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Supply chain
Korea scrambles to address DEF supply shortage
South Korea is stepping up efforts to secure diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) such as diversification of supply sources as the shortage of the liquid used...
Nov 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Vibrant Capital
[ASK 2021] CLO Market Insights - Resilience and Growth across Credit Cycles
Founded in 2006, Vibrant Capital Partners is a leading alternative credit investment manager. The firm is majority owned by active partners and ...
Nov 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Chips, auto, display stocks rebound as supply shortage eases
Shares in South Korea’s chipmakers, automakers and display producers have begun to rebound on growing signs that the global supply shortage wi...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asia’s Covid-19 Success Stories Warily Ponder Post-Vaccination Moves
Earlier this month, Singapore reached a Covid-19 milestone: The fully vaccinated portion of the population crossed 80%. But instead of moving ahead wi...
Sep 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung Electronics’ stock stages a rebound as outlook concerns ease
Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. have risen above the psychologically important level as foreign and institutional investors returned amid easing c...
Aug 04, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Chip supercycle view revives with DRAM, NAND prices at multi-year highs
The contract prices of memory chip prices are hovering around multi-year high levels, fanning the view that the global semiconductor market is enter...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB seeks to sell $2.3 bn CBs in HMM to lay groundwork for stake sale
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is seeking to sell 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion) in perpetual convertible bonds issued by HMM Co., th...
Jul 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Govt pension fund to ease due diligence to revive global deals
South Korea's Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) has abandoned its onsite only due diligence requirements on alternative deals in an effort...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Samsung returns as foreigners’ top pick; Kospi just shy of record high
Samsung Electronics Co., the bellwether of South Korea’s main bourse, has returned as the market darling, with foreigners buying heavily on th...
Jun 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Lotte Rental kicks off $360 mn IPO process, seeks $1.8 bn valuation
South Korea’s leading rental car company Lotte Rental Co. has kicked off an initial public offering process to raise some 400 billion won ($36...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global automakers accelerate EV push as chip shortage eases
Global auto companies are moving forward with their electric vehicle (EV) and other future mobility initiatives as the global semiconductor shortage...
May 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix mulls foundry expansion, advances capex to ease chip shortage
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday that it is looking into various options to grow its foundry busi...
Apr 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Signs of upcoming DRAM boom cycle loom large amid price uptrend
Signs that the global DRAM market is entering a boom cycle are looming large with chip prices on an ascending trendline and major chipmakers spendin...
Feb 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Seoul to lower bar for M&As; easing rules over PEF deals
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is lowering the bar for mergers and acquisitions by including potential rivals, which have yet to en...
Jan 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean games, entertainment eye China return after 3-year ban
South Korea's game and entertainment companies saw their share prices surge on rising expectations of a return to the Chinese market after a Korea...
Dec 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Interview
Kyobo Life looks to invest in ESG bonds; calls for easing rules
South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co. is planning to invest several hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental, social and governance (ES...
Nov 15, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS to ease hedge fund transparency requirements
The National Pension Service will loosen transparency requirements on hedge funds to increase the pool of its hedge fund management firms, in efforts ...
Oct 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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CORDET
[ASK2020] Direct Lending in Northern Europe through the credit cycle
CORDET is an alternative credit specialist focused on direct lending to smaller mid-market companies across Northern Europe. We seek to lend &eu...
Oct 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
KDB offers to ease HDC's financial burden in Asiana takeover as deal stalls
State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB), the main creditor of Asian Airlines Inc., has unveiled proposals to ease the financial burden for HDC Hyundai ...
Aug 26, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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FKI calls for further easing of new CVC rules to spur investment
The South Korean government, which recently decided to allow holding companies of conglomerates to run corporate venture capital (CVC) units, needs to...
Aug 19, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
[Interview] Korea local govts' pension hunts for bargains as valuation concern eased: CIO
The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) is shifting away from a defensive stance to put its increased cash to work as the asset price declines...
May 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Korean Air may sell core assets estimated at $2.4 bn to ease cash crunch
Hanjin Group, parent of Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd., is considering selling three core businesses of the carrier -- in-flight meal service, mileage prog...
Apr 27, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea to ease capital reserve rules for insurers’ overseas infrastructure assets
South Korea’s top financial regulator will cut reserve requirements by half for insurance firms’ cross-border infrastructure assets from as early as J...
Mar 28, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea to ease rules on insurers’ currency hedging of offshore investment
South Korea will loosen regulations in relation to the currency hedging of insurance companies’ cross-border investments, which have been blamed to in...
Jan 25, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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KIC to embrace broader client base, assets with eased regulations
South Korea will sharply lower the minimum amount to be entrusted to the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) to about $86 million and allow the soverei...
Nov 16, 2016 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
KDB seeks to sell $2.3 bn CBs in HMM to lay groundwork for stake sale
The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is seeking to sell 2.6 trillion won ($2.3 billion) in perpetual convertible bonds issued by HMM Co., the co...
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