Italian investors have used the Covid-19 induced sell-off in the financial markets in March to their advantage, according to panellists at the first virtual SRP Italy 2020 conference.

During the first two months of the pandemic, Italian investors were extremely worried about the future, according to Melania D'angelo ( pictured ), head of BG Certificate HUB, Banca Generali, speaking during the Leaders’ panel: what future for structured products in Italy? discussion on 29 September. “After the market collapse we experienced two types of client preferences: the risk averse, those who were scared about the situation, and those who were less risk averse,” said D