Tag: South Korea
SRP Asia Pacific Awards: Mirae expects ELS sales to go up this year
Asia Pacific | Conferences
04 Apr 2019 by Jihye Hwang
The South Korean securities house expects increased sales volume this year compared to the previous year on equity-linked notes.
South Korea’s ELS spike as China rallies
Asia Pacific | Products
26 Mar 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Apac’s largest retail structured products market is showing signs of recovery on the back of improving market conditions and high early redemption volumes.
SK: ELS early redemption volume back on track
Asia Pacific | Industry
01 Mar 2019 by Jihye Hwang
The recent global stock rally has raised February’s early redemption volume of equity-linked securities (ELS) in South Korea to its highest level since April last year
SK’s new capital gains tax on stock derivatives has limited impact on structured notes
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
16 Jan 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Product snapshot: Hana is first Korean issuer to issue JPY-denominated autocallables
Asia Pacific | Products
16 Jan 2019 by Iveta Pekova
Out of eight products launched, half didn't attract enough interest from investors and were withdrawn early
Natixis sets €160 million aside in scramble to hedge autocallables in South Korea
International | Industry
20 Dec 2018 by Jihye Hwang
Model used for hedging the products was not sufficient enough under current market conditions
SK: November sales volume of equity-linked products drops despite ELB rise
Asia Pacific | Industry
19 Dec 2018 by Jihye Hwang
The sales volume of equity-linked structured products in South Korea last month dropped as redemption volume remains sluggish amid the increased market volatility.
South Korea’s institutional investors shy away from structured products
Asia Pacific | Industry
29 Nov 2018 by Jihye Hwang
New investments in structured products by South Korea’s institutional investors remain subdued due to their recent sluggish performances coupled with the rising interest rates environment.
KRX to launch ESG index targeting world’s third-largest pension fund
Asia Pacific | Products
28 Nov 2018 by Jihye Hwang
The Korea Exchange (KRX) is gearing up to launch a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principle compliant benchmark next month.
