05 Nov 2024
Korean securities houses report steady growth in Q3, regulator targets sales practices
Major financial firms in South Korea have seen growth in groupwide and affiliated securities house net profit during the July-September period.
13 Jul 2023
SRP APAC Awards 2023: CITIC CLSA expands Korea footprint
The offshore arm of China's CITIC Securities has won the Best House, South Korea award for its growth in the retail equity-linked securities (ELS) market.
20 Apr 2022
SRP China 2021 Personality of the Year: TANG Jun
TANG Jun (汤俊), managing director, head of equity derivatives at Shenwan Hongyuan Securities, has been awarded the inaugural Personality of the Year accolade at SRP China Awards.
11 Oct 2021
Thailand SCB Securities: new underlyings drive record issuance
The subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has issued THB2.1 billion (US$62m) of notional of short-term structured notes for high-net-worth investors in H1 21, which represents a fourfold increase year-on-year (YoY).
12 May 2021
Mirae’s redeemed ELS/DLS outpace issuance
Despite the increase in issuance and sales, the South Korean securities house has slipped down the country’s league table.
10 May 2021
Korea DLB drop, DLS rebound in Q1
Derivative-linked bonds (DLB) have remained more popular than derivative-linked securities (DLS) in the first quarter of 2021 in South Korea despite a drop in sales.
30 Apr 2021
Korea ELS sales dip despite higher issuance
Sales of equity-linked securities (ELS) in South Korea have fallen back to KRW15.2 trillion in the first quarter of 2021 from a yearly high of KRW26 trillion at the end of 2020.
16 Apr 2021
Exclusive: Shinhan bolsters ELS range with weekly ESG offerings
The South Korean securities house will issue at least one equity-linked securities (ELS) with ESG underlyings every week after rolling out its first structure linked to the S&P 500 ESG.
18 Mar 2021
S. Korea ELS issue falls 45% in 2020, Kospi 200 favoured
The country’s equity-linked securities issuance has almost halved compared to 2019.
24 Feb 2021
KIS issuance drops 50% as hedging losses bite, DLS disappear
Trading income at Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) dipped over three-quarters (77.9%) to KRW99.1 billion (US$89.2m) in FY20 ended in December 2020 due to ‘massive ELS hedge trading loss’ at KRW114.5 billion in Q1.