18 Jan 2021
BBVA expands QIS range, readies decrement/risk control strategies
The Spanish bank has added two new indices developed in-house to its quantitative investment strategies (QIS) index family.
13 Jan 2020
German issuers reveal sustainability focus
The latest issuer survey 2019/2020, conducted once a year by the German certificates association with 20 structured products issuers in Germany, reveals that the industry prepares for taking the sustainability topic very seriously in 2020.
24 Oct 2019
RCB: trend of combining positive yields and sustainability is here to stay
The Austrian bank sees the outstanding volume for ESG linked structured products increase from €12m to €400m in five years.
04 Sep 2019
Natixis: combining sustainable underlyings with green wrappers
The French bank has collaborated with distributors in Belgium and France to launch structured products that not only provide green funding but for which the performance equity underlying is a green index too.
01 Apr 2019
Nagelmackers, Goldman team up to track MSCI ESG index in Belgium
The Belgian bank is marketing two notes linked to MSCI sustainable index to satisfy growing demand for ESG products from investors
25 Mar 2019
Citi debuts first US bank-backed ESG trade involving a structured product
Citi has issued and traded its inaugural structured green bond, a private placement that will be distributed by UBS Global Wealth Management. This is also the first ESG trade involving a structured product carried out by a US bank.
01 Mar 2019
Product wrap: ESG indices lead the way in Europe
This week’s wrap covers a selection of structured products with strike dates between February 24 and March 2 2019.
19 Feb 2019
SRP Europe: ESG structured products gain traction as demand goes beyond ‘green’
The use of ESG strategies by investors in structured products has increased but beware of the pitfalls
19 Feb 2019
Belgian trade body rolls out ESG label for financial products
The new label is aimed at creating a standard for sustainable products as demand sees huge increase
13 Feb 2019
Product snapshot: Kempen offers first positive impact note in the Netherlands
Dutch merchant bank is marketing the first structured product in the Netherlands that uses both positive impact finance programme and offers exposure to a sustainable equity index
28 Jan 2019
Index roundup: JPY/AUD pair enters top 10 global underlying ranking
Australian dollar in focus for Japanese investors looking for fixed income, Solactive launches Asian ESG index, first bitcoin ‘fear index’ released
11 Jan 2019
BNP Paribas debuts ‘green’ structures on Nasdaq Stockholm
First two green structured products listed by the French bank on the structured products segment of the recently launched Nasdaq Nordic Sustainable Debt Market