Tag: Priips
Eusipa: Priips RTS review reveals lack of certainty
Europe | Regulations & Legal
20 Feb 2020 by Pablo Conde
The modifications on Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) proposed by the ESAs under the Priips review ‘fail to address the fundamental problem posed by the fact that the Priips Kid is in practice (…) not sufficiently or at all used for the originally intended purpose,' according to the European Structured Investments Association (Eusipa).
European trade bodies call out Priips ‘piecemeal’ approach
Europe | Regulations & Legal
17 Feb 2020 by Pablo Conde
A group of European associations representing the banking, funds and insurance industries have written to the European Commission to express ‘serious concerns‘ in relation to the Priips review launched in October 2019.
Eusipa: finalising the Priips RTS review is a priority
Europe | Industry
10 Dec 2019 by SRP News
On the eve of the European Structured Investment Products Association's (Eusipa) 10th anniversary, SRP spoke to its secretary general, Thomas Wulf (pictured), about the trade body’s achievements for 2019 and how it can further increase transparency and standards across single markets in Europe.
Esma: Priips Kid methodology and presentation will be amended
Europe | Regulations & Legal
21 Nov 2019 by SRP News
The European regulator acknowledges the need ‘to get a Kid that meets the intended outcomes’ as Mifid 2 follow up review looms.
ESAs spell out bond features falling under Priips
Europe | Regulations & Legal
29 Oct 2019 by SRP News
The European regulators are seeking to implement the application of the Priips regulation to bonds in a consistent way.
European regulators consider past performance, revise methodology for future scenarios
Europe | Regulations & Legal
16 Oct 2019 by Pablo Conde
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) are seeking feedback on amendments to existing rules underpinning the key information document (Kid) for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (Priips).
EU regulators clash with EC over Priips performance scenario approach
Europe | Regulations & Legal
03 Sep 2019 by Pablo Conde
ESAs say exclusion of performance scenarios options from Priips consumer testing exercise limits scope of regulation; Structured products industry questions whether EU regulators can absorb any results of the consumer testing exercise as they draft RTS paper.
ZFA: structured products are essential to 'optimise investment portfolios'
Europe | Industry
02 Sep 2019 by Suzanna Moni
Frank Weingarts (pictured) was elected as the new chairman of the board of Zertifikate Forum Austria (ZFA), the Austrian certificate association in April. He had been a board member since it was founded in 2006.
iMaps: Secured AMCs are the next step (part 2)
Europe | Technology
28 Aug 2019 by Pablo Conde
In the second of a two-part interview, Andreas Woelfl (pictured below), chairman & founder of iMaps Capital Markets, a service provider for the asset management industry, discussed the competitive landscape for actively managed certificates (AMCs), the dominant position of Ucits funds, and what steps need to be taken to grow the market.
