Corporate governance
Corporate governance
Dongwon Industries reborn as holdings company after 53 years
Nov 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
K-pop giant SM up against Align Partner's shareholder activism
South Korea’s Align Partners Capital Management is intensifying its shareholder activism against K-pop music label giant SM Entertainment Co., ...
Oct 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Korea’s Aju to spin off key building material business
South Korea’s Aju Group is set to split its parent company into a construction material firm and an investment corporation to enhance its profe...
Sep 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Activist fund steps up pressure for SM Ent's governance reform
Align Partners Capital Management, a South Korean activist fund, has threatened legal action against entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co., rep...
Aug 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK becomes first group to disclose monetized social value
SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, created 18.4 trillion won ($14.5 billion) in social value in 2021, up 60% from the year pre...
May 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Hynix board strengthens role for greater say
SK Hynix Inc.’s board of directors is actively involved in the South Korean chipmaker’s management from the stages of strategy formulatio...
May 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Carlyle visits Hyundai Glovis seeking measures to boost value
The Carlyle Group, a US private equity giant, visited South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. last week to discuss steps to boost the value of the Hyu...
Apr 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Global pension funds veto more of Korean firms' agendas
Global pension funds are expanding their influence as key shareholders of major companies in South Korea. Some of the world’s largest pension ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Group hires governance expert for unprecedented reorganization
Samsung Electronics Co. has hired a 20-year governance veteran for its much-awaited corporate governance restructuring, according to those familiar ...
Apr 11, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Public firms face tighter regulations on spinoffs and double listings
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) jointly announced a revision to their corporate governance report guidelines on ...
Mar 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Group to reform governance structure with stronger board of directors
SK Group will undergo a major governance reform with significant empowerment of the board of directors in making key management decisions. The group ...
Oct 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Celltrion makes first step in streamlining governance structure
South Korea’s pharmaceutical conglomerate Celltrion Group has made its very first step in reforming corporate governance structure by merging t...
Sep 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Holdings to empower directors to pick and oust CEO
South Korea's SK Holdings Co. will give outside directors more authority to get involved in the selection and dismissal of its chief executive and in...
Mar 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
ESG becomes name of the game on Korean corporate boards
South Korea’s big companies, such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, are increasingly embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards a...
Jan 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
SK Holdings' board underpins new standard in Korea
On Jul. 21, SK Holdings Co.'s board of directors rejected management's request to simplify the reporting procedure for investment proposals. Among the...
Oct 29, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Samsung Life shares rally as governance issue looms on likely stake sale
Shares of South Korea’s largest life insurer, Samsung Life Insurance Co., have rallied in recent sessions on expectations that the company will ...
Sep 02, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Korea's largest tiremaker mired in family feud over management control
South Korea’s largest tire manufacturer Hankook Tire & Technology Co. is in the crosshairs as the family feud over management control of the...
Aug 25, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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