Private banks look to stay ahead of the herd
One region, many markets: where Asia's wealthy put their money
Principal-protected products have long been popular in Asia but appetite tends to fall away when markets are booming. Witness the huge surge in interest in capital-protected products in the Middle East: that’s largely a function of the crippling correction in Gulf stock markets last year.
"At the end of a bear market you tend to get the largest demand for principal protection,...
