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Batteries
SK On to sell $360 mn in perpetual bonds amid tough EV market
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to sell 500 billion won ($359.6 million) in its first perpetual bon...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Mirae Asset's US dividend premium fund surpasses $72 mn in net assets
South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. announced on Tuesday that the net assets of its Mirae Asset US Dividend Premium Fund, which invests...
Jun 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea’s LS Group to operate brokerage firm LS Securities
South Korean cable-to-energy giant LS Group said on Monday that it has renamed brokerage subsidiary eBest Investment & Securities to LS Securiti...
Jun 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte's sugar-free soju Saero to enter European market
South Korea's Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. is poised to introduce its zero-sugar soju Saero to the European market next month, aiming to expand its g...
May 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK embarks on business overhaul to focus on mainstays
South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group has embarked on a reshuffling process to focus on core units such as semiconductors and bat...
May 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Korea Investment to expand CLO portfolio with Anchorage Capital
Korea Investment & Securities Co. will scale up its collateralized loan obligation (CLO) business with New York-based investment firm Anchorage ...
May 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
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 bill...
May 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Affinity extends tender offer for food container maker Lock&Lock
Hong Kong-based Affinity Equity Partners is set to extend its tender offer for South Korean food container maker Lock&Lock Co. shares, as the pr...
May 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Korea Inc. ups dividend payouts despite falling net income
South Korean companies listed on the main bourse Kospi raised their dividend payouts between 2021 and 2023 despite falling net income in the same pe...
May 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Near-zero interest rate deposits swell at Korean banks
Demand and short-term deposits at South Korea’s top five banks have expanded 5% to 657 trillion won ($480 billion) in the first quarter of thi...
May 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KakaoBank sees record quarterly net profit
South Korea's KakaoBank Corp. enjoyed a record quarterly net profit of 111.2 billion won ($81 million) for the first quarter of this year, the com...
May 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
HD Hyundai Marine Solution stock price doubles on Kospi debut
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co.'s debut on the Kospi, South Korea's largest initial public offering in more than two years, saw a near-doubling of st...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korea Investment sees record quarterly net profit
Korea Investment & Securities Co. enjoyed a record quarterly net profit on the course to become the country's most profitable brokerage house ...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Startups bet on affluent Gen X in Korea’s senior living market
Elder-care startups are rushing to build high-end senior homes in South Korea targeting affluent Generation Xers set to retire in five years on expe...
May 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean brokerages' foreign profits up on IB, bond trading
South Korean brokerage firms expanded their net profits from overseas operations last year, backed by increased gains from their investment banking ...
May 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
US multifamily market challenges create investment opportunities
There is potential distress in the U.S. multifamily housing sector today. we believe there is a window of opportunity over the next 12-18 mont...
Apr 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korea’s Smilegate unveils new RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare
Smilegate, the South Korean developer of the world’s top first-person shooter game Crossfire, on Monday unveiled a teaser for an upcoming role...
Apr 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
South Korea’s chip design firms go abroad to tap $426 billion market
South Korea’s chip design companies are turning their sights overseas to tap into the 593 trillion won ($426 billion) system semiconductor mar...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
SK D&D, Habyt to cooperate for residential business
SK D&D Co., a real estate unit of South Korea’s SK Group, announced on Tuesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Private markets open to more high-net-worth individuals: Hamilton Lane
The number of high-net-worth individuals allocating capital to private markets is increasing fast. These are wealthy individuals who own at least $1...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung Asset's KODEX S&P500 TR ETF surpasses 1 tn won in net asset
Samsung Asset Management Co. announced on Tuesday that the net asset value of its KODEX US S&P500 TR exchange-traded fund (ETF), which tracks th...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free rebrands LDF House to Now in Myeong-dong
South Korea’s Lotte Duty Free announced on Tuesday that it changed its duty-free showroom LDF House, which was opened last October in Myeong...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Hanwha, 1st Korean insurer to earn dividends from overseas unit
Hanwha Life Insurance Co. is set to earn dividends from its Vietnamese subsidiary, reporting a cumulative profit after 15 years, becoming South Kore...
Apr 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Foreign buying of Korean stocks hit record high in Q1
Foreign investors gobbled up a record 15.8 trillion won ($11.7 billion) worth of stocks listed in South Korea during the first three months of this ...
Mar 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
LG Electronics spins off X-UP, 4 other in-house venture firms
LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday it is spinning off five promising in-house venture firms as separate entities to strengthen South Korea’s...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
SK Bioscience exports Sky Cellflu to Thailand
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. announced on Thursday that it has shipped about 440,000 doses (for single-dose administration) of its cell-cultured ...
Mar 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korea's Shinhan, Hana accelerate overseas push after record profits
South Korean major banks aim to accelerate their expansions in other countries as their overseas investments paid off with record profits last year ...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
MBK’s Michael ByungJu Kim: Most influential in Korea’s capital market
Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder and partner of Northeast Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd., has been chosen as the most influential...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Norway’s prime office value drop hits Korean retail investors
A South Korean real estate fund is set to post a 100% loss as the value of its sole asset, a prime office building wholly leased to Norway’s l...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
India equity funds top overseas stock funds in S.Korea
India equity funds registered in South Korea have doubled their investors' wealth over the past five years, luring high-net-worth individuals lookin...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)