The South Korean market is relying heavily on major market cap indices to maximise the risk/return trade off investors are seeking. It will be interesting to see how this trend plays out following the severe market corrections of recent weeks.

South Korea has a very active structured products market, and one of the highest proportions invested in structured products compared to investment in funds and other assets. The size of its economy is very small compared to the US or eurozone, being only a few percent of each. Given the low interest rates that exist in South Korea along with most other countries it is no surprise that yield seeking structured products are the most popular. The bank base rate currently stands at 1.25%. In this

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