Europe News

LBBW enters ESG, debuts decrement play

Europe | Products

06 Nov 2019 by Suzanna Moni

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has entered the sustainable investing space with a step up green bond structure and a suite index-linked autocall certificates.

View from the top: industry has to do more for secondary market liquidity

Europe | Features

06 Nov 2019 by Pablo Conde

In the second of a two-part interview, Nilesh Jethwa (pictured), chief executive at Marex Solutions, tells SRP about his plans to bring efficiency to the structured products market via technology, what products will be in scope in 2020 and the need to develop a well-oiled secondary market to provide added value to end investors.

Société Générale Q3 trading falls, Commerzbank integration continues

International | Industry

06 Nov 2019 by SRP News

But the French bank is fast approaching its annual structured notes issuance volume of €19 billion while it continues with the integration of Commerzbank’s EMC business.

Looking back to SRP Europe 2019: a connected ecosystem is now key (video Q&A)

Europe | Conferences

05 Nov 2019 by Amélie Labbe

The buy- and sell-side don’t operate in independent siloes, and digitalisation is playing a key role in bringing them together.

Kempen follows private bank vision with two new launches

International | Products

05 Nov 2019 by Marc Wolterink

The Dutch bank is looking to mirror the vision of its private bank by offering access to a more diversified palette of indices and currencies.

Natixis replaces Northern Europe head of equity derivatives solutions sales

Europe | People

05 Nov 2019 by Pablo Conde

Jean-Victor Demaison (pictured), head of equity derivatives solutions sales - Northern Europe, at Natixis in London, has parted ways with the French bank.

Ireland Market Review, Q3 2019: BCP adds to distribution

Europe | Market Reviews

05 Nov 2019 by Velina Bulanova

Thirty-five structured products worth an estimated €86.3m were added to the Ireland database in the third quarter of 2019, compared to 29 products with a sales volume of €160m in the same quarter last year; there were 38 investments which struck during the quarter, up one from the same period last year.

Credit Suisse: US$51.6 billion outstanding in structured notes

International | Industry

04 Nov 2019 by SRP News

The Swiss bank reports higher trading activity in equity derivatives as a result of increased market volatility; chief executive Tidjane Thiam (pictured) warns of headwinds ahead from the ongoing challenging geopolitical environment.

Marex: three months, 100 products, US$700m and counting

International | Industry

04 Nov 2019 by Pablo Conde

Marex Financial launched earlier this summer as the first non-bank issuer to enter the structured products market. SRP caught up with chief executive Nilesh Jethwa (pictured) to talk about the firm’s progress during its first months of activities, the challenges of being a new entrant and the plans going forward.