Fintech view: automation puts pressure on the middleman

International | Technology

23 Oct 2020 by Pablo Conde

New products at the forefront of passive investing such as actively managed certificates (AMCs) are opening new opportunities for technology providers.

EFG, Singapore fintech to develop structured products platform

International | Technology

14 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang

Singaporean fintech company Hashstacs (aka Stacs) and EFG Bank, the Swiss private banking arm of EFG International, have partnered to co-develop a blockchain platform aimed at simplifying processes around the transaction of structured products.

Halo broadens annuity distribution

North America | Technology

07 Oct 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde

US structured note platform Halo Investing has entered into a new partnership with technology solutions provider Fiduciary Exchange (FIDx) to amplify the platform’s distribution and availability of annuity offerings.

Product snapshot: shipping containers and swap bodies

Europe | Technology

07 Oct 2020 by Pablo Conde

A German logistics asset manager has launched a product linked to shipping containers and swap bodies aimed at investors in Switzerland seeking high-yield investment alternatives.

Hang Seng debuts structured deposit linked to prop index ETF

Asia Pacific | Technology

06 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang & Pablo Conde

Hang Seng China has issued its first structured deposit linked to Hang Seng Tech Index ETF, which covers the top 30 technology companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) by market value.

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.

SRP Italy 2020: the odd one out

Europe | Technology

01 Oct 2020 by SRP News

While other European markets have embraced new tools and technologies to interact with structured products, from manufacturing to distribution, Italy seems less keen to try new things.

SRP France 2020: Covid-19 crisis has accelerated UX transformation

Europe | Technology

30 Sep 2020 by Nikolay Nikolov

Despite its inherent complexity, digital remote communication has helped avoiding any disruption in technology providers’ daily activity, according to panellists at ‘The new normal: tech, Covid and structured products’ panel discussion at the virtual SRP France 2020 Conference on 23 September.

BBVA in expansion mode, sets global ‘factory’ approach in motion

International | Technology

29 Sep 2020 by Pablo Conde

The Spanish bank has changed the management of its equity derivatives structured products business as it moves towards a ‘factory’ approach.