18 Dec 2024
Top underlyings Apac 2024: Tech stocks, chip manufacturers and FX rates remain on top
As we approach the year-end, we review the most featured underlying assets in structured products issued year-to-date across the Asia Pacific market.
11 Nov 2024
SRP Americas 2024: Monex sees scope to add new currencies to FX offering
The Mexican player continues to be a dominant force in the domestic FX structured products market.
08 Nov 2024
Spotlight Asia Pacific 9M 2024: classic autocalls drive strong sales
The sales volume of structured products surged 12% year-on-year (YoY) in the first nine months of the year in Asia Pacific ex-China.
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.
18 Oct 2024
Spotlight on Apac: autocalls remain dominant, FX rates-linked products shine
Equity-linked products remained dominant despite decreased market share and competition from FX rates in Q3.
15 Oct 2024
Czech demand for autocalls drops, focus on FX and single indices
FX rates and single equity indices were the preferred underlying assets for the Czech investor in Q3 2024.
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.
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.
29 Jul 2024
Spain Market Review, Q2 & H1 2024: equity baskets dominate as sales drop 55% YoY
Issuances and sales of structured products slowed down during Q2 and H1 2024 in the Spanish market.
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.
11 Jul 2024
Japanese investors hold back on PRDC as USD/JPY ‘too high’
Investors are hesitant to trade 'power reverse dual-currency notes' tracking the USD/JPY pair due to the high spot level.
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.