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South Korean investors are turning their attention to foreign stocks, with local shares continuing to yield disappointing results amid the benchmark Kospi’s lack of long-term movement. The nation’s benchmark Kospi index inched up nearly 7 percent from the beginning of the year as of May 16, but is...
California-based construction firm Exbon Development is seeking an initial public offering on South Korea’s second-tier bourse Kosdaq by the second half of 2020, its IPO underwriter Hana Financial Investment said on April 30.This comes a month after Exbon selected the Seoul-based investment house a...
JYP Entertainment founder and Chief Communications Officer Park Jin-young topped the list of stock-rich entertainment agency owners in Korea, data showed on April 21, amid the industry’s struggle to recover from an ongoing sex scandal involving multiple K-pop stars. The value of JYP stocks held by ...
South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has unveiled plans to cut the securities transaction taxes by up to 0.2 percentage point starting June to boost the sluggish stock market.All eyes are now on how the administration plans to offset the projected 1.4 trillion won ($...
Seoul-based NH Investment & Securities’ Indonesian underwriter unit appears to have underpriced its fourth initial public offering yet again considering the newly listed company‘s robust debut.Meta Epsi, a Jakarta-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services provider, hit the pri...
Foreign investors have been increasing their buying of South Korean shares in recent sessions, data showed on April 19, albeit cautious, over the chip industry and progress in US-China trade deals. According to data compiled by the Korea Exchange (KRX), foreign investors extended their buying bing...
South Korea sold a record 48.5 trillion won ($42.5 billion) of state bonds in the first quarter of this year as the government raised more money to fund state-run projects, data showed on April 10. According to the data from the Korea Financial Investment Association, the amount of government bond...
Despite lingering concerns over the latest sex scandal surrounding a former K-pop boy band member, shares of major entertainment management agencies here are showing signs of rebounding, analysts said on April 7. Promotional image of BlackpinkYG EntertainmentRelated:YG Entertainment shares plunge ...
South Korea’s financial regulator said on April 3 that it has approved a plan to shorten premarket trading time by 30 minutes from later this month. Off-hour block trading, which aims to cut price fluctuations due to block deals, occurs between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. From April 29, such trading will...
A total of 33 companies face the prospect of being delisted from the South Korean stock market due to poor financial health, the bourse operator said on April 2. After reviewing corporate business reports for 2018, the Korea Exchange said it has found reasons for the possible delisting of five comp...
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 1Its accumulated volume came to 23.2 billion won ($20.46 million). This year alone, he donated 1.6 billion won divide...
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. YonhapLast year, the Public Officials Benefit Association’s stock ...
Debt-ridden Asiana Airlines’ corrected 2018 financial report has added to growing doubts about the Korean air carrier’s liquidity. Kumho-Asiana headquarters in Seoul, South Korea YonhapRelated:Kumho-Asiana chairman to quit over audit uproarAsiana Airlines faces credit downgrading, liquidity cru...
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 listing....
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 . Mirae Asset Group Ch...
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