NH Investment & Securities Co. retained its lead in South Korea’s equity capital market (ECM) in the first half, riding a surge in large-scale rights offerings while initial public offerings (IPOs) remained subdued.According to data compiled by The Korea Economic Daily’s capita
Mirae Asset's headquarters in Seoul Mirae Asset Financial Group, one of the largest asset managers in South Korea, has launched its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing in high-quality US bonds picked by artificial intelligence, aimed at outperforming traditional methods via a data-driven
President Lee Jae-myung (second from right) presides over his first cabinet meeting on June 5, 2025 South Korea’s financial markets showed strong gains on Thursday, with shares surging to an 11-month high and the won hitting a seven-month high as post-election optimism over the Lee Jae-my
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. now manages more than 400 trillion won ($288 billion) in assets for the first time since its first global venture over two decades ago, following a slew of overseas mergers and acquisitions. The South Korea-based investment giant announced on Wednesday t
(Courtesy of Getty Images) UBS Group AG, the frontrunner in South Korea's M&A market last year, retained the top position in the country's buyout advisory market in the first quarter of this year after leading a 1.78 trillion won ($1.2 billion) deal to sell the country’s No. 1 car ren
Mirae Asset Global Investments' ETF provider Tiger ETF debuts on the Nasdaq South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has emerged as the world’s 12th-largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager with over 200 trillion won ($141 billion) in net asset value (NAV).A
South Korea's Samsung Asset Management said on Monday it released its KODEX India ETF Investment Pocket Guide.The guide provides information on the rapidly growing Indian market and investment strategies using the three KODEX India exchange-traded fund series. It can be downloaded for free fro
Korea Investment Management Co. said on Monday it will list the ACE Global AI ASIC exchange-traded fund (ETF) on October 22. The ETF will focus on investing in the top 10 companies by market capitalization specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) application-specific integrated circuits (
(Courtesy of Getty Images) UBS Group AG remained on the top of the South Korean merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory market as of the end of the third quarter after adding the sale of Ecorbit Co. valued at 2.1 trillion won ($1.6 billion) to its list of deal arrangements. KB Securitie
KEDI-based ETFs are booming (Courtesy of Getty Images) South Korean exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking KEDI, an index set created by The Korea Economic Daily, are booming on growing investor demand for high-value options among theme-based portfolio and industry innovators. Total net assets o
South Korea's Samsung Asset Management announced on Monday that the net assets of its KODEX exchange-traded fund (ETF) have surpassed 60 trillion won ($43.5 billion). This milestone comes after the fund exceeded 50 trillion won in net assets last January, marking an increase of approximately