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July 28, 2020
Stock transactions driven by retail investors jump in H1

Stock trading transactions on mobile platform Stockplus more than doubled in the first half of the year, mainly due to retail investors, platform operator Dunamu said Tuesday. The transaction volume between in the January-June period rose 117.5 percent on-year, with the accumulated transactions e...
July 28, 2020
K bank eyes IPO in 3 years with new funding

South Korea’s first internet-only bank K bank plans to go public in three years, according to industry sources on July 29. The company recently raised new funds worth some 400 billion won ($334.5 million) by issuing new stocks and convertible preferred stocks with its capital increasing to 900 b...
July 23, 2020
Watchdog accuses Optimus hedge fund of fraud, embezzlement

The nation’s financial watchdog said on July 24 its probe revealed that scandal-ridden hedge fund Optimus Asset Management faked the fund portfolio to its investors, misappropriated their money and obstructed the authorities’ investigation. “Optimus misguided fund investors to pool their money,...
July 23, 2020
Jeju Air pulls plug on Eastar Jet with nowhere to go

After months of negotiations and trading barbs, Jeju Air finalized its decision on July 23 to scrap its plans to purchase Eastar Jet -- a decision that may have been inevitable for Jeju amid uncertainties, but was detrimental to some 1,500 budget airline employees who may now lose their jobs. “D...
July 23, 2020
Local PEF zeroes in on Mr. Pizza acquisition

TR Investment has been given exclusive rights to negotiate with shareholders of MP Group, the operator of pizza restaurant chain Mr. Pizza, to buy a 41.39 percent stake for 35 billion won ($29.19 million), a disclosure showed on July 23. Under the binding memorandum of understanding, the South Ko...
July 20, 2020
Kakao Games’ pre-IPO market value soars to W2.8tr from COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be a blessing in disguise for game companies who are staying resilient in South Korea, with Kakao Games’ market valuation soaring -- a blessing in disguise after its failed attempt for an initial public offering in 2018. According to over-the-counter tr...
July 02, 2020
S. Korea to expand IP financial investment market to W1.3tr by 2024

South Korea aims to foster its intellectual property financial investment market to 1.3 trillion won ($1.08 billion) by 2024 to help firms deal with liquidity issues triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s IP office said on July 2. The Korean Intellectual Property Office announced 14...
July 01, 2020
Watchdog urges full compensation for damages from ponzi-involved Lime fund

South Korea’s financial watchdog Financial Supervisory Service on Wednesday urged 10 financial institutions to fully compensate for investors’ losses, holding them accountable for their inadvertent decision to draw investments in the disgraced Lime Asset Management’s trade finance fund. In an u...
July 01, 2020
Kakao Pay Securities highlights fun factor in stock trading

Riding the wave of contactless service, Kakao Pay Securities, a brokerage backed by mobile messenger operator Kakao, said on July 1 that it would take the stock trading scene to the next level by adding a dab of fun to investment activities and launching easy-to-use services. “Because of high ba...
June 30, 2020
NPS to invest W800b through private equity firms

South Korea‘s pension fund the National Pension Service said Tuesday it has selected five private equity firms as external partners to invest a combined 800 billion won ($665.28 million) in private equities. According to the world’s third-largest public pension fund, NPS will commit 160 billion...
June 29, 2020
NPS joins hands with Allianz for $2.3b overseas properties

South Korea’s largest institutional investor, the National Pension Service said Monday it has inked a partnership with Germany-based Allianz to co-invest in core real estate assets worth $2.3 billion across the Asia-Pacific region as part of its alternative investment strategy. The 50:50 fund wi...
June 29, 2020
Banking, ICT giants need to open data access: FSC

South Korea’s financial regulator Monday urged financial institutions and tech companies to widen access to client information to foster personal credit information management services here, dubbed MyData. “To maximize customers interest, financial and ICT companies as well as fintech startups ...
June 25, 2020
From Seoul to Atlanta, Hyundai Capital supports working parents with various programs

Hyundai Capital, the auto financing unit of South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group, has provided family support programs for working parents to better balance home and work. Launched in 2015, the firm’s in-house daycare center has provided high-quality education to the children of employees d...
June 19, 2020
Mirae Asset proves global leadership through successful financial product exports

Mirae Asset Global Investments, the asset management unit of Mirae Asset Financial Group, said on June 19 that it has been marking its growth in the global financial market by selling over 1,700 financial products in 36 countries around the globe. Since establishing the first South Korean asset m...
June 17, 2020
Kakao Bank joins forces with stock brokerages

Kakao Bank said on June 17 its customers can now open KB Securities stock trading accounts via its platform. The local brokerage under KB Financial Group is the latest securities company to forge a partnership with the internet-only bank. As of May, Kakao Bank had ushered in some 2 million acco...

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