Principal protection remains a key factor for the structured products business in the face of jittery markets, while automation and digital platforms remain at the top of the agenda, according to participants at the ‘Market Leaders’ panel discussion at the 6th SRP Asia Pacific conference in Singapore on April 10.
“This year the market is much more challenging than 2017 and 2018,” said Olivia Chen, head of distribution sales for South East Asia and Australia at Société Générale. Despite the global stock market rally this year, investors’ risk appetite showed no signs of returning with volatility levels remaining depressed. The dampened market sentiment means more demand for capital preservation in the structured products market. “One key thing is that
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