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Shareholder activism
Must Asset calls on Young Poong to take steps to boost shareholder value
South Korea’s Young Poong Corp., embroiled in a fierce management control dispute with Korea Zinc Inc., is now the target of an activist fund ...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LS Electric shares jump on $358mn HVDC transformer order news
LS Electric Co., a South Korean industrial energy facility and systems supplier, is expected to sign a 500 billion won ($358 million) deal with a GE...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
NPS expects Korea’s WGBI inclusion to attract $56 billion in foreign funds
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, expects some ...
Nov 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
LG Group affiliates unveil value-up plans
LG Group affiliates— LG Display Co., LG Innotek, LG Chem Ltd., and LG Energy Solution Ltd. —unveiled their ambitious growth strategies o...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Celltrion to acquire additional $72 mn in treasury shares
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. announced on Thursday that it decided to repurchase additional treasury shares worth 100 billion won ($71.6 million).Fr...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
NH Nonghyup buys Donuimun D Tower for $640 mn
NH Nonghyup REITs Management Co. has completed the purchase of Donuimun D Tower, a prime office building in central Seoul, for 895.3 billion won ($6...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
South Korea returns to US FX monitoring watchlist
The United States has reinstated South Korea on its foreign-exchange monitoring watchlist, a year after it removed Asia’s No. 4 economy from t...
Nov 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Korea’s crypto exchanges ride bitcoin rally on Trump optimism
South Korea’s crypto exchanges are enjoying a global boom in virtual currencies, including bitcoin, as US President-elect Donald Trump is expe...
Nov 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
S.Korea to build cold chain logistics center in Haiphong, Vietnam
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that South Korean company Jeil Construction has begun building a cold chain complex logi...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
Mirae Asset’s TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF crosses $2.8 bn in net assets
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments said on Tuesday that that its TIGER Nasdaq 100 ETF has become the second US-focused ETF listed in South...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn
The US stock holdings of South Korean individual investors surpassed $100 billion for the first time, driven by a sustained rally in the US markets ...
Nov 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Regulator puts brakes on Korea Zinc’s $1.8 bn rights issue
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has put the brakes on Korea Zinc Inc.'s 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) rights issue aimed a...
Nov 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Taihan Cable secures $65 mn cable contract in US
South Korea's Taihan Cable & Solution Co. said on Tuesday its US sales subsidiary, TE USA, secured a long-term cable contract in the western US....
Nov 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix, Samsung to cut legacy DRAM output as Chinese firms catch up
South Korea’s two leading memory chipmakers – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. – are moving to significantly reduce their...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KB Asset Management to list Balhae Infrastructure Fund
South Korea's KB Asset Management Co. said on Friday it plans to list its KB Balhae Infrastructure Fund. Launched in 2006, KBIF focuses on so...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2024
Korean LPs tighten due diligence on general partners
In the wake of COVID-19, South Korean pension funds and insurance companies have placed a greater focus on asset managers' capabilities for post-inv...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung Asset releases KODEX India ETF Investment Guide
South Korea's Samsung Asset Management said on Monday it released its KODEX India ETF Investment Pocket Guide.The guide provides information on the ...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KEPCO shortlisted for Saudi Arabia's solar energy projects
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the South Korean state-run utility company, was shortlisted as a final candidate for renewable energy projects i...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Lotte to liquidate rubber JV in Malaysia, sell overseas assets for $1 bn
South Korea’s No. 2 petrochemical manufacturer Lotte Chemical Corp. plans to liquidate its rubber joint venture in Malaysia to scale back its ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's IRP deposits surpasses $7.2 bn in 2024
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Friday it became the first in the industry to surpass 10 trillion won ($7.2 billion) in individual ...
Oct 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
South Korean VCs in search of better returns abroad
South Korean venture capitalists’ appetite for foreign entrepreneurs shows no sign of waning as they continue to look for better returns overs...
Oct 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Hanwha Asset taps US for Korean defense ETF listing
Hanwha Asset Management Co., a financial service sibling of South Korea’s major defense and aerospace developer Hanwha Aerospace Co., is seeki...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's retirement pension reserves rise by $2.9 bn in 2024
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Tuesday that its defined contribution (DC) retirement pension and individual retirement pension (IR...
Oct 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Bain Capital puts beauty device maker Classys on market
Bain Capital has embarked on the process to sell a majority stake in Classys Inc., a South Korean medical aesthetic device maker. The deal is estima...
Oct 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Koramco to open office next to NPS for property investment partnership
Koramco Asset Management Co. will open a liaison office next to South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) to bolster cooperation with the w...
Oct 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2024
Private debt remains attractive; NPLs rekindle interest
Private debt remains attractive for South Korean pension and big asset owners, although they may offer lower yields than before given recent interes...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset gets int'l privacy protection certification
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it won the international personal information standard ISO 27701 certification after un...
Oct 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s financial exposure to real estate nearly doubles in 10 years
South Korea’s financial exposure to real estate has nearly doubled over the past decade, with lending to households making up about half. The ...
Oct 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset India surpasses 2 million retail client accounts
Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Thursday that the number of retail client accounts in its India operations has crossed the 2 million mark.This ma...
Oct 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset Securities builds AI-based stock analysis system
South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. said on Monday that it has established an AI Market Assistant system, in which artificial intelligence (AI)...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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