Latin America News

XP Inc expands structured notes issuance in Q3

Latin America | Industry

13 Nov 2020 by Lavanya Nair

Brazilian investment bank XP Inc. has reported a 80% jump in retail revenues to BRL1.7 billion (US$310m) for the third quarter of 2020.

Mexico Market Review, September 2020: warrants gain back popularity

Latin America | Market Reviews

04 Nov 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova

Five hundred and fifty-eight products from four distributors had their strike date in Mexico in September.

Brazil Market Review, Q3 2020: industry longs for credit-linked notes

Latin America | Market Reviews

21 Oct 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova

Some 122 products worth an estimated BRL1.5 billion (US$272m) had strike dates in the period July-September 2020.

SRP Americas Awards 2020: Itaú stands out with long history, diversification and technology

Latin America | Conferences

14 Oct 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova

Brazil’s Banco Itaú Unibanco won SRP’s Best House, Brazil at this year’s SRP Americas Awards.

SRP Americas 2020: Monex cashes in on capital protection, currency stability

Latin America | Conferences

09 Oct 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde

Mexican financial group Monex took home six awards during SRP’s virtual Americas conference 2020 including Best Distributor, Mexico and the Americas, Best Capital-Protected Distributor, and Best House, Foreign Exchange.

UBS teams up with Banco do Brasil to enter the market

Latin America | Industry

08 Oct 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde

The Swiss bank announced a strategic alliance with Banco do Brasil and unveiled UBS BB Investment Bank as well as the leadership team that will spearhead the new venture.

Luma, StoneX team up in Latin America expansion

International | Technology

01 Oct 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde

US fintech platform Luma has partnered with financial services firm StoneX Financial to help streamline its expansion into the Latin American structured products market.

Mexico Market Review, August 2020: moving to longer tenors, international equities, innovation and automation

Latin America | Market Reviews

25 Sep 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova

Five hundred and thirty-eight products with a total sales volume of MXN21.49 billion ($985m) had their start date in August in Mexico.

SRP Americas 2020: Latam leaders' roundtable

Latin America | Conferences

21 Sep 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova

Industry experts speaking at the Latam leaders’ roundtable at the virtual SRP Americas 2020 Conference on 15 September, exchanged views about the development of their respective markets in the recent years, current and future trends and the challenges ahead, as well as the impact of the global health crisis on portfolio allocation.