Tag: Brexit
Swedbank Q1 2019: decline in structured products volumes
Europe | Industry
26 Apr 2019 by SRP News
The Swedish bank reports a 22% year-on-year decrease in volumes of structured products for retail investors
Germany Market Review - March 2019
Europe | Market Reviews
16 Apr 2019 by Aleksander Petkov
The first quarter of 2019 ended with the usual domination of instruments pegged to single share underlyings over their single index counterpart with more than two times more capital absorbed and structures available.
SRP Apac Personality of the Year 2019: Jérôme Niddam, Société Générale
Asia Pacific | Conferences
01 Apr 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Jérôme Niddam, head of global markets for Asia Pacific at Société Générale, will be given the Personality of the Year Award at SRP’s sixth Asia Pacific Conference on April 10 after receiving the most votes in the Singapore Awards Survey 2019. In this interview, he tells SRP Asia reporter Jihye Hwang about the bank’s plans to grow and maintain its market share.
SRP Awards: BBVA takes centre stage in Spain
Europe | Conferences
06 Feb 2019 by SRP News
BBVA has leveraged its distribution capabilities and its position as a top manufacturer in the Spanish market to take SRP’s ‘Best Distributor, Spain’ award, which will be presented at SRP’s 16th Structured Products & Derivatives Conference on February 6 in London.
Index roundup: Hang Seng Index takes lead in the New Year, Brexit index released
International | Indices
08 Jan 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Hang Seng Index was the most widely used underlying asset for structured products in terms of issuance in the first week of January, Capital.com launches indices to take advantage of Brexit uncertainty and FTSE Russell adds benchmarks with sustainability twists to its real estate index series.
South Africa - It’s all about preserving your capital
Middle East & Africa | Industry
21 Dec 2018 by Tiago Fernandes
When I first started to become familiar with the South African market, one of my first questions was: why so much investment in foreign currencies? As a Portuguese national who grew up in the eurozone and lives in the UK, how could you understand the risks of investors living in an emerging market? I certainly couldn’t.
British government narrows scope of Priips post-Brexit
Europe | Regulations & Legal
06 Dec 2018 by SRP News
UK government implements Priips Brexit package, incorporates Ucits exemption to UK framework
EU acknowledges Kid frailty as UK FCA slams European authorities for being too slow
Europe | Regulations & Legal
26 Oct 2018 by Pablo Conde
Two senior European Union officials have admitted that the Priips regulation and, in particular, the Key Information Document (Kid), are not fit for purpose.
BNP Paribas: Pricing is just 20% to 30%, we want investors to understand the overall picture behind a payoff
International | Features
23 Oct 2018 by Pablo C Conde-Herman
The new Mifid 2 regulation has been described as the ‘last nail in the coffin’ on research and wealth advisory. Providing quality research at a profit has become an almost impossible task that is putting additional pressure on banks, which are resorting to new initiatives such as the BNP Paribas Markets 360 platform.