Tag: South Korea
Apac top issuers H1 22: limited reshuffle in a tough time
Asia Pacific | Products
14 Jul 2022 by Summer Wang
SRP looks at some of the top issuers of non-leverage structured products across Asian markets in the first half of 2022, which features high volatility.
Korea ELS issuance & KO volume plunge
Asia Pacific | Industry
13 Jul 2022 by Summer Wang
The autocall market in South Korea has hit its lowest point in terms of issuance while a number of equity-linked securities (ELS) failed to knock out during the first half of 2022.
Apac best-selling products H1 22: Korean pensions lead seasonal hike
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Jul 2022 by Summer Wang
SRP explores some of the best-selling structured products issued in the first half of 2022 across the Apac markets.
NH Investment issuance stands out in ailing market
Asia Pacific | Products
30 Jun 2022 by Summer Wang
The issuance amount of equity-linked securities (ELS) and equity-linked bond (ELB) at NH Investment & Securities in Q1 22 has rebounded to a stable level at KRW1.2 trillion (US$923m) year-on-year.
Korean market in free fall, FI gains little traction
Asia Pacific | Products
29 Jun 2022 by Summer Wang
The country’s issuance of structured products has slid 38.2% to KRW28.8 billion in H1 22 year-on-year. Fixed income underliers didn’t drive the activity seen in other developed markets.
South Korea Market Review, April 2022: quarterly drop in sales
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
31 May 2022 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 1,312 products issued in the retail segment in April, a six percent rise from March.
South Korea Market Review, March 2022: capital-at-risk issuance increases
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
29 Apr 2022 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 1,244 products issued in the retail segment in March, a 15% rise from February.
Korea DLS, DLB sales hit bottom, new player enters market league table
Asia Pacific | Products
26 Apr 2022 by Summer Wang
Derivative-linked securities (DLS) and derivative-linked bond (DLB) continued to shrink in Q1 22 after registering a 10-year low sales volume in 2021.
South Korea ELS, ELBs more than halved YoY
Asia Pacific | Products
25 Apr 2022 by Summer Wang
Sales of equity-linked bonds (ELBs) in South Korea have subsided following a recent hike while equity-linked securities (ELS) remained relatively stable in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the prior quarter.