SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has seen its market capitalization touch an eight-year low as slumping global sales pound its share price, data showed Thursday. Shares of Hyundai Motor closed at 119,500 won (US$107) on Wednesday, the lowest closing price since April 19, 2010, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial regulator said Wednesday that it approved the slapping of 144 million won (US$129,148) in fines on Samsung Securities Co. over its massive “fat-finger” error. Read More: Samsung Securities to Pay Huge Price for Its Fat-finger Error Holding a regular meeting earlier in the day, the Securities and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s bourse operator said Monday it will strengthen cooperation with global entities to attract more foreign investment into the country’s secondary stock market so as to turn it into the world’s top trading venue for tech shares. The tech-laden KOSDAQ market marked the 22th anniversary of its establishment [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The financial regulator said Wednesday it will bolster oversight of bank accounts used for cryptocurrency transactions, in the latest effort to prevent cryptocurrencies from being exploited for money laundering. In a statement, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it will step up monitoring of money transfers between local and [...]
SEJONG, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The financial watchdog’s punishment against Samsung Securities Co. over its fat-finger error will not make a financial dent, but it could weaken its market position in the long run, experts said Saturday. On Thursday, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) decided to recommend that Samsung Securities should face a six-month [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) revealed yesterday its plans to secure a competitive edge in blockchain technology on a global scale by pushing forth six projects in the sector. The six projects to utilize blockchain technology are in the fields of livestock products, customs, real [...]
SEJONG, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the Korea Development Bank issued green bonds to domestic institutional investors yesterday. The total amount of bonds issued was 300 billion won and the coupon rate stood at 2.53 percent. Maturity is three years. Green bonds are special-purpose bonds with use [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — With inter-Korean ties at their high tide, asset managers in South Korea are scrambling to roll out investment funds focused on firms that may benefit from future inter-Korean economic cooperation, industry sources said Wednesday. South and North Korea are enjoying a thaw in their relations following a couple of [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Korean firms listed on the secondary KOSDAQ market are being led by female executives, though men in their 50s who majored in tech dominate the industry, data showed Monday. The number of female CEOs at the country’s 1,269 firms on the tech-laden bourse came [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors said Thursday they launched an investigation into officials of Samsung Securities Co. over the massive dividend error in April that jolted the local financial market. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office said a probe has begun based on the complaint filed by the Financial Supervisory Service early this [...]