Australia prepares for lift-off

Australia provides an interesting opportunity for structured products issuers. A competitive banking environment and a market that is warming to derivatives-based investments means there is plenty of room for growth, as Daniel Sheehan discovers

The Australian structured products market is undergoing a surge in growth, according to figures from Barclays Capital. The UK investment bank forecasts that the Australian market will show a threefold increase in size from A$6 billion ($4.6 billion) to A$18 billion in the next three years. The market has already trebled to A$6 billion at the end of 2005 from A$2 billion in 2002, making it one of the fastest developing structured products markets in the world.

Structured products make up an

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