Natixis Wealth Management has successfully marketed to its clients an investment product structured by Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB), to finance or refinance renewable energy projects and incorporating a donation to the Institut Pasteur.
The investment product, Opportunité Juin 2022, is a green debt security, structured by equity derivatives teams at Natixis CIB and eligible for life insurance policies, endowment contracts and securities accounts. Opportunité Juin 2022 offers an alternative investment to traditional dynamic equity products and is indexed to the performance of the French equity market via the CAC Large 60 Equal Weight Excess Return®. The recommended investment timeframe is 10 years. Opportunité Juin 2022 was marketed by Natixis Wealth Management between May 16th and June 17th, 2022.
Dynamic investment product to support the environmental transition…
Opportunité Juin 2022 addresses investor clients’ interest in products that support the environmental transition as amounts invested will be used to finance or refinance photovoltaic parks or hydraulic station projects, wind turbines, and the development of biomass, meeting stringent eligibility and traceability criteria that comply with the methodology approved by environmental rating agency VigeoEiris.
… and scientific progress by the Institut Pasteur
Opportunité Juin 2022 also incorporates a charitable dimension as Natixis CIB has made a donation to the lnstitut Pasteur – exempt of tax advantages – equating to 0.20% of the total securities invested. This donation will support the Institut Pasteur’s financing of its Explore research projects and fits within the broader partnership between Natixis CIB and the Institut Pasteur whereby Natixis CIB pledged to make a donation to the Institut Pasteur on structured issues.
“We are particularly proud to have designed this innovative structured product – Opportunité Juin 2022 – for Natixis Wealth Management’s clients, addressing the challenges raised by the environmental transition and incorporating a charitable dimension” states Mohamed Kallala, Co-Head of Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking.
“The successful marketing of Opportunité Juin 2022 with our clients reflects their increasing interest in responsible investment, which offers greater meaning and aligns with their personal convictions”, adds Audrey Koenig, CEO of Natixis Wealth Management.
“The Institut Pasteur derives more than a third of its resources from private donations. Support from companies and in particular those in the banking sector such as Natixis CIB, is crucial for us to continue our work and promote good health for all. With this partnership, the banking and financial community is committed to supporting innovative scientific projects that will lead to the breakthrough successes of the future. I am delighted and would like to thank Natixis CIB for this generous and original initiative to support our Explore program and its teams”, notes Antoine Bogaerts, Director, Department of Philanthropy at the Institut Pasteur.
