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Energy
Controversy over call to share profits for using wind

Renewable energy companies in South Korea are facing growing pressure to share their profits from generating electricity with wind or solar energy, brewing up controversy that this would make private energy businesses hesitant to invest in renewable energy production in the count

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Corporate bonds
Brokerage firms' bonds draw investors amid rate cut hopes

South Korean brokerage firms are ramping up sales of their long-term bonds to refinance their loans by repaying short-term debts in hopes of the Federal Reserve’s rate cut.KB Securities Co. had a bookbuilding process on Monday for selling its 200 billion won ($143 million)

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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis tests Level 4 self-driving

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto component maker, will start test driving a Level 4 autonomous driving vehicle in Incheon's Songdo and Yeongjongdo from April to next year, the company said on Monday.The company signed a business agreement with the Incheon F

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Burger, chicken franchises raise prices after elections
Economy
Burger, chicken franchises raise prices after elections

Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as the ruling party's crushing defeat raised expectations the government might loosen its grip over consumer prices.Goobne Chicken, a roasted chicken franchise company, raised the prices of its nine menu items by 1,900 won ($1.36) each, or by double digits, on Monday.The price of its signature chili crispy

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  • Korean unicorns’ global push hits stumbling block    
    Korean startups
    Korean unicorns’ global push hits stumbling block   

    Woowa Brothers Corp. and Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s most valuable unicorns, have pulled the plug on some of their overseas businesses after failing to win the hearts of local consumers, raising concerns over their future growth momentum

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  • LH issues $193 mn Brazilian bonds
    Corporate bonds
    LH issues $193 mn Brazilian bonds

    Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) announced on Tuesday that it had issued Brazilian real-denominated bonds worth approximately 270 billion won ($193 million) with a maturity of two years on April 15.This issuance marks the largest private bon

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  • Lotte Home Shopping expands Japan tour packages
    Travel & Leisure
    Lotte Home Shopping expands Japan tour packages

    South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping said on Tuesday that it will expand its range of travel packages to Japan, including trips to Kyushu and Okinawa, amid rising demand fueled by the yen's weakness.According to the latest AirPortal Aviation statistics

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  • S.Korea asks savings banks to raise capital to avoid crisis
    Banking & Finance
    S.Korea asks savings banks to raise capital to avoid crisis

    South Korea’s top financial regulator advised about 10 local savings banks in trouble to increase their capital by the end of this month to prevent an industry-wide crisis as project financing (PF) risks grow amid the sluggish property sector.T

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KOREAN INVESTORS

Private markets open to more high-net-worth individuals: Hamilton Lane
Private equity
Private markets open to more high-net-worth individuals: Hamilton Lane

The number of high-net-worth individuals allocating capital to private markets is increasing fast. They are wealthy individuals who own at least $1 million of liquid financial assets and seek steady returns on alternative investments.The global priva

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Infrastructure
Infrastructure secondaries continue to rise amid inflation: Stafford

Secondaries have become one of the most sought-after assets amid market uncertainty as they provide early exit opportunities and portfolio diversification. In last year's high-rate environment, investors flooded into the infrastructure market and sec

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Private equity
US commercial real estate undervalued: Carlyle's Rubenstein

The US commercial real estate market is undervalued relative to other sectors amid elevated interest rates, while Big Tech stocks could take a breather after record-setting rallies, said David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Gro

Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs names Choi Seoul office chief

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Monday that it has named managing director Choi Jae-joon as the new chief of its Seoul office.Choi leads equities, fixed-income, currency and commodities services at the Seoul office while providing altern

Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Pension funds
NPS key players move to law firms as its voting power increases

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) is seeing more and more of its former senior managers moving to top-tier domestic law firms. There are growing concerns that the former staff may be representing either NPS’ portfolio companies

Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Up to one in 10 Korean residents likely to be foreign by 2042

    The number of foreign residents in South Korea is expected to rise steadily in the coming years to account for up to 10.1% of the country’s total working population by 2042, the nation's statistics agency said on Thursday.According to Statistics Korea projections, the country’s total population is forecast to decline to 49.63 million by

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  • Foreign exchange
    Won at 17-month low vs dollar on reduced US rate cut bets

    The Korean won weakened to its lowest level in 17 months against the dollar on Thursday, after stronger-than-expected US inflation data dented hopes that the Federal Reserve might end its tightening cycle anytime soon.The won ended local trade at 1,364.1 per dollar, a 0.7% retreat from Tuesday’s finish. That marked its weakest closing level s

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  • Korean stock market
    'Seven Tigers,' Korea's hot stocks: Hyundai Motor Securities

    Japan may have its Seven Samurai and the US its Magnificent Seven, but South Korea has "Seven Tiger" stocks thanks to the artificial intelligence chip craze driving the overall semiconductor upcycle worldwide, according to Hyundai Motor Securities Co. on Tuesday.“I have picked seven local companies as ‘Seven Tiger’ stocks with sol

    Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Corporate bond sales hit record in Q1 amid rate cut signal
Corporate bonds
Corporate bond sales hit record in Q1 amid rate cut signal

Corporate bond issuance in South Korea hit a record in the first quarter of this year amid growing expectations of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts and increasing market uncertainties ahead of the country’s general election on April 10. Korean companies issued 38.87 trillion won ($28.8 billion) worth of bonds in the January-March period

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