Latin America News

SRP Americas 2019: Monex distribution base behind structured products success

Latin America | Conferences

15 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Monex topped Mexico’s distributor ranking in terms of sales for the seventh consecutive year. The company is behind half of the products sold in the South American country.

SRP Americas 2019: Itau beats foreign providers

Latin America | Conferences

15 May 2019 by Pablo Conde

The Brazilian lender marketed the products with highest sales weighted performance in 2018.

Mexico Market Review – March 2019

Latin America | Market Reviews

30 Apr 2019 by Martina Tsvetkova & Marc Wolterink

Some 741 structured products from eight different providers struck in March, up by 10% in issuance and by 18% in respect of sales volumes compared to the previous month. In annual terms, the number of new strategies grew significantly during the first three months of 2019 to reach 1,949 products worth MXN81.69 billion (US$4.28 billion) by the end of March.

Brazil Market Review - Q1 2019

Latin America | Market Reviews

30 Apr 2019 by Martina Tsvetkova & Marc Wolterink

Five hundred and thirty-eight products worth an estimated BRL6.56 billion (US$1.5 billion) struck in Brazil in the first quarter of 2019, a 33% decrease in issuance compared to the last quarter of 2018, SRP data shows.

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.

Brazil COE market marks fifth anniversary with over US$4 billion AUM

Latin America | Products

19 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

Issuance of structured notes (certificado de operações estruturadas –COEs) in 2018 reached almost R$11 billion (US$2.9 billion)

BBVA Bancomer promotes head of global structured solutions

Latin America | People

13 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

BBVA Bancomer’s head of global structured solutions in Mexico, Manuel Meza (pictured), is now head of global markets Mexico.

Santander rejigs asset management, tailors investment banking services for private wealth clients

International | Industry

09 Jan 2019 by Pablo Conde

Spanish bank makes senior appointments as global chief investment officer resigns and expands collaboration between Santander corporate investment banking and its wealth management division

Americas: Top 5 Issuers for 2018

International | Industry

13 Dec 2018 by Veselin Valchev

As we approach the end of 2018, we look at the most active providers of structured products in the Americas and what products they offered throughout the year.