Tag: Distributors
DBS and Credit Suisse lead Taiwan issuance jump
Asia Pacific | Products
17 Sep 2020 by Summer Wang & Pablo Conde
The Taiwanese market has seen the issuance of structured products skyrocketing in the first half of 2020 buoyed by the increased activity from the two banks.
Feature: leveraging Apac structured products in a pandemic world
International | Features
14 Sep 2020 by Summer Wang & Pablo Conde
A recent webinar organised by SRP saw four APAC industry experts share their views about how this year’s volatility impacted client engagement, product issuance and digital adoption in the structured products market.
Credit Suisse: banks face two-fold supply burden as issuance soars
International | Technology
09 Sep 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
High market volatility has paved the way for structured products to make waves among investors with issuers scrambling to cash in on the booming trend. But with a rapid growth in volume come additional hurdles that more traditional players such as banks will have to face.
China’s BoC, CCB H1 profit plunges over 10%
Asia Pacific | Industry
01 Sep 2020 by Summer Wang & Pablo Conde
Net profit at the largest Chinese state-owned bank plunged by 11.22% to CNY107.8 billion (US$15.8 billion) in the past half year compared with a year ago as its impairment losses on assets, mostly on loans and advances, doubled to CNY66.5 billion.
People: Garantum chief steps down
International | People
28 Aug 2020 by SRP News
SK securities houses rebound in Q2
Asia Pacific | Industry
26 Aug 2020 by Summer Wang & Pablo Conde
Two of the largest securities houses in South Korea have posted positive results in the second quarter despite a slowdown in the structured products market.
Top Mexican banks’ issuances shrink
Latin America | Industry
17 Aug 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
Monex and BBVA Bancomer, dominant players in the Mexican structured products market, have suffered landslide sequential plummets in both their issuances and sales during the second quarter of 2020, according to SRP data.
Raymond James misses the mark
North America | Industry
06 Aug 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
The US regional broker-dealer took a 34% hit in its third quarterly net income (US$172m) compared to the same period a year prior.
Move to virtual will have a positive impact on structured product transactions
North America | Technology
04 Aug 2020 by Lavanya Nair & Pablo Conde
With the first half of 2020 being ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, financial professionals are scrambling to shift towards a more accessible client dynamic that can benefit both parties while maintaining proper social distancing measures.