The watchdog’s latest paper finds that structured products with an autocall feature often provide a lower return compared to a direct investment in the underlying assets.
Autocalls are often expensive, associated with high risks and difficult to understand, according to a paper published by Finansinspektionen (FI) , the Swedish financial regulator. The paper also states that in many cases, the products are unprofitable for investors. Autocalls are associated with high risks and our analysis also shows that in most cases they are unprofitable compared to a direct investment in the underlying shares - Mathias Lien Oskarsson, FI In the new analysis, publi