Vontobel to begin issuing structured products in Finland – driving forward its expansion within Europe

 

Following its successful market entry in Sweden at the start of 2015, Vontobel is now continuing its pan-European expansion in the field of leverage products with its entry into the Finnish market. Its offering of open-end turbo warrants and bull and bear certificates is geared towards both private and institutional clients. Vontobel plans to continuously expand this offering in the coming months.

 

Vontobel has been positioned as a leading provider of leverage products in Sweden since the start of 2015. Building on this experience and its many years of expertise – particularly in Switzerland and Germany – Vontobel is now launching its structured products business in Finland. It is making its market debut by offering open-end turbo warrants and bull and bear certificates publicly on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM). With an initial range of over 200 bull and bear certificates on indices and on leading Finnish, German and US equities, as well as on commodities, investors will be able to execute their trading strategies in accordance with their individual risk profile in rising or falling markets. Vontobel plans to gradually expand its product range with the addition of other product categories.

 

From a historical perspective, Finland is regarded as an established market for leverage products. The Finnish market has been experiencing solid growth for years, with open-end turbo warrants and bull and bear certificates accounting for 70% of the market. "Vontobel is well positioned to respond to the strong demand for leverage products – and especially for open-end turbo warrants and bull and bear certificates – among Finnish private investors and institutional clients thanks to our many years of expertise in these products and our proven understanding of the needs of private investors. This creates the ideal conditions to enable us to successfully enter the Finnish market, " explained Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt, a member of the Management Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG.

 

The Frankfurt am Main branch of Bank Vontobel Europe AG will be responsible for the distribution, pricing and trading of the structured products. The issuer is Vontobel Financial Products GmbH in Frankfurt am Main.

 

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