SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top financial regulator unveiled a set of measures Tuesday to foster big investment banks, a move that could expedite the mergers and acquisitions of local brokerage houses. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it will allow brokerage houses with a capital base worth more than 4 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Last April, Hong Kong-based China Ocean Resources Co. announced that it was sued by another Hong Kong firm for failing to pay back loans and interest, and that 30 percent of its subsidiary shares were sequestrated. The disclosure has since proven to be inaccurate. Since then, the company has [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA) of South Korea announced on July 26 that last year’s angel investment – funds provided for start-up businesses – increased by 67.7 percent, exceeding 100 billion won ($88 million) for the first time since 2003. Considering the tax exemption limit law, investment profits [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean stock markets will be open for 30 more minutes starting in August, the bourse operator said Sunday, in a bid to add more vitality to the securities industry. Starting Aug. 1, the markets for stocks and gold will close at 3:30 p.m., 30 minutes later than [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The portion of stocks traded on the main bourse through mobile devices has hovered above 30 percent this year, data showed Sunday, with the figure anticipated to continue to grow sharply down the road. According to the data compiled by the Korea Exchange (KRX), the main bourse operator, the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Hanwha Group on Sunday said its ranking on the list of the top 500 companies compiled by the U.S. business magazine Fortune shot up in 2016 from a year earlier, apparently helped by its merger and acquisition deals. The defense and chemical conglomerate was placed in the [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Offshore investors have been on a buying streak for South Korean stocks, sending their market cap ratio in the main local bourse to a 14-month high, the Korea Exchange said Thursday, but analysts were divided on whether the rally will continue. Shares held by foreign investors as of Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The volume of short-term “floating” capital in South Korea hit an all-time high of more than 950 trillion won (US$835 billion) amid record-low interest rates and increased uncertainties, data showed Monday. According to the Bank of Korea and the Korea Financial Investment Association, cash and other short-term capital totaled [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – “Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee dies. Expecting announcement at 3 p.m. Embargo.” An unidentified tip announcing the death of one of Korea’s most revered business moguls shocked the Korean stock market which ran rampant across social media on June 30. The rumor of the death of Korea’s richest (Forbes [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting next year, anyone issued a new credit card will be able to redeem their reward points without any restrictions. The Korea Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) announced its “Improvement Plan for Unfair Business Practices of Credit Card Companies” on Tuesday, June 28, which will prohibit credit card companies from placing [...]