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Tue, January 21, 2020 | 08:17

Shinhan favorable to MBK's Prudential takeover

Shinhan favorable to MBK's Prudential takeover

An MBK Partners' recent attempt to acquire Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea will unlikely be disturbed by Shinhan Financial Group that previously signed a contract with the private equity firm (PEF) regarding “prohibition of competitive transactions,” according to industry sources, Monday.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2020-01-20 17:08

Foreigners' sway over Seoul bourse growing

Foreigners' sway over Seoul bourse growing

Despite lingering uncertainties here and abroad, the Seoul bourse has continued on a bullish run since the beginning of the year on the back of foreign investors' strong purchase of Korean IT shares.

Anna J. Park | 2020-01-20 16:54

Meritz Securities may be hit by real estate regulations

Meritz Securities may be hit by real estate regulations

Mertiz Securities is expected to be hit hard this year by newly-introduced real estate project financing regulations, as the financial authorities have repeatedly expressed their intention to keep the total volume of real estate financing led by the nation's securities firms under control.

Anna J. Park | 2020-01-20 10:39

Downturn forces firms to exit from Kosdaq

Downturn forces firms to exit from Kosdaq

Struggling small and medium-sized companies are on the verge of being delisted from the nation's secondary stock market in the aftermath of the prolonged economic downturn here. According to data from the Financial Supervisory Service, 17 Kosdaq-listed firms are facing the likelihood of being forced out of the market due to their failure to improve after years of underperform...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-01-19 17:59

KB-SNU partnership over autonomous car

KB-SNU partnership over autonomous car

KB Insurance CEO Yang Jong-hee, left, poses with Lee Kyung-soo, head of the future mobility technology center at Seoul National University, after signing a partnership over car insurance research for driverless vehicles, at the university, Jan. 16. Under the partnership, they will conduct joint projects on insurance policies.

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-01-17 19:08

Prudential Life takeover battle heats up

Prudential Life takeover battle heats up

Attention is growing over who will take over Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, a battle with raised stakes after local private equity funds threw their hats into the ring at the last minute, industry sources said Friday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2020-01-17 17:17

KRX urged to revise startup listing requirements

KRX urged to revise startup listing requirements

The Korea Exchange (KRX) should revise listing requirements to put more priority on future growth potential, while the Korea Securities Depository (KSD) needs to take measures to enhance risk management amid the continued increase of overseas investment, an academic review paper said Friday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2020-01-17 17:14

Regulations hamper growth of Korean financial stocks

Regulations hamper growth of Korean financial stocks

Korean financial stocks are stuck in decades-long doldrums, as ever-toughening regulations keep dampening investors' appetite for major banking players here, experts said Wednesday. This is in contrast to the impressive growth of financial stocks in the United States during the same period.

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-01-16 17:15

Investors advised to focus on fixed-income securities

Investors advised to focus on fixed-income securities

Individual investors should place their money in fixed-income securities, such as high-yield bonds and high dividend yield stocks to become a winner in the volatile 2020 financial market, analysts said Wednesday. They expect that a few key words, such as income and growth, will set the tone in both global and domestic financial markets this year.

Anna J. Park | 2020-01-15 17:15

PEFs set to unload firms worth trillions of won

PEFs set to unload firms worth trillions of won

Private equity firms (PEFs) will put their portfolio companies - collectively worth trillions of won - on the market this year, as the clock is ticking for them to realize their return on investments, according to market observers, Wednesday.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2020-01-15 17:01

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