International News

BIS: VIX drop fuelled by yield enhancement products

International | Indices

08 Mar 2024 by Pablo Conde

A report released by the international financial institution which is owned by member central banks suggests that the direction of the VIX index throughout 2023 is not a result of the increasing use of 0DTEs but a function of the increasing number of yield-enhancement products in the market.

Product wrap: insurance products shine, Crelan/AXA steepener delivers

International | Products

08 Mar 2024 by Marc Wolterink

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 3-9 March 2024.

Spotlight on… International Women’s Day

International | Products

08 Mar 2024 by SRP News

To celebrate International Women’s Day, SRP looked at some of the underlyings tracking companies with a higher representation of women in leadership roles that have featured in structured products.

People: SG replaces head of sustainable investments solutions, HSBC targets Asian UHNWs

International | People

08 Mar 2024 by SRP News

Isabelle Millat, head of sustainable investments solutions for global markets at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking – SGCIB, in Paris, has parted ways with the bank after almost 18 years of service.

SIX connects with Deutsche Börse’s D7, adds independent valuations

International | Products

07 Mar 2024 by SRP News

The financial market infrastructure provider is connecting its platform for reference data distribution to Deutsche Börse’s digital post-trade platform.

France's SG bolsters UK EQD sales

International | People

05 Mar 2024 by SRP News

The French bank is targeting the UK structured products market as well as the sales capabilities of its digital assets subsidiary which services issuers of digital-native financial products registered on the blockchain.

SRP in brief: keep on moving

International | Industry

04 Mar 2024 by SRP News

In a week that saw SRP track several high-profile appointments, Absa expanded its Shariah-compliant structured products offering to Kenya, while China’s CITIC listed its first derivative warrants on HKEX.

Latest: StanChart halts outbound QDII investments in China, Leonteq launches pension solution

International | Industry

04 Mar 2024 by SRP News

Standard Chartered has suspended new investments by its clients in China into offshore products including structured products via the qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) scheme.

Product wrap: Goldman resumes PAB with decrement, HSBC targets ESG leaders

International | Products

01 Mar 2024 by Marc Wolterink

In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 24 February and 1 March 2024.