Middle East & Africa News

Exclusive: FirstRand introduces first self-issued structured note

Middle East & Africa | Industry

11 Oct 2023 by Summer Wang

The product will be distributed and hedged in-house as the South African bank’s nascent wealth & investments unit expands its offerings.

South Africa Market Review, Q2 2023: issuance up QoQ

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

10 Oct 2023 by Violina Kirilova

Some 78 structured products with estimated worth of ZAR1,143m ($58.5m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the second quarter of 2023.

Jaltech: disparity between advisors and investors towards ESG

Middle East & Africa | Products

17 Jul 2023 by Pablo Conde

South African investors remain unconvinced about the merits of considering sustainable and ESG-linked investments.

Nomura banks on Asia structurer to develop Middle East GM

Middle East & Africa | People

06 Jul 2023 by Summer Wang

The former co-head of global markets (GM) structuring for Asia ex-Japan has relocated to Dubai to lead the GM in the Middle East today (6 July) where Nomura sees ‘unprecedented growth’.

Orpheus - banks are not the funders of the future

International | Industry

20 Jun 2023 by Pablo Conde

The UK-based firm is targeting asset owners seeking to offer innovation through structured solutions to retail, wealth and institutional investors.

Structured products remain top choice for SA investors, survey

Middle East & Africa | Industry

15 Jun 2023 by SRP News

Alternative investments including structured products, solar and crypto products have become first port of call for investors seeking yield beyond traditional assets.

South Africa Market Review, Q1 2023: issuances halves YoY, alternative investment platform launched

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

12 Jun 2023 by Violina Kirilova

Some 28 structured products worth an estimated ZAR452m ($22.8m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the first quarter of 2023.

South Africa Market Review, Q4 2022: equity-indices continue to dominate

Middle East & Africa | Market Reviews

23 Feb 2023 by Violina Kirilova

Some 44 structured products with estimated sales of ZAR783m ($44,978m) were added to the SRP South Africa database in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Bybit: investors are shifting to USD-pegged stablecoins

International | Technology

09 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

The cryptocurrency platform which relocated from Singapore to Dubai earlier this year has launched its first structured products with an exotic payoff.