Sales volumes for primary market products increased by almost 80% YoY in 2021 while issuance was also up by 25%.
Some 17,730 structured products targeted at the primary market were issued in Germany in 2021 – a 25% increase from the previous year (2020: 14,161 products). Sales volumes, at an estimated €13.4 billion – up 77% year-on-year (YoY) – reached their highest levels since 2018, when €13.8 billion was collected from 8,787 products. Dekabank was the number one issuer in 2021. The bank sold 3,511 structured products worth an estimated €4.4 billion –