How are smart beta indices performing? Are quantitative investment strategies (QIS) more effective to achieve returns in volatile markets? These and more topics were discussed during the ‘Index developments for diversified asset allocation’ panel on day one of the virtual SRP Apac 2021 Conference which took place on 15-16 June.
Nicolas Rigois, global head of capital market products and solutions at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in Singapore, has won this year’s Personality of the Year award, after securing the most votes from market participants in SRP’s Asia Pacific awards 2021 survey.
Credit Suisse was the big winner of this year’s APAC awards, receiving eight awards including Best House, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan and South Korea awards, and Deal of the Year recognition.
The Australian multi-issuer platform (MIP) has just closed the fourth tranche of an ASX 200-linked structured note targeting a fixed return of 6.9% pa. as it sees an ‘exponential level of growth’ in terms of the number of users.
SRP’s virtual Asia Pacific conference kicked off with a panel discussion covering the top trends driving structured product sales throughout a turbulent 2020 in the region, activity thus far in the first half of 2021, and the role of technology in promoting structured products adoption and a portfolio construction approach.
The AI Powered Equity Index 5 (USD) Excess Return (AiPEX5) family is gaining visibility in Asia Pacific following launches in Singapore, Malaysia, the US and China.
The subsidiary of IIFL Wealth Management has led the issuance of structured products in India, known as market-linked debenture (MLD), accounting for 81.8% of the market share in Q1 21.
Issuance of structured deposits in China is expected to remain flat as suggested by ‘window guidance’ from the regulator which has succeeded in curbing high-yield structures.
Thailand’s largest issuer has seen its offerings recover to Q1 20 levels as clients reinvested proceeds from selling stocks redeemed from fixed coupon notes (FCNs) during the Covid-19 related market collapse.