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NPS to oppose Korean Air’s capital increase schemeMoneyJan 5, 2021South Korea’s public pension fund the National Pension Service said Tuesday it would vote against Korean Air’s plan to issue new common shares, which is deemed pivotal to the planned takeover of debt... -
Stocks extend record rally for 6 trading daysMarketsJan 5, 2021South Korea’s stock market rallied Tuesday as investor appetite for equities in one of the world’s fastest-growing bourses continued to gain momentum. The Korea Exchange’s main board Kospi jumped 1.... -
Stock rally nears turning point as Kospi market cap tops W2,000trMarketsJan 4, 2021Stock analysts began to look for signs that the current bull market will end its run, as stocks in South Korea got started the year strongly on Monday, setting yet another all-time high on the first ... -
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[Market Close-up] Korean market gains momentum from individual investorsMarketsJan 3, 2021Diversifying targets The coronavirus turmoil not only induced Korean retail investors to listed stocks, but also prompted retail attention to a wider array of investment products such as exchange-tr... -
Samsung Electronics’ record run continues over optimism for foundry bizMarketsDec 28, 2020The share price of Samsung Electronics on South Korea’s stock market has reached an unprecedented high yet again, surpassing 80,000 won ($73) during intraday trading Monday. Hitting 80,100 won per s... -
Kospi crosses 2,800 mark on chip rallyMarketsDec 24, 2020South Korea‘s stock market hit a new all-time high Thursday as the Korea Exchange’s main board Kospi crossed the 2,800 mark on massive institutional buying of chip shares. The Kospi rose 1.7 percent... -
Shinhan Life OKs merger with ex-ING's Korean armMarketsDec 24, 2020Shinhan Financial Group has approved a merger of its two wholly-owned life insurer subsidiaries -- Shinhan Life Insurance and Orange Life Insurance -- into a single entity next year, filings showed T... -
Korea to launch 1st tranche of New Deal policy fund by MarchMoneyDec 23, 2020The South Korean government is poised to launch the first batch of its 20 trillion-won ($18 billion) government policy fund aimed at supporting Korean New Deal projects by March, the Finance Minister... -
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[News Analysis] SsangYong Motor halts trading as bankruptcy court grants breatherMarketsDec 22, 2020Stocks of SsangYong Motor halted trading starting Tuesday as the cash-strapped automaker is now under bankruptcy court supervision and has effectively been given a three-month grace period before it ... -
Mirae Asset subsidiary lists 1st ETFs on London Stock ExchangeMoneyDec 21, 2020Mirae Asset Global Investments said Monday that its US exchange-traded funds provider subsidiary Global X has launched two products to be traded on the London Stock Exchange starting Friday. The the... -
IFC provides $50m loan to KB Kookmin Card's Indonesian lending armMoneyDec 21, 2020The International Finance Corp. said Monday it plans to provide a loan of up to $50 million to KB Finansia Multi Finance, an Indonesian subsidiary of South Korean credit finance company KB Kookmin Ca... -
Hanjin Group speeds up asset divestments to cope with pandemicMoneyDec 20, 2020Hanjin Group, which controls South Korea‘s largest aviation firm Korean Air Lines, is speeding up asset divestments to secure cash in an apparent effort to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, filings sh... -
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[Women in Finance 4] Pandemic highlights power of gender diversity to improve decision-makingMarketsDec 17, 2020The Korea Herald is publishing a series of special reports on the glass ceiling in the financial industry, focusing on South Korea’s market compared to other major economies. Funded by The Korea Pres... -
NH-Amundi's ESG-oriented equity fund raises W100bMoneyDec 14, 2020NH-Amundi Asset Management said Monday that its equity fund dedicated to environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions has surpassed 100 billion won ($91.7 million) by the size... -
'Decentralization to unfold in Seoul office market'MarketsDec 14, 2020South Korea is expected to witness a decentralization of the office market in its capital city Seoul over the next few years as major tenants are planning to relocate and new submarkets emerge, a rep...
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