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Seoul to accept applications for low-rent office space in YeouidoMarketsSept 18, 2020The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Friday that it is scheduled to accept new applicants for a program that offers office space for foreign financial firms at affordable prices in Yeouido, a finan... -
LG Chem stocks rebound as split-off jitters easeMarketsSept 18, 2020The stock price of petrochemical-to-battery company LG Chem rebounded Friday after a sharp loss immediately after its announcement during trading hours Thursday that it would split off its battery op... -
Shinhan BNP Paribas vows climate action through asset managementMoneySept 18, 2020South Korean asset manager Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management said Friday that it would beef up efforts to take climate change into account in its asset management business, as part of its green fi... -
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[Market Close-up] Pandemic polarizes risk appetite in real estate investmentMoneySept 17, 2020Representatives of South Korean institutional investors said Tuesday they were increasingly tapping into distressed asset classes in their capital deployment to real estate assets, as the novel coron... -
Toss users spend 65% of cash relief within month: dataEconomySept 17, 2020Users of Toss, a local financial services app operated by Viva Republica, spent 65 percent of their disaster relief funds in less than a month, the company said Thursday, referring to its data analys... -
Korean investors close in on US student housing acquisitionMoneySept 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 investorsMoneySept 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 discountMoneySept 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 increaseMoneySept 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 ... -
PEI to hold PERE Seoul event virtuallyMarketsSept 13, 2020Financial intelligence firm PEI said Sunday it plans to host its PERE Investor Forum: Seoul Virtual Experience 2020 on Tuesday. The virtual event is designed to connect South Korean investors with... -
Cushman & Wakefield wins real estate adviser awardMarketsSept 13, 2020Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield won the top commercial real estate adviser and consultant spot by Euromoney’s 2020 Real Estate Survey for the third consecutive year, the company ... -
Rebound unlikely in sectors reeling from COVID-19MarketsSept 10, 2020Domestic industrial sectors that are reeling from the coronavirus fallout in South Korea are unlikely to see a drastic rebound and probably face longer-lasting financial strain, officials of credit r... -
No. of reported offshore account holders jumps 24%MarketsSept 10, 2020The number of foreign account holders that reported to the National Tax Service surged 24 percent on-year to 2,685 worth nearly 60 trillion won, data showed Thursday. In June, 1,889 residents of Kor... -
COVID-19 changing how Korean LPs think about infrastructure betMoneySept 9, 2020Jin added that securities companies like Hana Financial Investment are capable of offering financial services to Korean domestic energy companies in search of overseas projects, based on the experien... -
Korean asset managers take heat from H2O fund freezeMoneySept 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...
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