SRP in brief: winter is coming

International | Industry

26 Oct 2020 by Amélie Labbe

News in the past week focused on slowing down activity, Chinese structured deposit rules, high-profile moves at ScGen, and renewed index uses.

Latest: SSPA to launch structured products ‘simulator’

International | Industry

17 Sep 2020 by SRP News

The Swiss Structured Product Association (SSPA) is sharpening its public profile by using the association's English name as its new brand and logo, in a move to give ‘itself a clearer positioning’.

Latest: Tadawul rolls out Saudi derivatives market, index futures

International | Industry

03 Sep 2020 by SRP News

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) has launched exchange-traded derivatives with the listing of the first exchange-traded derivative product in the form of an index futures contract - the Saudi Futures 30 (SF30). This contract is based on the MSCI Tadawul 30 Index (MT30).

SRP Asia Pacific Personality of the Year 2020: Keri Neo

Asia Pacific | Industry

16 Jul 2020 by Amélie Labbe

Keri Neo, head of the Singapore Exchange's securitised products business, is the recipient of this year’s Personality of the Year award, after securing the most votes from market participants in SRP’s Asia Pacific awards 2020 survey.

View from the top: market turmoil has spurred demand for more thematic index strategies

International | Indices

25 Jun 2020 by Pablo Conde

The second part of the interview with Ricardo Manrique, director, derivatives strategy, London Stock Exchange Information Services, explores how the recent market turbulence has accelerated interest and demand for more reactive index strategies.

People: HSBC appoints Apac head of new wealth business

International | People

13 Mar 2020 by SRP News

HSBC has appointed Greg Hingston as head of wealth and personal banking, Asia Pacific, effective April. Hingston is currently the head of wealth and personal banking in Hong Kong, a position he has held since 2016.

SGX scales up index business to capitalise on product pricing contraction

International | Indices

28 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

The Singapore Exchange €186m acquisition of smart beta index firm Scientific Beta is aimed at strengthening the exchange’s research-based index design capabilities as well as broadening the range of index products and client base.

In brief: UBS expands ETN range, debuts prop indices

International | Products

01 Nov 2019 by SRP News

UBS has expanded its exchange-traded notes offering in the US market with new leveraged plays linked to proprietary indices; German provider launches first callable/putable bitcoin ETN; MSCI to licence new indexes to Eurex; Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA) expands its ranks; and more.

DLC investors cash in on sector rotation

Asia Pacific | Products

17 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Daily leverage certificates (DLC) have capitalised on the divergent performances of two different sectors – financials and telecommunications – during the trade war escalation in May to June period, according to the Singapore Exchange (SGX).