Unicredit: Market environment offers opportunities to educate investors, distributors

Speaking about the region’s competitive landscape and the bank’s plans to capitalise on the market shift towards more conservative products, Thomas Coufal ( pictured ), head of private investor products, CEE, notes that the recent changes to the region’s regulatory framework have had an impact on demand from distributors. “[Last year] was a mixed year for CEE markets,” he said. "In terms of key trends, Priiips and Mifid provisions impacted smaller markets. We have