Structured investments: why you need them now

After the terrifying volatility of the past few months, investors in search of attractive returns have not been left with many options. Now may be the time to increase market exposure and the structured route could restore lost confidence

Unless you have been asleep under a rock - hopefully not a Northern Rock - you will not be surprised to hear these are unprecedented times for financial markets. Global financial markets have been terrifyingly volatile over the past couple of months. Institutional and retail investors alike have been reducing their exposure to risky assets in their droves. Despite major stock markets having staged a bounce from an extreme bout of selling, their losses for the year remain appalling. The sheer volatility of markets, with hundred-point daily swings common, has led to many cautious investors ...