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Number of stock-trading accounts nears 30mMarketsJan 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: reportMarketsJan 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 investorsMarketsJan 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 yearMarketsJan 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 foreignersEconomyJan 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 highMarketsJan 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 pulloutMarketsJan 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 lawsuitMarketsJan 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 yearMarketsJan 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 conflictMarketsJan 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 electionsMarketsJan 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 marketsMarketsJan 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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[News Focus] Will S. Korea’s stock market recover vitality in 2020?MarketsJan 1, 2020Bucking the trend of major global stock markets which saw some of their best gains in decades, South Korea’s main bourse Kospi remained flat on the last trading day of 2019, unable to pierce the 2,20... -
Probable top-down nomination of new IBK CEO triggers backlashMarketsDec 31, 2019The state-run Industrial Bank of Korea faced the new year amid heated controversy concerning the likely nomination of a former senior presidential aide as its next CEO. On Tuesday, Reps. Chae Yi-bai... -
Kospi falls below 2,200, Kosdaq rises near 670 in 2019 finaleMarketsDec 30, 2019South Korea’s stock market continued its sluggish performance on Monday -- the last trading day of 2019 -- amid a lack of significant momentum. The benchmark Kospi closed at 2,197.67 points, down 0....
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