A lesson codified from the Minibonds episode is that a structured product's safety is capped by:
The safety of a structured product is only as strong as the weakest credit in the chain — the issuer, the guarantor and any swap/collateral counterparty — because failure of any link can impair repayment.
Focusing on the underlying's performance rather than the credit chain behind the product.
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