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Better perspective
It's good to see a balanced and objective article on structured products. However, we would suggest that the sceptics quoted above are simply incorrect and given the developments in the market over the past few years their views appear somewhat outdated. I would also be most interested to see what research Mr. Hartey has conducted which proves that more structured products fail than succeed. This is certainly not our experience. We would encourage IFAs to take a look at StructuredProductReview.com where they will discover what the market can offer. We believe that they will be pleasantly surprised.
Posted by: Thomas - StructuredProductReview.com
Tough action not taken
The FSA may have promised tough action to help Lehman savers back in 2009, but three years later, 4000 out of the 6000 savers with Lehman-backed plans are still without their money. FSA reported widespread mis-selling of these plans, and forced some of the intermediaries to close, but FSCS does not really want to know.
Posted by: Missold Investments
Why not research SPs properly?
I see the same misconceptions about structured products again and again. Why is this level of misunderstanding still prevalent? It does not take long to educate yourself to a level where you can make an informed judgement which is what advisers are paid to do. If you want to find out more a good place to start is spgo.co.uk where you can compare the latest products and then objectively compare the returns available to other investments.
Posted by: Ben Murison