitalises on dispersion trade
The private banking arm of the second-largest banking group in Southeast Asia sees clients take risk-off strategies aimed at uncertainty surrounding trade disputes.
06 Mar 2025
South Africa’s FNB debuts worst-of on decrement plays
First National Bank (FNB), a division of FirstRand, has added another Bloomberg decrement index for its first worst-of autocall offering.
20 Jan 2025
Derivia Middle East Awards 2024: Personality of the Year - Mehdi Rayane
Mehdi Rayane, vice president Financial Products sales at Marex Solutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the recipient of the 2024 SRP-Derivia Intelligence Middle East Personality of the Year award, after securing the most votes from market participants in the SRP Middle East 2024 survey.
19 Dec 2024
Derivia Middle East Awards 2024: Bloomberg - foundations to continue expanding the market are in place
Bloomberg's “persistent and continuous involvement and offering” in the Middle East structured products market has been recognised by local players.
18 Dec 2024
Derivia Middle East Awards 2024: MSCI capitalises on increasing demand for ESG, shariah compliant exposures
The index provider was recognised by market participants in the region as the Best Index Provider for structured products in 2024.
09 Dec 2024
HSBC: structured products on MEA distributors’ agenda, brokerages expanding in the region
The development of the structured product market in the Middle East has already started and is evolving.
28 Nov 2024
Aydo aims at improving full value chain
The French fintech has raised its investment capacity after a successful funding round with a group of investors.
28 Nov 2024
Singapore EAM taps Hong Kong’s mass affluent market with FCN distribution
The external asset manager WRISE has brought to market new fixed-coupon notes issued by CITIC CLSA and Guotai Junan Securities HK targeted at the mass affluent market.
26 Nov 2024
Derivia Middle East 2024: customisation drives index innovation
Panelists shared the latest market dynamics and the role of index innovation to increase structured products adoption during the inaugural Derivia Intelligence Middle East conference in Dubai on 20 November.