While attractive participation rates can be alluring, it is important to gather all the information necessary before choosing a structured product and to identify the advantages of one product over another
The demand for structured products continues to grow as well as the variety of methods for offering investors attractive returns. This has lead to a proliferation of products, but also a growing level of complexity within those products, making it increasingly difficult to understand what each different structured product is offering. In their simplest form, the aims of the majority of investors looking to invest in a structured product are clear: to benefit from exposure to equity gains, while being protected from capital erosion due to large equity falls. Unfortunately, there is no suc...
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