Woori: SK market on upward trend despite pricing and regulatory challenges

Lee Sun Kyu, the head of equity derivatives group at Woori Investment & Securities, a leading securities firm in South Korea, spoke to SRP about the current state of the domestic structured products market and how local securities firms are adjusting to upcoming regulatory challenges as well as the outlook for 2014. Woori Investment & Securities has increased significantly its structured products issuance this year. What are its plans for 2014? The equity-linked securities (ELS) market