Catley Lakeman Securities has strong formal relationships with many of the global Investment Banks that issue both securitised and Over-The-Counter derivative products.  We are able to work with small institutions, portfolio and fund managers to select the best counterparty and structure to suit your needs, helping facilitate your compliance with both European and UK regulations.

Products are structured on either a bespoke or generally marketed basis, using a variety of product platforms operated by these Investment Banks.  Many of these platforms allow us to securitise issues with swaps and bonds from any government, institution or corporation.  They also allow us to post collateral assets against the derivatives, thus negating the digital counterparty credit risk ordinarily associated with structured products.

A range of wrappers from each bank allows us to manage both the cost and taxation requirements of our clients.  For example, wrappers structured to create Capital Gains or Dividends for UK investors are generally more expensive than the (Income Taxable) Medium Term Notes which would ordinarily be used.  Certain wrappers are required for some fiduciary structures, whereas others can issue shares in units as low as £1.  Common to all is full intra-day secondary market liquidity.

We offer absolute clarity on costs, structures, counterparties and credit risk.  Private Placement structured products should be neither costly nor complex.  Please call us for advice or refer to our New Launches page for pipeline issues.