The sales volume of structured products across the Asia Pacific (Apac) region remained sluggish despite equity markets starting out the year with a significant bounce.

Apac’s sales volume stood at US$14.1 billion at the end of January , recording a 35% fall from the previous month, according to SRP data.* Excluding the December figure, the sales volume posted in January matched levels seen in the fourth quarter last year. Around US$15 billion and US$18 billion worth of products were sold in November and October, respectively. “The markets in January have been okay but, generally, many investors are still kind of a bit scared so volumes are not bei

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