Many structured products available to UK retail investors have been linked to equities, but products linked to property and bonds should soon come to market
Many people think of structured products as either fixed term investments paying a percentage of the rise in the FTSE 100 Index, or precipice bonds. But although these have predominated in the retail investment market institutional investors have benefited from a far more comprehensive selection in recent years. Sophisticated modelling and pricing techniques, combined with established portfolio insurance techniques, mean that pretty much any asset can be offered with capital protection. Recent strong performances in the equity markets have reassured investors and recouped most of the losse...
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