Four out of the five most-used underlyings in equity basket structures during the January-March period tracked semiconductor stocks, led by Nvidia.
Structured note issuance in Taiwan continued to post higher sales in the first quarter of the year as equity-linked product issuances tracking tech and semiconductor themes remained favoured by local investors. The number of issuances rose 18% to 11,672 during the January-March period compared to the same period of 2024, SRP data shows. The latest issuance figures edged down three percent compared to the previous quarter, however. Taiwan: number of structured note issuance by quarter over the