Tag: FSMA
Belgium 9M 2022: FSMA says no to house-indices
Europe | Products
23 Nov 2022 by Marc Wolterink & Nikolay Nikolov
Belgian investors opt for interest-linked structures as the regulator put a stop to complex indices.
Looking back: a ban that changed almost nothing
Europe | Regulations & Legal
29 Sep 2022 by Sybil Yorke
The introduction of a commission ban in the Netherlands almost a decade ago took away ‘perverse incentives’ for intermediaries but the real change came with transparency, disclosure and standardisation.
SRP in brief: finally coming home
International | Industry
12 Jul 2021 by Amélie Labbe
As the UK licks its Euro 2020 football (soccer) wounds, the structured product market goes from strength to strength on the back of investor interest shifting to these products.
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FSMA bans 12 structured products, detects KID shortcomings
Europe | Regulations & Legal
29 Jun 2021 by SRP News
The Belgian regulator deemed 12 structured products linked to proprietary indices ‘too complex’ for retail investors in 2020.
Belgium Market Review, May 2021: sales come to a halt
Europe | Market Reviews
15 Jun 2021 by Marc Wolterink
Although issuance and sales volumes of structured products were slightly up compared to April, year to date there has been a significant decrease in both, according to SRP data.
Belgium Market Review, March 2021: the importance of capital protection
Europe | Market Reviews
30 Apr 2021 by Marc Wolterink
Belfius was the main distributor/issuer in a month which saw equity indices dominate and the FSMA release FAQs on marketing materials for structured products.
Finvex demise – a regulatory burden, but no impact on the end-investor
International | Indices
04 Feb 2021 by Marc Wolterink
SRP did the rounds and asked market participants about the impact on Finvex-linked structured products after the Belgian index provider was declared bankrupt in November last year.
Belgium Market Review, November 2020: callables, capital protection and Solactive indices
Europe | Market Reviews
14 Dec 2020 by Monika Ilcheva
Thirteen structured products were added to the SRP Belgium database in November.
