FSS
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Regulations
S.Korea to build new English disclosure system
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced on Feb. 18 that it will broaden the scope of its English electronic disclosure ser...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Korean builders scramble to ease liquidity crunch woes
South Korean builders in financial distress are struggling to alleviate concerns over a potential liquidity crisis, which could put the already aili...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
MBK raises Hankook bid price, asks FSS to probe Cho's stock purchase
The sibling rivalry for control of Hankook & Company Co., the holding firm of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Techno...
Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Korean ELS investors biting nails over sharp falls in Hong Kong shares
Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong bourse have fallen sharply so far this year, placing the city’s main stock index, the HSCEI, among the ...
Nov 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
Korea plans wider crackdown on foreigners’ short-selling
South Korea’s financial regulator plans wider investigations into illegal short-selling trades by major foreign investment banks to ease conce...
Oct 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
More Korean FSS retirees find jobs in legal, financial biz
More retirees of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) are snagging new jobs at private companies such as the banks they regulated during their te...
Aug 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc
The South Korean financial authorities will investigate whether unfair trading practices are behind leverage trading after massive margin call reque...
Apr 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Regulations
FSS to inquire actual use of funds raised by issuing ESG bonds
From now on, companies in South Korea that have raised funds by issuing ESG (environmental, social, and governance) bonds will have to answer questi...
Jan 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Kakao Pay must refile IPO registration statement to FSS
South Korea’s financial regulator Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on July 16 requested correction of Kakao Pay’s IPO registration st...
Jul 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Krafton lowers IPO share price amid debate over high valuation
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. has decided to lower its initial public offering share price amid criticism over its high valuation followe...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)