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Top underlyings Apac 2025: AI stocks lead in HK and Taiwan, 3-month treasury bond leads in Korea
As we approach the year-end, we review the most featured underlying assets in structured products issued year-to-date across the Asia Pacific market.
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Thailand to introduce rules for crypto ETFs and futures
Thailand’s securities regulator is preparing to roll out formal rules that would allow crypto ETFs, futures trading and tokenised investment products in the local market.
22 Jan 2026
Korea’s autocall outstanding bounces back after two-year decline
The country’s equity-linked securities market rebounded in 2025, with ELS outstanding climbing 15% to KRW11.5 trillion after two years of decline.
20 Jan 2026
Taiwan Q4 2025: equity-linked notes remain strong, full-year issuance up 81%
The equity basket accounts for over 95% of the issuances; snowball autocallables continues to be favoured.
20 Jan 2026
ASIC's CFD compliance review secures AU$40m for investors
The Australian regulator points to widespread breaches of the product intervention order and shortcomings in distribution practices across 52 issuers.
20 Jan 2026
Stock Connect broadens ETF access for offshore investors: ChinaAMC
The government-led programme to faciliate trading betweenChina and Hong Kong has welcomed the addition of 98 ETFs.
19 Jan 2026
China regulator unveils draft derivatives trading rules
New rules for derivatives trading, outline risk controls and market oversight, with no immediate effect on structured products, sources say.
19 Jan 2026
Indian regulator rewrites closing price methodology for derivatives
Among the amendments, the settlement price will be the closing price of the underlying index on the day of expiry.
19 Jan 2026
SFC alerts for AI investment scheme tied to Gold Fun and AGA
HK’s securities regulator has warned the public about a suspicious AI themed investment product promoted by two companies, citing concerns over authorisation and investor withdrawals.
19 Jan 2026
South Korea mulls allowing single stock leveraged ETFs
South Korea is reviewing rule changes that could allow single stock leveraged exchange traded funds, as policymakers look to draw retail investors back to the domestic market.
15 Jan 2026
South Korea’s NH expands ELS sales into retirement pension space
The Seoul-based securities house begins issuing partially principal-protected autocallable notes sold to defined benefit investors.
13 Jan 2026
South Korea December 2025: sales jump one-third, full-year volumes up 23%
Sales in ELB and DLBs drive growth, while ELS rebounds; Palantir Technologies-linked ELS is on a tear.