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April 22, 2021
[Feature] Korea’s aging society faces burden of rising debts, heavy taxes

Cho Young-eun, a 68-year-old retiree in Seoul, thought she would have a comfortable life in the years ahead. She and her husband had an apartment to live in, and a pension and savings to cover their...
April 11, 2021
NPS to widen domestic equity allocation range

South Korea’s National Pension Service has adjusted its rules to raise the strategic asset distribution limit for domestic stock holdings by 1 percentage point, Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon D...
March 30, 2021
Lending rate cap to be lowered to 20% from July

South Korea’s maximum legal interest rate that private lenders can charge customers will be lowered to 20 percent per annum from July, the nation’s top financial regulator said on March 30. A revi...
March 16, 2021
Tax agency cracks down on use of cryptocurrencies to hide assets

South Korea’s tax agency said on March 15 that it had caught more than 2,400 individuals who hid assets in virtual currencies to avoid taxation. The National Tax Service collected data from digita...
$Kakaopay CEO urges adoption of fractional share investing$

March 04, 2021
Kakaopay CEO urges adoption of fractional share investing

South Korea should adopt fractional share investing in order to enhance financial inclusiveness and diversify asset portfolio of small investors still rely heavily on real estates, the head of a loc...
March 03, 2021
KDB commits $126m financing to satellite project

South Korea’s state-run lender Korea Development Bank said March 3 that it had agreed on a $126 million commitment to finance an artificial satellite project in Indonesia. KDB is the first Korean ...
February 26, 2021
[Exclusive] Korean investors' $16.8b coal exposure highlights call for climate action

Forty South Korean investors were found to have invested a total of $16.8 billion in securities issued by thermal coal-related companies worldwide as of January, data exclusively obtained by The Kor...
February 22, 2021
[News Focus] Power struggle? FSC, BOK bicker over revision of payment settlement law

Tension between the nation’s financial regulator and the central bank are escalating over which institution should hold a supervisory authority in the area of online payment settlements emerging as a...
February 18, 2021
FSS warns investors of IPOs by loss-making tech firms

The Financial Supervisory Service on Thursday warned retail investors to be cautious of initial public offerings launched by promising but still loss-making companies, stressing that short-term gains...
February 17, 2021
Korean investors shudder as drone maker EHang’s stock plunges on short seller report

South Korean investors holding $550.3 million worth of shares in Chinese drone maker EHang Holdings appear to be left in disarray as the Nasdaq-listed firm’s stock price plummeted on a short seller r...
February 04, 2021
[Feature] Fear of missing out: Psychology behind Kospi rally

The nickname “ants” has been used to describe South Korean retail investors, as a diligent but minor group seeking profit from the market with little in the way of knowledge or funds. The recent stoc...
December 29, 2020
Delivery discounts offered to support restaurants, social distancing

Consumers who order more than 20,000 won ($18.30) on designated delivery apps with a credit card will get 10,000 won as a cash back reward or discount, the government said on Dec. 29. Currently, sev...
December 09, 2020
Mirae Asset’s ETF listed on Vietnamese stock market

An exchange-traded fund operated by the Vietnam branch of South Korea‘s leading asset management firm Mirae Asset Global made a market debut in the Southeast Asian country‘s stock market, the company...
December 09, 2020
Shinhan Financial to gain full ownership of Neoplux

South Korea’s financial behemoth Shinhan Financial Group is slated to gain full ownership of its newly-acquired subsidiary Neoplux -- a former venture capital arm under Doosan Group -- as soon as the...
December 08, 2020
Vice minister warns against market overheating during crisis management

South Korea’s Finance Vice Minister Kim Yong-beom warned on Dec. 8 that the ample liquidity level that arose during the COVID-19 crisis management procedure may trigger an overheating phenomenon in t...

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