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Commercial property plays

Morgan Stanley surprised many people in July 2008 when it plumped for a commercial property-based product. With lower volatility than was on offer from the FTSE 100, it made for a relatively generous offer of returns that took 65% of the starting level…

Delighted with deposits

Newcastle Building Society has been gradually building up its structured deposit business, including the launch of a new intermediary services arm in 2008. With the FTSE 100 index climbing and deposits backed by the government, the society is right to be…

The transparency tide

The issue of counterparty risk and how best to convey it to retail investors dominated the agenda at the Structured Products Europe conference. Delegates explored ways of identifying and mitigating risk, while the rise in structured funds and regulation…

Stepping stones

Risk-averse retail investors are shying away from fully regulated sales products that are capital at risk in favour of deposits. But structured products provide a natural stepping stone for Yorkshire Building Society to bridge this gap while delivering…

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