Commodity structured products issuance fails to pick up, Barclays Capital

Commodity-linked structured and exchange traded products (ETPs) have suffered in the second quarter of 2009 as inflows into the investments have slowed, according to Barclays Capital.

ETPs in particular have been the losers, says BarCap, with assets under management (AUM) increasing by only US$9 billion, two thirds of which were new inflows, compared to a $17.5 billion increase in the first quarter of 2009.

While cumulative issuance of structured products has increased to $50 billion, issuance in the second quarter is a 'relatively meagre' at $1.2 billion. Commodity indexes, by contrast, have been the winners, increasing quarter on quarter by $23 billion, of which $10 billion

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