Equities still take the most inflows in the structured products market but investors are looking for other assets such as gold to hedge the market uncertainty triggered by Trump’s tariff war.
Asian markets are contemplating safe-haven investment themes as investors gear up to face uncertainty resulting from US President Donald Trump's recent imposition of tariffs on some of the world's largest economies. Most of the activity involving gold has been concentrated in the FX market - Karrie Fung, UBP Gold spot in US dollars (XAU/USD) hit a historic high, inching to US$3,000 last week. Yet, industry participants in Asia say the number of structured products linked to the precious