North America News

ETP roundup: high yield bond funds outflows reach record high in 2018

International | Products

29 Jan 2019 by Jihye Hwang

High yield bond funds saw the highest annual outflows on record last year, First Trust Advisors launches active ETF, CIBC debuts its own fund and a Canadian asset manager rolls out market neutral ETF with high fees

Citi's Hugon: Americas build up to grow retail & institutional coverage

North America | Features

25 Jan 2019 by Pablo Conde

The US bank has been expanding its structuring and engineering capabilities in a move to grow retail franchise in the Americas

Nationwide: short-term products in focus as yield curve remains flat

North America | Products

24 Jan 2019 by Pablo Conde

US annuities provider to continue expanding index-linked offering as demand for market exposure grows

US Market Review – December 2018

North America | Market Reviews

23 Jan 2019 by Yordan Ivanov

The structured products market in the US recorded a strong performance in 2018 reaching the highest issuance and sales volumes since the SRP USA database went live in 2006.

Canada Market Review – December 2018

North America | Market Reviews

23 Jan 2019 by Veselin Valchev

Canada’s structured products market broke the 10,000 mark in terms of number of concurrent live products as of December 31 2018, for the first time in history, SRP data shows. This represents growth of nearly 25% year-on-year.

Nationwide debuts MS 3D momentum prop play

North America | Products

21 Jan 2019 by SRP News

New Morgan Stanley index option added to Nationwide Peak fixed indexed annuity offers alternative to ‘pure equity’ only indices

New highs in indexed annuity sales, record year expected

North America | Products

17 Jan 2019 by SRP News

Positive signs for retirement income industry with a backdrop of improving sales, favourable retirement legislation and demographic trends

Simon Markets taps Goldman in platform build up

North America | People

10 Jan 2019 by Pablo Conde

The new independent US-based multi-dealer platform is strengthening its capabilities across a number of functions following the recent spinoff

F&G: The growth in the indexed annuities market is coming from broker dealers and banks

North America | Features

08 Jan 2019 by Pablo Conde

F&G Annuities & Life was awarded SRP’s 2018 "Deal of the Year" for a fixed indexed annuity (FIA) linked to the Barclays Trailblazer Sectors 5 Index, based on the product size, performance and client satisfaction.