The Swiss bank was recognised with the Best House, Hong Kong accolade for its contribution to the development of the Apac market with its automated service platform and recently expanded offering.
Korea’s autocallable sales continue to show signs of recovery after they recorded a two-month increase in a row. Shinhan Investment leads sales; the Kospi 200 took over the Eurostoxx 50.
The French bank was recognised with the Best House, Taiwan accolade for its contribution to the domestic structured notes market which included the launch of the first credit-linked green notes in the country and the pilot of equity-structured green bonds.
Despite a drop in issuance, FX rates led by XAU/USD, EUR/USD, and AUD/USD pairs continued to attract Chinese structured deposit investors in May. Issuance of CSI Smallcap 500-pegged products picked up.
As the US enters a new era of a faster settlement cycle, the Hong Kong structured products market remains in the T+2 settlement timeframe as some accumulators pivot.
The equity derivatives structuring veteran relocated from Singapore to Hong Kong SAR to take a new job with the French bank.
The consumer electronics and semiconductor narratives drove most of the sales of single stock-linked product in the Asia Pacific market in Q1 2024.
The monetary board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas clarifies notification requirements when banks engage in derivatives transactions, including structured products.
AI and digitalisation have become part of the toolkit to optimise the business flow and some of the challenges facing the structured product industry.