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Market
MSCI: rise in investor appetite for specialised investments

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.

Products
Nomura: green structured private placement notes on track to reach US$1bn in sales

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.

Regulation
France: Amafi - structured products must be included in SFDR framework

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.

Market
MerQube: demand for thematic exposures has shifted

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.

Regulation
Mayer Brown: ESG product-specific v behaviour regulation debate unresolved

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.

Market
Impact Cubed: ESG state of play and what integration looks like in 2025

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.

Regulation
Eusipa: ESG products face significant challenges

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.

Market
SRP launches Index Report 2025: ESG, Thematics, Decrement

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.

Products
Product wrap: SG tracks ESG fund in France, Swiss AMC offers access to mining

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.

Analysis
France 2024: ESG, decrement assert their position

02 May 2025

France 2024: ESG, decrement assert their position

We look at exposures by asset class and underlying as well as payoff types and investment terms in the French market in 2024.

Products
SG capitalises on pan-European footprint, combines top QIS indices into fund wrapper

28 Apr 2025

SG capitalises on pan-European footprint, combines top QIS indices into fund wrapper

Société Générale was once more among the top winners at this year's SRP Europe 2024 conference and was recognised by the European structured products industry as a leading dealer in 2024.

Market
Equileap: investors are using financial products to drive corporate change

22 Apr 2025

Equileap: investors are using financial products to drive corporate change

Research shows that gender balanced companies financially outperform but progress at a corporate level is slow as companies are failing to act on the data.