Asia Pacific News

Exclusive: Leonteq Hong Kong head departs

Asia Pacific | People

09 Jul 2020 by SRP News

The Swiss firm is reviewing its local management set-up and will announce new appointments in due course.

CS bolsters ATS sales, advisory for private banking

Asia Pacific | People

06 Jul 2020 by SRP News

The Swiss bank has appointed a new head of Asia Pacific trading solutions (ATS) sales and advisory for private banking business in Asia Pacific.

Japan Market Review, May 2020: picking up the pace

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

02 Jul 2020 by Veselin Krastev

There were 93 structured products (including flow, but excluding leverage and private banking), worth an estimated JPY191 billion ($1.77 billion) added to the SRP Japan database in May.

China Market Review, May 2020: regulator tightens grip on shadow banking

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

24 Jun 2020 by Maria Koleva

CBIRC solicits public opinions on the provisional rules on fund trust of trust companies

BNPP WM Asia SP head departs

Asia Pacific | People

23 Jun 2020 by Pablo Conde

The Honk Kong-based head of structured products for Asia at BNP Paribas Wealth Management has left the French bank, SRP has confirmed.

South Korea Market Review May 2020: new measures to control ETNs

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

22 Jun 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova

Some 583 products were issued in the retail segment in May, a 61% decrease from the previous month.

View from the top: the bulls have been vindicated… so far

Asia Pacific | Industry

17 Jun 2020 by Pablo Conde

Credit Suisse reported that Q1 fixed income sales and trading revenues rose 139% year-on-year, driven mainly by higher revenues from structured and FX products, and gains from hedging activities.

View from the top – Vontobel: time to think niche

International | Industry

11 Jun 2020 by Pablo Conde

Vontobel announced changes to the structure of the group in December, in an effort to be more efficient and client-centric globally, with a focus on servicing investment managers.

Covid-19 v GFC: South Korea slows down

Asia Pacific | Products

08 Jun 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova

As the coronavirus outbreak hit the country at the beginning of 2020, South Korea’s structured products market saw a significant slowdown in activity with both issuance and sales decreasing for the period February to April 2020, compared to the same period last year. Excluding flow and leverage products, issuance and sales fell by 15% and 31%, respectively.