Tag: South Korea
SRP in brief: wind in the sales
International | Industry
15 Jan 2024 by Amelie Labbe
Sales volumes increased in France. Elsewhere, the Korean regulator launched an investigation into banks and brokerage firms that sold ELS tied to HSCEI.
Update: FSS expands probe on HSCEI-linked ELS misselling
Asia Pacific | Industry
09 Jan 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The latest investigation follows an initial investigation by the South Korean financial watchdog in late 2023, which discovered management system issues in the sales of equity linked securities (ELS).
South Korea Market Review, November 2023: market slow-down over HSCEI concerns
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
29 Dec 2023 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 1,788 products issued in the retail segment in November.
Best-selling products Apac 2023: Korea’s Mirae hits US$1.1 billion jackpot with index-stock combination
Asia Pacific | Products
06 Dec 2023 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.
Korea’s regulator slams banks over HSCEI-linked ELS misselling
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
01 Dec 2023 by Jocelyn Yang
The head of the Korean financial watchdog has questioned whether the principle of suitability was properly observed by banks, considering that a large amount of ELS products was sold mostly to senior citizens at a particular period of time.
Spotlight on… issuers in South Korea (Q2 2023)
Asia Pacific | Industry
22 Sep 2023 by SRP News
Hana Financial and Meritz Securities stood out from the competition in a quarter that saw sales increase by 11% YoY.
Korea’s Mirae net income plunges despite SP revenue rise
Asia Pacific | Industry
24 Aug 2023 by Jocelyn Yang & Summer Wang
The South Korean securities house has posted a slight drop in its sales volume of ELS and DLS in Q2 23 YoY, however.
Korea DLS league table reshuffles, Citi debuts index play
Asia Pacific | Products
25 Jul 2023 by Summer Wang
In the derivative-linked securities (DLS) market, two new players emerged in the issuer’s league table and a risk premia index developed by Citi made its debut in H1 2022.
Korea ELS knockout volume surges, new house enters league table
Asia Pacific | Products
24 Jul 2023 by Summer Wang
South Korea's knock-out volume of structured products has soared in H1 23 as a new player enters the top five issuer ranking.