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Korean startups
Nine out of 10 VC heads in S.Korea say startups overvalued: Survey
Heads of South Korea’s leading venture capital firms say domestic startups have entered a phase of overvaluation. The Korea Economic Dail...
Mar 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Seoul to tighten eligibility for institutions to bid for IPOs
South Korea will tighten its eligibility requirements for institutional investors to bid for initial public offerings, a move aimed at cooling the o...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Offices in Gangnam attract global investors amid market volatility
South Korean and overseas institutional investors are eyeing offices in Gangnam District, Seoul, amid concerns over inflation and market volatilit...
Mar 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
SK Group's PE-funded transformation in the spotlight
SK Group stands out from other South Korean conglomerates in making good use of private equity funds to raise money for business expansion.The count...
Mar 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean content shares jump on Beijing’s eased restrictions
South Korean content shares finished Friday’s trade higher, buoyed by expectations of resumed exports to China and news that Disney+ will rele...
Mar 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Koreans' global shareholdings at record $588.5 bn
South Korean institutional and retail investors sharply raised their risk appetite last year, gobbling up Nasdaq-listed technology stocks such as Te...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
K-pop shares rebound on return to offline concerts
Shares of major South Korean entertainment companies are on an upward trend this month. The rebound is thanks to eased COVID-19 restrictions leading...
Feb 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
88% of Korean LPs want speedy capital deployment
Asset managers' track record and risk management are the most important factors for South Korean major limited partners when considering new partnersh...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
BlackRock names new head of institutional investment for APAC
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager with $10 trillion assets under management, named Hiroyuki Shimizu head of institutional in...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea's working young teeter on brink of debt disaster
As the liquidity party is coming to an end, rising interest rates and falling asset values are highlighting concerns about household debt taken on b...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Investors
92% of Korean LPs won't increase real estate exposure
Institutional investors of South Korea aim to increase their alternative assets, focusing on expanding private debt, according to a recent survey of...
Feb 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
WeMade to retire WEMIX cryptocurrency for investor value
WeMade Co., a South Korean game developer, plans to retire 2% of its cryptocurrency WEMIX in the next two weeks to bolster its value for investors, ...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Game stocks plunge in S. Korea, US
Game shares in South Korea and the United States have plunged, hit by worse-than-expected earnings. Online game developers in Korea have also b...
Feb 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
CJ ENM shelves content split-off plan; shares rise
South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has put its plan to split off its content business on the shelf in the face of growing opposition f...
Feb 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
TIGER KEDI30 sells out initial net assets on first trading day
Korean individual investors injected 9.5 billion won ($7.9 million) in TIGER KEDI Innovator ESG30 ETF on Feb 8, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) trac...
Feb 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Korea Post to invest in overseas data centers and warehouses
Korea Post will increase its alternative investment from 13.6 trillion won ($11.3 billion) at the end-2021 to 16.7 trillion won ($13.9 billion) in 2...
Feb 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Daewoo consortium to develop building complex in Hanoi new town
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. has said it signed a contract on Jan. 26. to develop the H1HH1 block in Starlake, a new urban town in no...
Jan 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Kospi melts as Fed, LG Energy spur foreign selling
South Korean stocks lost ground with the main index entering a bear market on Thursday as foreign investors intensified their selling after the US F...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Antin hires Michelle Maeng for Korean fund investor relations
Global infrastructure investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners SA said on Jan. 25 it has appointed Michelle (Min Kyung) Maeng as its new Invest...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
US survey findings on chip shortage rattle global chipmakers
The US government’s release on Tuesday of its findings on the reasons behind the global chip shortage is raising concerns among chipmakers, wi...
Jan 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Korea to reform FX market to join MSCI developed markets
South Korea is set to reform the local currency market as the country aims to reach MSCI Inc.’s developed market status for its domestic stock...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fraud scandals
Lazard seeks to sell off fraud-hit Osstem Implant
Lazard Asset Management has tapped multiple professional investors in South Korea to sell off its shares in Osstem Implant Co, worth $165 million, t...
Jan 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
NPS approves POSCO's split into holding firm, steelmaker unit
The National Pension Service (NPS) of Korea, the largest shareholder of POSCO Co., has given its nod to the steelmaking giant’s plan to spli...
Jan 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
S.Korea's Jan. bond issues on track for record $6 bn
South Korean companies are ramping up their local bond issuances to finance expansion into low-carbon and contactless platform businesses, with stro...
Jan 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Behind the eye-popping numbers of LG Energy's IPO
The initial public offering of South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. drew a record 11,500 trillion won ($9.65 trillion) in bids from institutional i...
Jan 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Digital assets
Presidential candidates vow to legislate digital assets
Ahead of the 20th presidential election slated for March 9, candidates from both parties have vowed to legislate and systemize digital assets if ele...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Vegan foodmaker Organica attracts funding from China's CITIC
Plant-based food company Organica Corp. has attracted investment from China’s alternative investment firm CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd. This mar...
Jan 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
One in 10 Koreans rushes for LG Energy shares ahead of $8.6 billion IPO
The world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set a new record for initial public offering demand, wit...
Jan 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean Startups
STIC injects $168 mn in pre-unicorn Musicow
Music copyright trading platform Musicow Inc. has attracted a 200 billion won ($167.9 million) investment from Korea’s private equity firm STI...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
Kospi in lethargic trade ahead of LG Energy debut
South Korea's benchmark stock index Kospi declined to its lowest closing level in one and a half months on Monday, moving in the opposite direction ...
Jan 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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