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Japan Market Review, February 2020: JPX lists first green bond
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
31 Mar 2020 by Veselin Krastev

There were 127 structured products (including flow, but excluding leverage and private banking), worth an estimated JPY301 billion ($2.8 billion), added to the SRP Japan database in February.

South Korea Market Review, February 2020: worries over uncertain market
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
31 Mar 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova

Some 1,308 products were issued in the retail segment in February, a four percent increase from January.

Structured products troubles: SK brokers take a breather
Asia Pacific | Products
27 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde

As we have seen over the last few days, the extreme volatility has resulted in hedging headaches for manufacturers of autocalls due to their negative sensitivity to volatility. Here we provide a roundup of the coverage of the structured products market by different media outlets.

China Market Review, February 2020: Central bank caps structured deposit rates
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
26 Mar 2020 by Maria Koleva

China’s central bank has placed caps on some interest rates financial institutions offer on high-yield structured deposits, as Beijing lowers interest rates to support economic growth.

China tightens structured deposit rate rules amid outbreak battle
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
23 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde

The Chi­nese cen­tral bank has is­sued a new di­rec­tive on in­ter­est rates to curb the high guar­an­teed yields of­fered by cer­tain do­mes­tic lenders on struc­tured de­posits.

Kenetic Trading: structures taking advantage of selling vol will be winners for next six months
Asia Pacific | Industry
20 Mar 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde

As market volatility spikes amid growing concerns on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, SRP spoke with David Wills (pictured), chief executive officer of cryptocurrency linked structured products platform, Kenetic Trading.

Exclusive - S&P DJI: the market craves risk premia indices
Asia Pacific | Indices
12 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde

The S&P 500 index continues to be at the top of investor preferences when it comes to structured products in Asia Pacific.

South Korea Market Review, January 2020: high-risk products return slowly
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
12 Mar 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova

Some 1,259 products were issued in the retail segment in January, a 19% decrease compared to December.

Stropro: the new kid on the block
Asia Pacific | Technology
10 Mar 2020 by Pablo Conde

The recently-launched multi-dealer platform gains traction with HNWIs, family offices and advisers in Australia as it continues to build up its team and the platform’s capabilities and offering with the aim of disrupting the private banking channel in the country.