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The use of derivatives and structured products in mutual funds is on the increase, especially since the liberalisation of the UK's authorised collective investment scheme and the introduction of Ucits III. But is the asset management industry equipped to handle the risk management requirements that come with it?

With the launch of its five-year sterling-denominated GSCI Agriculture Note aimed exclusively at UK fund managers and asset managers, Barclays Capital became the first bank in the UK to offer a pure agricultural commodity note for the fund management sector. The note offers 120% of the rise in the GSCI Agriculture Excess Return Index and provides full capital protection unless the index falls by 40% and fails to recover to its initial level. The bank has already launched 11 products into the UK

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