Asia Pacific News

China’s snowballs move to alpha territory

Asia Pacific | Industry

11 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

Chinese investors in index-linked autocalls known as snowball derivatives have benefitted from the change of direction of the underlying indexes which have triggered positive payouts.

UBS taps ex-GS exec, bolsters derivatives structuring in Japan

Asia Pacific | People

07 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The Swiss bank is seeking to strengthen its derivatives and solutions structuring business.

SRP Apac 2024 awards: SGX – there is increasing interest from distributors in structured certificates

Asia Pacific | Conferences

06 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The Singapore Exchange won the Best Structured Products & Derivatives Exchange award under the service provider category at the SRP Asia Pacific 2024 awards.

SRP Apac 2024 awards: Murex – HSCEI autocall debacle has triggered a product shift

Asia Pacific | Technology

05 Jun 2024 by Pablo Conde

Murex won the Best Pricing & Risk Analytics Provider at this year's SRP Asia Pacific 2024 awards.

SRP Apac 2024: beyond US equities

Asia Pacific | Conferences

04 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

Senior executives from the buy-side and sell-side of the structured product industry discussed diversifying underlying and how to navigate trends beyond the US stocks at the SRP Asia Pacific conference held in Singapore last month.

South Korea Market Review, April 2024: ELB, DLB sales rebound as capital protection lures investors

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

03 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The Korean market continues to see investors pivoting from ELS to ELB and DLB products; Hana Securities’ overall structured product sales amounted to 24% market share in April.

Hong Kong SAR: deposits catching up with ELIs

Asia Pacific | Products

31 May 2024 by SRP News

Structured deposits have increased their market share by almost 40 percentage points since 2019.

Hong Kong Market Review, April 2024: insurance sector gains traction, issuance rebounds

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

30 May 2024 by SRP News

The number of derivative warrants and callable bull/bear contracts (CBBCs) issued rebounded in April, while average daily turnover continued to struggle. The AIA stock shined in the DW segment.

Japan: structured Uridashi notes remain king despite falling sales

Asia Pacific | Products

30 May 2024 by SRP News

Registered notes continue to dominate a market which has been hit by a severe drop in sales in recent years.