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October 22, 2020
Shinhan Financial, Grab partner on digital finance services in Vietnam

Shinhan Financial Group said on Oct. 22 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnamese subsidiary of Singapore-based ride-hailing giant Grab to jointly develop new digital financial services. Under the agreement, Shinhan’s startup accelerator unit, Shinhan Future’s Lab Vie...
October 19, 2020
KIC under fire for investing in money-losing marijuana stocks

South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corp. was seeing a stock price fall in Ontario-based marijuana maker Canopy Growth, as its $18 million bet on the company lost glitter in the first half of 2020, a lawmaker said on Oct. 19. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea’s Rep. Jung Su...
October 19, 2020
PDI Seoul Forum turns virtual in 2020

London-based financial intelligence company PEI said Oct. 19 it planned to hold PDI Seoul Forum Virtual Experience on Nov. 10. The virtual event, organized by PEI’s publication Private Debt Investor, is expected to offer participants a glimpse of private debt investment strategies, debt investo...
October 16, 2020
IMM PE looks to exit from Taihan Electric Wire

South Korea’s buyout firm IMM Private Equity is looking for a buyer for Taihan Electric Wire starting November, five years after it invested 300 billion won ($261.7 million) in the then-debt-saddled company for a controlling stake, according to sources on Oct. 16. Shares of Taihan, the nation’s...
October 16, 2020
Bit Hit shares slide after stellar IPO

Share price of Big Hit Entertainment, an entertainment agency behind K-pop boy band BTS, slid for two straight days right after the high profile initial public offering on Oct. 15. The company’s stock price traded 19.77 percent lower at 207,000 won ($180.6) in intraday trading Friday. After soar...
October 15, 2020
Economic powder keg remains despite Korea‘s virus containment: S&P

Despite the containment of the coronavirus pandemic nationwide, South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, is still sitting on an economic powder keg, high-ranking officials of credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings said on Oct. 15. While Korea and other Asia-Pacific economies are seeing a rela...
October 14, 2020
KB, SC Bank, Mirae Asset Daewoo get top grades in governance, ESG

Standard Chartered Bank Korea, KB Financial Group and Mirae Asset Daewoo were recognized for their best practices in corporate governance and ESG management, respectively, the companies said Wednesday. SC Bank Korea, wholly owned by London-based Standard Chartered Bank, received the “A+” rating...
October 13, 2020
NTS returns W300b tax to overseas funds after losing lawsuits

South Korea’s tax agency has returned over 300 billion won ($260.89 million) of corporate tax to overseas funds over last five years, after losing lawsuits related to tax returns. According to data compiled by the National Tax Service, NTS had a total of 14 administrative litigation cases regar...
October 13, 2020
Kakao affiliate Kids Note sets its eyes on IPO in 2022

Kids Note, an operator of a mobile platform for nursery schools and parents in South Korea, said on Oct. 13 it was preparing to go public in 2022. As part of its initial steps for the planned initial public offering, the company has recently picked Daishin Securities as a lead underwriter. F...
October 12, 2020
Com2us acquires German sports game company

South Korean mobile game developer Com2us said on Oct. 12 it had acquired a 100 percent stake in German sports game company Out of the Park Developments, the company’s first foreign takeover. Com2us, which already offers sports games officially licensed by Major League Baseball, the National Bas...
October 12, 2020
BNP Paribas moves to defend partnership with Shinhan Financial Group

Shinhan Financial Group said Oct. 12 that minority shareholder BNP Paribas has bought a stake worth an undisclosed amount in the South Korean banking group by securing the minimum threshold to keep the strategic partnership intact after a scheduled equity increase. According to Shinhan, BNP Pariba...
October 08, 2020
Finance minister considers easing ‘large shareholder’ standards

Amid fierce backlash from retail investors on the Korean government’s major shareholder standards, the Finance Ministry is currently mulling to alter its plan to define retail investors with shares worth 300 million won ($260,000) as large shareholders. “The financial authority is considering t...
October 07, 2020
Citibank Korea set to name first female CEO

Yoo Myung-soon, interim chief executive officer of Citibank Korea, was recommended as the sole candidate for the bank‘s top post, paving the way for her to become the first female CEO of the local branch of the US lender. The appointment recommendation committee under the South Korean subsidiar...
October 07, 2020
GS Caltex acquires stake in Vietnamese car wash startup

GS Caltex said on Oct. 7 it signed an investment agreement with a Vietnamese car wash startup to expand its auto repair and lubricants businesses in the Southeast Asian country. According to the South Korean refiner, it will invest 39 billion dong ($1.6 million) to acquire a 16.7 percent stake in...
October 06, 2020
Top fried chicken franchise Kyochon to go public next month

Kyochon F&B, South Korea’s largest fried chicken franchise, will go public next month, aiming to secureup to 71.3 billion won ($61.4 million) of funding. According to the company’s securities report submitted to the Financial Services Commission on Oct. 5, the fried chicken franchise will issue...

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