Tag: ELS
South Korea Market Review, October 2019: market stabilisation in progress
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
29 Nov 2019 by Lachezara Tsenova
Product issuance increased by less than two percent in October, compared to the previous month, with 1,332 products issued in the retail segment. Sales volumes, at KRW7.17 trillion (US$6.19 billion) were up six percent from September.
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View from the top: South Korea needs a wider variety of products
Asia Pacific | Features
14 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang
As the South Korean structured products market gets to grips with the recent mis-selling scandal that could result on regulatory restrictions on the sales of complex products by banks, SRP takes a look on the current landscape of the market with Geunhyuk Jang (pictured), research fellow at Korea Capital Market Institute.
ELS sales in South Korea remain sluggish despite rise in early redemption volume
Asia Pacific | Products
09 Oct 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Structured products sales in South Korea remained sluggish last month as investor confidence was rattled from the recent mis-selling scandal despite a rise in the early redemption volume.
South Korea Market Review - August 2019
Asia Pacific | Market Reviews
24 Sep 2019 by Iveta Pekova
Structured product issuance in South Korea decreased by 19% in August, compared to the previous month, with 1,113 products issued in the retail segment. Sales volumes of KRW7.13 trillion (US$ 6.04 billion) were down 29% from KRW10.8 trillion in July.
Structured product sales volume drops in South Korea amid mis-selling allegations
Asia Pacific | Products
12 Sep 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Sales of equity-linked structured products in South Korea has dropped amid uncertain market conditions prompted by protests in Hong Kong as well as mis-selling allegations that have rocked the country’s financial sector.
Samsung Securities tops SK distributor list in H1
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Sep 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Samsung Securities was South Korea’s largest distributor in the first half of this year, but its net profit dropped from the previous year due to its sluggish brokerage business as well as revenue raised from sales of structured products.
Investors sit on cash as early redemption volume rises in South Korea
Asia Pacific | Products
25 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang
Despite the rise in early redemption volumes, the sales of equity-linked structured products in South Korea dropped amid uncertain market conditions coupled with lower coupon levels.
South Korean issuers shun Kospi, opt for Nikkei
Asia Pacific | Products
24 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang
The sales volume of equity-linked structured products tracking the Japanese index doubled in the first half of this year compared to the second half of 2018, while that of products linked to Kospi 200 dropped.
South Korea’s ELS sales volume drops to lowest since February
Asia Pacific | Products
02 Jul 2019 by Jihye Hwang
The sales volume of equity-linked securities (ELS) in South Korea last month dropped to its lowest level since February this year amid heightened market uncertainties and lower coupon levels.
