Wide angle: European investors target single stocks, consumer discretionary and tech flourish

Despite losing some of its market share to rates-linked products, equities, as an asset class, continued to grow across Europe in terms of sales driven by the market rally in 2023 – this trend has extended into the first quarter of 2024. Single index-linked products have traditionally made up the largest proportion of structured products linked to equities. However, products linked to baskets of stocks and single names have increased their presence in investors’ portfolios, becoming