02 May 2023
10 years of structured products in Asia Pacific – 2013 to 2015
To celebrate the 10th edition of SRP’s Asia Pacific conference, we look back at some of the main headlines that shaped the region.
15 Dec 2022
Korea Supreme Court revokes DLF sanctions on Woori Bank chair
Woori Financial Group chairman & CEO Son Tae-seung today has been acquitted of all charges in relation to the DLF mis-selling incident in 2019.
04 Aug 2022
Latest: UK regulator tightens rules to reduce risk of mis-selling
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised stronger rules to help tackle misleading adverts that encourage investing in high-risk products.
01 Jun 2021
Korea watchdog implements new guidelines as mis-selling debacle reverberates
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has implemented a series of regulatory measures in South Korea following the mis-selling incident in August 2019. We recap the major regulatory moves as they gradually take into effect.
13 Apr 2021
Citi Korea responds to ESG demand with new cap prot notes
The US bank’s branch in South Korea aims to issue and distribute its first structured notes linked to ESG-related funds, exchange traded funds or stock baskets by June.
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25 Jan 2021
South Korea Market Review, December 2020: quick recovery expected in 2021
There were 1,330 products issued in the retail segment in December, an increase of 41% compared to November.
04 Dec 2020
Roundup: Apac players wield tech tools, deploy ESG considerations
HKEx introduces the first Apac sustainable multi-asset product platform
20 Aug 2020
South Korea Market Review July 2020: new restrictions
Some 1,593 products were issued in the retail segment in July, a 50% increase from the previous month but sales volumes, at KRW5.06 trillion (US$4.2 billion), were down 20%.
03 Jun 2020
South Korea Market Review, April 2020: adapting to the status quo
Some 1,467 products were issued in the retail segment in April, a 21% increase from the previous month.
31 Mar 2020
South Korea Market Review, February 2020: worries over uncertain market
Some 1,308 products were issued in the retail segment in February, a four percent increase from January.
06 Mar 2020
In brief: BNP Paribas debuts G-focused low vol ESG play
The French bank has released a new tracker linked to the performance of and ESG index centered on the G, the governance part of ESG; FSC decides on penalties for banks involved in DLF fiasco; DAX goes ESG; BMO upsizes ‐3x FANG+ Index Inverse Leveraged ETNs.