The French moves to expand its offering in South Korea; BBVA adds risk premia play to QIS range; Leonteq partners with China WM; and more.

Crédit Agricole has announced that its securities entity in South Korea has obtained an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives brokerage licence from the country’s Financial Services Commission (FSC). Up until now, Crédit Agricole Securities (Asia) Ltd. (CASAL) activities were focused on the origination of foreign currency bonds for Korean issuers and on the distribution of capital protected investment products to investors. The initiative serves as another key driver for our g