North America News

Merrill Lynch hits jackpot with Barclays play in US

North America | Products

11 Apr 2019 by SRP News

The US bank is behind eight of the top 10 best-selling structures after partnering with six different issuers in March

Limra: rising rates, volatility are the perfect recipe for structured annuities growth

North America | Products

05 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde

Indexed annuities are set to continue growing in 2019 on the back of ‘attractive’ interest rates and market volatility

Symetra enters Rila space, debuts prop play

North America | Products

01 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde

US annuity provider Symetra Life Insurance Company has launched Symetra Trek, an individual, single-premium deferred annuity with index-linked interest options, including the proprietary Pimco Equity Fusion Index.

USA Market Review - February 2019

North America | Market Reviews

31 Mar 2019 by Yordan Ivanov

A total of 1,528 structured products from 35 different providers and worth $4.6 billion were added to the SRP USA database in February compared with 1,830 products with a sales volume of $6.3 billion which were added during the same month in 2018. Six hundred and forty products matured during the month releasing $2.7 billion back onto the market.

Athene and Annexus add two smart beta prop indices to annuity lineup

North America | Products

29 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

New suite of fixed indexed annuities features indices designed by two renowned economists in collaboration with Barclays and CIBC Capital Markets

New FIA mimics Morgan Stanley’s investment techniques

North America | Products

26 Mar 2019 by SRP News

Transamerica and Annexus have joined efforts to launch a new enhanced suite of fixed index annuities

Baml elevates head of FICC sales and structuring, Americas

International | People

22 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Baml) has reshuffled its fixed income, currencies, and commodities division (FICC) with the head of sales and structuring in the Americas for the division, Karen Fang, shifting to a more senior role in trading, according to an internal memo.

US structured annuity providers push advisory channel

North America | Products

19 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

Providers of indexed and structured annuities in the US are piling up resources to increase the offering of commission-free annuity products to fee-only advisors as the registered independent advisor (RIA) channel gets momentum.

US maintains focus on structured notes, ETPs and options

North America | Regulations & Legal

15 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

The US financial regulator spells out in its annual market outlook the areas at the heart of its oversight