Creating values in the face of persisting low interest rates and rising inflation rate in public and private markets is a challenge for the structured products market but there are different solutions distributors can offer investors, according to panellists at the SRP Europe 2021 Virtual Conference held between 1 and 4 March.
There was nothing new in the pricing environment as interest rates overall have been low since the 2008 financial crisis and are expected to keep similar pace in the short to mid-term, the panel agreed. While the buy-side is trying to cope with investor expectations of higher return, the danger of increasing inflation has surfaced as another challenge along a difficult economic recovery ahead following the outbreak of Covid-19 – a climb. “ During the last few years, we've been