With many portfolios suffering losses in 2008, it's natural for investors to look for new ways to generate returns.
Many are now turning towards a more thematic approach to seek out the brightest prospects – investments that have the potential to outperform the general market. As structured product providers, we want to offer thematic products that will capture investors’ imaginations. Before each product launch, we spend considerable time working out what will really appeal to investors. As well as gathering feedback from IFAs, we look at the views of our internal Research department and Economists, and share ideas with our structured product teams in other regions. It can take some time to put a prod...
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