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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Nov-5: WSJ Publishes Special Section on Structured Products

The Structured Products Association offers its congratulations to everyone who participated in the Special Section on Structured Investment Products on page C-11 of today's Wall Street Journal.

As written by StructuredRetailProducts.com's reporter Lori Pizzani, the one-page special section provided an important primer on what structured products are -- as well as what they are not. It was an exceptionally well-balanced piece that included a chart on the various types of structured products, including the risks and attributes of each category.

The story included quotes from DWS Scudder's Chris Warren, Eksportfinans' Martine Mills Hagan, SPA Leading Edge Advisor award-winner Tony Proctor of Proctor Financial and Dean Erickson of Erickson Capital.

Given the post-Presidential election excitement, this issue of the Wall Street Journal is likely to be the most highly read issue of the entire year. Typically, the Journal reaches more than 2 million readers.

The SPA acknowledges Eksportfinans' contribution as a lead sponsor of the section and its role as a catalyst for what we expect to be the first of an annual tradition.

For those who missed the article in the print version, click here for a PDF of the section.

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