Product retrospective: Breaking barriers

We take a look at the performance of a product originally reviewed in January 2009 that was aimed at investors betting on modest growth in the S&P 500 index. The inclusion of an upside barrier restricted potential returns to 45%

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This is a three-year growth product linked to the S&P 500 Index that we featured back in January 2009. The product has been issued as a certificate of deposit (CD) and is covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), so in the case of issuer default the FDIC would compensate investors should the issuer fail to repay their principal investment. It is therefore aimed at cautious investors who wish to

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