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Mexico Market Review, October 2020: banks normalise activity in 3Q
Latin America | Market Reviews
18 Nov 2020 by Martina Tsvetkova

Five hundred and seventy products, from four different distributors and worth approximately MXN25.7 billion (US$1.2 billion) had their strike date in Mexico in October.

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.