Asset management
Asset management
Samsung Asset eyes expansion into US ETF market
Apr 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Fed rate cuts will be faster than market consensus: TCW
Investors tend to rush to fixed-income markets when recession risk rises. South Korean investors are no exception – retail investors have been ...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia taps ex-BMW, Mercedes-Benz designers for China, Europe
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, has appointed former designers of German luxury carmakers BMW AG and Mercedes-Benz AG as chiefs of it...
Mar 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset taps Goldman veteran O’Connor as Global X ETFs CEO
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. said on Wednesday it has appointed Ryan O’Connor, a Goldman Sachs veteran, as chief exec...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea
India equity funds registered in South Korea have doubled their investors' wealth over the past five years, luring high-net-worth individuals looking...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
LG Electronics puts focus on customers to drive growth
LG Electronics Inc., transitioning into a smart life solution platform company from a simple white goods manufacturer, will enhance its customer-cent...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset, Bloomberg to team up to develop ETFs
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset manager under South Korea's financial service giant Mirae Asset Financial Group, will develop exchange-t...
Feb 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO chairman nominee to prop up ailing steel business
The chairman nominee of POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of the world’s No. 7 steelmaker POSCO, is expected to concentrate on improving its core...
Feb 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset's Nasdaq-listed chip ETF soars amid AI craze
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, said on Thursday that its exchange-traded fund (ETF) TIGER US P...
Feb 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte Group Chairman says to sell ailing units for new biz: report
Lotte Group plans to sell ailing units as the South Korean retail-to-chemical conglomerate is shifting its focus to new growth sectors such as bio, t...
Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Govenment calls end to Korean financial group heads' long-serving posts
South Korean financial group chiefs will no longer enjoy automatic term extensions as the government is stepping up pressure on the groups to improve...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the ...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Korean Kakao Pay’s acquisition of US' Siebert collapses
South Korean Kakao Pay Corp.'s takeover deal of US-based Siebert Financial Corp. has failed amid the growing legal risks surrounding top executives o...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Executive reshuffles
SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has called on his cousin to help in the management of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate as it faces the challenge...
Dec 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Flexibility unlocks opportunities: M&G Investments
As central banks fight with post-COVID inflation, the repricing of global interest rates continues to add to global market volatility across both bon...
Nov 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US
Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, has launched an ETF in the US, the first of its kind tr...
Nov 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Investors roundtable: Watch out for a possible recession
Investors should carefully watch out for the probability of recession and how it will impact asset allocation strategies next year, experts said at a...
Nov 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Fed rate likely to be 2-4% over next decade: Oaktree's Howard Marks
Investors are experiencing the third “sea change,” facing the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and its impact on economies and business...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Barings taps John Park as S.Korean asset management head
Barings LLC has appointed Chong Hak (John) Park as head and sole representative director of its South Korean asset management arm, effective Jan. 1, ...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung Elec looks to Google, Apple alumni for future growth
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip and smartphone maker, has tapped more alumni from US Big Tech companies such as Google, Ap...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset No. 1 among overseas asset managers in India
MUMBAI – South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., managing 22 trillion won ($16.7 billion) in India, ranks No. 1 among overseas ...
Sep 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
DGB Fin to set up asset management firm in Singapore
South Korea’s DGB Financial Group is poised to set up an asset management unit in Singapore, its first overseas fund management arm, according ...
Aug 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Schindler-invested Hyundai Elevator faces S.Korean activism
South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator Co., the No. 2 shareholder of which is Schindler Holding AG, has faced a request from a local activist investor ...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
UBS names Credit Suisse Korea head as vice chair for Asia
UBS Group AG, a global investment bank, appointed Kyungin David Lee, chief of Credit Suisse Group AG’s Seoul branch, as vice chair for Asia and...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KT earnings beat estimates in Q2; shares hit 6-month high
KT Corp., South Korea’s leading telecommunications carrier, reported better-than-expected earnings in the second quarter on strong results for ...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset’s global ETFs exceed $100 bn in net asset value
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., South Korea’s leading asset manager, said on Tuesday its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) worldwide have surpas...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Global macro investing to revive for more volatile age: M&G
The value of investments will fluctuate, which will cause prices to fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the original amount they inve...
Mar 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
ISS supports Shinhan Financial Group chairman nominee
Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) is supporting the appointment of Shinhan Financial Group chairman nominee Jin Ok-Dong as ...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Samsung Asset Management's bond-type ETF assets exceed $7.9 billion
Investment in South Korea is pouring into bond-type exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under the anticipation that interest rate hikes end this year. Such ...
Feb 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
NYLIM taps Sungyun Hong as head of Seoul office
New York Life Investments (NYLIM) has appointed Sungyun Hong as head of its Seoul office, the US asset management firm said on Wednesday. Hong will b...
Feb 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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