Advisers are set to benefit from the recent equity market volatility, caused by the General Election and the Greek debt crisis, as yields have been increasing on capital at risk structured products.
The wide daily swings of the major equity indices are making it easier for providers to structure attractive pay-out scenarios on the vehicles, although there is a drag on plans offering investment protection. Ian Lowes, managing director of Lowes Wealth Management and founder of StructuredProductReview.com, believes independent boutiques are best positioned to harness the current volatility. "What we saw in the run-up to the election was very low volatility and the majority of structured product providers came out with their new suite of plans at the end of April as they normally w...
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