Accelerated growth
Retrospective analysis: Credit Suisse's S&P 500 accelerated growth product...
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A maximum return of 20% was on offer from an accelerated growth product that Credit Suisse issued in May 2009. The maximum return of 20% over the 18-month term was easily achieved due to the five times...
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The Dow Jones Eurostoxx 50 Index has fallen by more than either of the FVC capital-at-risk indexes since the end of August 2009, mainly due to the capital protection that these two indexes represent.
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In review this month are a five-year principal-protected product linked to the FTSE 100, a five-year accelerated growth product linked to the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund and a one-year reverse convertible...
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Market snapshot
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Structured products issuers in the US offered investors more accelerated growth and less reverse convertible products in August. With the notional issuance of accelerated products now far higher than for reverse convertibles this trend appears to be sustainable....
US wrap: Structurers deploy longer maturities to tackle low interest...
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Longer tenors are proving attractive to investors hunting for yield as low interest rates prevail in the US
US Wrap: Wells Fargo offers accelerated US equity returns
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Wells Fargo is the only issuer of publicly registered structured products in the US as volumes tail off
Market snapshot
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The sale of structured products in the US has increased by around 36% in June and July. In the UK, the market in the same two months was characterised by the continuing dominance of capital-at-risk products.
Product performance
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The products reviewed this month include full principal protection and an accelerated growth product that has no downside risk, alongside a three and a six-month reverse convertible
Barclays offers choice of barriers
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The Barclays target growth plan offers two ways of looking at a barrier, with investors taking a risk if there is a breach at an observation date that remains at maturity or a series of breaches that can wipe out a reserve account. The potential returns...
US wrap: Banks offer differing risk levels linked to S&P 500
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Index-based investments have returned to the benchmarks for the latest issuance but there are discrepancies between the risks an investor takes on for different products based on the S&P 500. The safer bet is the Barclays review product, which has a...
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