UK private investors are missing out on a good investment opportunity

To date UK investors have been reluctant to tap into structured products, but they should look at these again as they complement the equity funds and bonds investors currently hold, while allowing access to more esoteric assets

In contrast to their neighbours in continental Europe, and indeed compared to institutional investors in the UK itself, UK private investors have come relatively late to the structured products party. Only recently have they begun to appreciate the advantages of structured products in terms of portfolio diversification, investment risk mitigation and as a tool to fine tune their portfolio to match their risk reward profile. Since 2000, growth in the retail sales of structured investment products in the UK has been sluggish, even negative. This has been attributed to a number of factors, ra...