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Woori Bank Mulls ‘One-Strike’ Policy for Transparency

Woori Bank Mulls ‘One-Strike’ Policy for Transparency

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Woori Bank, South Korea’s fourth-biggest lender by assets, said Sunday it is considering adopting a “one-strike” policy to prevent corruption. The bank came up with 100 things to be overhauled or improved after discussions with 100 representing employees on Tuesday and Wednesday, Woori Bank said in a statement. Among [...]

Government to Soon Make Decision on Its Remaining Stake in Woori Bank

Government to Soon Make Decision on Its Remaining Stake in Woori Bank

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will decide soon whether to sell its remaining stake in Woori Bank, the nation’s top financial regulator said Monday. As part of a plan to privatize Woori Bank, the government sold a 28 percent stake to seven institutional investors last year but still holds an 18 percent [...]

Korea’s Financial Services Industry Saw Robust Growth Last Year

Korea’s Financial Services Industry Saw Robust Growth Last Year

SEJONG, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s financial services industry recorded 9.2 percent in output growth last year largely driven by interest revenues from growing household loans, government data showed on Sunday. According to Statistics Korea, the year-on-year production growth of financial institutions in 2016 was more than triple the 3 percent reported for the overall services industry.  By institution, banks gained 9 percent, the highest since 11.8 percent in 2008. Nonbank [...]

Korean Banks Issue CoCo Bonds

Korean Banks Issue CoCo Bonds

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – CoCo bonds, or contingent convertible bonds, are fixed-income instruments that are equity-convertible in cases of pre-specified trigger events. Despite their liability-like properties, they are classified as assets, which is prompting many banks to issue CoCo bonds as means of expanding capital. So technically, they’re asset-convertible debt.  Major Korean banks, [...]

Woori Bank Launches Direct Overseas Transfer Service

Woori Bank Launches Direct Overseas Transfer Service

SEOUL, Feb.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Woori Bank announced the launch of its ‘WiBee Quick Global Wiring’ service, which links with the WiBee Talk platform and provides benefits related to exchange rates and commissions. Through WiBee Quick Global Wiring, clients can wire money directly to a foreign branch of Woori Bank without going through an intermediary [...]

UAE Sovereign Fund Interested in Buying Stake in Woori Bank

UAE Sovereign Fund Interested in Buying Stake in Woori Bank

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) has expressed its interest in buying a stake in state-run Woori Bank, which has been put up for sale, a government official said Friday. The Seoul government has been trying to sell its 51.04 percent stake in the bank since 2010 in a [...]

Korea’s Financial Market Shows Mixed Reactions to Influx of Chinese Capital

Korea’s Financial Market Shows Mixed Reactions to Influx of Chinese Capital

SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – With financial regulators’ nod to the Chinese Anbang Insurance Group’ acquisition of Tongyang Life Insurance, Korean financial firms now have to compete with a Chinese player on their home turf. On June 10, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced that it had granted approval to Anbang Insurance for the acquisition [...]

Woori Launches Mobile-only “WiBee Bank”

Woori Launches Mobile-only “WiBee Bank”

SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean lender Woori Bank said Tuesday it has launched a mobile-only bank service ahead of establishing an Internet-only bank. Woori Bank’s “WiBee Bank” will serve as a test bed for simplified services that will later be part of its envisioned Internet-only bank unit, the lender said in a press [...]