10 Jun 2025
Eusipa: EU call for evidence on investor protection comes late, lacks clarity
The European structured products market is struggling to understand where the RIS framework falls as it is not offering an adequate solution to the challenges the EU economy and financial markets are facing.
09 Jun 2025
UK regulator lifts ban on crypto ETNs
The UK regulator says the proposals will promote effective competition in the interests of consumers by allowing firms to compete in retail markets offering these products and providing greater investor choice.
27 May 2025
Esma rethinks retail investor protection
The European regulator has launched a consultation into the retail investor experience aimed at determining how its rules are helping or hurting investors.
23 May 2025
Update: Germany - Bafin targets turbo certificates as retail losses pile up
The German financial supervisory authority Bafin has announced plans to restrict the marketing, distribution and sale of turbo certificates to retail investors based in Germany.
23 Apr 2025
FCA unveils cost disclosure requirements under new CCI regime
The regulator is seeking feedback on aspects relating to costs and charges disclosure, and the balance of responsibilities between manufacturers and distributors.
05 Mar 2025
Value for Money testing in the EU
We have a closer look at one of the key regulatory requirements to be observed by the structured products industry once the European Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) comes into force.
02 Dec 2024
RIS is 'complex and bureaucratic': finance sector slams EU's regulatory framework
The European Structured Investment Products Association (Eusipa) and 11 other financial associations have sounded the alarm on the upcoming European Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), calling for a competitiveness check on regulation.
06 Nov 2024
Priips, Mifid revisited - in search of VfM
Value for money (VfM) testing as part of investor protection has become a central focus for regulators in recent years.
31 Oct 2024
Eusipa: VfM paper addresses funding cost dilemma
The industry’s proposal seeks a consistent internal standard to evaluate how much extra cost the structured product charges for additional features versus a simple zero-coupon bond.
30 Oct 2024
French regulator targets AMC sales
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has released an update to its position on the distribution of complex financial instruments targeted at distributors of actively managed certificates (AMCs) to retail clients.
20 Sep 2024
SEC charges broker-dealer with Reg-BI violations
The US regulator found that the advisor's structured note recommendations violated Reg BI’s compliance obligation
19 Sep 2024
Esma sounds alarm on zero-day options ETPs
The warning coincides with the launch of Europe’s first zero-day-to-expire options (0DTE) listed products by Leverage Shares.