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Market
France: adapting to a rapidly changing financial landscape

21 May 2025

France: adapting to a rapidly changing financial landscape

SRP France 2025 kicked off with a panel discussion highlighting the dynamic nature of the market, the shifting focus between regions and sectors and the increasingly strategic and tactical use of structured products by clients.

Analysis
France 2024 (part 3): decrement indexes closer to risk thresholds

20 May 2025

France 2024 (part 3): decrement indexes closer to risk thresholds

In the third and final part of the analysis of the French structured product market, SRP sheds light on the knock-in levels used in the market in 2024.

Analysis
France 2024 (part 2): structured products versus ETFs

19 May 2025

France 2024 (part 2): structured products versus ETFs

In the second part of our analysis of the French market, we compare how structured products performed relative to a passive fixed income investment in 2024.

Analysis
Spotlight on France 2024: returns maintain at high levels

16 May 2025

Spotlight on France 2024: returns maintain at high levels

Structured products maturing in the French market returned an average annualised coupon of 8.3% during 2024.

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.

Analysis
France 2024: yield enhancement back on top as capital protected rates lose traction

01 May 2025

France 2024: yield enhancement back on top as capital protected rates lose traction

Sales of structured products in the French market recorded a slowdown in the second half of 2024 after a 30% increase in H1 24.

Products
Buyside view: La Banque Postale doubles down on ESG

20 Mar 2025

Buyside view: La Banque Postale doubles down on ESG

The French issuer and distributor is expanding its ESG offering to help increase awareness and adoption.

People
Exclusive: Leonteq adds head of investment solutions role to Paris office

17 Dec 2024

Exclusive: Leonteq adds head of investment solutions role to Paris office

The Swiss firm has created the senior position to ‘further strengthen the governance’ of its European operations.

Market
Hedios, Goldman partner for anniversary issue

21 Nov 2024

Hedios, Goldman partner for anniversary issue

The French structured product specialist has delivered an average yield of 12.95% pa since the introduction of the Gamme H Performance series in 2009.

Analysis
Spotlight on France: performances improve, tendency towards mid-range and high returns

15 Nov 2024

Spotlight on France: performances improve, tendency towards mid-range and high returns

SRP reviewed the performance of structured products in the French market between 2022 and 9M 2024.

Market
SRP in brief: allez, allez, allez

28 Oct 2024

SRP in brief: allez, allez, allez

Interest linked structured products came out on top in the French market during the first nine months of 2024, according to SRP research.

Products
Spotlight on… evolution of ESG products

23 Feb 2024

Spotlight on… evolution of ESG products

After riding on an upward trend for many years, ESG-linked products faced a difficult 2023, with both sales and issuance significantly down year-on-year (YoY).