27 Jan 2025
HK regulator fines Hang Seng Bank over mis-selling
The HSBC Group member has been fined HK$66.4m (US$8.5m) for misconduct while selling investment products including secondary structured notes over a course of nine years.
24 Jan 2025
Latest: 40% of German retail investors to increase exposure to structured products
Also: HK's SFC widens structured products market; Korean regulator commends ELB program; UBS rolls out new vol control index series; Asia Index launches India sectors leaders.
20 Sep 2024
HK equity-linked sales rebound boosted by tech, AI themes: SFC-HKMA survey
The survey conducted by the two Hong Kong SAR financial regulators shows that around 61% of structured product sales come from equity-linked products. Sales of FX rates-linked products dropped in 2023.
07 May 2024
JPM: HKEX structured product proposal could boost market efficiency
The new proposed measure by the domestic exchange and the regulator has promoted the discussion on enhancing the flexibility to list products on the first day of listing, as well as the assessment of product types besides leveraged products.
22 Apr 2024
HK regulators slam due diligence flaws in structured product sales
A thematic review carried out by the regulators highlights shortcomings and risk factors in due diligence assessment methodologies for non-exchange traded investment products.
15 Apr 2024
Digital assets: Boerse Stuttgart's BISON expands trading to crypto ETNs
In this week’s roundup, we also look at Fineqia’s new investment advisor role for Digital Asset Blockchain infrastructure AMC and AMINA HK’s structured product offering.
14 Mar 2024
Digital assets: UK greenlights crypto ETNs, Bybit under scrutiny by HK regulator
The past week has sees a flurry of regulatory updates and market developments in the digital assets and crypto structured products space.
06 Nov 2023
Digital assets: regulators join efforts on tokenisation pilots
In this week’s roundup, we look at new dual currency crypto plays, HSBC’s tokenised deposit testing and the Hong Kong SAR regulator’s latest remarks on tokenised-related products.
06 Nov 2023
SRP in brief: home stretch
The Hong Kong SAR regulator zeroes in on ESG while an Austrian issuer goes for gold in Poland.
02 Nov 2023
SFC to mitigate ESG greenwashing in investment products
The Hong Kong SAR financial regulator stated its proposed voluntary code of conduct will align with international practices based on the recommendations of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco).
26 Oct 2023
SFC warns distributors on meeting standard for product offering scope
The Hong Kong SAR financial regulator has released a circular aimed at distributors of financial product offering guaranteed returns and other services when marketing SFC-authorised funds.
27 Sep 2023
Feature: crypto structured products fuel market in post-2022 tumble
From new product launches to risk management, industry players share their latest observations on structured products in the digital asset space in 2023.