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Various industries in South Korea have been forced into a mass experiment with the remote work system, intent to flatten the spread of COVID-19 since January. With more people working from home, de...
South Korea‘s brokerage houses are expected to take a breather from financial woes, triggered by the recent rout in risky structured products that placed their heavy bets on foreign stock benchmark i...
South Korea’s state pension fund said on March 25 that it will take a final stance Thursday on the family feud centering on management control of Hanjin KAL, holding company of Hanjin Group which run...
The plunging crude oil prices may increase pressure on South Korea’s financial market with rising volatility forcing investors to secure cash, not to mention its negative impact on the economy. The...
South Korean stocks rebounded sharply Tuesday as investors were buoyed by the US Federal Reserve’s overnight announcement of unlimited bond-buying to tackle the economic slowdown due to coronavirus s...
Highly volatile exchange rates and dampened investment sentiment around the world are now posing challenges to South Korea’s asset management firms, which have been accelerating their expansion into ...
An investor group led by South Korean pulp product manufacturer Hankuk Paper agreed to buy a majority stake in Korea’s third-largest domestic industrial paper maker, Seha, for 55 billion won ($44.2 m...
Despite a six-month ban on short selling of stocks, foreign investment banking houses remain dominant players betting on falling prices of South Korean shares, raising hackles for the stock market vo...
Amid the accelerating volatility of South Korea’s stock market, discontent is brewing over foreign investors, accused of being responsible with their rampant short selling. Short sellers, either in...
South Korean stocks rebounded sharply on March 21 as investors were buoyed by the currency swap deal between Seoul and Washington, snapping a freefall of seven consecutive sessions. The Korean won w...
An intense bidding war for the takeover of Prudential Life Insurance of Korea, valued at some 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) kicked off early Thursday as major banking groups and private equity houses...
While all industry sectors in South Korea are struggling to handle the economic impact of COVID-19, the nation’s 5.48 million self-employed and small business owners are among those suffering the mos...
With stock prices of major tech firms plummeting, retail investors see it as a big opportunity for profit, given ultralow interest rates. Past experience of the local stock market’s dramatic rebound...
South Korea introduced a law in February to support a new form of activism by “general” equity investors, enabling minority shareholders to have a say in corporate decisions. The revision of the Cap...
The owners of the Seoul Book Center -- operator of South Korea’s third-largest bookstore chain, Bandi & Luni’s -- are looking to put their stake in the company up for sale through deal manager eBest ...
Non face-to-face food ordering services popular amid social distancing trend
SendBird boosts in-app API with voice, video functions
Hosts angry at Airbnb for COVID-19 policies
NPS contemplates stance on fate of Hanjin KAL chairman
Kakao’s co-CEOs to serve another 2-year term
Remote work culture finally takes off in Korea, but will it stick?
SmartStudy revenue soars fueled by overseas performance
Brokerages on risky structured bets to take quick breather
March 28, 2020
