The Belgian Structured Investment Products Association (Belsipa) has reported primary market sales of structured products of €915 million in the third quarter of 2018, down from €1 billion in the same quarter of 2017.

Turnover of structured products with a fixed income underlying increased by 46% year-on-year, from €206 million to €301 million, although the same asset class registered a 2% decrease on the previous quarter, according to the association. The volume of structured products sold back onto the secondary market amounted to €998 million, an increase of 16% compared to the second quarter and 12% compared to the same quarter last year. Investors use structured products to track changin

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