Product snapshot: Kempen goes with new issuer in first post-Covid launch

Europe | Products

01 Jul 2020 by Marc Wolterink

The Dutch merchant launches first public offer on the paper of a new legal entity as it seeks to make the most of the high levels of implied volatility. This is its first offering since the beginning of March.

France Market Review, May 2020: ESG more than ever at the heart of investment policies

Europe | Market Reviews

01 Jul 2020 by Nikolay Nikolov

One hundred twenty-seven structured products were added to the SRP France database in May.

SRP in brief: Covid chaos continues

International | Industry

29 Jun 2020 by Amélie Labbe

The aftershocks of the Covid crisis continue, leaving no market untouched.

Canada Market Review, May 2020: Record low PPN issuance and record high contingent coupons

North America | Market Reviews

26 Jun 2020 by Milena Tyanenova

Two hundred seventy-four products worth C$757m (US$551m) had strike dates in Canada in May.

The art of stock picking in structured products

International | Products

24 Jun 2020 by Tim Mortimer - FVC

The global health and economic situation of 2020 has profoundly changed the world we live in. As a consequence of the economic damage that is expected in both the short and longer terms, equity markets have been on a rollercoaster ride. Tim Mortimer looks at how the stock picking technique used by asset managers can be even more complicated in the structured products market.

UK Market Review, May 2020: CACIB returns after 13-year absence

Europe | Market Reviews

15 Jun 2020 by Velina Bulanova

Twenty-nine products with estimated sales of £58m were added to the UK database in May, up one from the same month last year, according to SRP data.

Canada Market Review, April 2020: Scotiabank slashes issuance, introduces new ESG index

North America | Market Reviews

27 May 2020 by Milena Tyanenova

Two hundred seventy-nine products worth C$943m (US$661m) had strike dates in Canada in April.

Product snapshot: Wilgenhaege/SocGen offer 16.5% coupon on Dutch insurer

Europe | Products

20 May 2020 by Marc Wolterink

The Dutch asset manager offers a 16.5% coupon on insurance stock that is viewed as a little boring, by its chief executive officer, Jerry Langelaar (pictured).

UK Market Review, April 2020: Barclays returns

Europe | Market Reviews

20 May 2020 by Velina Bulanova

Thirty-one products worth £82.5m were added to the UK database in April, down four from the same period last year. Some 41 plans with estimated sales of £76.5m stuck during the month.