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Kakao Bank’s pre-IPO market value soars to 46 trillion wonMarketsSept 16, 2020Amid heated competition over public subscriptions in Korea’s initial public offering market, the local top internet-only bank’s valuation on the pre-IPO market has soared, exceeding the combined mark... -
S. Korea's brokerages put limits on credit offering amid surging loan balanceMarketsSept 15, 2020Amid the snowballing volume of personal credit loans taken out for stock investments, Korea’s securities firms are increasingly suspending their credit financing services, local industry sources said... -
Investor deposits for IPO subscriptions in S. Korea exceed W150trMarketsSept 14, 2020South Korean investors have poured over 150 trillion won ($126.71 billion) into initial public offerings this year, 1.5 times more than last year, reflecting investors’ thirst for profit at a time of... -
Kakao Games shares soar for 2nd day in row, leaps to No. 3 on KosdaqMarketsSept 11, 2020Kakao Games continued its bullish run on the Kosdaq market, with shares spiking by a daily permissible limit of nearly 30 percent for a second consecutive day Friday. As soon as trading began, the c... -
Kakao Games makes stellar stock market debut, lands No. 5 on KosdaqMarketsSept 10, 2020Kakao Games, the gaming arm of Korean mobile messenger giant Kakao, made a strong market debut on the tech-heavy Kosdaq on Thursday, trading at more than double its initial public offering price. Sh... -
Mirae Asset Daewoo’s customer assets surpass W300tr amid stock investment boomMarketsSept 9, 2020Korean brokerage firm Mirae Asset Daewoo said Wednesday that its customer deposits exceeded 300 trillion won ($252 billion) as of end-August, amid growing interest in stock investments in times of ul... -
Mirae Asset set to acquire Amazon logistics centers in US: sourcesMarketsSept 9, 2020Mirae Asset Global Investments, the asset management arm of South Korean financial group Mirae Asset, was selected as a preferred bidder to acquire Amazon’s logistics centers in the US for $17 millio... -
CLSA derides Moon’s New Deal fundMarketsSept 8, 2020A report by Hong Kong-based investment bank CLSA lashed out at President Moon Jae-in‘s Korean New Deal initiative and the 20 trillion-won ($16.8 billion) fund to finance the projects, claiming his sc... -
Bio sector benefits most from K-New Deal IndexesMarketsSept 7, 2020In line with the “Korean New Deal” economic stimulus package proposed by the administration of President Moon Jae-in, the nation’s sole bourse operator launched indexes on Monday that will be tracked... -
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[Herald Interview] From organizing portfolios to educating heirs: Total wealth management for the superrichMarketsSept 6, 2020Private banking and wealth management functions have long been deemed exclusive services for a limited range of customers, such as the owners of big corporations. But responding to the increasing po... -
How to become a shareholder in BTS label Big HitMoneySept 3, 2020The recent news that the music label behind K-pop sensation BTS was going public thrilled not only market watchers and investors but also the boy band’s fans around the globe, collectively known as “... -
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[Herald Interview] QuantaMatrix seeks October IPO for overseas entryMarketsSept 3, 2020Amid growing investor interest in the bio and health care industries, a local microbial diagnostic test developer is planning an initial public offering next month. QuantaMatrix, a spin-off of Seoul... -
Kakao Games IPO pre-orders set new recordMarketsSept 2, 2020Kakao Games, the gaming arm of local mobile messenger giant Kakao, set a record in South Korea on Wednesday by drawing the greatest value of preorder deposits for public subscription of its initial p... -
Kakao Games likely to issue most successful IPO in KoreaMarketsAug 31, 2020The initial public offering of Kakao Games is likely to be the most successful market debut in South Korea’s history in terms of the number of applicants for its shares, according to market watchers ... -
NTS vows full-scale probe into tax-dodging allegations against multinational companiesEconomyAug 30, 2020South Korea’s tax agency recently launched a full-scale investigation targeting 21 multinational companies suspected of evading taxes here. It is the agency’s first major task under its new leadershi...
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