Advantages of onshore funds

special report: tax and transparency

Ucits III should provide UK-domiciled structured products with a boost and provide easily understandable vehicles for investors

The potential for structured products to be offered through onshore investment vehicles adds significant value to the overall investment proposition of this asset class. Although these types of products are not new to the UK investor, their exile to offshore-domicile status has sometimes proven to be an impediment to growing the market. But with the introduction of Ucits III, the European Union directive unifying rules on investment procedures, fund managers now have more flexibility to design new onshore products, which should add to the appeal of structured products significantly. Stru...