09 Feb 2026
Korean retail investors maintain firm overseas ETF demand through 2025
The Korea Securities Depository data showed steady monthly activity and a 17.9% rise in annual purchases.
06 Feb 2026
Korea Investment Management floats ETF tracking US nuclear firms
The index aims to reflect the performance of the ten most relevant US-listed companies headquartered in North America operating across the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) and broader nuclear energy value chain.
05 Feb 2026
Feature: Korea’s derivatives-based ETFs gather pace as issuers target income-hungry investors
Korean asset managers are ramping up derivatives-driven ETF strategies from covered calls to synthetic protective puts as demand for yield and volatility management fuels rapid market growth, supported by regulatory easing and expanding institutional interest.
30 Jan 2026
South Korea’s regulator clears single-stock leveraged ETFs
Weekly options on local stocks and ETFs and minimum deposits for overseas leveraged products are among the key reforms.
27 Jan 2026
KB Securities rolls out coupon to draw in share transfers
KB Securities is offering cash coupons and stock rewards to South Korean investors who transfer at least KRW 10mn in domestic assets to its platform.
26 Jan 2026
Korea’s interest rate-linked products’ sales surge 53% in 2025: KSD
Capital-protected DLBs see their outstanding volumes rising in consecutive years
26 Jan 2026
SRP in brief: Korea rebounds, Europe holds firm
A strong start to the year across key structured products markets saw Korea’s ELS volumes rebound, European investors hold steady, sector‑focused launches gain traction and Switzerland post record listing activity, while issuers and ETF innovators continued to reshape the competitive landscape.
20 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.
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.
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.
02 Jan 2026
Korean ETF purchases fluctuate as Global ETF listings reach new heights: ETFGI
Global ETF listings have reached record highs in 2025 while Korean retail demand for overseas funds fluctuated amid new mandatory trading rules.