Germany Market Review - January 2018

Landesbank BW was the most active provider in Germany in January, according to SRP data. The state-backed lender was the issuing party behind 118 products which strike dates during the month, more than three times as many as Vontobel and DZ Bank, who finished second and third, respectively. The top three providers accumulated a little over €0.5bn in sales volume, or nearly 70% of the total for January, mainly through the distribution of capital-at-risk products with early redemption features an