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.
30 Sep 2024
Sales of Korean autocalls drop after banks suspend sales in H1 24
The outstanding balance of non-principal-protected ELS products falls in the Korean market, while those principal-protected products increase.
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.
09 Aug 2024
Nikkei autocalls remain safe despite Japan stock crash
From dealers' selling pressure to a breakdown of live products tracking the country's benchmark index knock-in barrier levels, here's what happened to Nikkei 225-linked structured products triggered by Monday’s stock market plunge.
16 Jul 2024
South Korea Market Review, June 2024: cap prot ELBs lead the pack, Samsung gains visibility
Domestic blue-chip stocks were the preferred underlying assets deployed via principal-protected equity-linked bonds last month. Shinhan Securities continued to lead the overall sales, with nearly 17% of the market share.
24 Jun 2024
South Korea Market Review, May 2024: autocall sales bounce back, ELS volume soars by 60%
Korea’s autocallable sales continue to show signs of recovery after they recorded a two-month increase in a row. Shinhan Investment leads sales; the Kospi 200 took over the Eurostoxx 50.