South Korea’s main underlying in the structured products market continues to drive most of the activity; FTSE Russell aims at investors seeking to integrate climate risk in their investment strategies; S&P DJI adds to hard commodities offering; KRX releases gauge customised for ETNs

The sales volume of structured products linked to Kospi 200 more than tripled last month compared to October. A total of 120 products tracking the single index were issued in November, generating over US$1.1 billion in sales, according to SRP data. The volume for October stood at US$360 million. With the rise in sales, the benchmark became the third most widely cited underlying asset across the globe last month, following Eurostoxx 50 and S&P 500. Each index raised roughly US$1.4 billion and

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