Day one of the SRP virtual Europe 2021 conference saw panellists discuss the potential for structured products to fall under the scope of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) at the 'Understanding regulatory obligations for the European structured products market' discussion on 1 March.
Structured products fall out of the coverage of the SFDR, a problem created by a lack of consistency among regulations. According to Henning Bergmann, chief executive officer at Deustcher Derivate Verband (DDV), it is necessary to start thinking about including structured products under the SFDR umbrella. “I think the great advantage that's talked about is the variation we can give to sustainable finance needs and in the end, investors have to decide what they want. Structured products ca