View from the top: suitability, compliance have become focal points

International | Technology

13 Jan 2021 by Pablo Conde

Following FinIQ’s 2020 record volume of structured products traded on its FinIQ EQ Connect platform, the fintech’s CEO and director for Europe, Mahesh Bulchandani (pictured), talks about the tools and functionalities that drove activity in 2020 and what products will bring new trading volume in 2021.

Luma appoints former SocGen chief

International | Technology

11 Jan 2021 by Pablo Conde

US multi-issuer structured products platform Luma Financial Technologies makes inroads into the European market with the opening of an office in Switzerland, and the appointment of the former global head of electronic business equity, derivatives and cross asset at Société Générale.

Roundup: Apac players wield tech tools, deploy ESG considerations

International | Technology

04 Dec 2020 by SRP News

HKEx introduces the first Apac sustainable multi-asset product platform

Bloomberg: market players are seeking to future-proof their structured products activities

International | Technology

30 Nov 2020 by Pablo Conde

As demand for advanced risk management and valuation solutions increased in the wake of the pandemic, Bloomberg became the first port of call for many structured products market participants looking for risk analytics and ways to respond to new demand driven by monetary policy developments.

Fintech view: disaster recovery plans were never tested as they were this year

North America | Technology

23 Nov 2020 by Pablo Conde

US technology provider Numerix remains a top global player of risk management tools and analytics to the structured products market.

US fintech adds structured products to asset class coverage

North America | Technology

19 Nov 2020 by Lavanya Nair

Imagine Software enters structured products space following the expansion of its asset class capabilities.

CS & Salt Financial: Innovation can ignite new FIA demand

North America | Technology

18 Nov 2020 by Lavanya Nair

The fixed index annuity market has suffered a significant drawback in what has been a historic yet volatile year in terms of interest rates, leaving key leaders in the industry potential indicators as to how the coming year will play out.

EFG, Stacs ‘Project Nathan’ platform phase 1 complete

International | Technology

18 Nov 2020 by Summer Wang

Singaporean fintech company Hashstacs (aka Stacs) and EFG Bank have completed the ‘phase-1’ of a co-developed blockchain structured product platform after 12 months, which aims to automate the trade inception and servicing through distributed ledger technology (DLT) while tracking risk activities and maintain them within a specified threshold.

Exclusive: Modelity spins off click & trade hub

International | Technology

16 Nov 2020 by Pablo Conde

The LPA group-owned Israeli fintech has spun off its click-and-trade platform to launch a new multi-issuer hub.