SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s stock market has endured a stretch of whiplash in recent weeks, but low-volatility and high-dividend investment products have emerged as rare winners amid the turbulence. According to data released Wednesday by the Korea Exchange, the TIGER Low Volatility ETF rose 7.1 percent from Nov. 3 to Dec. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s average household income rose for the ninth consecutive quarter in the third quarter of this year, partly driven by a sharp increase in transfer income, government data showed Thursday. The average monthly income of households came to 5.44 million won (US$3,699) in the July-September period, up 3.5 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean companies can now trade carbon emissions permits through securities firms, in a shift designed to make the market more accessible and liquid, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment said Sunday. The change, effective Monday, allows firms to open brokerage accounts and trade emissions rights using the same [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean retail investors have been scooping up gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this month, data showed Thursday, as they searched for safer assets amid a volatile stock market. Individual investors purchased a net 5.4 trillion won (US$3.7 billion) of ACE KRX Gold Spot ETFs from Nov. 3 until Wednesday, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Natural gas prices have surged to their highest level in nearly three years, lifting related exchange-traded notes (ETNs) while exposing South Korean retail investors to mounting losses after many bet on the market moving in the opposite direction. Between Nov. 1 and 14, nine of the ten best-performing ETNs in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean individual investors’ net purchases of overseas stocks reached a new high for a half-month period in November, driven by their aggressive investment patterns, officials said Sunday. Local investors bought a net US$3.63 billion worth of foreign stocks in the first 14 days of this month, more than [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) plans a sweeping overhaul of its emergency loan program for seniors, known as the Silver Loan, aiming to improve convenience and ensure that aid reaches those most in need. According to a briefing the NPS submitted to the National Assembly’s audit at the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s venture investment market showed clear signs of recovery this year, with both venture investments and fund formation rising by double digits through the third quarter, government data showed Thursday. According to the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, total venture investment reached 9.8 trillion won (US$7.1 billion) between January [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Forecasts for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are soaring at an unprecedented pace, with analysts projecting that the two chipmakers could generate nearly half of all corporate operating profits on South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index next year, fueled by the global boom in artificial intelligence. According to financial data provider [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday instructed his economic team to explore new tax benefits for long-term retail investors, separating them from large shareholders to encourage stable investment while avoiding controversy over tax breaks for the wealthy. During a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan, Lee asked Deputy Prime [...]