- We have years of experience in arranging Structured Product plans for our clients.
- We offer access to the full range of the latest available plans on the market through our strong relationships with plan managers and issuers.
- We provide a range of Structured Products from Dura, which are suitable for both corporate and private investment. See below for details of their current plans.
- We can provide these investments on an advised and non-advised basis, and we believe that our fees are the cheapest in the UK.
- We can provide these investments on an advised and non-advised basis, and we believe that our fees are the cheapest in the UK.
- Our fees are just 0.5% of the value of the invested capital (minimum £75) for non-advised investments and 1.5% for advised investments (minimum £300).
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Introduction to a FTSE 100 - Defensive Autocall
Structured products are often viewed as complex investments. Using the video it was found that 90% of retail investors understood the features and more importantly the risks of these investments. Furthermore 40% of this group found that a product such as this met one or more of their investments needs (Growth/Income & Growth).
About Dura Capital
Dura Capital is a new, innovative structured investment product provider founded in March 2018. Our management team draws on a wealth of experience across investment structuring, management, administration and distribution.
We aim to offer access to a diverse range of issuers to create investment products matched to investors’ needs. Our mission is to help create wealth in our investors’ lives through our four main values: Simplicity, Accessibility, Value and Support.
Don’t forget the risks
All investments carry risk. It is identifying those risks, understanding how they may affect an investment and assessing whether an investment is suitable for your circumstances that is important.
The potential returns of most structured products and repaying the money invested are usually linked to the level of a stock market index and also depend on the financial stability of the issuer and counterparty bank. You should only consider investing if you understand and accept the risk of losing some or all of any money invested.
You should always read the relevant plan brochure and any other plan documentation, for full details of a plan’s features, including any risks, and the terms and conditions. In addition to the plan brochure and terms and conditions there are other important documents, including a Key Information Document (‘KID’), that you should consider, before deciding to invest in a plan.
Structured products should only be considered as part of a diversified and balanced portfolio.
Below is a summary of some of the main risks usually associated with an investment in structured products plans:
Market risk to potential returns
Whether or not a plan generates the potential returns for investors usually depends on the closing level of the relevant index on the relevant dates for the plan, i.e. the kick-out anniversary dates for kick-out products; the early maturity dates and end dates for growth products; the annual income dates for income products.
If the index closes below the level needed, for the plan or plan options chosen, on all of the relevant dates, the plan or plan options will not generate a return.
Market risk to repayment of money invested in 'Capital-at-Risk' plans
If the closing level of the relevant index is below the level needed on all of the kick-out anniversary dates or early maturity dates, if relevant for the plan or plan options chosen, and on the end date, repaying the money invested at maturity will usually depend on the closing level of the index on the end date..
Different structured products use different types of protection barriers. Some products use barriers that are observed every day that can therefore be breached on any day during the investment term, while some products use barriers that are only observed at the end of the investment term and that cannot therefore be breached during the investment term.
Market risk to the repayment of money invested on the end date will depend on the type of barrier and its level.
For example, for a product with an end of term barrier, set at 60% of the start level, if the index for the plan closes at or above 60% of the start level, on the end date, money invested will be repaid in full (less any agreed adviser fees and withdrawals). However, if on the end date the index closes below 60% of the start level, the amount of money repaid (less any agreed adviser fees and withdrawals) will be reduced by the amount that the index has fallen. For example, if the index has fallen by 45%, the repayment of money invested will be reduced by 45% (meaning that investors will get 55% of their investment back).
'Protected' types of structured products
Some structured product plans are designed so that they are 100% protected from stock market risk at the end date.
It is important to understand that even if a structured product plan is designed with 100% protection from stock market risk, at the end date, it will still usually have issuer and counterparty bank risk. In other words, both the potential returns of the plan and repaying the money invested at the end date will depend on the financial stability of the issuer and counterparty bank. If the issuer and counterparty bank become insolvent, or similar, or fail to be able to meet their obligations, it is likely that investors will receive back less than they invested.
Issuer and counterparty bank risk
Both the potential returns and repaying the money invested of most structured products depend on the financial stability of the issuer and counterparty bank. If the issuer and counterparty bank become insolvent, or similar, or fail to be able to meet their obligations, it is likely that investors will receive back less than they invested.
Financial Services Compensation Scheme ('FSCS') protection
It is important to understand that it is not usually possible to claim under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if the issuer and counterparty bank fail to meet their obligations or if the stock market index that a plan links to falls.
Structured deposits
Structured deposit plans are deposit-based and will usually be fully protected from stock market risk at the end date and also benefit from the protection of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, if the bank or building society is a licensed UK deposit taker.
Structured Products Investor newsletter
We are also delighted to be able to introduce a new client newsletter, the Best Price FS Structured Products Investor, with the support of Tempo.
Contributing journalists will include the highly respected Financial Times ‘adventurous investor’ columnist, David Stevenson.
The first publication also features an article written by the global head of Tempo, Chris Taylor.