Europe News

Product snapshot: Kempen adds more small caps to capital protected range

Europe | Products

31 Oct 2018 by Marc Wolterink

Dutch merchant bank provides rollover opportunity for investors in 2014 Small Caps note which is valued well above par

Germany Market Review - September 2018

Europe | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2018 by Aleksander Petkov

In the closing month of the third financial quarter of 2018, the performance of the single share asset class did not contravene the already established trend of its superiority over its single index counterpart in Germany.

Norway Market Review - Q3 2018

Europe | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2018 by Charlotte Fyle

The Norwegian market is keeping a steady pace with 24 products worth NOK421m (€44m) added during the third quarter of 2018, down just one product compared to last quarter. The market is currently up 13% year-on-year in terms of issuance but down 14% in terms of sales, with the average tranche size shrinking approximately 20% this year.

Belgium Market Review - September 2018

Europe | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2018 by Nikolay Nikolov

Nine months after the Mifid 2 and Priips regulations have been introduced, there is still significant heterogeneity in the solutions offered by the different players in the sector, said Veerle De Schryver, Director, Transversal supervision on financial products, FSMA (Belgium) during the Regulatory Roundtable discussion at the inaugural SRP France conference on September 17.

Finland Market Review - September 2018

Europe | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2018 by Teresia Harri & Marc Wolterink

Eighteen structured products, split between public offers (12), private placements (one), and institutional products (five) were added to the SRP Finland database in September

Sweden Market Review - September 2018

Europe | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2018 by Teresia Harri & Marc Wolterink

Thirty-one structured products worth an estimated SEK353m (€34m) were added to the SRP Sweden database in September. Sales volumes of structured products in Sweden fell by 31% compared to the first three quarters of 2017, with the number of new issues down by 32%. Rollover opportunities were good, with 67 products worth SEK1.2 billion maturing during September.

The Netherlands Market Review - September 2018

Europe | Market Reviews

31 Oct 2018 by Marc Wolterink

Four structured products were added to the SRP Netherlands database in September. There were also 648 leverage products and 12 products matured during the month.

BNP Paribas reports rebound in client volumes equity derivatives

International | Industry

30 Oct 2018 by Marc Wolterink

French bank's revenues totalled more than €32m for the first nine months of 2018, down by 0.8% year-on-year, but client volumes in equity derivatives are on the increase.

Vontobel appoints new head of financial products advisory and distribution

International | People

30 Oct 2018 by SRP News

Vontobel reshuffles the senior management of its structured products advisory and distribution, and transaction banking businesses as Georg von Wattenwyl takes charge of external asset managers business in Asia and family offices globally