North America News

Canada Market Review - October 2018

North America | Market Reviews

15 Nov 2018 by Veselin Valchev

Canada’s structured products market continued to grow in October, with 405 products striking during the month, the second-highest monthly figure in the past year, adding some C$1.14 billion (US$0.86 billion) in notional. After almost three years of incessant monthly growth, the number of live products as of the end of the month stood at 9,695, carrying some C$52.62 billion in notional.

That Was The Week: Now you SEC it

North America | Industry

02 Nov 2018 by Richard Jory

US regulators set out new counterparty credit risk standard

International | Regulations & Legal

31 Oct 2018 by SRP News

Agencies propose rule to update calculation of derivative contract exposure amounts under regulatory capital rules

BNP Paribas goes beyond green as diversity and governance gain momentum

North America | Industry

31 Oct 2018 by Pablo Conde

The French bank has partnered with Research Affiliates in a move to expand its ESG offering and respond to demand for sustainable investments in the US market

Product snapshot: CIBC Shopify’s enhanced tracker delivers 150% capital return

North America | Products

24 Oct 2018 by Suzi Hampson - FVC

Former Wells Fargo equity derivatives head re-emerges at ETF provider

North America | People

23 Oct 2018 by SRP News

Rick Silva reunites with former colleagues and the firm's co-chief executives Rick Sandulli and Jamie Greenwald

Canada Market Review September 2018

North America | Market Reviews

23 Oct 2018 by Veselin Valchev

Canada’s structured products market recorded another month of growth in September, with 9,471 products live as of September 30, carrying some C$52.72 billion in notional (US$40.3 billion), and marking the 34th straight month of growth in the outstanding numbers, despite monthly sales being down month-on-month, and only modestly up year-on-year

USA Market Review September 2018

North America | Market Reviews

23 Oct 2018 by Yordan Ivanov

A grand total of 1,488 structured products from 32 different providers and worth $5.11 billion were added to the SRP USA database in September compared with 1,421 products with a sales volume of $4.54 billion which were added during the same month in 2017. Five hundred and eighty-nine products matured during the month releasing $2.79 billion back onto the market.

Product snapshot: Scotiabank cashes in on Canada’s bearish sentiment

North America | Products

17 Oct 2018 by Veselin Valchev

The recent slowdown of the Canadian S&P/TSX 60 TR index up just under 1% year-to-date after two years of solid growth has triggered a renewed taste for bear structures