Credit Suisse reported that Q1 fixed income sales and trading revenues rose 139% year-on-year, driven mainly by higher revenues from structured and FX products, and gains from hedging activities.
These results were supported by a stronger performance in both the bank’s markets business and private banking within wealth management & connected (WM&C) in Asia-Pacific. SRP spoke to Charles Firth (pictured) managing director, Asia Pacific solutions, in Hong Kong, about the recent market turmoil, the particularities of the main markets in the region and the current opportunities around products and trends. How would you rate the structured products market performance year-to-da