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Eusipa: protected products ‘first port of call’ when markets go rough
Europe | Industry
08 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

Structured products generate more than 35% of exchange trading turnover in Europe in Q4 2018 on the back of higher issuance

Feature: Funds of structured funds also quietly set foot in the Netherlands (part 3)
Europe | Features
08 Mar 2019 by Marc Wolterink

In the third part of our feature series about the fund wrapper, we focus on the Netherlands

Feature: The fund wrapper makes a comeback (part 2)
Europe | Features
07 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

In the second instalment of a two-part article, SRP looks at the reasons for the revival of the fund wrapper in the UK structured products market, the different approaches from providers seeking to target advised clients using discretionary managers.

SRP Europe: View from the world in eighty payoffs
Europe | Conferences
07 Mar 2019 by Gabriela Petrova & Pablo Conde

There are major differences between structured products markets across jurisdictions, but the lack of education, developments around technology, as well as regulation and risk awareness remain as common topics beyond the product mix, according to speakers at the panel View from the world in eighty payoffs at the recent SRP Europe conference in London.

Nordic green shoots of recovery as sales skyrocket
Europe | Products
07 Mar 2019 by Charlotte Fyle

The Finnish and Swedish retail markets have picked up in the new year with sales rising a staggering 196.5% and 28% respectively compared to the first two months of 2018, according to SRP data.

Feature: The fund wrapper makes a comeback
Europe | Features
06 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

The fund wrapper is gaining traction as a delivery vehicle for structured products, making them relevant to the UK intermediary market following a number of recent and upcoming launches.

SRP Awards 2019: Investec capitalises on intermediary market activity, eyes Ireland and the Nordics
Europe | Conferences
05 Mar 2019 by Pablo Conde

Investec remains the dominant force in the UK structured retail products market with more than 40% market share across an estimated £630m in sales in 2018. Because of its remarkable degree of consistency the South African bank took SRP’s ‘Best Distributor, UK’ award which was presented at SRP Europe Conference 2019, held in London on February.

Sweden FY2018: Sales volumes continue falling
Europe | Products
04 Mar 2019 by SRP News

SRP reviews the data and full-year 2018 financial results of the top five structured products manufacturers in Sweden.

SRP Europe 2019: Technology can help deliver the right product at the right time
Europe | Conferences
04 Mar 2019 by Simona Katzartcheva

The future has always been something people want to know in advance when it comes to investing. New opportunities must be discovered to gain additional market share and deliver value to investors, according to speakers of the Future of Investing panel at the recent SRP Europe conference in London.