Tag: FSS
HSCEI woes heighten concerns over Korean ELS
Asia Pacific | Products
05 Feb 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The Hong Kong benchmark index’s tumble in January deepens another worry: Korea's HSCEI-linked ELS might approach loss territory.
Update: FSS expands probe on HSCEI-linked ELS misselling
Asia Pacific | Industry
09 Jan 2024 by Jocelyn Yang
The latest investigation follows an initial investigation by the South Korean financial watchdog in late 2023, which discovered management system issues in the sales of equity linked securities (ELS).
SRP in brief: the next chapter
International | Industry
04 Dec 2023 by Amélie Labbe
News shows no signs of slowing down as HSBC launches a new multi-asset index offering and Halo and First Abu Dhabi Bank collaborate on structured notes.
Korea’s regulator slams banks over HSCEI-linked ELS misselling
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
01 Dec 2023 by Jocelyn Yang
The head of the Korean financial watchdog has questioned whether the principle of suitability was properly observed by banks, considering that a large amount of ELS products was sold mostly to senior citizens at a particular period of time.
SRP in brief: reach for the stars
International | Industry
25 Sep 2023 by Amélie Labbe
It’s full steam ahead for the structured product market as September kicks off with dynamic activity across most markets.
FSS: HSCEI-linked ELS approaching loss territory
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
20 Sep 2023 by Jocelyn Yang
The volatility of HSCEI has been increasing due to ‘the slowdown in the Chinese real estate market and deepening uncertainty in the Chinese economy’.
Latest: Numerix buys PolyPaths to expand into fixed income
International | Industry
03 Aug 2023 by Jocelyn Yang & Summer Wang
Also, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners raises US$5.3 billion; CME revenues rise in Q2; India regulator clarifies proposal on retail participation in equity derivatives.
SRP in brief: push and pull
International | Industry
16 Jan 2023 by Amélie Labbe
We start the week with a look at activity in key Apac markets, and a new year push on ESG from a number of big European banks.
Korea Supreme Court revokes DLF sanctions on Woori Bank chair
Asia Pacific | Regulations & Legal
15 Dec 2022 by Summer Wang
Woori Financial Group chairman & CEO Son Tae-seung today has been acquitted of all charges in relation to the DLF mis-selling incident in 2019.
