Tag: FSMA
Belgian sales hit low, strong recovery expected
Europe | Products
25 Sep 2024 by SRP News
Despite slow sales in Q2, the market is on track to bounce back strongly as banks have increased their offering to absorb the €22 billion government bond redemption.
Belgium market review, Q2 2024: sales volume falls, indices return
Europe | Market Reviews
01 Aug 2024 by Marc Wolterink
Rates remained the preferred underlying asset of the Belgian investor while products linked to single equity indices increased their market share by almost 20 percentage points QoQ.
SRP in brief: cost efficient
International | Industry
01 Jul 2024 by SRP News
Regulatory developments were in focus in Europe last week, while South Korea’s autocallable product sales rebounded.
FSMA advocates value for money, structured products become simpler
Europe | Regulations & Legal
25 Jun 2024 by SRP News
The Belgian regulator did not ban any structured products in 2023 as they were deemed less complex than in previous years.
FSMA study: riskier products carry higher costs
Europe | Regulations & Legal
18 Oct 2023 by SRP News
Research by the Belgian regulator found that non-capital protected products, those denominated in foreign currencies and structures linked to indices have higher costs associated to them.
FSMA bans five products, targets crypto investments
Europe | Regulations & Legal
27 Jun 2023 by SRP News
The Belgian regulator deemed five structured products linked to proprietary indices ‘too complex’ for retail investors in 2022.
Belgium Q1 2023: record tickets, fixed income and capital protection
Europe | Products
10 May 2023 by Marc Wolterink
Volumes reached an eight-year high in the Belgian market which recorded the best-selling product of all time during the quarter.
Belgian insurer partners with Goldman, tracks ESG benchmark
Europe | Products
22 Feb 2023 by Marc Wolterink
Ethias has returned to the Belgian market after an absence of 13 years.
Belgium Q4 2022: KBC is back, or are they?
Europe | Products
30 Jan 2023 by SRP News
Sales volumes in the Belgian market reached levels not seen since Q1 2020.
