UK products offer access to commodities, emerging markets and overseas indexes

Little change to product types in UK market

As the current pricing environment continues to challenge issuers, the range of products at the start of the year looks similar to that of 2010, but more emerging markets and commodities products are starting to appear.

"Interest rates are historically low, as is volatility, but it is spiking so you have to be able to take advantage of the spikes," says Marc Chamberlain, executive director at Morgan Stanley in London.

Investors are being given options, and not only ones based on the FTSE 100. Gi