23 Jul 2025
STOXX: focus on new ESG guidelines has left little bandwidth for product development
The new Esma guidelines that applies to products with ESG terminology and ESG-related language in their names and marketing materials, regardless of their classification under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is impacting buy-side and sell-side providers, as well as index providers.
22 Jul 2025
US regulation: uncertain tax policies, potential tariff impacts and evolving bank rules
The latest industry webinar on the US structured investment product landscape provided critical insights into market trends, regulatory priorities and future expectations.
04 Jul 2025
Europe Q1 2025 (part 2): equities remain dominant
Equity underlyings continued to dominate the structured products landscape in Europe during the first quarter of 2025.
01 Jul 2025
MSCI: rise in investor appetite for specialised investments
MSCI has used its ESG and thematic research capabilities and the use of overlays to carve its corner in the structured products market where its flagship benchmark, the MSCI World Index, is not its most featured index.
25 Jun 2025
Nomura: green structured private placement notes on track to reach US$1bn in sales
Sales volumes have grown year on year as investors increasingly demand bespoke offerings with a sustainability component.
05 Jun 2025
France: Amafi - structured products must be included in SFDR framework
The dealignment of regulatory requirements, according to Moschini, is an important hurdle in the distribution of these products, according to the association.
04 Jun 2025
MerQube: demand for thematic exposures has shifted
The fintech continues to expand its footprint in the structured products market with an increasing presence in Europe. In less than a year MerQube’s indices have more than trebled their AuM in the retail structured products market.
28 May 2025
Mayer Brown: ESG product-specific v behaviour regulation debate unresolved
The law firm has identified two main reasons for the decline in ESG product adoption: unclear greenwashing claim risks and regulatory uncertainty, particularly around the SFDR regime.
21 May 2025
Impact Cubed: ESG state of play and what integration looks like in 2025
The investment solutions provider recently made headlines with the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), who will leverage their suite of ESG data.
20 May 2025
Eusipa: ESG products face significant challenges
In the current market environment, challenges and uncertainties surrounding the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into financial products, particularly structured products, remain.
16 May 2025
SRP launches Index Report 2025: ESG, Thematics, Decrement
The second chapter of the SRP Index Report 2025 is available for download now.
09 May 2025
Product wrap: SG tracks ESG fund in France, Swiss AMC offers access to mining
In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 4-10 May 2025.