Gary Dale

Interactive Financial Adviser debate

Before I look at some specifics of the RDR and, in particular, how it may affect structured products, it would be remiss not to remind ourselves of the ethos behind the review.

Investec Structured Products is aiming to transform the way advisers think about Structured Income Plans. This is a bold statement to make however one that has true substance.

Returning to work after a week's holiday - I say holiday, but anyone who has been to Centre Parcs with three children before will understand this may not be the correct word for it - I found my inbox full of emails either extolling the virtues of the...

Investec Structured Products has improved the terms of its Capital Guaranteed FTSE 100 Income Plan.

Absolutely. Portfolio construction is about one thing; optimising a return profile for a client's given level of risk, but not in that order. It is imperative that the client fully understands the risks involved with different asset classes at this stage...

I usually try and find a quiet corner of the office to pen my blog, however, due to the Easter holidays last weekend, I found myself somewhat constrained by time.

Credit ratings, financial strength, CDS spreads, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme...these are all terms readers will no doubt be all too familiar with.

I've started this short blog with a question because I don't think there is a definitive answer when talking about structured products. Let me explain.

Much of the trade press makes for amusing reading at the moment as we are at that time of year again when some of our industry's leading fund managers look to predict where the FTSE100 index will finish by the year end. This year however things are somewhat...