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Product snapshot: KRX expects new Kospi-linked products to satisfy different investor needs
Asia Pacific | Products
14 Nov 2018 by Iveta Pekova

The South Korean exchange expects an increase in the number of products featuring the country's main equity index on the back of the recent increase in volatility

Natixis taps Vontobel head of sales, adds thematic team to global asset management
Asia Pacific | People
13 Nov 2018 by Jihye Hwang & Pablo Conde

Solactive to launch autocallable indices with ESG overlay
Asia Pacific | Products
08 Nov 2018 by Jihye Hwang

HSBC bolsters investment services and product solutions in Singapore
Asia Pacific | People
06 Nov 2018 by SRP News

HSBC Private Banking in Singapore has made several senior appointments for its investment services and product solutions team as the business continues to build bench strength

Best product to play current market volatility in Asia is the ‘bonus certificate’, Vontobel
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Nov 2018 by Jihye Hwang

It was a brutal October for Asian shares, but come November and investors are looking at a different picture on the back of thawing US and China trade relations. In such a volatile market environment, the product that works is the bonus certificate, according to Long Lee (pictured), head of financial products for Asia at Vontobel.

Credit Suisse ex-head rejoins as investment bank wraps up three-year overhaul
Asia Pacific | People
02 Nov 2018 by Jihye Hwang

Societe Generale adds single stock DLCs in Singapore
Asia Pacific | Products
01 Nov 2018 by Jihye Hwang

The French bank has expanded its range of listed leveraged certificates in Singapore with new single stock underlyings

Asian investors turn to rate steepeners in face of equity sell-off
Asia Pacific | Industry
31 Oct 2018 by Jihye Hwang

Demand for products linked to the US dollar CMS yield curve featuring a steepener payoff profile have increased in Asia Pacific on the back of the recent equity markets' volatility

China Market Review - September 2018
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
31 Oct 2018 by Maria Koleva

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is consulting on draft guidance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance of Chinese listed companies.