tactical currency hedging

The Bank of Korea (BOK) and the Australian Central Bank have agreed to extend the valid date of the current Australian dollar/won currency swap cont...

South Korea's largest lender Kookmin Bank on Monday launched its new contactless platform for foreign exchange transactions dubbed KB Star FX.The on...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea on Thursday said it issued a record-high $3.5 billion in global bonds to investors worldwide.The government-run bank...

LIG Nex1 Co. said on Thursday it has signed a contract worth 80 billion won ($63.1 million) with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration for ...

South Korea’s mighty state pension fund will hedge foreign exchange risks for up to 10% of its overseas investment for a limited period. ...

More South Korean exporters suffered massive losses from foreign exchange derivatives on a weaker won, failing to benefit from the unit’s depr...

The South Korean won on Wednesday hit a two-month high on expectations that a victory by the Republicans in the US midterm elections may slow the Fe...

The Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ) bet on value-added and senior loans in global real estate investment this year, the institutional investors&rsqu...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will continue to look for opportunities in private debt and venture capital investment with mid- to long-term gro...

The South Korean state-run National Pension Service (NPS) has been spotted selling dollars for won, supporting the ailing local unit, as the world&r...

South Korea’s foreign exchange authorities and the state-run National Pension Service (NPS) agreed to open a currency swap line for the first ...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday signaled another 50-basis-point policy interest rate hike as the won currency weakened past the psychol...

The South Korean won rebounded on Friday as the foreign exchange authorities were suspected of selling some $2 billion, showing its determination to...

South Korea was estimated to have dumped more than $700 million on Thursday to support the ailing won currency as it risked breaking through the psy...

Global hedge funds’ bet on further weakness in the won is blamed for the accelerated decline in the South Korean currency value against the do...

South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has one business strategy that sets it apart from its local rivals: Build m...

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. launched an open beta service of its non-fungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace TopPort as the com...

The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...

A selloff in risk assets in South Korea is intensifying as foreigners turned net sellers of Korean bonds for the first time in 18 months in June whi...

The South Korean won is expected to further depreciate after touching its lowest level since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, on concerns that...

South Korea’s airlines are suffering from surging oil prices, a weaker won and rising interest rates as the global border reopening has yet to...

South Korea’s leading webtoon production startup Kenaz was taken over by a domestic hedge fund as it aims to reduce dependence on major platfo...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), the South Korean sovereign wealth fund, posted a 9.13% annualized return on total assets and $205 billion on a...

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, is expected to continue to benefit from the strong earnings of its Brazilian u...

US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and can...

SK Square Co., the investment arm of SK Group, is working on issuing its own digital currency within the year, according to people with knowledge of...

Former prosecutor general Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday was elected South Korea's next president, pledging drastic deregulation and investor-friendly m...

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita hit a record high last year on strong economic growth, as well as the firm won currency a...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it selected Millennium Management LLC, Starboard Value LP and Systematica Investment...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said on Feb. 28 it hired Allspring Global Investments LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Morgan Stanley Investm...