Tag: South Korea
South Korea Market Review, August 2024: autocall sales fall, household names remain in charge
Asia Pacific | Products
10 Sep 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
Sales of equity-linked securities dropped 49% year-on-year as they continued to face headwinds after the mis-selling probe earlier this year.
South Korea Market Review, July 2024: sales rebound highest since January, Hyundai Motor roars
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
19 Aug 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
ELS sales slowly recovered MoM. The fully-principal-protected equity-linked bonds tracking Hyundai Motor stock gained visibility in July.
Korea’s Qraft Technologies capitalises on AI-powered strategies for asset allocations
Asia Pacific | Technology
14 Aug 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The Seoul-based AI fintech firm has co-designed an AI-powered index with Solactive to replicate a hedge fund’s long-short investment strategy, which has been deployed via structured products sold in Korea.
Best-sellers Apac H1 2024: FX deposits take the lead in China, Korea’s ELBs shine
Asia Pacific | Products
06 Aug 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
We review some of the best-selling products across Asia Pacific (Apac) markets during the first half of the year based on SRP data.
FX-linked DLS, DLB gain traction in Korea
Asia Pacific | Products
29 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
In the first half of the year, sales volume of FX rates-linked structured products soared over 7,000% year-on-year in South Korea.
SRP Apac 2024 Awards: Cacib's focus on hedging in Korea pays off
Asia Pacific | Conferences
23 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The French bank was recognised as “Best House, Equities” and “Best Innovation” at SRP Asia Pacific Awards 2024 accolade for its contribution to equity-linked products in the region as well as the hedging investment tool rolled out in South Korea.
South Korea Market Review, June 2024: cap prot ELBs lead the pack, Samsung gains visibility
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
16 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
Domestic blue-chip stocks were the preferred underlying assets deployed via principal-protected equity-linked bonds last month. Shinhan Securities continued to lead the overall sales, with nearly 17% of the market share.
Latest: Korean regulators respond to rumours, Structured Alpha managers plead guilty
International | Industry
11 Jun 2024 by Summer Wang
In this week’s roundup we look at the ongoing investigation on ELS by Korean regulators; the latest update on the Allianz structured fund fraud case; three structured ETFs made their debut.
South Korea: ELB remain ahead of ELS as HSCEI autocall saga bites
Asia Pacific | Products
28 May 2024 by SRP News
With five main wrappers, the South Korean market is one of the most diverse in the Asia Pacific region.
