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A multistrategy hedge fund by a South Korean manager logged the highest annual net return for 2020 in the Asia-Pacific region, data showed on March 31. The hedge fund, Gudo TAO Fund 1, net returne...
The combined value of KB Asset Management’s environmental, social and corporate governance funds exceeded 3 trillion won ($2.7 billion), the South Korean company said on March 31. Its ESG-themed f...
Bill Hwang, the Korean American trader behind US market unrest involving lossmaking trades of New York-based Archegos Capital Management, was said to be one of the first Wall Street trailblazers in ...
South Korean credit card company Samsung Card said Tuesday that it had issued foreign currency asset-backed securities linked to environment, social and governance projects. The new securities wit...
South Korean investors are willing to acquire more real estate assets this year than last year, as the market shows signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic with the expansion of vaccination ...
Bitcoin came close to reaching the 70 million-won mark again on March 30 amid a global credit company’s digital coin endorsement. According to local crypto exchange Upbit, Bitcoin price rose to 69...
Appreciating artworks at galleries or exhibitions has been a pure joy for Jeong Hye-young, a 35-year-old office worker in Seoul, not just for finding peace of mind from stress-filled work but also b...
South Korea’s leading banks, Shinhan and Hana, have indirectly provided loans and investments to firms with links to Myanmar’s military, data exclusively obtained by The Korea Herald showed on March...
The worsening turmoil in Myanmar is casting a shadow over South Korean banks’ rosy vision of gaining a foothold in the Southeast Asian region as the ongoing political unrest either forces them to ...
South Korean insurer Kyobo Life Insurance said on March 29 that the company would be led by three CEOs by adding a new chief to lead digital transformation. Pyun Jung-beom, the newly appointed co-...
NH Super Stock Market marks the brokerage’s third culture project. For its 50th anniversary in 2019, NH Investment set its corporate slogan as “Investment Culture Creator” to get closer to both exis...
Klaytn, the blockchain project of Korea’s Internet giant, Kakao, said on March 29 that it has partnered with OpenSea, the fast-emerging marketplace for nonfungible tokens. Klaytn, which is develop...
This article is part of analysis and interviews by The Korea Herald‘s finance desk staff exploring South Korea’s budding ESG investment market, as well as its potential, impact and challenges. -- Ed...
The South Korean office of Bank of America named Shin Jin-wook, the former head of its corporate finance and banking unit, as its new country manager, the company said on March 19. Shin has built hi...
The money supply in the market has reached a record high, with companies increasingly issuing corporate bonds amid lower interest rates, data released by the Bank of Korea showed on March 19. The ...
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