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Sun, July 5, 2020 | 23:23

Financial gurus' stock investments in times of COVID-19

Financial gurus' stock investments in times of COVID-19

Amid an unprecedented level of coronavirus-led global economic recession and uncertainty, the world's best and most legendary financial gurus are faced with divergent investment results. Some have raked in massive returns, while others are experiencing record losses.

Anna J. Park | 2020-05-08 17:53

Financial firms rushing to compensate for losses from PEFs

Financial firms rushing to compensate for losses from PEFs

Financial companies here are in a rush to compensate investors for losses from high-risk, high-return overseas private equity funds (PEFs) in a bid to ease rising customer complaints. It is causing controversy as some banks and investment firms are taking the action even before the funds' expiration dates arrive. The move was taken amid growing concerns that some of the PEFs ...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-05-08 17:05

Naver, Kakao stocks hit record high on rise of contactless consumption

Naver, Kakao stocks hit record high on rise of contactless consumption

Stock prices of the nation's top internet and mobile platform providers are at record highs on the increase in contactless consumption due to the coronavirus pandemic. The share price of Naver, a dominant internet portal here, has been rising steeply for the past few weeks after the global pandemic shock paralyzed offline sales. Consumers shifted their attention to mobile and...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-05-07 16:37

Koreans favor shorter, healthy life than longer, unhealthy one: MetLife survey

Koreans favor shorter, healthy life than longer, unhealthy one: MetLife survey

Despite rising life expectancies, Korean people would prefer to live a shorter and healthy life rather than a longer life with a serious illness, a survey by MetLife Korea showed Wednesday. Under the theme of the “perception towards a healthy life,” the life insurer carried out the survey on 1,000 adults aged between 20 and 59 here.

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-05-06 16:50

'Jeonse ratio' hits 6-year low on rapid apartment price hike

'Jeonse ratio' hits 6-year low on rapid apartment price hike

The “jeonse ratio,” the ratio of housing deposit compared to the market value of apartments, dropped to the lowest in six years in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province region, continuing the downtrend of the past 16 months on the back of a rapid increase in apartment prices over the past few years, data showed Tuesday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2020-05-05 18:47

PEFs still stigmatized as greedy vultures

PEFs still stigmatized as greedy vultures

Domestic private equity firms (PEFs) are still suffering from the prejudice that they are “greedy vultures,” although it has been 15 years since Korea allowed their operation and they have become key players in the local M&A market.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2020-05-05 17:00

Will KKR hit jackpot with TMON's listing?

Will KKR hit jackpot with TMON's listing?

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) is drawing keen attention from market observers, who wonder whether the global private equity firm (PEF) will be able to hit another jackpot here with TMON which aims to be listed on the tech-heavy Kosdaq market next year.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2020-05-05 17:00

Heavier tax on expensive home owners unlikely in 2020

Heavier tax on expensive home owners unlikely in 2020

Owners of expensive homes worth over 900 million won ($734,000) are unlikely to see their property taxes rise this year as the rival parties remained deadlocked Tuesday over a bill introduced to impose a heavier tax to curb the overheating housing market.

Lee Kyung-min | 2020-05-05 16:54

IT, healthcare stocks gain traction amid pandemic

IT, healthcare stocks gain traction amid pandemic

As global stock markets gradually rebound from the coronavirus-related shock, blue chips in the tech, bio and healthcare sectors continue to gain traction among investors worldwide. According to Hana Financial Investment, internet companies make up about 13 percent of the total market cap of listed companies on the S&P500, up from 11 percent logged at the end of last year.

Anna J. Park | 2020-05-04 17:53

KOSPI finishing with loss

KOSPI finishing with loss

A dealer at Hana Bank works in front of an electric board showing the closing price of the main bourse, at a dealing room in Seoul, Monday. The benchmark KOSPI closed at 1,895.37, down 2.68 percent from the previous trading day, on mass selling from foreign and institutional investors. The won-dollar exchange rate inched up 0.82 percent to close at 1,229 won for the U.S. doll...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-05-04 16:45

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