The British bank sees investors’ risk appetite divided following the heightened market volatility triggered by the US tariffs in early April.

Standard Chartered Bank’s Asia wealth arm has recorded a double-digit year-on-year growth in the notional value of its structured products in the first half of 2025, with around 60% to 70% of the volumes, including its over-the-counter flows, stemming from equity-linked structures, according to Nicolas Rigois (pictured) , the bank’s global head of capital market products and solutions. While the US underlyings have taken center stage as the main market exposure for products sold in