Asia Pacific News

SK watchdog fine-tunes new rules for ‘high-risk’ investment products

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

12 Dec 2019 by Pablo Conde

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has released new guidelines to strengthen investor protection with high-risk investment products.

Strategic indices in scope as new ELS/DLS guidelines take effect

Asia Pacific | Industry

05 Dec 2019 by SRP News

Despite the recent controversy around equity-linked securities (ELS) and derivative-linked securities (DLS), ELS/ equity-linked bond (ELB) issuances will hit KRW89 trillion in 2019 and KRW91 trillion in 2020, while DLS/derivative-linked bonds (DLB) issuances will reach KRW26 trillion in 2019 and KRW27 trillion, respectively, in 2020, according to Samsung Securities.

Guotai Junan sets foot in HK’s warrants, CBBC market

Asia Pacific | Products

03 Dec 2019 by SRP News

The Chinese Securities Company has entered Hong Kong’s warrants and CBBC market after qualifying as a listed structured products issuer by with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

HSBC boosts Apac UHNW coverage

Asia Pacific | People

29 Nov 2019 by Pablo Conde

The UK bank has expanded its coverage of UHNW investors to respond to new demand as the region’s wealth grows faster than any other region.

South Korea Market Review, October 2019: market stabilisation in progress

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

29 Nov 2019 by Lachezara Tsenova

Product issuance increased by less than two percent in October, compared to the previous month, with 1,332 products issued in the retail segment. Sales volumes, at KRW7.17 trillion (US$6.19 billion) were up six percent from September.

Singapore regulator opens up to exchange-traded crypto derivatives

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

25 Nov 2019 by SRP News

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a consultation to consider the regulation of derivatives based on ‘payment tokens’ such as bitcoin and ether, where the derivatives are traded on approved exchanges.

China Market Review, October 2019: regulator gets tough on structured deposits

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

25 Nov 2019 by Maria Koleva

The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has issued a notice on further regulating the structured deposit business of commercial banks.

Taiwan Market Review, Q3 2019: modest recovery amid uncertainty

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

20 Nov 2019 by Christian Velinov & Marc Wolterink

The Taiwanese structured products market is slowly recovering from the difficult start of 2019. Year-to-date data shows that, although visibly slower than the previous period, on an annual basis the volumes are catching up with the market performance from last year, and by year-end 2019 we are likely to see a full recovery.

South Korea Market Review, September 2019: confidence rattled by mis-selling scandal

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

19 Nov 2019 by Lachezara Tsenova & Marc Wolterink

Issuance in South Korea decreased by seven percent in September, compared to the previous month, with 1,098 products launched in the retail segment.