Structured products generate more than 35% of exchange trading turnover in Europe in Q4 2018 on the back of higher issuance
In the third part of our feature series about the fund wrapper, we focus on the Netherlands
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SRP reviews the data and full-year 2018 financial results of the top five structured products manufacturers in Sweden.
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.