Asia Pacific News

HKEX structured products continue to boom

Asia Pacific | Products

15 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

The number of new listed derivative warrants (DWs) and callable bull/bear certificates (CBBCs) reached record highs at the Hong Kong exchange.

Macquarie shifts to short-dated notes, balance continues to drop

Asia Pacific | Industry

10 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

The Australian bank’s issuance and sales posted a 20% decline year-on-year as the downward trend started five years ago continues.

HK equity bolsters Malaysia structured warrant market

Asia Pacific | Products

09 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

The country’s structured warrants market saw a wider use of Hong Kong equity stocks during the last quarter.

Samsung Securities replaces KIS as the largest issuer in Q3

Asia Pacific | Products

08 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

The securities arm of Samsung Group has taken the top spot in South Korea’s issuer ranking despite a drop in sales.

Spotlight on… underlying assets in China

Asia Pacific | Industry

05 Nov 2021 by SRP News

Investors in China had a strong preference for FX rates and factor indices in 9M2021.

NH Investment’s ELS issuance bottoms out

Asia Pacific | Industry

04 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

The issuance of equity-linked securities (ELS) and equity-linked bond (ELB) at NH Investment & Securities has reached its lowest point in Q3 21 down at the level seen a year ago.

South Korea DLS/DLB issuance hit record low

Asia Pacific | Products

03 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

The issuance amount of derivative-linked bonds (DLB) has reached a new low in Q3 21 since 2020, while derivative-linked securities (DLS) continue downward trend.

Leonteq names head of Asia

Asia Pacific | People

02 Nov 2021 by SRP News

Edward Ho has joined Leonteq as managing director and head of Asia, according to an internal memo seen by SRP.

Nomura’s profit halved despite wholesale rebound in Q2

Asia Pacific | Industry

02 Nov 2021 by Summer Wang

Net income at the Japanese bank plunged by 93% to JPY3.2 billion (US$28.1m) in Q2 FY21/22 ended in September despite the rebound of wholesale business.