Covers two themes that include, Private Banking and Investment Decisions regarding structural financial products. This book examines whether structured financial products are advisable investments for retail and institutional investors and, if yes, which risks they entail.

This book addresses Private Banking and investment decisions regarding Structural Financial Products. Dr. Dimitris Chorafas examines in a rigorous way whether structured financial products are advisable investments for retail and institutional investors and, if yes, which risks they entail. As our society becomes increasingly affluent, a growing number of high net-worth individuals, and families, have become retail investors looking for ways to optimise wealth management, and Private Banking deals with these sorts of clients. Private banking also deals with clients that are institutional investors, such as pension funds, mutual funds, and insurance companies, as well as not-for-profits, foundations and companies explicitly set up for wealth management. The fact that structured financial products appeal, or at least are being marketed, to both retail investors and institutional investors justifies the dual approach of studying the advisability of these investments for each of these groups. This book addresses these issues in a practical manner with numerous case studies and real-world examples drawn from the authors intensive research.