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Wed, April 21, 2021 | 04:53

Finance minister 'conveyed' request to pardon Lee Jae-yong

Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Tuesday that he conveyed to the “parties in charge” requests from the country's business lobby groups for a presidential pardon for Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2021-04-20 16:19

Eyes are on how Samsung scions will pay one of world's largest tax bills

Brokerages to increase stock lending for individual short sellers

The amount of stocks that individual short sellers are able to borrow is set to be expanded as part of a government measure to back retail investors, as the resumption of short-selling draws near.

Kim Bo-eun | 2021-04-20 14:07

Korea to strengthen monitoring of cryptocurrencies

The government said Monday that it will crack down on any illegal transactions involving cryptocurrencies, such as money laundering and fraud, by strengthening its surveillance of digital assets from this month until June. The move comes as a cryptocurrency craze has fueled speculation here, with retail investors scrambling for virtual money, which has greatly outperformed st...

Anna J. Park | 2021-04-19 16:57

Financial authorities to set new regulations on digital assets

Financial regulators are discussing the introduction of new regulatory guidelines on overseas remittances made by investors to profit by taking advantage of bitcoin price gaps in virtual currency exchanges in Korea and other countries.

Lee Min-hyung | 2021-04-18 16:37

Bank of Korea revises up Korea's growth target

The central bank revised up its growth outlook for the country's economy this year, reflecting expectations that demand for IT products will remain strong with investments in related facilities growing.

Kim Yoo-chul | 2021-04-15 16:41

Bank of Korea stands pat on fragile recovery as 4th wave of infections looms

South Korea's central bank on Thursday held its benchmark policy rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent, as an economic recovery remained patchy and the country is at risk of being hit with another wave of COVID-19 infections. As widely expected, the monetary policy board of the Bank of Korea (BOK) voted to leave the base rate steady in this year's third rate-setting m...

2021-04-15 10:06

Efficacy of punishment for naked short-selling measures remains questionable

Retail investors and civic groups are raising doubts over the efficacy of a move by financial regulators to introduce tougher punitive measures against people engaging in naked short-selling of shares. The dispute centers on a decision by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to slap heavier punishment - including fines and imprisonment - on those who are caught engaging in...

Lee Min-hyung | 2021-04-14 09:13

Watchdog in dilemma over household debt regulation

Financial watchdogs are faced with a growing dilemma over whether to keep tightening household loan regulations, amid concerns that introducing new lending rules particularly on mortgages will end up causing residential property prices to keep soaring.

Lee Min-hyung | 2021-04-13 16:31

NPS increases maximum portion of domestic stocks

After the National Pension Service (NPS), the country's largest institutional investor in charge of the public retirement funds, decided to increase the maximum proportion of local stocks in its asset portfolio, its net-selling spree is expected to slow down for the time being.

Anna J. Park | 2021-04-11 16:36

NPS to raise ceiling for portion of 'strategic' investment in domestic stocks

South Korea's top institutional investor National Pension Service (NPS) said Friday it will raise the ceiling for the portion of its "strategic" investment in local stocks, a move to help ease the fund's selling spree to meet its stockholding target.

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