Structured products
A structure out of all proportion?
Volatile markets have reignited the debate about the validity of constant proportion portfolio insurance, leaving investors cashed-out and locked in. Structurers are coming up with new ways to tackle the structure's weaknesses, but could bond and option…
Legal advice
Legal & General is enjoying success in the retail UK market with its capital-guaranteed bond series. However, as signs emerge that customers are looking beyond the FTSE to emerging markets, the company's product offering could diversify away from vanilla…
The niche hunter
Retail investors in Germany have acquired a taste for sophisticated structured products amid a highly developed and long-established domestic market. But with so many alternative asset classes yet to be tapped, MPC Capital sees unique investment…
The price is right for inflation
Inflation is rarely out of the headlines these days, whether it is soaring petrol or gas prices, or the price of staple foods such as bread and rice. And this daily flow of news has heightened awareness among retail and high-net-worth investors of the…
Inflation-linker boosters
Merrill Lynch has released two high-scoring inflation products, one based on the euro, one on the Swiss franc. The basic structure is the same for both products, with differences reflecting the relative risk and merits of following the two markets
Commodity plays and hedges
Barclays Bank is offering a link to 14 commodities and one commodity index which allows investors to take a stake in the rise of the main commodity subsectors while also providing a natural hedge against inflation
Reaping the dividends
Credit Suisse is offering a five-year CPPI product, based on a pick of Australian stocks and offering semi-annual income based on dividend yields
Best in Japan - BNP Paribas
Structured Products Asia Awards 2008
Unpacking Russia's onshore potential
As an emerging market, Russia offers massive growth potential in the structured products arena. Yet the bulk of business is conducted offshore for wealth clients, leaving little trace of an onshore market. While investors and bankers are keen to develop…
Best in South Korea - KDB Asset Management
Structured Products Asia Awards 2008