Category: Investment and Structured Product News

Streamlining the administration process for structured investments provides significant benefits for all the parties involved in a trade.

Structured investments can be an excellent addition to your portfolio. Here are some of the reasons why you may wish to choose structures this year.

Understanding how structured investments work is crucial for those who want to add them to their portfolio. Let’s examine these investments a little more closely. 

Financial markets have experienced a tumultuous few weeks in 2016, with crude oil prices slumping below $28 a barrel and the FTSE 100 plummeting nearly 3.5 per cent on Wednesday (January 20th) to close at 5,673.58. The index has dropped more than 20 per cent since highs of more than 7,100 in April last year, […]

Structured investments are becoming an increasingly popular asset class, as investors look to benefit from predefined returns, known maturity dates and a finite number of potential outcomes. Another key advantage of structures is the breadth of choice available, which allows institutional investors to select a financial instrument that is tailored specifically to their portfolio needs. […]

Recent research has revealed more family offices are exposing themselves to investment risk this year, as they look to counteract low interest rates.

The human brain truly is a wonder. It is capable of complex mathematical tasks, sophisticated language and communication skills, and problem-solving abilities that are unparalleled in the animal kingdom. Yet, while we may feel our minds are unique, many people often fall victim to the same psychological traps. These mistakes can have huge financial consequences […]

Placing money in a mutual fund is a popular choice for many investors, but do these funds deliver the attractive returns they claim?

How much are we defined by the generation into which we are born? The latest research seems to suggest that socioeconomic factors have a huge impact on our behaviour, enabling experts to pinpoint common characteristics across entire generational groups. While this may be a slightly unnerving notion for some people, the evidence does seem to […]

New research from Aon Hewitt has shown UK defined benefit pension schemes are concentrating more on risk management.