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Herald Media Group CEO Choi Jin-young said South Korea should focus not only on attracting foreign investment but also on creating the conditions needed for global capital to stay in the market. Choi made the remarks in his opening address at The Korea Herald’s 2026 HIT Forum, held Tuesday at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in central Seoul. This year’s forum was held under the theme “Korea Premium: Connecting Korean Opportunities with Global Capital.” Choi said Korea’s capital market
Korea Exchange Chairman Jeong Eun-bo said the KRX will push ahead with longer trading hours and a shorter stock settlement cycle as part of efforts to improve foreign investor access and strengthen the global competitiveness of South Korea’s capital market. Speaking at The Korea Herald’s 2026 HIT Forum in Seoul on Tuesday, Jeong said the exchange is preparing to introduce a 24-hour trading framework in phases and a shift to T+1 settlement, under which stock trades are settled one business day af
South Korea’s capital market needs consistent reforms, greater stability and broader sources of growth to attract global investors for the long term, market experts said at The Korea Herald’s HIT Forum in Seoul on Tuesday. Held under the theme “What Will Make Global Capital Stay?” the panel brought together Alexander Treves, managing director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management; Frank Benzimra, head of Asia equity strategy at Societe Generale; Park Jeong-woo, Nomura’s senior economist for Korea and
Korea's export-led growth continues at a brisk clip this year, and the government moves in tandem to advance capital market innovation, Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said at the latest edition of The Korea Herald's HIT Forum on Tuesday. In a video message marking the forum's opening, Han called the theme, "Korea Premium: Connecting Korean Opportunities with Global Capital," well-timed and parallel to the direction the government hopes to take the market. "Forecasts point to Korea's economy growi
American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Chairman and CEO James Kim urged Seoul to close the gap between global investor interest and actual capital inflows, saying at The Korea Herald's 2026 HIT Forum on Tuesday that Korea has never had a stronger hand to play as a global financial hub. Kim pointed to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix as evidence of Korea's technology rise, calling them fitting examples for the forum's theme, "Korea Premium: Connecting Korean Opportunities with Global Capital." "Th
South Korea’s capital market must evolve from a “nice-to-have” option into a “must-have” destination for global investors, with faster progress on corporate governance and shareholder returns needed to narrow the Korea discount, according to Alexander Treves, managing director at JPMorgan Asset Management. “If Korea does not continue to improve, in particular in terms of corporate governance, it risks being just a nice-to-have investment destination for global investors,” Treves said at The Kore
The success of Korea's sweeping governance reforms will hinge on whether new shareholder rights translate into effective market discipline and real changes in corporate behavior, with the National Pension Fund playing a critical role, according to Lee In-hyung, vice president of the Korea Capital Market Institute. "A premium is not a status a market can assign to itself. It is a price that investors are willing to pay, and they pay when they are satisfied that the cash earnings of the company wi
South Korea's economy expanded in nominal terms at its fastest annual pace in nearly 47 years in the second quarter, as a semiconductor-led export boom widened the country's terms of trade, Bank of Korea data showed Tuesday. Nominal gross domestic product rose 26.4 percent in the April-June period from a year earlier, the sharpest increase since the third quarter of 1979. Output for the quarter reached 834.9 trillion won ($622 billion), up 9.2 percent from the first quarter. The country's real G
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