Investors flock to real estate funds, seeking stable, high returns
MarketsJanuary 27, 2020
Investors have been increasingly turning to real estate funds, looking for low-risk, high-return investments, according to data on sunday. Total investments in real estate funds stood at 99.39 trill...
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KRX aims to revitalize stock market, add to foreign investors’ convenienceMarketsJanuary 22, 2020The Korea Exchange said Wednesday it will make efforts to revitalize the sluggish stock market with more convenience for domestic and foreign investors. “To attract more long-term investors to the m... -
‘Most CEOs attending WEF pessimistic on 2020 economic growth’EconomyJanuary 21, 2020A majority of corporate honchos attending the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, have given the thumbs down to global economic growth this year, a survey by global accounting and cons...
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Number of stock-trading accounts nears 30mMarketsJanuary 20, 2020The number of active security accounts in South Korea is nearing 30 million amid growing stock trading activities focused on overseas markets, according to data from the Korea Financial Investment As... -
34 Kospi 200 firms lack whistleblowing policy: reportMarketsJanuary 20, 2020More than 30 Kospi 200 firms still have no whistleblowing policy for transparent management of their accounting control system, according to the latest report released by Samjong KPMG on Monday. The... -
Bias toward tech firms flusters stock market investorsMarketsJanuary 19, 2020South Korea’s stock market was tepid in 2019 and continues to face uncertainties, rankling many investors who are complaining that technology firms are being preferred for listing on the secondary Ko... -
S. Korea sees $920m in foreigners’ net purchase last yearMarketsJanuary 17, 2020Foreign investors in South Korea net purchased some $920 million, or 1.04 trillion won, of locally listed stocks last year, but the figure was conspicuously lower than that of peer emerging economies... -
NTS publishes year-end tax settlement manuals for foreignersEconomyJanuary 16, 2020South Korea’s tax agency said Thursday that it has published its year-end tax settlement manuals for foreigners in English, Chinese and Vietnamese. The publication of tax manuals in foreign language... -
Foreigners ownership on Kospi hits 13-year highMarketsJanuary 16, 2020Foreign stock ownership on Seoul’s benchmark Kospi bourse reached the highest level this week since 2006, industry data showed Thursday. According to the Korea Financial Investment Association, offs... -
Foreign investors turn net buyers of stocks, continue bond pulloutMarketsJanuary 13, 2020Foreign investors turned net buyers in the South Korean stocks in December, after snapping a four-month streak of selling. However, they continued their net outflow of investment in the local fixed-i... -
Lime Asset fund fiasco intensifies amid snowballing petitions, imminent lawsuitMarketsJanuary 12, 2020The fiasco surrounding Lime Asset Management is likely to escalate further as investors have filed related complaints and banks which sold its fund options are gearing up to file a lawsuit. From end... -
Stock market adds just 1 company to ‘W1tr club’ last yearMarketsJanuary 8, 2020The South Korean stock market saw only one listed firm join its 1 trillion won ($849 million) market capitalization club last year, reflecting the overall sluggish performance, according to the Korea... -
Korean stock market hit by US-Iran conflictMarketsJanuary 6, 2020The Korean stock market was impacted by the intensifying geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, with negative repercussions expected to continue, according to analysts Monday. Seoul’s benchm... -
Politics-themed stocks to rally ahead of April general electionsMarketsJanuary 5, 2020Ahead of the April parliamentary elections, politics-themed stocks are already experiencing a roller-coaster ride. While Seoul’s benchmark Kospi has stayed in a box pattern, stocks related to politic... -
Brokerages looking ahead to new growth engines, global marketsMarketsJanuary 2, 2020Amid a sluggish market and harsher business conditions in 2020, South Korea’s brokerages on Thursday stressed the need to seek new growth engines and market opportunities overseas. Choi Hyun-man, ex...
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