German investors’ preference for instruments linked to single share underlyings grew in April as the asset class absorbed more than two times more capital compared to the single index counterpart in addition to twice as many products available. As in the first quarter, the credit asset class remained the third most popular investment option, followed closely by the interest rate subdivision.

Excludes: Private Banking, Leverage, Flow & Others © Copyright StructuredRetailProducts.com 2019 According to the SRP Germany database, 590 newly-issued products tied to stocks contributed 62%, or an estimated €759 million of capital, to April’s pipeline, while 239 instruments linked to single indices poured an additional €326 million to the market. Another 68 credit-linked notes (CLNs), tied primarily to the creditworthiness of German businesses, and 37 structures

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