25 Jun 2025
Belgium: sales volumes down, optimism remains
Structured products linked to equities and equity indices experienced a strong recovery in Q1 2025, with sales volumes increasing by 141% QoQ.
25 Sep 2024
Belgian sales hit low, strong recovery expected
Despite slow sales in Q2, the market is on track to bounce back strongly as banks have increased their offering to absorb the €22 billion government bond redemption.
25 Jun 2024
FSMA advocates value for money, structured products become simpler
The Belgian regulator did not ban any structured products in 2023 as they were deemed less complex than in previous years.
18 Jun 2024
Belgium market posts solid volumes, hopes to profit from maturing government bond
Primary market sales topped €1 billion in Q1 2024 as the environment remained favourable for structured products.
04 Jul 2022
FSMA vigilant on greenwashing, bans four products
The Belgian regulator deemed four structured products linked to proprietary indices ‘too complex’ for retail investors in 2021.
29 Jun 2021
FSMA bans 12 structured products, detects KID shortcomings
The Belgian regulator deemed 12 structured products linked to proprietary indices ‘too complex’ for retail investors in 2020.
08 Sep 2020
Leonteq focuses on private placements to expand Belgium, Luxembourg footprint
The Swiss structured products provider is looking to make inroads in these countries.
07 Jul 2020
SRP in brief: movers and shakers
Senior departures and ETF growth rocked the structured product world in the last week.
30 Jun 2020
Belgium: fewer product bans as moratorium lowers complexity
The national financial regulator banned just 10 products in 2019, half the amount seen the year before.
27 Jun 2019
Belgian watchdog blocked 16 products in 2018
The Belgian regulator subjected new and maturing structured products to a thorough analysis and found that the best performing products were often sold prior to their maturity.