16 May 2024
Samsung Securities: ELS shortcomings have shifted product activity
The analyst at the Korean securities house says that while the issuance of recently embattled equity-linked securities (ELS) tied to the performance of HSCEI is expected to recover in the long run, the market participants may pivot their attention to ELS tracking those stock indices of other advanced markets, such as US, Europe, and Japan.
29 Dec 2023
South Korea Market Review, November 2023: market slow-down over HSCEI concerns
There were 1,788 products issued in the retail segment in November.
01 Dec 2023
Product wrap: Goldman issues via Feefty, BNPP aims at Chinese green energy stocks
In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 26 November and 2 December 2023.
24 Aug 2023
Korea’s Mirae net income plunges despite SP revenue rise
The South Korean securities house has posted a slight drop in its sales volume of ELS and DLS in Q2 23 YoY, however.
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19 Jul 2023
South Korea Market Review, May 2023: investors switch to interest rates
There were 1,744 products issued in the retail segment in May.
03 Jan 2023
South Korea Market Review, November 2022: BBVA enters market
There were 880 products issued in the retail segment in November, a 22% fall from October.
07 Oct 2022
Spotlight on… top issuers in South Korea (9M 2022)
The Korean market showed its competitive side with the top five issuer groups separated by only 2.81 percentage points in 9M 2022.
14 Sep 2022
South Korea Market Review, August 2022: securities houses see profits dip
There were 711 products issued in the retail segment in August, a 34% fall from July.
02 Sep 2022
Cryptos: Marex to offer crypto-linked notes via Luma
Luma has partnered with Marex to enable financial advisors to tailor their cryptocurrency-linked notes on assets such as bitcoin and ethereum through the platforms Creation Hub Module.
24 Aug 2022
Korean houses profit dip, structured products take a hit
SRP looks at the 2022 interim financial results of some of the top local securities houses in South Korea.
03 Aug 2022
South Korea Market Review, June 2022: significant fall in issuance YoY
There were 1,175 products issued in the retail segment in June, a 14% rise from May.
13 Jul 2022
Korea ELS issuance & KO volume plunge
The autocall market in South Korea has hit its lowest point in terms of issuance while a number of equity-linked securities (ELS) failed to knock out during the first half of 2022.