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Automobiles
Robust SUV sales drive Korean carmakers’ US market share to 9-yr high
South Korean automakers’ share of the US passenger car market has risen to its highest level in nine years, boosted by brisk sales of sport util...
Oct 05, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Renewable Energy
Hana Financial to fund Australia solar power project with $146 mn senior debts
Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has secured A$200 million ($146 million) in senior loans to finance A$320 million solar power project in Australia ...
Sep 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Sale of Korea’s bank debentures hits all-time high as capital reserves shrink
Bond issuance by South Korean banks has risen to a record high as banks move to secure adequate capital to ride out any short-term liquidity disruptio...
Sep 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Kakao Games
Kakao Games bookbuilding draws record-high demand
Kakao Games Corp. posted record-high demand during its bookbuilding for institutional investors on August 25 and 26, according to the company's regula...
Aug 31, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha Q Cells secures 315MW solar power, energy storage project in Portugal
Hanwha Q Cells Co. has secured the right to generate half of the 700-megawatt power capacity put up for auction in Portugal, becoming the first compan...
Aug 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai Heavy world's first in LNG-powered container launch
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has launched the world’s first Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) powered by liquefie...
Aug 24, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bankruptcy
Corporate bankruptcy filings hit all-time high in Korea amid global pandemic
Corporate bankruptcy cases in July posted a historic high with 103 filings, mirroring the global impact of the pandemic and its heavy blow to Sou...
Aug 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
Record-high Q2 Korean household debt heats up property, stock markets
South Korea’s household debt surged to the highest level in its history in the second quarter of the year, led by soaring mortgage loans and sec...
Aug 21, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean retail investors' offshore stock purchases hit record high in July
South Korean individuals purchased a record amount of shares in overseas markets last month as they looked beyond the local bourse for bigger returns....
Aug 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Merger review
Merger reviews hit record high in H1 with 424 cases worth $125.5 bn
The number of merger reviews has hit a record high in Korea for the first half of the year, with 424 filings made to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (...
Aug 13, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korea’s economically inactive population rises to record high in July
Hit hardest by the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, South Korea’s jobless rate rose to the highest level in two decades, while many people w...
Aug 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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KOSPI
Kospi's 12-month P/E ratio hits a 13-year high
Kospi has posted a 13-year high with 12-month forward price-earnings ratio recording 12.84 times on August 6, according to financial data provide...
Aug 10, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
Korean logistics centers see high demand from untact businesses amid global pandemic
Logistics center operations in Korea have remained strong amid the global pandemic on account of e-commerce and third-party logistics' ...
Jul 22, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Unsold corporate bonds may hit a record-high in seven years
Institutional investors are becoming wary of investing in Korean corporate bonds due to uncertainties caused by the coronavirus. As of July 20, t...
Jul 20, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Market Watch
Korean household credit risk nears record-high
Korea's household credit risk hit the second-highest record for the upcoming third quarter, driven by impacts of the global pandemic wh...
Jul 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&A
Shinsegae International acquires a 100% stake in high-end cosmetics brand Swiss Perfection
Korean fashion and beauty business Shinsegae International Co., Ltd has acquired a 100% stake in Swiss Perfection, a high-end cosmetics brand ba...
Jul 14, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Debt
Foreign investors’ holding of South Korean bonds at record high of $115 bn
Foreign investors continued to buy South Korean bonds such as treasuries and monetary stabilization bonds for a fourth consecutive month in April, wit...
May 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS’ investment return at all-time high in 2019; alternatives lag
The National Pension Service (NPS) achieved its strongest investment return of 11.31% in 2019, led by hefty gains from equities and overseas fixed-inc...
Feb 28, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension fund
NPS' 2019 investment return at 10-yr high on equities, fixed incomes
The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a preliminary 11% return on investments in 2019, its best annual result in a decade, supported by double-d...
Feb 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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[Interview] IFM Investors upbeat on renewables; wary of power generators
Renewable energy sectors in North America, western Europe and Australia will continue to create attractive investment opportunities, whereas regulator...
Oct 05, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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GS EPS-Mirae Asset consortium buys 10% stake in US gas power plant
A consortium of South Korean power producer GS EPS Co. Ltd. and Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy a 10% stake in a New Jersey-based gas po...
Aug 31, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KB Asset to extend $30 mn credit on Peru power transmission line
KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. has participated in a $170 million refinancing package of a power transmission line in Peru by providing a $30 million se...
Aug 16, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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KTCU, Mirae Asset to invest $143 mn in debt on Blackstone's power plant: report
The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and three units of Mirae Asset Financial Group will invest a combined 160 billion won ($143 million) in senio...
Aug 01, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NH Investment provides $235 mn financing to US gas power plant
NH Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. has underwritten a $200 million senior debt and a $35 million equity interest for the construction of a natura...
Jun 26, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean fund, brokerage firm buy UK solar power plant portfolio for $36 mn
The Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association (CWMA) and Korea Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. have invested around 38 billion won ($36 million...
Apr 04, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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NPS’ 2017 investment return at 7-yr high; to wrap up CIO selection in April
The National Pension Service (NPS) chalked up an average investment return of 7.26% in 2017, which was its strongest performance in seven years, while...
Mar 27, 2018 (Gmt+09:00)
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Meritz Real Estate underwrites $53 mn debt on luxury high rise in Manhattan
Meritz Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. has underwritten five-year senior debt of 57.5 billion won ($53 million) secured on a super-luxury, 131-s...
Dec 22, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea Post invests $60 mn in senior debt on US gas power plants: report
Korea Post has invested $60 million in a seven-year private debt fund to provide a senior loan secured on four US gas-fired power plants, but the inve...
Dec 20, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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[ASK 2017 SUMMIT] KIC CIO shrugs off high valuation talk; seeks new approach
Korea Investment Corporation’s (KIC) Chief Investment Officer Shinwoo Kang said the sovereign wealth fund is seeking transformative ideas to make them...
Oct 26, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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Scientists fund, other Korean investors in $665 mn Japan solar power plant deal
Korea Scientists and Engineers Mutual-aid Association (SEMA) and other South Korean institutional investors will invest an aggregate 150 billion won (...
Sep 14, 2017 (Gmt+09:00)
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