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Female Directors Account for Only 4.1 pct of Financial Firms’ Boards in S. Korea

Female Directors Account for Only 4.1 pct of Financial Firms’ Boards in S. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The portion of female directors at local financial companies stood at 4.1 percent as of the end of last year, lower than that of overall listed companies in South Korea, a report said Sunday. Among 209 outside directors at 13 banks, 27 brokerage houses and 12 insurance companies, only [...]

S. Korea OKs Remote Access to Networks by Employees of Financial Firms

S. Korea OKs Remote Access to Networks by Employees of Financial Firms

SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s financial watchdog said Thursday that it will allow employees of financial companies to remotely access internal networks, paving the way for a work-at-home system amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move came seven months after the Financial Supervisory Services (FSS) granted remote access to networks by essential financial [...]