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Brokerage firms suffer negative earnings surprise in Q4

Major brokerage firms reported worse-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter of last year, with analysts citing increased market volatility coupled with a slump in the nation’s equity-linked sec...

February 10, 2019
Finance
Mobile payment recharging limit to be raised

South Korea’s financial regulator plans to raise the limit of recharging credit on mobile payment platforms from the current 2 million won ($1,782), as part of its plans to ease rules on quick paymen...

February 7, 2019
Finance
Business leaders express worries over NPS’ Hanjin intervention

South Korea’s business leaders on Friday expressed concerns over the National Pension Service’s decision to actively exercise its shareholder rights over Hanjin KAL, claiming that it could dampen cor...

February 1, 2019
Industry
NPS to actively intervene in management of Hanjin KAL

South Korea’s state pension fund said Friday it had decided to actively exercise its shareholder rights over Hanjin KAL, the holding company of the nation’s No.1 carrier Korean Air. The National Pen...

February 1, 2019
Industry
Netmarble joins Nexon bidding war

South Korea’s leading game developer Netmarble confirmed Thursday it will participate in the bidding for fellow industry giant Nexon, as industry watchers forecast a tense battle potentially involvin...

January 31, 2019
Industry
FSC vows to ease listing rules for 3rd bourse, rejuvenate SME investment

South Korea’s chief regulator said Wednesday that it plans to ease listing rules for the nation’s tertiary bourse, focused on startups and small and medium-sized firms, to reform the capital market a...

January 30, 2019
Finance
Meritz Securities reports record-high net profit

South Korea’s Meritz Securities said Tuesday that its annual net profit surged 22.1 percent to a record high last year, amid local securities firms’ continuing struggle to survive competition with gi...

January 29, 2019
Finance
IBK Securities mired in hiring scandal

State-run IBK Securities has been hit by a hiring scandal, as several employees have been indicted by the prosecution over charges of manipulating interview scores of certain candidates and alleged g...

January 29, 2019
Industry
Foreign buying on Kospi reaches nearly W3tr

Foreign investors have net purchased nearly 3 trillion won ($2.66 billion) worth of South Korean stocks on the main bourse this month so far, data showed Sunday, adding fuel to a bear market rally. ...

January 27, 2019
Finance
Homeplus joins European Marketing Distribution alliance

South Korean discount chain operator Homeplus has joined Europe’s largest retail alliance, the firm said Thursday, in a first for an Asian retailer. As a member of the European Marketing Distributio...

January 24, 2019
Industry
[News Focus] Debate over securities transactions tax grows

Amid South Korea’s efforts to revitalize the economy, debate over whether to lift the securities transaction tax has been rekindled, with the government, lawmakers, and the financial sector divided o...

January 23, 2019
Industry
Kyobo Life, SBI Holdings, Kiwoon Savings mull internet-only bank

Financial institutions including Kyobo Life Insurance, SBI Holdings and Kiwoom Savings Bank are mulling jumping into South Korea’s internet-only bank business amid the state’s efforts to foster the s...

January 23, 2019
Finance
Stocks close higher on ‘hydrogen economy’ road map

Fueled by the government’s road map to build a “hydrogen economy,” South Korea’s top automaker and hydrogen-powered car parts firms continued a two-day gaining streak. Hyundai Motor, which launched ...

January 18, 2019
Finance
Barings recommends diversified investment in US, European high-yield bonds

A global asset management firm on Wednesday suggested diversified overseas investments in US and European high-yield bonds this year to reduce risk or volatility. “The point of this is to say that t...

January 16, 2019
Finance
[Monitor] Volume of Korean investors’ holdings in foreign-currency securities

Holdings by South Koreans of securities in foreign currencies grew rapidly last year, data from the Korea Securities Depository showed, with local securities firms expanding relevant services for loc...

January 16, 2019
Finance

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