Region: Asia Pacific
Japan Market Review, September 2020: funds gather momentum
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
3h by Veselin Krastev
Open-ended structured funds that use call overwriting payoffs are becoming increasingly popular with Japanese investors.
KB Securities net profit up 40%, issuance rises
Asia Pacific | Industry
26 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang
The South Korean provider has seen its structured products issuance and sales falling by 8.6% and 36%, respectively, year-on-year.
Thailand Market Review, Q3 2020: first signs of recovery
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
26 Oct 2020 by Christian Velinov
Some 847 structured products worth an estimated THB3 billion ($95 million) had strike dates in the third quarter of 2020, according to the SRP Thailand database.
Ping An Bank scales down structured deposit issuance, ditches Libor as underlying
Asia Pacific | Industry
22 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang
The Chinese bank’s newly-opened Ping An Wealth Management rolled out more net-value-based products including structured notes that meet requirements of new asset management regulations.
South Korea Market Review, September 2020: growing discontent
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
21 Oct 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 878 products issued in the retail segment in September, up by 41% compared to August.
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Singapore listed structured warrants trading value down 13%
Asia Pacific | Products
20 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang
Structured warrants and ETFs listed at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) experienced a decrease of traded value while daily leverage certificates (DLCs) gained some traction in September.
DBS revisits ESG outperformance ‘pure play’
Asia Pacific | Products
19 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang
The three-year outperformance warrant takes a long position on the MSCI EM Asia ESG Leaders Index while going short the MSCI EM Asia Index
China’s small-medium banks meet structured deposits first-stage downsizing requirements
Asia Pacific | Products
16 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang
The balance of structured deposits for small-medium banks at the end of September has fallen by 12.7% to CNY5.4 trillion (US$806.2 billion) compared with that at the end of December 2019.
Dual currency plays in question as China structured deposit regulation takes its toll
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
15 Oct 2020 by Summer Wang
Chinese banks are finalising their paperwork to meet the new requirements set by the landmark regulatory framework targeting the sales of structured deposits. But new concerns have arisen in relation to the future of dual currency investments.
