Tag: South Korea
South Korea Market Review, June 2024: cap prot ELBs lead the pack, Samsung gains visibility
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
16 Jul 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
Domestic blue-chip stocks were the preferred underlying assets deployed via principal-protected equity-linked bonds last month. Shinhan Securities continued to lead the overall sales, with nearly 17% of the market share.
Latest: Korean regulators respond to rumours, Structured Alpha managers plead guilty
International | Industry
11 Jun 2024 by Summer Wang
In this week’s roundup we look at the ongoing investigation on ELS by Korean regulators; the latest update on the Allianz structured fund fraud case; three structured ETFs made their debut.
South Korea: ELB remain ahead of ELS as HSCEI autocall saga bites
Asia Pacific | Products
28 May 2024 by SRP News
With five main wrappers, the South Korean market is one of the most diverse in the Asia Pacific region.
StanChart Korea puts US$100m aside to compensate HSCEI autocall investors
Asia Pacific | Products
20 May 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The contingency plan comes after the UK bank’s Korea unit sold US$900m worth of autocallable products tracking the HSCEI.
SRP in brief: resilience and challenges
International | Industry
20 May 2024 by SRP News
A news snapshot of the week features US product trends, European market overviews in the first quarter, an abstraction of APAC wrappers' latest developments, and more.
SK regulator sets out HSCEI ELS compensation ratio to cover damages
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
14 May 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The Financial Dispute Mediation Committee agreed on Monday (13 May) on the compensation ratio for each bank involved in the mis-selling dispute case, with Nonghyup Bank's case being determined to compensate 65% of the damages.
Kospi on top in Korea amid Hang Seng woes
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Apr 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
As HSCEI loses its aura, the Korean ELS market is attempting to embark on the local underlying to capture its momentum.
South Korea Market Review, February 2024: DLB sales up, worries over HSCEI continue
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
21 Mar 2024 by Lachezara Tsenova
There were 1,855 products issued in the retail segment in February.
SRP in brief: stop and start
International | Industry
11 Mar 2024 by SRP News
The past week saw developments in the UK market while Korean regulator finally releases its probe results after three months.
