Instreet's calling card

It has been only 14 months since Instreet Investment began distributing structured products to the Australian retail market. The boutique asset manager now offers securitised call spreads, which allow financial planners to create their own capital-protection strategies and enjoy flexibility in choice of counterparty. Matt Cameron reports

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Amid widespread concerns over counterparty risk voiced by both retail investors and financial planners, Australia's Instreet Investment has added a new trade to its arsenal - securitised call spreads. Investors effectively purchase the premium of the option, usually on an equity index of up to three years in length at a current indicative cost of around 6% a year. They can then create a tailored capital-protected strategy by choosing the bank they are most comfortable depositing their money with

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