The Hong Kong SAR regulator has released its quarterly report on equity-linked investments and structured deposits in the retail market.
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) authorised 18 unlisted equity-linked investments and structured deposits for public offering from October to December, a decrease from 72 quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), which led to a stable number of 145 as at the end of 2020 year-on-year (YoY). There were additionally 145 CNY-denominated unlisted structured products and the number of investment-linked assurance schemes (ILAS) remained unchanged at 300 as at the year-end compared with a quarter ago, accor