Europe News

Europe: the 10 best performing structured products of 2019

Europe | Products

16 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

A basket of shares featuring Apple, Netflix, and Twitter delivered the highest return to retail investors in Europe in 2019 with a certificate linked to the performance of the Juventus Football Club share taking the second spot.

SRP Europe Awards 2020: Best Distributor the Netherlands

Europe | Conferences

16 Jan 2020 by Marc Wolterink

Kempen has won Best Distributor in the Netherlands for this year's SRP awards.

BBVA head of global EQD sales departs as sales coverage goes global

Europe | People

15 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

The Spanish bank has rejigged its equity derivatives team in a move to expand its sales coverage following the appointment of ex-Commerzbank Roberto Vila.

Exclusive: Cirdan deploys first-of-a-kind MSCI World alternative

Europe | Indices

15 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

The UK non-banking UK issuer and index provider’s latest structure is aimed at investors seeking an alternative to products linked to the MSCI World.

SRP Awards 2020: Best Performance France

Europe | Conferences

15 Jan 2020 by Nikolay Nikolov

Equitim leveraged its presence as one of the leading distributors in the French market and its stock-picking approach to deliver some of the highest annualised returns to retail investors in 2019.

SRP Europe Awards 2020: Best distributor UK

Europe | Conferences

14 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

Investec’s ‘conservative approach’ pays off as it continues to dominate the UK structured retail products market. The UK bank has won the best distributor UK award which will be presented during the SRP Europe 2020 conference at the Hilton Tower Bridge Hotel in London on January 29.

German issuers reveal sustainability focus

Europe | Industry

13 Jan 2020 by Suzanna Moni

The latest issuer survey 2019/2020, conducted once a year by the German certificates association with 20 structured products issuers in Germany, reveals that the industry prepares for taking the sustainability topic very seriously in 2020.

SRP Europe Awards 2020: Best Performance Austria

Europe | Conferences

13 Jan 2020 by Suzanna Moni

Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) won the award for 'best performance Austria' which will be presented during the SRP Europe 2020 conference at the Hilton Tower Bridge Hotel in London on January 29.

Swiss banks owe more than £4bn in ‘retrocessions’

Europe | Regulations & Legal

13 Jan 2020 by Pablo Conde

Investors are running out of time to reclaim a share of £4.6 billion in commission fees applied by Swiss financial products providers.