After a year of criticism, structured product providers have formed an association they hope will counteract the negative publicity.
Any marketing manager worth their salt knows that unforeseen complications often go hand in glove with great success. Those working in the structured product market have certainly learnt that lesson this year. Even though the sector had bumper sales, it had opprobrium heaped on it by critics. The collapse of four structured product plan providers since June this year gave detractors of the sector plenty of ammunition. Three out of those four collapsed because they used Lehman Brothers as their counter party and the untimely demise of this investment bank triggered their sudden deaths. ...
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