Small advisory firms and family offices are still a big part of the French market as investors tend to follow their trusted person, even if they move to other organisations.
The French market continues to show a strong preference towards the products that local investors trust and are familiar with, such as autocalls, primarily focusing on using benchmark indexes and baskets of stocks as a wrapper. Participants of the Portfolio management in turbulent times buy-side panel held at SRP France 2023 on 29 June discussed how to optimise client portfolios with structured products, while managing returns and market constraints. You can go without a map, but it's always