Israel Market Review - Q4 2017

Only ninety-three structured deposits worth an estimated ILS480m (US$138m) were offered to Israeli retail investors in 2017, a decrease, both in issuance and sales, from the 118 deposits with sales of ILS613m seen in 2016. The most popular payoff remains the shark fin with 80% of the market, according to the SRP Israel database, however demand for this particular payoff structure has decreased somewhat due to the growing stock markets and the Israeli government’s efforts to enhance competition