Asia Pacific News

UBS survey: Apac investors consider increasing structured solutions holdings

Asia Pacific | Industry

01 Aug 2019 by Jihye Hwang

High-net-worth (HNW) investors in Asia Pacific are looking for diverse investment outlets to ‘put their money to work’ and structured products are on the table, according to a new UBS survey.

Hong Kong SAR Market Review – Q2 2019

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

31 Jul 2019 by Nikola Nedev

Stocks in Hong Kong continue to fall amid ongoing concerns surrounding the economic fallout anti-government demonstrations.

JP Morgan’s head of third party distribution for Asia and Emea shifts to private bank

International | People

31 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

The investment banker moves to the buy-side after more than 15 years in equity derivatives roles within the investment bank.

Green light for Agricultural Bank of China wealth management business as focus shifts to NAV

Asia Pacific | Industry

30 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

China’s regulators have given the greenlight to Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) to set up a wealth management unit and start operations with a registered capital of RMB12 billion (US$1.7 billion). The approval comes amid a rise in the NAV wealth management products in the country.

Complex index-linked inline warrants attract rising retail interest

Asia Pacific | Products

29 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Retail investors have started trading of inline warrants as they digest the different features of the first listed structured product in Hong Kong in more than 10 years.

Investors sit on cash as early redemption volume rises in South Korea

Asia Pacific | Products

25 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

Despite the rise in early redemption volumes, the sales of equity-linked structured products in South Korea dropped amid uncertain market conditions coupled with lower coupon levels.

South Korean issuers shun Kospi, opt for Nikkei

Asia Pacific | Products

24 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The sales volume of equity-linked structured products tracking the Japanese index doubled in the first half of this year compared to the second half of 2018, while that of products linked to Kospi 200 dropped.

Gold price rally brings back client interest in Apac

Asia Pacific | Products

23 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The recent uptick in gold prices has called the attention of investors seeking exposure to the precious metal either via bets on a further price rises or the volatility.

China large cap ETF ups coupons on South Korea’s top performer

Asia Pacific | Products

22 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang

The best-performing structured product in South Korea in the first half of this year is linked to an equity index basket featuring the iShares China Large-Cap ETF.