The issuance and sales volume of structured products in the Asia-Pacific region has shrunk significantly in 2019, compared to last year.

SRP data shows that 12% fewer products overall were issued this year while sales volumes were down by 23%, which amounts for around US$140 billion. Following a growing trend from the last few years, Chinese issuers have surpassed their South Korean and Japanese counterparts, which were previously dominant in the region. “For many years now, China’s structured products market has grown to beat the size of South Korea’s and Japan’s combined,” said a banker at a Euro

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