Europe News

UK distributor launches first structured products dedicated MTF trading platform

Europe | Products

30 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

The new trading venue is a fully regulated exchange, specifically developed to enable participants to buy and sell private placement structured investments in the UK.

BCP reports record inflows of €331m in 1H2019

Europe | Industry

30 Jul 2019 by Marc Wolterink

The Irish asset manager records its highest ever volume in investment products in its half-year results.

UK Market Review - June 2019

Europe | Market Reviews

30 Jul 2019 by Velina Bulanova

Forty-six products worth an estimated £118m were added to the SRP UK database in June, up three products from the same period last year and eight products from the average monthly number of new investments added for the first half of the year.

The Netherlands Market Review - June 2019

Europe | Market Reviews

30 Jul 2019 by Marc Wolterink

Fifty-eight structured products struck in the Netherlands in June. There were also 1,217 leverage products added while 133 products matured during the month.

Vontobel 1H2019: structured product volumes increased despite fall in turnover

International | Industry

29 Jul 2019 by SRP News

Zeno Staub (pictured), chief executive officer, Vontobel, said the bank’s financial products were affected by the ‘general mood of caution among investors’ as well as the trend towards lower margin products, especially compared to the strong first half of 2018.

Natixis embarks on green bond campaign in Belgium

Europe | Products

25 Jul 2019 by Marc Wolterink

The French bank has launched a number of green bonds in Belgium, although not all retail investors are ready to go ‘full sustainable mode’ yet.

Swedbank: outstanding for structured products declined in H1 2019

Europe | Industry

24 Jul 2019 by SRP News

The Swedish bank reports a 18% year-on-year decrease in volumes from structured products in issue for retail investors.

Binck turbos lose power as Dutch bank's earnings skydive

Europe | Industry

23 Jul 2019 by Marc Wolterink

Vincent Germyns (pictured), chairman of the executive board, Binckbank, said the result for the first half of 2019 was lower than expected, with market conditions in which the broker conducts its business activities ‘very challenging’.

Spain’s distributors to benefit from new prospectus regime

Europe | Regulations & Legal

23 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

The end of a stringent regime regulating issuance in Spain following the third Prospectus Directive (PD3) coming into force this week is expected to have a positive impact in the domestic retail market.