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UK investors eye capital protection as rates rise and volatility falls
Commodities, emerging markets, capital protection, income and inflation are the buzzwords surrounding UK structured product launches this year as 2011 starts with a bang.
Investors were paid, as promised, by Credit Suisse’s 18-month, accelerated growth structured product. The yield is equivalent to an annual return of 11.6% for the S&P 500-linked investment
Elevated concern about extreme events has boosted interest in hedging tail risk, but this means turning conventional fund management on its head. Mark Pengelly talks to Mark Spitznagel, founder of hedge...
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