Tag: South Korea
Kospi on top in Korea amid Hang Seng woes
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Apr 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
As HSCEI loses its aura, the Korean ELS market is attempting to embark on the local underlying to capture its momentum.
South Korea Market Review, February 2024: DLB sales up, worries over HSCEI continue
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
21 Mar 2024 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 1,855 products issued in the retail segment in February.
SRP in brief: stop and start
International | Industry
11 Mar 2024 by SRP News
The past week saw developments in the UK market while Korean regulator finally releases its probe results after three months.
Korea court clears Hana Bank chair for mis-selling DLF penalty
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
06 Mar 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The latest ruling overturns the first trial’s ruling in March 2022, which dismissed the bank’s then-CEO and other executives’ pledge to clear out the penalty for the DLF fiasco.
Nikkei 225 takes over HSCEI on Korea’s autocalls
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Mar 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
Over 4,300 ELS linked to the Nikkei 225 index have been issued in South Korea between March 2023 and March 2024, nearly double the volume issued in the prior year.
Korean regulators set out HSCEI ELS loss compensation plan
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
21 Feb 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The Financial Supervisory Service is pursuing ‘prompt dispute resolution’ by reviewing measures to provide damage relief to affected investors.
South Korea Market Review, January 2024: sales up 40% YoY
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
20 Feb 2024 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 2,151 products issued in the retail segment in January.
HSCEI woes heighten concerns over Korean ELS
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Feb 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The Hong Kong benchmark index’s tumble in January deepens another worry: Korea's HSCEI-linked ELS might approach loss territory.
Korea’s ELS issuance edges up, outstanding goes down
Asia Pacific | Products
23 Jan 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
South Korea’s early redemption amount of ELS products rebounds in 2023.