Asia Pacific News

DBS: dispersion trades in focus as choppy markets persist

Asia Pacific | Products

02 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

DBS continues to focus on market direction neutral trades as global markets face growth headwinds while volatility levels remain subdued.

Australia Market Review - Q1 2019

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

30 Apr 2019 by Petar Dimitrov

The number of striking products grew to 14 in the first quarter of 2019, and so did the expected sales volume the structured products in question carried – A$81m (US$57m) from A$68m.

India Market Review - Q1 2019

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

30 Apr 2019 by Nikola Nedev

Thirty-two structured products worth an estimated INR2.1 billion (US$29m) struck in India in the first quarter of 2019.

Nomura’s global markets business drags Q4 profits down

International | Industry

30 Apr 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Revenues in both fixed income and equities trading dropped drastically year-on-year in the fourth quarter ending in March as Nomura’s wholesale business posted a pretax loss of JPY13 billion (US$116 million).

SK: Quanto indices gaining traction

Asia Pacific | Indices

29 Apr 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The Korean won-denominated versions of the Hang Seng China Enterprises (HSCEI) and S&P 500 indices crawled into South Korea’s top 10 underlying ranking for equity-linked products this month, raising KRW85.5 billion (US$73.8 million).

SRP Singapore 2019: Chinese growth drives emerging markets, not the Fed emerging

Asia Pacific | Conferences

18 Apr 2019 by SRP News

After a three-month rally for emerging market stocks, the question remains whether it is a sustainable rally or a false start, according to Arthur Budaghyan (pictured), emerging markets strategist, BCA Research, speaking at the SRP Asia 2019 conference, held in Singapore on April 10.

SRP Singapore 2019: Yield has been the number one player since the start of 2019

Asia Pacific | Conferences

17 Apr 2019 by Amélie Labbe

It’s no big revelation that the end of 2018 did not finish of the best of notes, with mass share sell-offs on the back of the autocallable debacle, which affected a number of banks in the region.

Natixis: Outlook for China structured products is positive despite regulatory overhaul

Asia Pacific | Products

17 Apr 2019 by Pablo Conde

Big data shows improved sentiment on structured products in pursuit of China’s short-term growth.

Barclays bolsters Apac structuring team

Asia Pacific | People

16 Apr 2019 by SRP News

The UK bank hires former Natixis head as it continues to expand its markets business in Asia Pacific