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[Herald Interview] Facing regulatory bar at home, QARASoft robo adviser heads overseas

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of interviews on promising startups in the financial technology industry. This is the 12th installment. - Ed. Regulatory hurdles were high for local financial...

March 25, 2018
Finance
New NH brokerage arm CEO to bolster investment banking biz

The new chief executive of NH Investment & Securities said in a press conference Friday that he would bolster the securities firm’s investment banking division, in a move to maintain growth that bega...

March 23, 2018
Finance
SK Innovation’s new PR clip features hyperlapse technique

SK Innovation on Thursday released a new promotional clip made using the hyperlapse technique combined with satellite images of the earth. The Hyperlapse technique refers to a method of time-lapse p...

March 22, 2018
Industry
President Moon to attend Korea-Vietnam business forum

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang are to attend a Korea-Vietnam business forum in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Friday, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry said T...

March 22, 2018
Industry
New chief of Kosdaq committee vows to nurture ‘market of future’

The newly appointed head of a committee for South Korea’s second-tier bourse Kosdaq vowed Wednesday to nurture the exchange into a “market of the future” and distinguish its role from that of the top...

March 21, 2018
Finance
FSC to grant financial firms easier access to databases

South Korea’s top financial policymaking body rolled out plans Monday to lower regulatory barriers for local financial firms to capitalize on databases accumulated in the public sector to improve the...

March 19, 2018
Finance
Douglas Min leads AIG Korea as CEO

Douglas Min has taken office as president and chief executive officer of insurer American International Group Korea, the firm said Monday. This came two weeks after a shareholders meeting approved a...

March 19, 2018
Finance
[Kosdaq Star] K-pop giant S.M. enhances TV series production arm

This is the 52nd in a series of articles analyzing major companies traded on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market. -- Ed. K-pop juggernaut S.M. Entertainment has ramped up efforts to equip itself with TV se...

March 18, 2018
Finance
Hana Financial chief faces bumpy road ahead of reinstatement

The fate of Hana Financial Group Chairman Kim Jung-tai remains to be seen, as he faces a scandal with just a week left till the group’s shareholders meeting to vote on his third three-year term. Fin...

March 16, 2018
Finance
FSC to toughen governance rules for financial firms

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission announced Thursday a set of plans to strengthen corporate governance rules for financial firms here, mainly to tackle a lack of transparency in nomination ...

March 15, 2018
Finance
FSC chief sides with Kumho Tire creditors

Financial Services Commission Chairman Choi Jong-ku said Kumho Tire creditors’ demand to normalize the Korean tire manufacturer mainly by selling the firm’s majority stake to a Chinese firm is a “pre...

March 14, 2018
Finance
Hana Financial under renewed probe upon FSS chief resignation

The Financial Supervisory Service on Tuesday launched a special investigation into misconduct at Hana Financial Group and its subsidiary KEB Hana Bank in hiring entry-level employees. The move came ...

March 13, 2018
Finance
FSS chief steps down in recruitment scandal

The chief of the Financial Supervisory Service, Choe Heung-sik tendered his resignation Monday, amid allegations of him arranging recruitment favors during his stint at Hana Financial Group, accordin...

March 12, 2018
Finance
Stock rallies selective in inter-Korean thaw

In the wake of signs of US-North Korea and inter-Korean thaws, spearheading the latest rally of South Korean markets were stocks that previously had business ties with North Korea effectively severed...

March 11, 2018
Finance
Korea unveils ledger-free blockchain

South Korea‘s research team unveiled Thursday it has developed a ledger-free blockchain system that runs on inter-device communication system featuring enhanced security, designed to tackle consumer ...

March 8, 2018
Finance

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