Asia Pacific News

China's Swap Connect goes live to grow cross-border trading

Asia Pacific | Industry

15 May 2023 by Summer Wang

Some 27 offshore investors traded onshore renminbi (RMB) interest rate swaps with a notional value exceeding CNY8.3 billion (US$1.2 billion) on the first day of Swap Connect.

South Korea Market Review, March 2023: Hana rises to the top

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

15 May 2023 by Lachezara Tsenova

There were 1,128 products issued in the retail segment in March.

SRP Apac 2023: macro environment drives new themes

Asia Pacific | Conferences

12 May 2023 by Summer Wang

With ESG losing traction in the region in 2022, the focus from investors and providers has shifted towards other thematic indices seeking to extract value from the global macro environment and new trends such as artificial intelligence and more.

Spotlight on… asset classes in Asia Pacific (Q1 2023)

Asia Pacific | Industry

12 May 2023 by SRP News

Equity-linked products continued to dominate in the region, despite losing 20% market share, mainly to structures tied to interest rates and FX.

SRP Apac 2023: tapping into China's growth beyond autocalls

Asia Pacific | Conferences

11 May 2023 by Summer Wang

A panel of executives from the region’s value chain discussed how the cross-border structured products market has shifted after China's reopening post Covid-19 at the SRP APAC Conference 2023 held in Singapore on 3 May.

10 years of structured products in Asia Pacific – 2021 and 2022

Asia Pacific | Industry

10 May 2023 by SRP News

To celebrate the 10th edition of SRP’s Asia Pacific conference, we look back at some of the main headlines that shaped the region.

SRP Apac Personality of the Year 2023 – Jung-Jin Yoon

Asia Pacific | Industry

10 May 2023 by Summer Wang

The Apac Personality of the Year Award 2023 was presented to Jung-Jin Yoon at the 10th Apac Awards Ceremony, which took place on the evening of Wednesday 3 May at the Hilton Singapore Orchard.

Exclusive: Vontobel adds CLNs to deritrade

International | Products

09 May 2023 by Summer Wang

The Swiss bank has launched credit-linked notes (CLNs) on its deritrade platform to capitalise on rising interest rates and credit spreads.

Spotlight on… trends in Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific | Industry

05 May 2023 by SRP News

Boosted by the rising interest rates, banks issued more capital protection products in Asia Pacific (Apac) with tenors that were progressively shorter.