UK structured investment specialist Dawnay Day Quantum has launched the fourth tranche of its Protected Commodities Accelerator in response ...

UK structured investment specialist Dawnay Day Quantum has launched the fourth tranche of its Protected Commodities Accelerator in response to strong demand from independent financial advisors and high net worth investors. This is a 5-year 100 per cent capital protection product that offers 180 per cent of the increase in the price of a portfolio of commodities with, no maximum and with all gains tax free. The minimum investment is £7,000 ($12,846) for ISAs and £15,000 outside the ISA. “With equity markets failing to sustain their highs, and bond markets looking overstretched, we believe that commodities are the most attractive single asset class” said Mark Mathias, managing director of Dawnay Day Quantum. “ Investors with balanced portfolios of £100,000 or more should have up to 10 per cent in physical commodities.” Commodity prices over the next five years are thought likely to be driven by rising demand from China, India and other emerging markets. For example, non-Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development economies have accounted for 70 per cent of the increase in global oil demand over the last 4 years. Commodities will continue to grow in significance as an asset class with investors seeking the high-yielding non-correlated returns that commodity trading advisors can offer.