North America News

Annuities: regulators update disclosure/suitability rules on indexes

North America | Regulations & Legal

12 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

US State insurance regulators are revising the rules for use of new investment indexes in life insurance and retirement products in a move to introduce new requirements for disclosures and illustrations.

Exclusive: Absa/Halo partnership: A rising tide lifts all boats

International | Industry

11 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

Former Barclays Bank Africa now rebranded as Absa Bank has teamed up with Halo Investing to develop its click and trade capabilities with a ‘white-labelling’ twist

Product snapshot: ETF-linked play delivers top performance in Canada

North America | Products

06 Mar 2019 by Suzi Hampson – Future Value Consultants (FVC)

The best performing product in Canada in January 2019 was linked to the iShares S&P/TSX Capped Reit Index ETF.

Canada Market Review - February 2019

North America | Market Reviews

06 Mar 2019 by Veselin Valchev

Canada’s structured products market recorded the slowest month in almost two years in February, with the number of striking products dropping to 247, compared with an average of 328.5 for the previous 12 months and 404 for the same month in 2018, according to SRP data. This drop comes despite February being an on-month for Desjardins, whose products strike only every even month of the year.

Desjardins cashes in on leverage with full protection, aims at ESG with ‘Women Impact’ play

North America | Products

05 Mar 2019 by Veselin Valchev

With a backdrop of growing uncertainty over the mid-to-long term, Canada’s Desjardins has seen strong interest in a simple proposition offering leveraged upside alongside full capital protection

New platform brings six annuity carriers under one roof

North America | Industry

04 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

Envestnet Insurance Exchange is targeting advisors with a comprehensive selection of annuities on a single, integrated platform

Security Benefit: shift to fee-only products has growth potential

North America | Features

01 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

The arrival of intermediary platforms in the annuities market is breaching the gap between product providers and distributors

Surfing the US yield curve looking for income

North America | Industry

28 Feb 2019 by Tiago Fernandes

Indexed annuities set new US$20 billion record

North America | Products

27 Feb 2019 by Pablo Conde

Registered indexed-linked annuity sales (Rilas) gain traction, sales stand at US$3 billion by end of Q4