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Korean investors close in on US student housing acquisitionSept 16, 2020South Korean investors are inching closer to taking over a student housing facility in the United States from US real estate developer Lincoln Ventures for roughly 140 billion won ($119.37 million), ... -
Carousell snaps up $80m from Naver-led investorsSept 16, 2020Singapore-based online marketplace platform Carousell said Wednesday it had raised a combined $80 million funding from an investor group led by South Korean internet giant Naver. Along with Naver, o... -
PAG exits from only Korean portfolio company at discountSept 15, 2020Hong Kong-based private equity investor PAG Asia Capital exited from Korean toy maker Young Toys by selling its entire stake for some 150 billion won ($127 million) to an investor consortium led by l... -
Analysts cast doubt on Shinhan‘s motive behind PE-backed capital increaseSept 13, 2020Shinhan Financial Group’s plan to increase capital, list new common shares and invite foreign private equity firms as new shareholders in October has left local market watchers with doubts about the ... -
Authorities to rein in surging credit loansSept 13, 2020Responding to an explosive surge in Korean lenders’ credit loans extended to borrowers, financial authorities have embarked on working-level talks with banking circles to implement selective loan reg... -
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[Decoding Shareholders] Is Shinhan breaking ties with Korean-Japanese shareholders?Sept 13, 2020Banking group announces capital raise involving Hong Kong-based equity in unlikely moment, prompting questions on motives -
Standard Chartered CEO mentors university students in S. KoreaSept 10, 2020London-based Standard Chartered Bank CEO Bill Winters mentored Korean university students seeking careers in finance in an contact-free manner as part of his monthlong visit to the country, the lende... -
TVXQ’s Yunho stars in Shinhan’s campaign for millennialsSept 9, 2020K-pop duo TVXQ’s Yunho was featured in a promotional video for Shinhan Financial Group’s campaign promoting healthy lifestyles for millennials, launched Wednesday. Participants in the three-month so... -
COVID-19 changing how Korean LPs think about infrastructure betSept 9, 2020Korean investors turn to renewable energy, digital infrastructure-linked assets, while ‘Green New Deal’ initiative comes in tandem -
FSC to provide safeguards for heavy debtorsSept 9, 2020To help delinquent debtors get back on their feet, Korean authorities plan to draft new legislation that enables them to request a debt restructuring program to financial institutions and have a medi... -
Korean asset managers take heat from H2O fund freezeSept 8, 2020Korean asset management houses are facing a ripple effect from London-based investor H2O Asset Management‘s decision to halt fund withdrawals for four weeks and to draw up measures to seek redress fr... -
BOK to hold monetary policy meetings online if distancing hits Level 3Sept 7, 2020In continued efforts to combat the prolonged coronavirus outbreak, the Bank of Korea will reportedly operate its own video conferencing platform in mid-September and hold its monetary policy board me... -
Localization, dividends to remain hurdles for Standard Chartered Korea CEO’s 3rd termSept 6, 2020Standard Chartered Bank Korea’s incumbent CEO Park Jong-bok was recently reappointed for a third term, but the weight on his shoulders is likely to remain heavy over the lender’s localization and div... -
Hypermarkets sell, shut stores amid COVID-19 falloutSept 4, 2020South Korea‘s hypermarket chain operators are working quickly to sell their discount stores to improve their balance sheet, as fallout from the coronavirus deepens and the domestic retail industry’s ... -
Sign of an exit? Hahn & Co. moves to reduce Ssangyong Cement capitalSept 4, 2020Ssangyong Cement Industry has proposed reducing its equity capital to pursue higher dividend and enhance shareholder value. Market watchers say the move makes the case for a possible exit of South Ko...
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