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Start With What You Know: Structured Product Information Hub for Advisors

The global market is pushed and pulled by so many factors these days that investors have a difficult time knowing what to rely on for the safety and security of their financial future. A new Prime Minister that sends national currency plummeting. A pandemic that prompts massive layoffs and freezes business growth. An unprecedented streak…

Lifecycle Manager Maximizes Efficiency When Transacting Alternative Investments

Time is money. It’s a saying we’ve all heard many times. Largely, in part, because it’s true; now more than ever before. The speed at which information travels is critical, especially when market turbulence in one part of the world can trigger a ripple effect that travels across global markets in mere seconds. Manual...

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International Women’s Day, a Celebration by Luma and LIFT

In honor of International Women’s Day, we would like to introduce you to some of the women who power Luma. These female leaders’ diverse backgrounds and experiences contribute to the success of our mission to simplify alternative investments and empower advisors to deliver better client outcomes. Discover L.I.F.T. (Ladies In FinTech), powered by Luma....

Bringing Customization and Transparency to Structured Products

Luma’s superior technology makes customization and transparency a critical measure in structured product solutions. Technology is revolutionizing the way...

How Structured Products Provide Indirect Access to an Underlying Asset

If you’ve been looking to promote portfolio diversity and have been curious about exploring the possibilities offered by the relatively obscure investment branch known as alternatives, you’re not alone. While many of them, especially structured products (which we’ll focus on here), may seem complex and can deter the casual investor, the reality is that...

Morningstar Launches Annuity Intelligence Center within Morningstar Advisor Workstation, Powered by Luma Financial Technologies

The new platform runs on Luma’s innovative annuity technology and streamlines the annuity selection process for advisors CHICAGO, Dec. 13, 2022...

Luma Financial Technologies Announces Latest Partnerships Bolstering Annuity Platform Solutions

As the year draws to a close, Luma continues to extend its value proposition. By adding a new group of independent and bank broker/dealer firms, IMOs, multiple insurance carriers, and several new product features to the platform, the Luma Annuities experience has been elevated for advisors across North America and beyond. Our latest partners...

Downside Protection in a Bear Market

As 2022 has shown, if there’s one thing we can be certain of, it’s uncertainty. Unanimous among the international collective of economic strategists,...

How Data Innovation Democratizes Structured Products

In the 30 years since structured products have been a part of the finance investment environment, they’ve faced an uphill battle to gain legitimacy as a feasible vehicle for use in client portfolios. A lot of this challenge was because, in the beginning, they were seen as being more exclusive than they were inclusive....

Featured on Nasdaq Trade Talks: How Advisors Can Introduce Alternative Investments

Luma’s President & CEO Tim Bonacci joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq TradeTalks to discuss how advisors can introduce alternative investments to their...

The History of the Structured Products

Structured products began to stir up interest in the financial industry around 30 years ago, which is a relatively short amount of time compared to the other market-linked products advisors have relied on for devising portfolio allocation strategies. In the beginning, structured products were primarily used by advisors based in the UK, but after...

Luma Financial Technologies Broadens Relationship with Morningstar to Bring Canadian Structured Products Data to Morningstar Advisor Workstation Subscribers

Cincinnati, OH, September 29, 2022 — Luma Financial Technologies (“Luma”), an independent, multi-issuer structured products and annuities platform,...