13 Dec 2024
Latest: Montreal Exchange - ETF options boosted by structured notes hedging
Also in this roundup: Singapore regulator bans ex-UOB banker convicted of structured deposits forgery Hang Seng launches INdexLab; EBA unveils final standards on long / short positions under market and counterparty risks provision; EU banks continue to meet their MREL obligations; Barclays to establish new PB booking centre in Singapore.
01 Dec 2023
Korea’s regulator slams banks over HSCEI-linked ELS misselling
The head of the Korean financial watchdog has questioned whether the principle of suitability was properly observed by banks, considering that a large amount of ELS products was sold mostly to senior citizens at a particular period of time.
22 Oct 2019
DLS are fraudulent, says Korean democratic party
A South Korean lawmaker has called derivative-linked securities (DLS) ‘fraudulent,’ while urging the regulator to set out improved guidelines to regulate sales as well as the manufacturing of risky products sold to retail investors.
08 Oct 2019
UK provider halts product offering, enters ‘special administration’
UK structured products distributor Reyker Securities has stopped all activities following financial difficulties.