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April 30, 2019
US builder Exbon Development seeks IPO on Kosdaq by 2020

California-based construction firm Exbon Development is seeking an initial public offering on South Korea’s second-tier bourse Kosdaq by the second half of 2020, its IPO underwriter Hana Financial Investment said on April 30. This comes a month after Exbon selected the Seoul-based investment hous...
April 21, 2019
JYP chief becomes top stock-rich K-pop agency owner

JYP Entertainment founder and Chief Communications Officer Park Jin-young topped the list of stock-rich entertainment agency owners in Korea, data showed on April 21, amid the industry’s struggle to recover from an ongoing sex scandal involving multiple K-pop stars. The value of JYP stocks held ...
April 15, 2019
Korea to reduce securities transaction taxes in June

South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has unveiled plans to cut the securities transaction taxes by up to 0.2 percentage point starting June to boost the sluggish stock market. All eyes are now on how the administration plans to offset the projected 1.4 trillion won...
April 12, 2019
Does NH's Indonesian underwriter unit underprice IPOs?

Seoul-based NH Investment & Securities’ Indonesian underwriter unit appears to have underpriced its fourth initial public offering yet again considering the newly listed company‘s robust debut. Meta Epsi, a Jakarta-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services provider, hit the ...
April 10, 2019
Foreign investors’ appetite for Korean stocks grows

Foreign investors have been increasing their buying of South Korean shares in recent sessions, data showed on April 19, albeit cautious, over the chip industry and progress in US-China trade deals. According to data compiled by the Korea Exchange (KRX), foreign investors extended their buying b...
April 10, 2019
Korea sells record W48.5tr of state bonds in Q1

South Korea sold a record 48.5 trillion won ($42.5 billion) of state bonds in the first quarter of this year as the government raised more money to fund state-run projects, data showed on April 10. According to the data from the Korea Financial Investment Association, the amount of government b...
April 07, 2019
Entertainment stocks send rebound signals amid return of star singers

Despite lingering concerns over the latest sex scandal surrounding a former K-pop boy band member, shares of major entertainment management agencies here are showing signs of rebounding, analysts said on April 7. Related: YG Entertainment shares plunge amid tax probe JYP’s market cap beats comp...
April 03, 2019
Korea to shorten premarket block trading time by 30 minutes

South Korea’s financial regulator said on April 3 that it has approved a plan to shorten premarket trading time by 30 minutes from later this month. Off-hour block trading, which aims to cut price fluctuations due to block deals, occurs between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. From April 29, such trading ...
April 02, 2019
33 firms on verge of being delisted from stock market

A total of 33 companies face the prospect of being delisted from the South Korean stock market due to poor financial health, the bourse operator said on April 2. After reviewing corporate business reports for 2018, the Korea Exchange said it has found reasons for the possible delisting of five ...
April 01, 2019
Mirae Asset chairman donates W23.2b dividends in 9 years

Mirae Asset Group Chairman Park Hyeon-joo has donated his entire dividend yields from Mirae Asset Global Investments for the ninth consecutive year, according to the company on April 1 Its accumulated volume came to 23.2 billion won ($20.46 million). This year alone, he donated 1.6 billion won d...
April 01, 2019
Korean institutional investors shy away from stocks to beat bear market

South Korea’s mutual aid associations in 2018 have shied away from stock investments and instead turned to portfolio diversification to take solid yearly gains in times of heightening global uncertainties, data showed on April 1. Last year, the Public Officials Benefit Association’s stock portfo...
March 29, 2019
Corrected audit report weighs on Asiana Airlines

Debt-ridden Asiana Airlines ’ corrected 2018 financial report has added to growing doubts about the Korean air carrier’s liquidity. Related: Kumho-Asiana chairman to quit over audit uproar Asiana Airlines faces credit downgrading, liquidity crunch Citing data, the Korean credit rating agenc...
March 27, 2019
Hyundai AutoEver shares to be listed on Kospi this week

Shares of Hyundai AutoEver will be traded on the country’s main stock market this week, the bourse operator said on March 27. The ICT service provider of the world’s fifth-largest automotive conglomerate will go public on the Kospi on March 28 after the Korea Exchange gave the nod to its list...
March 26, 2019
Mirae Asset chairman’s confidant sells stake in venture capital unit for W16.5b

A close friend of Mirae Asset Group Chairman Park Hyeon-joo recently sold his stake in Mirae Asset Venture Investment for 16.5 billion won cash ($14.50 million), a week after the investment firm went public on the second-tier Kosdaq, according to industry sources on March 26 . JeonHong, a Sout...
March 25, 2019
Asiana Airlines faces credit downgrading, liquidity crunch

Asiana Airlines ’ potential credit downgrading is raising investor concerns about its financial health and possible liquidity crunch, which might trigger the early repayment of 1.7 trillion won ($1.5 billion) worth asset-backed securities to investors. This comes after Asiana’s external auditor...

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