Laying unnecessary fears to rest

structured products

There are still many concerns about structured products, partly because of past losses and partly because of their complicated nature, but in many cases these concerns are unfounded

Although the market for structured products is growing every year, there are still a number of concerns among investors and advisers about these products. Although concerns are justified in view of past investor losses and in the face of the recent market volatility some of these prejudices are unfounded. Below are set out some of the objections that have been made to structured products, which Mark Mathias, managing director of Dawnay Day Quantum, attempts to dispel. As well as allaying fears he also highlights some of the positive aspects of structured products, such as their ability to ...