A survey conducted by the regulators in Hong Kong has found that the traded volume of structured products dropped by 14% in 2021 year-on-year despite being the predominant financial product type.

The survey results released yesterday (27 September) by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) are based on responses from 327 licensed corporations (LCs) and 63 registered institutions (RIs). Financial product providers sold non-exchange traded investment products with transaction amount of HK$5.0 trillion (US$637 billion) to 775,812 investors in Hong Kong SAR. The transaction amount, which LCs and RIs accounted for 21% and 79%, respectively, i

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