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Synthetic solutions still rule

Whether it is down to a lack of imagination or of distribution power on the side of fund houses, actively managed products are being sidelined in many parts of Europe in favour of synthetically produced investment banking products. Elisa Trovato speaks to some of the more innovative and successful providers

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COMBINING EXPERTISE
— Romain D’Hebrail

Traditional asset management and structured management can only ­benefit from pooling their expertise. Romain d’Hébrail explains

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Entering the efficient frontier

As structured products become more scientific in their implementation, institutions are more willing to embrace the strategy. Elisa Trovato dispels some of the myths surrounding structured products and outlines the most attractive areas

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Best put to use in a long-term plan

BNP Paribas explains how commodities and structured products can improve a portfolio’s risk/return ratio and thereby satisfy the need for diversification

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Finding a less restrictive derivatives framework

In replacing the regulatory framework for the use of derivatives in investments, Germany has opened the industry to more innovative use of the asset class and allowed funds to provide tailored fund solutions for investors, say Stefanie Ginsbach and Marc Boettinger, fund managers of DWS structured products

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Hedge fund strategies go mainstream
— Bhupinder Singh, Deutsche Bank

Quantitative research strategists at top banks typically spend their time advising hedge fund clients. Monetising this capability and packaging it for retail and institutional clients has become the latest trend in the structured products market, says Bhupinder Singh

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