09 Jan 2025
South Korea Market Review, December 2024: principal-protected ELB sales spike as investors flock into retirement...
Sales of principal-protected equity-linked bonds continue to skyrocket at year-end while capital-at-risk equity-linked securities drop.
03 Jan 2025
South Korea’s largest labour union calls for more ELS, DLS rules
Its latest working paper proposes to ban selling high-risk structured products with unilateral downside risk to the general public.
12 Dec 2024
South Korea Market Review, November 2024: principal protection takes centerstage, autocalls lose traction
Sales of equity-linked bonds have skyrocketed by 53% MoM, while sales of equity-linked securities were almost cut by half 46% compared to the prior-month.
18 Nov 2024
South Korea Market Review, October 2024: ELBs boost sales, Hana takes over Shinhan
Sales of principal-protected ELBs increased in October while local tech and utilities sector stocks were among the top investor picks.
05 Nov 2024
Korean securities houses report steady growth in Q3, regulator targets sales practices
Major financial firms in South Korea have seen growth in groupwide and affiliated securities house net profit during the July-September period.
15 Oct 2024
South Korea Market Review, September 2024: sales rebound despite YoY drop
Sales rebound MoM as household names lead the pack. Autocallable sales recover following massive drop in August.
10 Sep 2024
South Korea Market Review, August 2024: autocall sales fall, household names remain in charge
Sales of equity-linked securities dropped 49% year-on-year as they continued to face headwinds after the mis-selling probe earlier this year.
19 Aug 2024
South Korea Market Review, July 2024: sales rebound highest since January, Hyundai Motor roars
ELS sales slowly recovered MoM. The fully-principal-protected equity-linked bonds tracking Hyundai Motor stock gained visibility in July.
14 Aug 2024
Korea’s Qraft Technologies capitalises on AI-powered strategies for asset allocations
The Seoul-based AI fintech firm has co-designed an AI-powered index with Solactive to replicate a hedge fund’s long-short investment strategy, which has been deployed via structured products sold in Korea.
06 Aug 2024
Best-sellers Apac H1 2024: FX deposits take the lead in China, Korea’s ELBs shine
We review some of the best-selling products across Asia Pacific (Apac) markets during the first half of the year based on SRP data.
29 Jul 2024
FX-linked DLS, DLB gain traction in Korea
In the first half of the year, sales volume of FX rates-linked structured products soared over 7,000% year-on-year in South Korea.
23 Jul 2024
SRP Apac 2024 Awards: Cacib's focus on hedging in Korea pays off
The French bank was recognised as “Best House, Equities” and “Best Innovation” at SRP Asia Pacific Awards 2024 accolade for its contribution to equity-linked products in the region as well as the hedging investment tool rolled out in South Korea.