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03 Jun 2019

Structured products address “protection vs participation” dilemma facing investors

By Janice Roberts

 One of the key challenges for investment advisers in the current climate is to decide on positioning in what looks to be a mature global equity market. While the risk of a major correction or sell-off in the next two to three years needs to be taken into account, there’s also the “fear of missing...
03 May 2019

More than protection – structured products deliver excellent returns

By Janice Roberts

Structured products are often seen in terms of their capital protection features – yet they’ve rewarded investors with excellent returns too.
28 Jan 2019

New structured investment offers inflation beating returns

By Janice Roberts

Following a year of heightened volatility and poor equity market returns, investors and financial advisers are increasingly looking for investments that deliver decent returns, with capital protection.
01 Oct 2018

Optimal Investment Growth Basket Limited removes complexity of offshore investing

By Janice Roberts

Given that South Africa only presents a minor portion of the investable assets in the world, there are significant opportunities for local investors to diversify their investments by looking offshore. However, many are intimidated by the challenges revolving around this process.
19 Jul 2016

Investec structured product yielding AUD 54% re-opens for investment

By Janice Roberts

Investec’s International Titans Basket Limited has, over the past 5.4 years, delivered approximately AUD 54% (ZAR 141%) in returns. It has done this without putting any of investors’ capital at risk.
30 Jun 2016

Why structured products make sense for savvy SA investors

By Janice Roberts

Until fairly recently South African investors were limited in their choice of investment products. Banks and asset managers offered a very narrow range of vehicles for people to grow their wealth.
19 Jan 2016

China Seas Limited offers rand hedge and full capital protection

By Janice Roberts

Investec has launched an investment product that will provide investors with two times the growth of a basket of European and Asian indices to a maximum return of 40% in GBP, over a 4.3 year investment period, and with 100% downside protection in GBP.
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