Financial efficiency of structured bonds

Abstract

The article aims at the statistical analysis of structured bonds in terms of financial efficiency, defined as a mathematical relation of expenditure and profits. Financial efficiency of structured bonds is measured with their rate of return, determined on the basis of the final financial performance of the bond in relation to the assumptions described in the prospectus, considering the investment costs. Inflation was included in the financial efficiency assessment, which implies that investors’ aspirations beyond the 100% of capital protection, adjusted for inflation, indicate reduction or no profit. In case of deflation the situation is reverse. In order to better illustrate the effectiveness of investment in structured bonds, the rate of return of complete structured bonds was compared with inflation indicator. The study was based on structured bonds started yet completed in the period 1.01.2000—31.12.2013 in Poland. Data were obtained from publicly available databases and reports, including Structus.pl and the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In the period analysed, number of started bonds grew on annual average by 47.76%. The investment term ended 100 structured bonds and the annual net profit was chronologically structured within the range 54.0—19.4%.