Product wrap: KBC fund uses swaps to tap into North American stocks

Structures reviewed include a basket-linked fund from KBC in Belgium and a collaboration between Goldman and Walker Crips based on the FTSE in the UK. In the Americas there were securities from BMO and Citigroup, while in Apac there were products from, among other, China Construction Bank, JP Morgan and DBS. EUROPE KBC launched Perspective America Timing 100 USD 4 in Belgium. The return of the 5.5-year, capital protected structured fund is linked to the performance of a basket made up of 30 sh