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Korea regulator calls for risk control as HSCEI losses bite
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
10 Jan 2023 by Summer Wang

The Financial Supervisory Service has urged domestic securities houses to strengthen risk management processes of structured products.

Exclusive: SG – short durations remain a challenge for structured products in Apac
Asia Pacific | Industry
04 Jan 2023 by Summer Wang

The bank has seen increased demand for income payoffs with downside protection and expects a renewed push for hybrid asset PPNs in 2023.

DBS promotes structured product specialist in HK
Asia Pacific | People
03 Jan 2023 by Summer Wang

The largest Singaporean bank has tapped its regional head of credit derivatives to lead the treasury & markets division in Hong Kong SAR.

South Korea Market Review, November 2022: BBVA enters market
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
03 Jan 2023 by Lachezara Tsenova

There were 880 products issued in the retail segment in November, a 22% fall from October.

Japan Market Review, November 2022: Bank of Japan doubles its cap on bond yields
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
30 Dec 2022 by Mihaela Mihaylova

Some 63 products – including flow but excluding leverage and private banking – were added to the SRP Japan database in November.

China Market Review, November 2022: 29% issuance growth MoM
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
30 Dec 2022 by Petya Damyanova

Four hundred and eighty-one structured products worth an estimated CNY50.8 billion (US$7.5 billion) were added to SRP China database in November.

Taiwan Market Review, November 2022: J.P. Morgan returns
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
30 Dec 2022 by Vanina Kopcheva

Some 790 products with estimated sales of TWD76,165m ($2.5 billion) were issued in November 2022.

Apac – best selling products 2022: time for principal protected structures
Asia Pacific | Products
23 Dec 2022 by Summer Wang

We explore some of the best-selling structured products issued year-to-date (YTD) across Asia Pacific (Apac) markets, according to SRP data.

HK SFC approves more unlisted flow products in Q3
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
19 Dec 2022 by Summer Wang

The Hong Kong regulator has released its quarterly report covering July to September.