February 14, 2019 – Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that a structured product called Autocall Suomi Takuukuponki will be listed on Nasdaq Helsinki today. Autocall Suomi Takuukuponki is issued by Investec Bank plc and arranged by Garantum. Autocall Suomi Takuukuponki is the first structured product issued by Investec Bank on Nasdaq Helsinki, and it is listed under ISIN code FI4000354303.
Investec Bank plc is a specialist bank and private client wealth manager. It offers a range of financial products and services, including structured products to help clients meet their investment and wealth goals.
“We’re proud to be listing our first structured product on Nasdaq Helsinki,” comments Andreas Regen of Investec Bank plc. “We plan to continue to introduce new, compelling structured products to provide value to investors as we build our presence in the Nordics.”
Garantum was founded in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2004 as a specialist in derivatives-based investment solutions. While today Garantum is one of the leading distributors of structured products in the Nordics, it also offers a broad range of financial products and services.
”Garantum is one of the pioneers of structured investment solutions and as such we have always appreciated strong partners in the value chain. Nasdaq is a long-standing partner and we are very pleased to be able to list all our public products on their exchanges in Stockholm or Helsinki. By listing on Nasdaq’s exchanges we add transparency and liquidity to the many positives already inherent in a structured products,” comments Mikael Axelsson, CEO Garantum Fondkomission AB.
Ann-Charlotte Eliasson, Head of Fixed Income Listings at Nasdaq Nordic says: ”We are pleased to welcome Investec Bank plc as a new issuer on Nasdaq Helsinki and Garantum as a proven partner with structured product distribution. As an additional feature, Garantum will provide daily bids on the structured product listed today, which is a vital step making the market more transparent. We are looking forward to be able to grow the Finnish market together with issuers, distributers and investors.”
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