19 Dec 2024
China Market Review, November 2024: XAU/USD pair continues to rule, HSBC deploys new Nasdaq risk control play
Over 28% of the structured retail deposits issued last month track the exchange rate gold (XAU) to US dollar (USD) pair.
07 Nov 2024
Millennium opts for pharma, offers guaranteed coupon
The Polish commercial bank’s latest public offer promises a guaranteed return of at least 4.80% after two years.
31 Oct 2024
China Market Review, Q3 2024: structured deposits sales reach US$100bn milestone
FX rates-linked retail structured deposits continued to dominate the market as local retail investors favoured the XAU/USD and EUR/USD pairs exposure.
11 Sep 2024
China’s structured deposit balance shrinks in low-rate environment
Retail investors’ average monthly structured deposit balance dropped 20% year-on-year during the six months ending 30 June.
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.
02 Aug 2024
Hang Seng Bank's structured products income nose dives
The Hong Kong bank’s structured products issuance income in H1 2024 recorded the lowest level since 2H 2021. Single stock-linked ELI sales concentrated on US tech stock underlying.
24 Jul 2024
China Market Review, June 2024: Gold-linked structured deposits shine
Both the number of issuances and estimated sales volume of structured deposits have risen in the Chinese market. Commodity-linked products gain momentum.
05 Jul 2024
Spotlight on Apac: FX rates gain market share, AUD/USD pair leads the pack
In Asia, the Australian dollar against the US dollar topped the league table as the most-used FX rate underlying in Q2. Meanwhile, the issuance of structured deposits tracking the FX rates in China boomed.
18 Jun 2024
China Market Review, May 2024: Gold/USD in focus, CSI Smallcap 500 leads single index pack
Despite a drop in issuance, FX rates led by XAU/USD, EUR/USD, and AUD/USD pairs continued to attract Chinese structured deposit investors in May. Issuance of CSI Smallcap 500-pegged products picked up.
31 May 2024
Hong Kong SAR: deposits catching up with ELIs
Structured deposits have increased their market share by almost 40 percentage points since 2019.
29 May 2024
China: structured deposits assert their dominance
An analysis of wrapper usage in China shows that structured deposits continue to grow their market share.
24 May 2024
Product wrap: French boutique tracks ESG healthcare, Deka opts for climate change effort
In this week’s wrap we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 19-25 May 2024.