Tag: Issuer
Barclays issuance reaches record high in the US
International | Products
11 May 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The British financial institution issued 623 structured products in the US for the first quarter of 2020, the highest issuance figure since Q1 19, reaching record sales volumes of US$3.54 billion. This compares with 429 products totalling US$1.51 billion in the same quarter a year prior.
SIMON collaborates with Raymond James on annuities, Leonteq adds white label partner
International | Products
30 Apr 2020 by SRP News
SIMON Markets and Raymond James Financial have reached an agreement to bring SIMON’s end-to-end digital platform for annuities to Raymond James’ 8,000 plus advisor force.
BofA sales, issuance take a tumble
North America | Products
29 Apr 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The US financial institution has reported a 48.5% fall in first quarter net income providing a gloomy outlook as it sets aside an additional US$3.6 billion to cover potential losses resulting from the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Leonteq, Halo expand partnership networks
International | Technology
23 Apr 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The Swiss structured investments provider has onboarded South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank under a collaboration agreement for the manufacturing and distribution of structured investment products. Over in the US, Halo will provide access to structured notes to fee-based insurance provider RetireOne.
Leonteq reports increase in hedging-related costs
International | Products
09 Apr 2020 by SRP News
Swiss structured products provider Leonteq has reported a strong first quarter with high levels of client activity and a positive trading result on the back of increased volatility towards the end of February despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
Sweden: another issuer exits retail market
Europe | Industry
21 Jan 2020 by Charlotte Fyle
SEB, one of the historically leading manufacturers and providers of structured products in Sweden, has now exited the market.
View from the top: industry has to do more for secondary market liquidity
Europe | Features
06 Nov 2019 by Pablo Conde
In the second of a two-part interview, Nilesh Jethwa (pictured), chief executive at Marex Solutions, tells SRP about his plans to bring efficiency to the structured products market via technology, what products will be in scope in 2020 and the need to develop a well-oiled secondary market to provide added value to end investors.
Apac sales volume takes a 60% dive
Asia Pacific | Products
08 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Sales of structured products in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region more than halved in the third quarter of 2019, and fell by over 60% year on year.
Vontobel's Armbruster: US banks are building up their EU presence with a retail strategy
International | Features
03 Oct 2019 by Pablo Conde
In the second of a two part interview, Stefan Armbruster (pictured), head of Europe and member of the board of Bank Vontobel Europe, talks about the impact of the Commerzbank/Deutsche Bank exit in the German market, the opportunities this will open up and how US banks are expanding in countries where competitors are relatively weaker.