Sales of equity-linked securities dropped 49% year-on-year as they continued to face headwinds after the mis-selling probe earlier this year.
Sales volumes of structured products sold in South Korea dropped to approximately KRW4.2 trillion (US$3.1 billion) in August , down around 4.6% year-on-year (YoY) and 30% month-on-month (MoM), according to SRP data. South Korea: sales volumes by month (KRW billion) Source: SRP Equity-linked securities (ELS), or non-full-principal-protected autocallables in other markets, saw their sales fall 17% MoM to KRW1.1 trillion , generated from 546 products issued during the month. The latest sales fi