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Kim Young-won

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Retail traders go on selling spree in Oct.

MarketsOct 25, 2020

Retail traders, which have so far buttressed the pandemic-hit stock market, appear to have begun to unload shares, becoming net sellers in the market, data showed Sunday. According to the nation’s s...
Under late tycoon’s 27-year leadership, Samsung market cap grew 350 times

MarketsOct 25, 2020

The market capitalization of Samsung Group under the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s leadership of 27 years grew nearly 350 times, as the corporate empire he built turned into a global information techno...
NPS partners with Dutch pension fund for global investments

MarketsOct 21, 2020

South Korea’s biggest institutional investor, the National Pension Service, has forged a partnership with Dutch retirement fund operator APG Asset Management to invest in European and Asian markets, ...
Apartment prices for average Koreans have soared since 2017

MarketsOct 21, 2020

The prices of small to midsized apartments have increased precipitously in recent years, according to data from the office of Rep. Kim Sang-hoon. The lawmaker’s office received the data from the Kore...
Card issuers, retailers team up for big data development

MarketsOct 19, 2020

Big name retail chains have been recently joining forces with card companies to analyze spending patterns and cater to diverse needs of consumers. Spearheading the trend, South Korea’s largest card ...
Car sharing startup Socar becomes 12th unicorn in S. Korea

MarketsOct 16, 2020

Car sharing firm Socar said Friday that it has newly attracted 60 billion won of funding from investors, achieving unicorn status with a corporate value of 1 trillion won ($872.6 million). With Soca...
Bit Hit shares slide after stellar IPO

MarketsOct 16, 2020

Share price of Big Hit Entertainment, an entertainment agency behind K-pop boy band BTS, slid for two straight days right after the high profile initial public offering Thursday. The company’s stock...
Shinhan Card issues social bonds worth $400m

MarketsOct 15, 2020

South Korea’s leading credit card company Shinhan Card said Thursday that it has issued social bonds worth $400 million via a public offering. The issuance of the bonds, aimed at funding small-and m...
Mirae Asset’s trust deposits for pension funds exceed W8tr

MarketsOct 15, 2020

Trust deposits for pension funds operated by Mirae Asset Global Investments surpassed the 8 trillion won ($7 billion) mark, the company said Thursday. The company pooled 3.8 trillion won for private...
KB Card launches mobile payment solution

MarketsOct 15, 2020

KB Card, a major card issuer in South Korea, rolled out a mobile payment solution Thursday as part of its efforts to transform into a digital financial platform operator. The payment solution, named...
Hyundai Motor stocks unmoved by leadership change

MarketsOct 14, 2020

Stock prices of Hyundai Motor Group’s affiliates remained largely unfazed by the announcement of the South Korean conglomerate welcoming Chung Euisun as its new chairman on Wednesday, except for Hyun...
Kakao affiliate Kids Note sets its eyes on IPO in 2022

MarketsOct 13, 2020

Kids Note, an operator of a mobile platform for nursery schools and parents in South Korea, said Tuesday it was preparing to go public in 2022. As part of its initial steps for the planned initial p...
Sale prices of upscale Seoul apartments surge amid tightened rules

MarketsOct 12, 2020

Despite the South Korean government’s all-out efforts to curb the heated property market, apartment prices in Seoul have been soaring recently, with some in upscale residential areas even hitting a r...
Race for leadership heats up in local credit card market

MarketsOct 9, 2020

Runners-up in the local credit card sector increased their market shares in the April-June period, upping the ante against South Korea’s largest card issuer, Shinhan Card, data showed Thursday. Over...
KB Securities, NCSoft, December & Co. join hands for AI-based securities services

MarketsOct 7, 2020

Brokerage firm KB Securities and gaming company NCSoft have recently joined forces with December & Company, an asset management company offering customized services, to provide stock trading services...