Region: Asia Pacific
HK regulators target bond, structured product distributors
Asia Pacific | Products
26 May 2020 by SRP News
The thematic review seeks to establish disclosure and other practices as Hong Kong regulators align their framework with the Singapore market.
China Market Review, April 2020: CBIRC consults on rules for MSEs
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
22 May 2020 by Maria Koleva
Five hundred and thirty-six structured products worth an estimated CNY60.5 billion ($8.6 billion) had strike dates in China during April, according to the SRP database.
HSBC Private Banking appoints new global head of products
Asia Pacific | People
21 May 2020 by SRP News
The private banking arm of the UK bank is seeking to bring ‘a broader range of wealth expertise across wealth and personal banking.
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Stropro to make structured product management more transparent in Australia
Asia Pacific | Technology
19 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
Australia’s investment platform Stropro has launched a new reporting solution for investors ‘eager to access more information about the $4 billion worth of structured products they own’.
Leverage woes for SG as short DLC play goes to zero
Asia Pacific | Products
15 May 2020 by Pablo Conde
Société Générale has offered a goodwill one-off payment to DLC investors after price adjustments to offset concentration plunged the value of the product triggering the airbag mechanism. This resulted in the suspension of trading.
South Korea Market Review, March 2020: slowing down during a pandemic
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
13 May 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova
Some 1,172 products were issued in the retail segment in March, an 11% decrease from February.
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Japan Market Review, March 2020: OSE launches new options calculator
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
06 May 2020 by Veselin Krastev
There were 109 structured products (including flow, but excluding leverage and private banking), worth an estimated JPY236 billion ($2.2 billion), added to the SRP Japan database in March.
India Market Review, Q1 2020: new distributor in the game
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
06 May 2020 by Lora Stoynova & Marc Wolterink
Thirty-three structured products worth an estimated INR1.4 billion ($19m) had strike dates in India in the first quarter of 2020, down from 70 products with a combined volume of INR5.9 billion that struck the previous quarter.
Thailand Market Review, Q1 2020: looking at uncertainty
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
05 May 2020 by Christian Velinov
The New Year began with a strong increase in the number of structured products offered on the Thai market.
