Asia Pacific News

Samsung Securities: ELS shortcomings have shifted product activity

Asia Pacific | Products

14h by Jocelyn Yang

The Korean securities house has seen its dominance in the South Korean market diminished over the last five years but remains a top provider of structured products.

SRP Apac 2024: complexity vs simplicity

Asia Pacific | Conferences

15 May 2024 by Summer Wang

Three panellists discussed the latest trends and innovations in indexing, including the need for simplicity in the face of increasing complexity, and how products responded to investors needs for high conviction as well as non-directional exposure.

UBS: ELI remains the preferred vehicle for foreign providers active in HK

Asia Pacific | Products

15 May 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The US equities rally over the past year has triggered a shift in the use of underlyings beyond the local market.

SK regulator sets out HSCEI ELS compensation ratio to cover damages

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

14 May 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The Financial Dispute Mediation Committee agreed on Monday (13 May) on the compensation ratio for each bank involved in the mis-selling dispute case, with Nonghyup Bank's case being determined to compensate 65% of the damages.

SRP Asia Pacific 2024: biggest competitor is risk free rate, automation driving new activity

Asia Pacific | Conferences

13 May 2024 by Summer Wang

Four panellists discussed investors’ shifting appetite for structured products given the current macro environment and technology development at the SRP Apac Conference 2024 on 9 May.

SRP Asia Pacific 2024 Personality of the Year – Ales Sladic

Asia Pacific | Products

09 May 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The head of Asia Pacific equity structuring and Asia Pacific equity derivatives sales, and partner at Goldman Sachs, has been awarded this year’s SRP Asia Pacific Personality of the Year after receiving the highest number of votes in the SRP Apac 2024 survey.

SRP Asia Pacific 2024 Awards: the winners revealed

Asia Pacific | Industry

09 May 2024 by SRP News

The best in class in the structured product industry gathered in Singapore for the SRP Asia Pacific 2024 Awards today (9 May). The full list of winners is below.

JPM: HKEX structured product proposal could boost market efficiency

Asia Pacific | Products

07 May 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The new proposed measure by the domestic exchange and the regulator has promoted the discussion on enhancing the flexibility to list products on the first day of listing, as well as the assessment of product types besides leveraged products.

Spotlight on… Asia Pacific equity underlying sector trends

Asia Pacific | Products

03 May 2024 by Josafin Fu and Jocelyn Yang

The technology sector led the underlying exposure of equity-linked structured products in Asia Pacific in 2023.