Asia Pacific News

South Korea: ESG ELS failing to deliver

Asia Pacific | Industry

12 Oct 2021 by Summer Wang

Market players in South Korea reflect on the stagnating issuance of equity-linked securities (ELS) linked to ESG indices since their debut in April.

Thailand SCB Securities: new underlyings drive record issuance

Asia Pacific | Products

11 Oct 2021 by Summer Wang

The subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has issued THB2.1 billion (US$62m) of notional of short-term structured notes for high-net-worth investors in H1 21, which represents a fourfold increase year-on-year (YoY).

Survey: Structured products almost half of HK’s OTC market in 2020

Asia Pacific | Industry

07 Oct 2021 by Summer Wang

A survey conducted by two Hong Kong SAR financial watchdogs has found that structured products accounted for nearly half of the OTC investment transactions in 2020, led by equity underlyings.

China Market Review, August 2021: drop in issuance causes distributor reshuffle

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

06 Oct 2021 by Petya Damyanova

Some 216 products worth an estimated CNY21.1 billion (US$3.3 billion) were added to SRP China database in August.

Thailand SEC proposes to streamline structured products issuance

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

05 Oct 2021 by Summer Wang

The Thai financial watchdog is seeking to amend debt securities regulations, which includes simplifying structured note filings and restricting their issuance by corporates.

China Citic continues to scale down as structured deposits reach historical low

Asia Pacific | Industry

04 Oct 2021 by Summer Wang

China Citic Bank has further decreased its issuance of structure deposits in the first half of the year as the total outstanding balance at Chinese banks reached a historical low in June.

South Korea Market Review, August 2021: new distributor enters the market

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

04 Oct 2021 by Lachezara Tsenova

There were 909 products issued in the retail segment in August, a fall of approximately 26% compared to July.

Japan Market Review, August 2021: new derivatives trading system launches successfully

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

04 Oct 2021 by Veselin Krastev

There were 111 structured products (including flow, but excluding leverage and private banking), worth an estimated JPY184 billion (US$1.7 billion) added to the SRP Japan database in August.

UBS poaches Morgan Stanley’s equity-linked head in Apac push

International | People

30 Sep 2021 by Summer Wang

The Swiss bank is seeking to strengthen the Apac coverage of its unified global markets group.