North America News

US watchdog points at overconcentration of complex structured notes in investors’ portfolios

North America | Regulations & Legal

11 Dec 2018 by SRP News

Latest Finra report suggests firms selling structured notes and other 'complex' products need to strengthen their compliance programs and supervisory controls

Canada Market Review - November 2018

North America | Market Reviews

06 Dec 2018 by Veselin Valchev

Product snapshot: Prop indices on momentum strategies remain a focal point for US investors

North America | Products

05 Dec 2018 by Suzi Hampson - FVC

The GS Momentum Builder Multi-Asset 5S ER Index and JPMorgan Efficiente Plus DS 5 Index go head to head as the most popular proprietary indices in the US market

UBS head of investor solutions and structured derivatives bows out

North America | People

04 Dec 2018 by SRP News

Nelskyla spent the last three years at UBS in New York, and was a key driver behind the bank’s Equity Investor single-dealer platform success in the US market

Structured annuities smash sales record for second consecutive quarter

North America | Products

03 Dec 2018 by SRP News

Fixed indexed annuities up by 38%. Variable annuity sales continue to rebound, increasing 25% year on year.

Product snapshot: Autocalls continue to drive growth in Canada as correction looms on investors’ radar

North America | Products

28 Nov 2018 by Veselin Valchev

Canada’s structured products market has enjoyed month-on-month increases in the outstanding volume for each of the past 35 months, according to SRP data.

Structured Annuities: New indexed retirement product adds downturn protection

North America | Products

23 Nov 2018 by SRP News

North American Company for Life and Health Insurance has launched the Strategic Design Annuity X (SDA X) fixed index annuity with a downside protection feature for times of market correction.

USA Market Review - October 2018

North America | Market Reviews

22 Nov 2018 by Yordan Ivanov

A grand total of 1,789 structured products from 32 different providers and worth $6.25 billion were added to the SRP USA database in October, an increase – both in issuance and sales – from the 1,508 products with a volume of $5.02 billion which were added during the same month in 2017.

Steepeners in the spotlight

North America | Regulations & Legal

19 Nov 2018 by SRP News

Structured notes linked to the Constant Maturity Swap (CMS) rate under investigation after being sold as fixed income products and beyond investor’s life expectancy.