Asia Pacific News

NH Investment cashes in on long-dated interest rate-linked DLBs

Asia Pacific | Products

20 May 2021 by Summer Wang

NH Investment & Securities has issued 16 derivative-linked bonds (DLBs) with a tenor longer than 15 years through private placements, which derived around KRW560 billion (US$494m) – translating to 93.3% of its total sales of DLB and derivative-linked securities (DLS) in Q1 21.

HK family offices: ELNs, FCNs preferred as they provide ample liquidity

Asia Pacific | Industry

17 May 2021 by Summer Wang

Family offices in Hong Kong SAR are increasingly using structured products as a risk management tool for portfolios given the ample liquidity in the equity market.

Shinhan Bank capitalises on ESG outperformance

Asia Pacific | Products

13 May 2021 by Summer Wang

The South Korean bank has entered the ESG space with structured funds linked to sustainable underlyings developed by S&P DJI and Stoxx.

Mirae’s redeemed ELS/DLS outpace issuance

Asia Pacific | Industry

12 May 2021 by Summer Wang

Despite the increase in issuance and sales, the South Korean securities house has slipped down the country’s league table.

Thai regulator proposes to lower net worth requirement

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

11 May 2021 by Summer Wang

The country’s regulator is seeking to reclassify investors, which will enable non-retail investors with reduced net worth to access non-principal-protected notes

Korea DLB drop, DLS rebound in Q1

Asia Pacific | Industry

10 May 2021 by Summer Wang

Derivative-linked bonds (DLB) have remained more popular than derivative-linked securities (DLS) in the first quarter of 2021 in South Korea despite a drop in sales.

MSCI targets product providers with new China thematic suite

International | Indices

05 May 2021 by Summer Wang

The US index provider is in talks with private banks and broker-dealers to licence its suite of 20 China thematic indices customised for structured products.

HSBC targets SFOs in Asia with bespoke offering

International | Products

04 May 2021 by Summer Wang

The UK bank has launched an institutional service targeting single family offices (SFOs) in Hong Kong SAR and Singapore to provide complex solutions including structured products developed by the investment bank.

Morgan Stanley poaches UBS Apac head

Asia Pacific | People

30 Apr 2021 by Summer Wang

The UBS banker will oversee the US bank’s structured products sales team in the region.