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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 13:40

AllianceBernstein positive about Korean stock market

AllianceBernstein remained quite positive in terms of its outlook on the Korean equities market, categorizing the country as one of the developed nations with a strong outlook to bounce back this year from global coronavirus-induced economic woes.

2021-07-27 15:28

[ANALYSIS] Upbit under attack from ruling party lawmaker

Upbit, the nation's leading cryptocurrency exchange operated by Dunamu, has become the primary target of criticism from a four-term ruling party lawmaker lately, facing another unfavorable factor in addition to the government's efforts to tighten regulations on the virtual assets industry.

2021-07-26 16:32

National Pension Service's No.1 net purchased stocks turn out to be SK hynix, Samsung Biologics

SK hynix and Samsung Biologics are two local stocks that the National Pension Service (NPS) net purchased the most last year. The NPS is the country's largest institutional investor with around 884 trillion won ($767 billion) in assets under management (AUM) as of the end of April this year.

Anna J. Park | 2021-07-24 09:45

KakaoBank threatening KB's leading status in market cap

KakaoBank is poised to surpass KB and Shinhan financial groups in terms of market capitalization after its forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) slated for Aug. 6. The internet-only bank's IPO price was set at the upper end of 39,000 won ($33) per share following Thursday's demand forecasting session that attracted a record-high 2,580 trillion won worth of bids from insti...

2021-07-23 16:39

SoftBank-backed Yanolja expected to go on corporate shopping spree overseas

Korea's largest travel application, Yanolja, is now expected to focus on expanding its overseas business through aggressive acquisitions after securing a whopping two trillion won ($1.7 billion) investment from SoftBank recently.

Anna J. Park | 2021-07-23 16:02

KKR, Anchor ditch plan to list TMON this year

KKR and Anchor Equity Partners, both of which have served as TMON's two largest shareholders since 2015, have scrapped their plan to list the e-commerce company by the end of this year, notifying the decision to Mirae Asset Securities, which been handling the deal as its underwriter since last year, according to industry officials.

2021-07-23 15:46

[ANALYSIS] Currency volatility to continue amid virus uncertainty

Korea's currency is expected to weaken for the time being, due mostly to reduced investor appetite for risk brought on by the rapid spread of the coronavirus Delta variant, a reason for tumbling bond yields amid sudden high demand for safe assets, according to market analysts and economists, Wednesday.

2021-07-21 16:50

IMM PE-GS Retail take over Pet Friends

IMM Private Equity (IMM PE) and GS Retail jointly acquired Pet Friends, the top local online pet product retailer, aiming to boost its value.

Anna J. Park | 2021-07-21 16:44

[EXCLUSIVE] MSCI cuts Naver's ESG score after bullying incident

MSCI confirmed that a workplace bullying incident at Naver, which eventually led to an employee's suicide in May, resulted in a “scoring deduction” in its ESG rating that measures a company's resilience to risks related to the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors. The American financial company, known as one of the world's most credible providers of ES...

2021-07-21 16:36

KakaoBank dismisses IPO overvaluation issues

KakaoBank CEO Yun Ho-young said Tuesday that the role and function of innovation-led, internet-only banks are fundamentally different from those of traditional commercial lenders, dismissing concerns over what critics consider a “highly overvalued” initial public offering (IPO) price ahead of the bank's KOSPI listing scheduled for Aug. 6.

2021-07-20 17:01

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