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Most Innovative Bank for Climate Change and Sustainability

Over the years Natixis has had a prominent goal of becoming a reference bank for green business. Natixis has been thriving by financing clean energy infrastructures and solutions, developing green financial products, offering responsible investments as well as promoting sustainability through engagement with clients, investors, regulators, employees, suppliers and communities.

To  commemorate the tremendous efforts, successes and experience of our experts, Natixis has been awarded by The Banker Investment Banking Awards 2018 as the Most Innovative Bank for Climate Change and Sustainability.

With climate change and sustainability fully integrated into the strategic plan for the coming years, this award is a breath-taking achievement and secures a highly ranked position for Natixis as a Bank that encompasses Climate Change and Sustainability themes.

Interview with Orith Azoulay - The Banker Investment Banking Awards 2018

Where do we stand when it comes to « Green » investment solutions?

Environmental issues concern all economic players and the financial sector is increasingly mobilising for sustainable development.

Where do we stand when it comes to « Green » investment solutions?

On May 16th during a lunch-debate, Natixis teams and guests tried to answer this question in a discussion. Our expert teams presented the main environmental challenges and some of the solutions Natixis provides to tackle them:

• Presentation of the Natixis Green & Sustainable Hub.
• Introduction of the Euronext^® Climate Objective 50 Equal Weight Decrement 5% index (composed of 50 European stocks selected according to their commitment to the climate).
• Presentation of Magenta Climat et Transition Energétique (an offer indexed to the Euronext^® Climate Objective 50 Equal Weight Decrement 5% Index).

Discover the MOXA Index by Natixis

Discover the NXS Momentum Cross Asset Index, also known as the MOXA Index, launched by Natixis in December 2016

FTSE 150 Index Seminar at the London Stock Exchange

To commemorate the launch of the FTSE 150 Index two years ago, Natixis hosted a presentation at the London Stock Exchange on the 22nd of May. The event was in conjunction with our partner and index sponsor, FTSE Russell. Presentations were made by Christopher Bates - Global Research Director at FTSE Russell, Steven Graham - Partner at  Mariana Investment and our very own Atish Mistry - Equity Solutions Sales UKI at Natixis. The event introduced the FTSE 150 as an investable index to UK retail investors.

New partnership with DERICON in Germany

In 2018 Natixis entered a new partnership with Dericon and became accessible to a wide audience of distributors, savings and popular banks within the German market. Dericon provides a state of the art platform for distributors with bespoke documentation for individual clients reflecting their regulatory requirements. Natixis will issue on the primary market side with value added products.

Domino Phoenix in Italy

Earlier this year, Natixis Equity Derivatives Italy launched a marketing campaign based on the Domino Phoenix. A pay-off, which in recent years was awarded most innovative pay-off by specialised media magazines.

Discover the new idDAX 50 Index

The idDAX 50 Equal Weight Decrement 4% Index or the idDAX 50 Index is an investable index provided by STOXX^®. It consists of the 30 companies from the DAX 30 Price Index plus the next 20 most liquid shares of the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Please take a few minutes to look at the explainer video on Easy Equity TV available in English and German.

NXS Europe Short Volatility Index

The NXS Europe Short Volatility is a dynamic strategy index exposed to financial markets through a basket of synthetic put and call options on the Eurostoxx 50 and market index, the NXS European Equity Futures Index. It aims to benefit of both Volatility Risk Premia and Short Term Mean Reversion by selling dynamic Delta Hedged Strangles.

NXS Elite Funds Selection ER Index

The NXS Elite Funds Selection ER Index is a dynamic strategy index invested in a basket of global multi asset funds. It boasts simple rules which dynamically select the 7 funds with the strongest recent returns adding significant value over time. The strategy is dynamically rebalanced every two months. Additionally, the index looks to provide an additional layer of protection by increasing and decreasing its allocation to the selected managers in order to maintain the volatility of the Index below 3.50%.

Natixis Distributors Event in Brussels: Primobel

Distributors of financial products face a complex and rapidly changing regulatory environment. They ask us: “How can we ensure we are offering the best investment opportunities to our clients whilst remaining aligned with regulations?” Our first Primobel event, held in Brussels, was our way of answering that question. Our expert teams introduced the main regulatory challenges, from MIFID2 to PRIIPS, and the solutions that we provide to meet them.

From innovative structured products, to Natixis sponsored indices that give exposure to specific asset classes, to our full-service marketing offering.

Natixis Awarded Most Innovative Investment Bank for Equity Derivatives

Prestigious financial publication The Banker has dubbed Natixis as “Most Innovative Investment Bank for Equity Derivatives 2017”, leading in innovation for the second year in a row ! The award affirms the expertise of the Natixis Equity Derivatives department.

This is a true reflection of the dedication of the Natixis Financial Engineering, sales and trading teams within Equity Derivatives, who provide original solutions that meet investors’ needs. Some custom-designed products for institutional clients include “Zephyr Max” an alternative solution to money market products, “CLEEN” (Callable Leveraged Equity Exposure Note) which offers appealing yield and substantial capital protection at maturity. Further innovation within the Natixis product range can be found in products indexed to dividend futures, tailored to providing yield in the current weak volatility and persistently low interest rate environment. For Retail clients, Natixis offers the “Domino” financial product, which is indexed to performances of a basket of stocks and to credit risk. The bank also offers a range of debt securities indexed to the Euronext COP 50 EWER, which consists of 50 European climate responsible stocks. As well as innovation within their product range, The Banker award also recognizes the Natixis Equity Derivatives marketing team strengths, who this year have developed MOOC training programs that provide clients with a greater insight into products and solutions distributed in their banking and insurance networks.

“This fresh award confirms Natixis’ ability to innovate and create value-added solutions tailored to the market context and regulatory changes !”