Wide angle: EU investors return to benchmarks as decrement weakens

In part one , which focused on equity-linked structured products in Europe, we mentioned a decrease in structured products linked to equity indices due to increased demand for products linked to stocks. Sales of index-linked products reached US$55 billion in 2023 – down eight percent compared to 2022. The traded notional initially recorded a six percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in Q2 2023 but subsequently fell in Q3 (-14%) and especially in Q4 (-23%) compared to the same periods in