Asia Pacific News

Apac 2020: foreign banks dominate

Asia Pacific | Products

30 Nov 2020 by Summer Wang

As 2020 comes to an end, we look at the top five issuers in the Asia Pacific region in terms of issuance and sales, as well as the types of products and the exposure they offered to their clients.

China Market Review, October 2020: shadow banking continues to shrink

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

30 Nov 2020 by Maria Kocheva

One hundred and forty-nine structured products worth an estimated CNY17.8 billion (US$2.7 billion) had strike dates in October.

Kiatnakin Phatra Securities retains top spot in Thailand

Asia Pacific | Industry

27 Nov 2020 by Summer Wang

Thailand’s structured products market has seen a fall in activity with the main two providers delivering mixed performances.

SPDR Gold Shares returns to China after three-year gap

Asia Pacific | Products

26 Nov 2020 by Lavanya Nair

As the Chinese market aligns with new regulatory requirements which have impacted issuance and sales, we look at the most popular underlyings over the last 12 months

China: industry at a crossroads as issuance plunges

Asia Pacific | Products

25 Nov 2020 by Summer Wang

This year has been eventful and full of uncertainty for the country’s structured deposits and notes as a series of regulatory guidelines aimed at curbing market risk gradually take effect.

Japan Market Review, October 2020: the last remaining dual currency rate – JPY/AUD

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

25 Nov 2020 by Veselin Krastev

Some 129 structured products worth an estimated JPY261 billion (US$2.5 billion), including flow but excluding leverage and private banking, were added to SRP’s Japan database in October.

Guangfa Bank eyes commodity deposits amid overall scale down

Asia Pacific | Products

24 Nov 2020 by Summer Wang

China Guangfa Bank has expanded the issuance of its structured deposits linked to commodities as well as the underlying variety of its product range in response to tightened regulations introduced this year.

China’s CZ Bank ditches structured deposits as CMB takes top spot

Asia Pacific | Industry

19 Nov 2020 by Summer Wang

A tale of two stories in China’s structured products market as CZ Bank closes structured deposits desk and China Merchants Bank (CMB) takes over Ping An.

South Korea Market Review, October 2020: robust earnings despite pandemic

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

19 Nov 2020 by Lachezara Tsenova

There were 982 products issued in the retail segment in October, up 11% compared to September.