The years that followed the Lehmann bankruptcy in 2008 became known as the global financial crisis such was the profound effect that...
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In the last twelve months there have been significant increases in interest rates across all major markets. This has been caused...
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The UK regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is at an advanced stage of implementing its new “Consumer Duty” directive. This...
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Financial commentators love themes, they love labels and they love acronyms. One of most prevalent examples in the investment world in...
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Structured products have played an important role in providing income and protected solutions for investors for many decades. Three...
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The European PRIIPs regulation is one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging initiatives in investor protection ever seen. It was...
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The last three years have seen persistent volatility in equity markets worldwide. As investors try to digest and cope with the...
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Across all major currencies there has been a sharp increase in interest rates in 2022. This has mostly been caused by inflationary...
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Many retail structured products are linked to a single equity index for direct exposure to a country, region or sector. Products...
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Structured products generally have a fixed maturity and the choice of the length of the investment when selecting a structured product...
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