SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Asset management firms in South Korea saw their combined net earnings plunge more than 40 percent in the third quarter due to declined fees and profits from securities investments amid sluggish financial markets, data showed Thursday. The combined net income of 414 asset management firms stood at 362.5 billion [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Asset management firms in South Korea saw their 2021 combined net earnings jump 67.1 percent from a year earlier thanks to a rise in commission revenue, data showed Wednesday. The combined net income of 348 firms came to 2.16 trillion won (US$2.01 billion) last year compared with 1.3 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Major asset management companies in South Korea saw their earnings soar more than 40 percent in 2020 amid a bullish stock market, data showed Wednesday. The combined net income of the country’s 10 leading asset managers came to 381.6 billion won ($346 million) last year, up 44 percent from [...]
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 [...]