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Understanding structured investment products
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As DFMs become embedded in financial planning practices, understanding the full cost structure behind their use is increasingly important.
How flexible and customisable should a DFM offering be?
As DFMs grow in scale and influence, the debate around flexibility and customisation in their investment offerings intensifies.
What is a structured product?
Structured products can offer investors a unique way to access market returns while managing risk with capital protection and tailored pay-offs.
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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
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