Product snapshot: Kempen goes with new issuer in first post-Covid launch

Europe | Products

14h by Marc Wolterink

The Dutch merchant launches first public offer on the paper of a new legal entity as it seeks to make the most of the high levels of implied volatility. This is its first offering since the beginning of March.

Six deepens EU structured products coverage

International | Industry

14h by Pablo Conde

Six Group has beaten Euronext in its bid to acquire Spanish stock exchange Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME). The Swiss exchange received approval from the Spanish government at the end of March in a deal that went ahead in June and will create Europe's third-largest group for financial market infrastructure.

France Market Review, May 2020: ESG more than ever at the heart of investment policies

Europe | Market Reviews

01 Jul 2020 by Nikolay Nikolov

One hundred twenty-seven structured products were added to the SRP France database in May.

Belgium: fewer product bans as moratorium lowers complexity

Europe | Regulations & Legal

30 Jun 2020 by SRP News

The national financial regulator banned just 10 products in 2019, half the amount seen the year before.

Spain Market Review, May 2020: investors stick to shares

Europe | Market Reviews

30 Jun 2020 by Bilyana Yanakieva & Marc Wolterink

Fifty-one structured products were added to the SRP database in May.

The Netherlands Market Review, May 2020: new turbo listings increase by 279% YoY

Europe | Market Reviews

29 Jun 2020 by Marc Wolterink

Two primary market products worth an estimated €3m had strike dates in the Netherlands in May.

SG elevates global head, boosts Swiss platform

International | People

25 Jun 2020 by Pablo Conde

The French bank has made two senior appointments within its global markets division aimed at equity derivatives research and strategy, and growing its Swiss platform.

RCB: interest grows for structured products in Poland

Europe | Products

24 Jun 2020 by Suzanna Moni & Pablo Conde

Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) strengthens its position in the Polish structured products market by front running innovation.

Retail networks shutdown hits Belgian sales

Europe | Products

23 Jun 2020 by SRP News

Lockdown measures and the imminent economic uncertainty caused by Covid-19 have led to Belgian investors seeking refuge in the secondary market.