Structured products
Sophisticated investment offerings or portfolios that use innovative legal and financial structures in order to minimise risk and potentially reduce unnecessary tax. Structured products can also be used to enhance the performance of existing investments.
Articles
21/02/2005
Exchange-traded funds: not just for equity investments?
The European exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market is continuing to go from strength to strength, with the launch of non-equity ETFs over the last couple of years.
22/09/2004
Introduction to Structured Products
This area of the site examines the ways in which underlying investments can be ‘structured' in such a way as to enhance performance, protect against potential losses, minimise taxation and legal obligations, or even reduce fees.
News
04/08/2006
EasyETF lists new property and non-energy commodity funds in Frankfurt
German exchange Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded funds on the Xetra pan-European trading platform.
08/05/2006
Swiss and German exchanges team up to create new securitised derivatives market
Deutsche Boerse and the SWX Group are to combine their warrant and certificate trading activities in a jointly operated securities exchange organisation, they announced last week.
11/03/2005
New structure seeks to revolutionise commodity investing
Barclays Capital has launched the first credit instrument that provides fixed income investors with access to commodities as an asset class.
04/01/2005
Barclays launches Hong Kong ETF targeted at China's A-share market
International investors are now in a position to get cheap and liquid access to China's A-share market.
