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FSC Chief Highlights Need to Ease Restrictions Preventing Industrial Businesses from Owning Banks

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top financial regulator said Tuesday it is necessary to ease a rule that restricts industrial businesses from owning banks, saying that such deregulation could generate mega players like BTS in the financial sector. The government restricts industrial capital from being used to purchase stakes in banks and [...]

Employee Numbers Plunge throughout Financial Sectors

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) - A report showing the number of employees at seven major banks revealed that there were 4,076 fewer employees at the end of June compared to the same time last year. Of the 4,076 employees who either quit or were let go, 3,218 were temporary staff and the remaining 858 [...]