INVESTMENT STRATEGIES » Structured Products
Structuring solutions to market volatility
31 October, 2011
Volatility is making traditional vanilla structured products too expensive, but there is rising demand for auto-callables which bring both upside and protection
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The next generation of custom indices
31 October, 2011
Frank Copplestone, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, looks at how the range of custom indices available from structured product providers has evolved over recent years to reflect the changing needs of investors
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Structured products back in the limelight
05 April, 2011
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Jane Balen Petersen, Barclays Capital
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With investors’ confidence returning in recent months, appetite for structured products, which were almost fatally wounded by the financial crisis, is on the rise
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Renewed appetite for structured solutions as worries disappear
28 April, 2010
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Andy Halford, Kleinwort Benson |
With equity based investments back in demand, structured products are once again attracting investors, although concerns about liquidity mean transparency and simplicity are at a premium, writes Ceri Jones.
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Transparency top of investors' wish lists
01 November, 2009
Clients are still interested in algorithmically constructed indices that enable them to access hard to reach assets, writes Ceri Jones, but they want to know what they are buying
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Appetites return but tastes have changed
01 October, 2009
Investors’ appetite for risk is returning as they look to take advantage of rises in global stock markets, and they are turning to simple structured products as a way to gain exposure, writes Ceri Jones
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Simplicity the order of the day
14 September, 2009
Investors are showing a renewed interest in structured solutions, but are now looking for simpler and more transparent products with shorter maturities than they would have gone for in the past, writes Elliot Smither
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Sulaiman Moolla, HSBC Amanah |
The journey towards absolute return
01 June, 2009
As global market volatility reaches extreme levels and most asset classes suffer heavy losses, bankers are engaged in the arduous work of finding Sharia-compliant ways to offer companies and investors some protection, writes Philip Alexander
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