Structured Products

Investec Structured Products

The administrators of structured product providers NDFA and DRL say their priority is to confirm investor funds have been segregated from the firms' business accounts.

Jubilee has increased the minimum investment level across its structured product range.

A year on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers, providers of structured products backed by the bank say it will be years before their clients receive compensation.

Clients are scrutinizing even the most basic investment recommendations of their IFA as trust wavers following the collapse of Lehman Brothers, advisers say.

Structured products have seen a surge in popularity this year due to the industry's prompt reaction in clarifying counterparty risk following the Lehman bankruptcy, plan providers say.

The FSA is to begin taking action against firms over structured products backed by Lehman Brothers.

Zurich has launched the latest in its series of Guaranteed Accounts, offering IFAs and their clients the potential to benefit from any FTSE 100 gains.

Interactive Financial Adviser debate

Before I look at some specifics of the RDR and, in particular, how it may affect structured products, it would be remiss not to remind ourselves of the ethos behind the review.