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Mirae Asset Group Chairman Park Hyeon-joo has donated his entire dividend yields from Mirae Asset Global Investments for the ninth consecutive year, according to the company on April 1 Its accumulated volume came to 23.2 billion won ($20.46 million). This year alone, he donated 1.6 billion won d...
South Korea’s mutual aid associations in 2018 have shied away from stock investments and instead turned to portfolio diversification to take solid yearly gains in times of heightening global uncertainties, data showed on April 1. Last year, the Public Officials Benefit Association’s stock portfo...
Debt-ridden Asiana Airlines ’ corrected 2018 financial report has added to growing doubts about the Korean air carrier’s liquidity. Related: Kumho-Asiana chairman to quit over audit uproar Asiana Airlines faces credit downgrading, liquidity crunch Citing data, the Korean credit rating agenc...
Shares of Hyundai AutoEver will be traded on the country’s main stock market this week, the bourse operator said on March 27. The ICT service provider of the world’s fifth-largest automotive conglomerate will go public on the Kospi on March 28 after the Korea Exchange gave the nod to its list...
A close friend of Mirae Asset Group Chairman Park Hyeon-joo recently sold his stake in Mirae Asset Venture Investment for 16.5 billion won cash ($14.50 million), a week after the investment firm went public on the second-tier Kosdaq, according to industry sources on March 26 . JeonHong, a Sout...
Asiana Airlines ’ potential credit downgrading is raising investor concerns about its financial health and possible liquidity crunch, which might trigger the early repayment of 1.7 trillion won ($1.5 billion) worth asset-backed securities to investors. This comes after Asiana’s external auditor...
Offshore investors remained net buyers of South Korean stocks for a third consecutive month in February, government data showed on March 18. Foreign investors bought a net 1.64 trillion won ($1.44 million) worth of local stocks last month, according to data from the Financial Supervisory Servic...
CJ Hello is garnering attention as it is confirmed that it will be acquired by LG Uplus , said KB Investment and Securities on Feb. 28 maintaining a “hold” recommendation and 7,900 won (US$7.06) target price. Although the acquisition price has been set at 800 billion won, less than market est...
Wemade ’s revenue will rebound from signing a contract for a new game with a Chinese company, said Samsung Securities on Feb. 28 raising the target price to 65,000 won (US$58.09) from 49,000 won. The game company has inked a license deal for a new mobile game based on “The Legend of Mir 2” wit...
Hyundai Construction Equipment ’s business environment this year will be favorable, said KTB Investment and Securities on Feb. 28 raising the target price to 61,000 won (US$54.49) from 59,000 won. Currency rates of emerging markets are stabilizing and demand for construction equipment is rising ...
HB Entertainment, co-producer of hit TV series “SKY Castle,” has chosen an underwriter for its initial public offering on second-tier KOSDAQ market, according to sources on Feb. 28. Details, such as the volume of fundraising through the IPO or the timeframe has yet to be determined, according to...
Hypermarket chain operator Homeplus’ planned KOSPI listing of its real estate investment trust next month is likely to see enhanced interest by foreign institutional investors, its asset manager said on Feb. 27. Korea’s largest REIT listing is pegged at 1.7 trillion won (US$1.50 billion), Korea ...
CJ ENM ’s multichannel network business has great growth potential, said Hanwha Investment and Securities on Feb. 27, maintaining a “buy” recommendation and target price of 300,000 won (US$268). Considering that MCN business both at home and abroad is being reshuffled to be dominated by a few ...
Fila Korea ’s overseas business propelled its fourth-quarter earnings last year, said KB Investment and Securities on Feb. 27 maintaining a “buy” recommendation and 65,000 won (US$58.14) target price. It continued its record-setting streak from abroad, as its US operation’s operating profit i...
Hanwha will improve in 2019 after last year’s sluggish earnings and its undervalued stocks will be attractive, said Mirae Asset Daewoo on Feb. 27 maintaining a “buy” recommendation and 45,000 won (US$40.25) target price. Its revenue in the fourth quarter last year fell 7.11 percent on-year to ...
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