Digital Library

Absa Index and Structured Solutions philosophy and process

Absa Index and Structured Solutions (AISS) offer a broad range of structured products with bespoke solutions offering a client-centric focus designed to match clients' unique preferences, risk profiles and financial goals.

Index methodologies in structured products

This piece aims to provide an understanding of how issuers select and build indices for structured products, writes Fundiswa Pikashe, Head of Structured Products Distribution at Absa.

Blue Chip DFM Guide 2026

Welcome to the 2026 edition of the Blue Chip DFM Guide, a guide to Discretionary Fund Managers in South Africa.

What are the different types of structured products available to retail...

There is a limited range of structured products offered in South Africa compared to the rest of the world.

The transparency of structured products’ risk-return profiles and fees

When recommending structured products, advisors need to ensure risk and return profiles are suitable for investors. Full disclosure also requires transparency about the costs of investing.

What risks and potential rewards need to be evaluated in structured...

In evaluating structured products, all the risk factors need to be balanced against the benefits to ensure that the risks don’t undermine the benefits.

What key factors should institutional investors consider?

The role of structured products in institutional investments is growing, but these investors need to consider all the usual risks and benefits including liquidity and compliance with regulations such as Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act.

How do SPs fit into the South African investment landscape?

Structured products are gaining traction in South Africa, complementing traditional asset classes through more customised risk management amid technological and regulatory change.

The 2026 guide to structured products in South Africa

Exclusive: The 2026 Structured Products Guide is now available as an eBook. This guide features a range of highly informative introductory articles about structured products in South Africa and provide profiles of leading companies offering structured products in South Africa.

AIP Capital Management

AIP Capital Management was founded in August 2017. The company has an AUM of R920-million, with 30 clients on their books.
- Advertisement -

Most Popular

What really matters when choosing offshore unit trusts

When considering offshore investing, the starting point is not the fund - it’s the investor. What are you trying to achieve? Whether it’s long-term...

How to become a financial advisor in South Africa

The route to becoming a financial advisor in South Africa is typically a mix of formal study, on-the-job training and obtaining the required regulatory qualifications. If you are certain financial planning is your future career, read on.

The UFS School of Financial Planning Law celebrates 25 years of inspiring excellence and...

The School of Financial Planning Law (SFPL) in the Faculty of Law at the UFS prides itself on its qualities of excellence and integrity in providing holistic financial planning education since 2001.

Hollard Investment Managers

Hollard Investment Managers, part of the Hollard Group, was established in 2013 and is based in Parktown, Johannesburg.

Financial Planning for the Global Citizen

A virtual conference for financial planners who want to give clear, useful advice to clients with lives and money across borders. 
- Advertisement -