After recovering losses in the first quarter this year from nearing the so-called ‘peak’ level late last year, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) is heading south again due to the heightened trade tensions between the US and China.
South Korean securities firms posted record earnings in the first quarter of this year on the back of the global stock market rally that improved the trading environment.
Following the launch yesterday of Contineo’s new lifecycle management functionality, SRP spoke to its chief executive Antoine de Charnace about the direction of travel for platforms and the challenges ahead.
The Hong Kong-based multi-issuer platform has added a lifecycle management tool aimed at wealth managers.
Citi’s long-serving Apac head of sales for retail structured products moves on to lead a new family office-focused solutions unit of the bank’s private banking arm for Asia.
Products linked to the Turkish Lira have fallen out of favour with Japanese investors as sales of such products remains subdued since the second half of last year.
The note tracks the performance of companies that are likely to benefit most from China’s global infrastructure-building scheme.
The Singaporean bank has reported a surprise increase in its first-quarter profit thanks to gains in lending margins and trading income.
In the wake of a downward trend that lasted for most of 2018, the first quarter 2019 saw the Taiwanese market stage a modest recovery, with the launch of 1,132 new offerings worth an estimated NT$112 billion (US$3.6 billion).