Esma report on retail products: interesting, but inaccurate

Europe | Regulations & Legal

14 May 2021 by Tim Mortimer - FVC

In April 2021 the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) published its annual statistical report on the performance and costs of retail products.

Dutch appetite for turbos and notes remains low, AFM

Europe | Products

13 May 2021 by SRP News

Investors in the Netherlands prefer investment funds and equities over ETFs, leverage products and notes, according to a study conducted on behalf of the regulator.

Eusipa - Esma report: not a true depiction of the market

Europe | Regulations & Legal

13 May 2021 by Pablo Conde

The European structured products trade body points at the flaws on the recent report released by Esma on cost and performance of structured products.

Unicredit sees rebound in trading income

Europe | Industry

12 May 2021 by SRP News

The Italian banking group reported an underlying net profit of €900m for Q1 2021 thanks to a rebound in revenues, despite a decrease in issuance and sales of structured products.

European regulators target ‘due cost’

Europe | Regulations & Legal

12 May 2021 by Pablo Conde

The announcement follows the publication of the annual statistical report on the cost and performance of EU retail investment products which found that retail investors pay 40% more than institutional investors.

Vontobel adds partner and issuer on Deritrade

Europe | Industry

11 May 2021 by SRP News

The Swiss bank will support the issuance of products on a white-labelling basis via its multi-issuer platform.

Compass: digital assets indices suitable for structured products

Europe | Indices

11 May 2021 by Marc Wolterink

The Swiss/French index provider has launched new reference and volatility target indices on 18 digital assets.

Belgium Market Review, March 2021: the importance of capital protection

Europe | Market Reviews

10 May 2021 by Marc Wolterink

Belfius was the main distributor/issuer in a month which saw equity indices dominate and the FSMA release FAQs on marketing materials for structured products.

View from the top: choice is critical to grow the market (Part 2)

Europe | Products

07 May 2021 by Pablo Conde

In the second part of the interview, Eduardo Montero, partner and senior team member at Protean Capital, discusses the different types of structured funds, how the ELDeR fund compares to other similar structures and how the dividend crisis which was exacerbated by the hedging pressures around structured products in trading desks became an opportunity to buy dividends at a discount.