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Omnium distribution platform suited to life under RDR, says Meteor
No commission for IFAs enables new platform for Meteor
Multi-index underlyings: worth the extra risk?
Roughly 13% of the UK's retail structured products market consists of products based on more than one index. Many offer double-digit returns, but some providers say their higher risk levels are the opposite of what the structured products industry needs…
Barclays structured products maturing last year lean towards wealth preservation
A roundup of structured products that Barclays distributed via UK IFAs in 2012 reveals good returns were possible even in flat markets. Despite many underlyings experiencing a bear market, investors always got back at least their initial capital
Non-financial corporate bonds: the future for structured products?
Using non-financial corporate bonds instead of bank bonds to underpin structured products could encourage more investors to consider them, as it would help diversify the counterparty risk within a portfolio, say industry participants
Structured products market in Greece stabilises ahead of debt sustainability talks
Investors in Greece appear calmer than in May and June, when fears of currency redenomination saw structured product sales surge
New listings on Scoach reach highest level this year
New listings of structured products on Scoach in Switzerland are at their highest since January
Structured products could lead the way in new nomenclature standards
Structured products could lead the way in new nomenclature standards
RDR rules risk being seen as a product endorsement, say IFAs
IFAs question whether RDR will act as product endorsement
Structured product 'disguised' interest may be subject to higher taxes
Returns on more structured products could be subject to income tax rather than capital gains tax following a tightening of the law by the UK tax authority
Scoach listings plummet as risk appetite rises
Figures from Swiss structured products platform show falls in listings between August and September reflect year-on-year trend
Debut growth plan from Structured Investment Group tracks basket of global indexes
Structured Investment Group's first product is a six-year growth plan based on a basket of four indexes with Morgan Stanley as counterparty
Firms already circumventing RDR commission ban, warns FSA
Financial Services Authority letter outlines ways in which banks and distributors are going against the spirit of the RDR