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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.
7h
Asic CFD compliance review secures A$40m for investors
The Australian regulator points to widespread breaches of the product intervention order and shortcomings in distribution practices across 52 issuers.
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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.
12 Jan 2026
South Korea mulls introducing spot crypto ETFs under 2026 growth plan
South Korea plans to introduce spot digital asset ETFs in 2026, aligning with global standards and fast-tracking legislation to allow products like Bitcoin.
12 Jan 2026
India’s BSE launches All Derivative Stocks Index
The index supports ETFs and fund benchmarking, using float and momentum methodology with June and December reconstitutions.
09 Jan 2026
Top issuers Apac 2025: Hana leads Korea’s sales, DBS tops note issuance in Taiwan
We look at some of the top issuers of structured products across Asia Pacific in 2025 based on SRP data.