Irish providers try to get the better of deposits

Investors in Ireland are naturally risk averse and as eager as any for transparency and liquidity, although still in need of the safety that deposit accounts bring. The development of a secondary market is a crucial element of the change, but it will take time. Clare Dickinson reports from the Structured Products Ireland conference held in Dublin on September 16 2010

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Mark Caffrey, Ulster Bank

Deposit products are hugely popular in Ireland – and with blanket cover for all deposits under the government’s Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) and a high, tax-free interest rate offered by the post office, why would anyone want a note-based investment product? For issuers trying to entice investors away from deposits, the development of a secondary market is important, but providers remain wary.

The Irish structured products market is doing better than expected. In his opening address to the

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