Asia Pacific News

SRP Apac 2024 Awards: Vontobel – automation drives flows, CLNs add scope

Asia Pacific | Conferences

26 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

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.

South Korea Market Review, May 2024: autocall sales bounce back, ELS volume soars by 60%

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

24 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

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.

SRP Apac 2024 Awards: BNPP introduces CLNs in Taiwan, pilots structured green bonds

Asia Pacific | Conferences

21 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

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.

China Market Review, May 2024: Gold/USD in focus, CSI Smallcap 500 leads single index pack

Asia Pacific | Market Reviews

18 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

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.

T+1 settlement: HK structured notes issuers stick to T+2, accumulators' legacy dividend issue drags on

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

17 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

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.

Natixis taps Bofa's Apac EQD distribution head

Asia Pacific | People

14 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The equity derivatives structuring veteran relocated from Singapore to Hong Kong SAR to take a new job with the French bank.

Spotlight on… Apac: single-stock underlyings, sectors exposure in Q1 2024

Asia Pacific | Products

14 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang and Josafin Fu

The consumer electronics and semiconductor narratives drove most of the sales of single stock-linked product in the Asia Pacific market in Q1 2024.

Philippines regulator amends derivatives rules

Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal

13 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

The monetary board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas clarifies notification requirements when banks engage in derivatives transactions, including structured products.

SRP Apac 2024: digitalisation - opportunities and challenges for structured products ecosystem

Asia Pacific | Conferences

12 Jun 2024 by Jocelyn Yang

AI and digitalisation have become part of the toolkit to optimise the business flow and some of the challenges facing the structured product industry.