Asia Pacific News

Exclusive: OCBC names head of structured products

Asia Pacific | People

17 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

The role within the Singaporean bank’s global treasury had been held ad interim since Q1 22.

Exclusive: CS appoints Asia ex-Japan head of EQD structuring

Asia Pacific | People

16 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

Credit Suisse’s co-global head of QIS distribution structuring has relocated to Singapore to take on an expanded role following a reshuffle.

Exclusive: BNPP appoints Apac head of global equities structuring

Asia Pacific | People

11 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

The newly-created role will oversee the entire structuring team in Apac under the global equities segment, which has been set up to integrate cash equities, prime services and equity derivatives.

Japan Market Review, June 2022: OSE to launch micro futures and mini options Nikkei 225

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

11 Aug 2022 by Mihaela Mihaylova

Seventy products worth an estimated JPY156.5 billion (US$1.2 billion) were added to the SRP Japan database in June (including flow, excluding leverage and private banking).

Bybit: investors are shifting to USD-pegged stablecoins

International | Technology

09 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

The cryptocurrency platform which relocated from Singapore to Dubai earlier this year has launched its first structured products with an exotic payoff.

Taiwan Market Review, June 2022: the downward trend continues

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

08 Aug 2022 by Vanina Kopcheva

Some 775 products with estimated sales of TWD75 billion ($2.03 billion) were added to the SRP Taiwan database in June.

Issuers pile up to debut A-share derivative warrants in HK

Asia Pacific | Products

04 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

A total of 33 listed derivative warrants (DWs) on the MSCI China A50 Connect Index are going live on Monday (8 August) in Hong Kong SAR.

Exclusive: Offshore demand for A-shares consistent with China market growth, CICC WM

Asia Pacific | Industry

03 Aug 2022 by Summer Wang

The Chinese wealth manager is capitalizing on demand from offshore structured products investors confident in the long-term growth of the China market.

South Korea Market Review, June 2022: significant fall in issuance YoY

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

03 Aug 2022 by Lachezara Tsenova

There were 1,175 products issued in the retail segment in June, a 14% rise from May.