The Essential Educational Masterclass

Structured investments offer many investment benefits and advantages, that cannot be accessed through active or passive investment funds. An increasing audience of advisers recognises the value of structured investments, yet it is fair to say that opinions have remained divided. However, liking and using or disliking and not using an entire £50 billion industry is perhaps 'a little simplistic'.

Increased adviser understanding and working knowledge of structured investments is clearly called for. In fact, it's essential. Not just for client-centric advisers who believe in selecting investments without bias or restriction, on behalf of their clients. But also because it will soon be a requirement for independent advisory firms, post RDR.

The Incapital 'Essential Educational Masterclass' has been developed with the input of independent industry bodies, including the Institute of Financial Planning and research service providers. It has been designed to provide objective education to advance professional advisers' understanding and working knowledge of structured investments, ahead of regulatory deadlines : and so that professionally advised investors may benefit from the appropriate and best use of structured investments within portfolios.

Irrefutable Investment Value

Some advisers remain wedded to the belief that the relationship between risk and return is unbreakable - wedding their clients to the view that the risks of asset-backed investing can only be managed or reduced through 'diversification' and 'time' : despite the fact that recent history proves neither always works as a means of controlling risk.

However, structured investments can pre-define levels of potential risk and return - and extend the range of innovative investment options available to advisers, at a time when the economic backdrop undoubtedy means value-adding investment solutions have seldom been more needed by investors.

The potential benefits of structured investments include:

Removing, reducing or defining exposure to market risk

Enhancing performance and potential investment returns

Increasing diversification and asset allocation scope

Providing flexibility to solve investment challenges

Delivering solutions to meet investor requirements

Objective Education

The Incapital Essential Educational Masterclass will be delivered by Managing Directors of Incapital Europe, part of a leading global independent structured investment and fixed income provider for professionally advised investors.

The Masterclass will overview the background to the structured investment industry, explain how structured investments work, and provide guidance - including case studies - on how best to use structured investments within portfolios, as complements to other investment options. Extensive consideration on critical areas of adviser due-diligence, such as counterparty assessment, will be provided.

It is time Professional Advisers ensure their working knowledge of structured investments is at the level it should be.

It is time to ensure facts and understanding replace any lack of understanding.

It is time to attend the Essential Educational Masterclass: Understanding Structured Investments.