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Korea intensifies rules on CB conversion price adjustment

South Korea will strengthen regulations on the conversion prices of convertible bonds (CBs) to protect stakeholders from excessive share dilution, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said on Monday.The revised rules are focused on CBs’ refix clause, which allows the bon

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Korean stock market
More room to rise for SK Hynix stock after bull run

SK Hynix Inc.'s market value went through the roof to top 150 trillion won ($110 billion) on Monday, becoming the second stock to break the milestone in South Korea after Samsung Electronics Co. thanks to investors' insatiable appetite for the country's second-largest memory chip

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Bio & Pharma
Samsung Bioepis tops in Soliris biosimilar market in Europe

STOCKHOLM – Samsung Bioepis Co.'s biosimilar to Solaris for the treatment of patients with rare, life-threatening disease paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is gearing up to overtake the original eculizumab drug after its successful launch.The biopharmaceutical devel

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Hanwha Galleria poised to buy drink maker Pure Plus
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hanwha Galleria poised to buy drink maker Pure Plus

Hanwha Galleria Corp., a South Korean department store operator, signed a memorandum of understanding early this month to buy a domestic non-alcoholic beverage company Pure Plus Co. for about 20 billion won ($15 million), according to people familiar with the matter on Monday.The acquisition is expected to diversify the retail company into the food and beverage market, in which it is looking into other M&As, said the sources.The unit of chemi

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  • Samsung Securities faces trading system server errors
    Banking & Finance
    Samsung Securities faces trading system server errors

    Samsung Securities Co., the brokerage unit of South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung Group, suffered system errors on its servers on Monday morning, disrupting some services on its trading platforms.Samsung Securities said temporary problems at

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  • Facephi to supply ID verification solutions to Samsung Securities
    Tech, Media & Telecom
    Facephi to supply ID verification solutions to Samsung Securities

    South Korea's Hancom Inc. announced on Monday that Facephi, a Spain-based AI biometric recognition company in which Hancom had recently acquired equity shares, has signed a contract to supply identity verification solutions to Samsung Securities.Hanc

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  • InterContinental Seoul COEX to close in July
    Travel & Leisure
    InterContinental Seoul COEX to close in July

    Parnas Hotel announced on Monday that the InterContinental Seoul COEX, which opened in 1999, will close its operations on July 1 and is scheduled to reopen in September next year as Marriott International's Westin Seoul Parnas.The Westin Seoul Parnas

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  • HSAD unveils LG Uplus ad created by 100% AI
    Advertising & Marketing
    HSAD unveils LG Uplus ad created by 100% AI

    South Korea's HS Ad Inc., an advertising agency affiliated with LG Group, announced on Monday that it launched LG Uplus Corp. 's brand advertising campaign, created entirely using artificial intelligence (AI), for the first time in South Korea.This a

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Unlocking value in the Australian energy transition: QIC
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Unlocking value in the Australian energy transition: QIC

Australia is primed to stand at the forefront of the global energy transition, boasting abundant solar and wind capacity, alongside substantial reserves of critical minerals essential for achieving net zero carbon emissions. While this landscape is r

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Asset management
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Risk management is more important than ever, GPs say

Risk management and investment firms' operational capabilities have become more important than ever amid economic uncertainties, said speakers at the general partner (GP) session on private debt and equity at ASK 2024 on May 21.Asset managers should

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Niche real asset creates new opportunities, Korean LPs say

The scope of real assets is expanding with new businesses such as infrastructure operating services and supply chain management, creating niche opportunities with flexible strategies, executives from South Korean institutional investors said at ASK 2

May 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Korean investors turn to private credit, secondaries: CIOs

South Korean institutional investors favor private credit as interest rates are expected to remain higher for longer, said speakers at the chief investment officer (CIO) panel session during ASK 2024 on Tuesday.Korean insurers are particularly focuse

May 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Pension funds
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POBA favors data centers, senior housing in Europe: CIO

South Korea’s Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA), a retirement fund with assets under management (AUM) of 26 trillion won ($19.1 billion), is keeping a close eye on data centers, senior housing and student accommodations in Europe, Chi

May 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Central bank
    BOK sees more uncertainty in rate cut timing, ups growth forecast

    The Bank of Korea said on Thursday it has grown more uncertain about when to cut interest rates despite expectations of easing the monetary policy given the growing upside risks to inflation and as the central bank raised its growth forecast for Asia’s fourth-largest economy.“We need more time to be confident that inflation will converg

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  • Korean stock market
    Korea Inc. nearly triples dividend payments in decade

    Cash dividend payments by companies listed on the Korea Exchange, the country's main bourse, have nearly tripled in a decade. They have returned a larger portion of profits to shareholders under a new generation of executives and the state-led initiative to boost their value through shareholder-friendly steps.Their dividend payouts against net prof

    May 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Korean stock market
    Block deals of shares surge ahead of tighter regulation

    Block trades of South Korean listed shares have surged by six times so far this year from the same period in 2023, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Sunday. Shareholders rushed to sell their stocks as regulations on block deal disclosures will be tighter in July, which could slash stock prices by the time of selling. A total o

    May 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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Korea may partially lift short-selling ban from June: regulator
Short selling
Korea may partially lift short-selling ban from June: regulator

NEW YORK -- South Korea may partially lift a ban on short selling in the domestic stock market from as early as June, before removing the blanket ban on such trading activities initially scheduled for July, the country’s financial regulator said last week.The country has prohibited short sales of Korea-listed stocks since Nov. 6 last year at

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