The technology sector led the underlying exposure of equity-linked structured products in Asia Pacific in 2023.
Product issuance and estimated sales volume from main Asia Pacific (Apac) markets comprising Hong Kong SAR, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, rose in 2023 compared with the previous year, SRP data shows. The five major Asia markets recorded an issuance of over 93,000 non-flow structured products, which collected an estimated US$226.5 billion in sales last year, up 21% year-on-year (YoY) by estimated sales. Yield enhancement products continued to lead the Apac market as the most sold pr