A baby-boomer bounce

The US structured products market continues to develop in both size and sophistication as demand for better returning, or at least capital-protected investment products continues its natural rise. The baby boomers are here and issuers and distributors in the US are preparing to feed their needs. Richard Jory and Sophia Morrell report

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The US structured products market is finally growing up, with notional issuance volumes hitting US$114 billion last year, according to figures from the US Structured Products Association (SPA). This 78% year-on-year increase has seen the market mature by accommodating new structures and underlyings, on top of the original mainstay of reverse convertibles. These notes still represented just over a third of 2007's issuance volume, making them the most popular retail structured product, said New

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