DLC investors cash in on sector rotation

Asia Pacific | Products

5h by Jihye Hwang

Daily leverage certificates (DLC) have capitalised on the divergent performances of two different sectors – financials and telecommunications – during the trade war escalation in May to June period, according to the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Korea’s Woori Bank halt sales of structured products

Asia Pacific | Products

16 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang

South Korean bank has announced plans to overhaul its asset management business, and pledged to compensate its customers according to the local regulators' mediation decision on the mis-selling scandal of rate-linked products

View from the top: South Korea needs a wider variety of products

Asia Pacific | Features

14 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang

As the South Korean structured products market gets to grips with the recent mis-selling scandal that could result on regulatory restrictions on the sales of complex products by banks, SRP takes a look on the current landscape of the market with Geunhyuk Jang (pictured), research fellow at Korea Capital Market Institute.

Hong Kong SAR Market Review - Q3 2019

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

10 Oct 2019 by Nikola Nedev

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has abandoned its £32bn takeover offer for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) after being ‘unable to engage’ with management on the deal.

Chinese share keeps investors in Singapore’s DLC market

Asia Pacific | Products

10 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The overall traded volume of Daily Leverage Certificates (DLCs) in Singapore increased last month with investors piggy bagging on the stock price spike of Chinese automotive group Geely. Investor appetite for structured warrants, however, remains sluggish as uncertain market conditions persist.

ELS sales in South Korea remain sluggish despite rise in early redemption volume

Asia Pacific | Products

09 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Structured products sales in South Korea remained sluggish last month as investor confidence was rattled from the recent mis-selling scandal despite a rise in the early redemption volume.

Apac sales volume takes a 60% dive

Asia Pacific | Products

08 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Sales of structured products in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region more than halved in the third quarter of 2019, and fell by over 60% year on year.

India Market Review - Q3 2019

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

08 Oct 2019 by Nikola Nedev

Twenty-seven structured products worth an estimate INR8.4 billion (US$119m) struck in India in the third quarter of 2019.

SRP China Awards - LPA: combining content and product management systems

Asia Pacific | Conferences

04 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang

LPA has won the Best Regtech Solution at the SRP China awards held on September 18 in Shanghai for its fully digitised suite of compliance and advisory solutions that allow streamlined manufacturing and distribution of financial products.