Asia Pacific News

Feature: Retail investor short-termism is a hurdle to ESG adoption

Asia Pacific | Features

30 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Money managers and analysts are scrambling to be ahead of the game of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, and Asia Pacific (Apac) is no exception. In the first of SRP’s three part series on ESG investing in Apac, Jihye Hwang takes a look at how far the sustainability agenda has moved forward since the first structured products was made available in the region.

Veteran banker re-joins Citibank to head WM product division in Korea

Asia Pacific | People

24 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The former head of treasury & structured products at United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Singapore shifts his focus to Korea

Singapore’s structured warrants trading declines for third month in a row

Asia Pacific | Industry

23 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Both the traded value and the volume of structured warrants in Singapore decreased for the third consecutive month in April in the face of calm markets.

New leveraged index pops up in Korean autocalls

Asia Pacific | Indices

21 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

HSI 1.25x Leveraged Index linked autocalls were sold actively by a local distributor in South Korea, which raised almost US$30 million in a one-month period.

South Korea: Escalating trade tensions prompt concerns over autocall losses

Asia Pacific | Products

20 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

After recovering losses in the first quarter this year from nearing the so-called ‘peak’ level late last year, the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) is heading south again due to the heightened trade tensions between the US and China.

Korean securities firms’ earnings boosted by global stock market rally in Q1

Asia Pacific | Industry

16 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

South Korean securities firms posted record earnings in the first quarter of this year on the back of the global stock market rally that improved the trading environment.

Platform business evolves as Contineo moves to next level, but challenges remain

Asia Pacific | Technology

15 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Following the launch yesterday of Contineo’s new lifecycle management functionality, SRP spoke to its chief executive Antoine de Charnace about the direction of travel for platforms and the challenges ahead.

Contineo launches lifecycle management tool

Asia Pacific | Technology

15 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The Hong Kong-based multi-issuer platform has added a lifecycle management tool aimed at wealth managers.

Citi Apac sales veteran shifts to private bank

Asia Pacific | People

10 May 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Citi’s long-serving Apac head of sales for retail structured products moves on to lead a new family office-focused solutions unit of the bank’s private banking arm for Asia.