We look at the differences in investment terms for products sold across Asia year-to-date.

Asian investors' fondness for short-term structured products is no secret – and that trend continues to hold this year. In the Hong Kong SAR, 83% of structured products sold in 2025 so far have featured an investment term of less than one year, according to SRP data. However, the ratio is lower than the figure recorded in 2024 when 91% of the total estimated sales in the Hong Kong market, and in 2023 when 94% of the products have a term horizon below one year. Market share of investment