Mitigate risk with managed protected products

structured products

Protected or guaranteed products with an active manager have the advantage of being able to continuously respond in an appropriate manner to changing markets and interest rates

When investors set out their requirements for their portfolios, most will emphasise that capital protection is the fundamental characteristic they seek. While many investors now recognise that stock market investments present them with the potential to produce far greater returns than cash in a deposit account, recent years in particular have proved that returns can be volatile, investment timing is difficult and there can be sustained periods of loss. Between 2000 and March 2003 the FTSE 100 Index fell -42.7% before bouncing back at the end July 2006, but it is still below its all time hig...