Mirae Asset Global X ETFs
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Automobiles
IAA Mobility 2021 to showcase global auto industry’s future technologies
The global auto industry is set to show off their muscle to fight for the future mobility market not only with new models but also technologies at t...
Aug 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Carmaker stocks hit speed bump of chip shortage, Delta variant
Shares in global carmakers such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are tumbling. The automotive chip shortage is expected to deteriorate fu...
Aug 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics postpones 42-inch OLED Gaming TV launch to early 2022
LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, plans to launch the much-anticipated 42-inch organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
BlackRock Real Assets makes first Korean solar investment
BlackRock Real Assets, a unit of the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc., has acquired an unspecified stake in Brite Energy Partners ...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's top online flea market startup value up to $2.6 bn
South Korea’s No. 1 online flea market operator Danggeun Market Inc. has increased its valuation to $2.6 billion as it raised $153 million fro...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean unicorns winning talent war against global IBs
South Korean unicorn startups are soaking up talent from global investment banks (IBs) and brokerage houses. Junior and senior financial market spec...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Yellow Umbrella sets sights on warehouses, secondaries
The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $14 billion savings arm of South Korean small business owners, is planning to further reduce the proportion o...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Capital raising
SK E&S' $2 bn preferred share deal shortlisted to four candidates
SK E&S Co., the largest city gas supplier in South Korea, has shortlisted four candidates among seven preliminary bidders to invest in 2 trillio...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
S.Korea to launch first carbon credit ETFs in September
South Korea will launch its first set of carbon credit-themed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) next month, in a move to address the rising investor dema...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Office tower near Seoul up for sale for about $900 mn
Alpharium Tower, a landmark office tower in Pangyo Techno Valley near Seoul, will be put on the market later this year, which is expected to fetch t...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean investors rush to buy Vietnam stocks
South Korean investors are rushing to buy Vietnamese stocks as the market is showing signs of a recovery. Analysts predicted export-oriented shares ...
Aug 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hyundai Heavy to reposition as tech platform for vessels
Hyundai Heavy Industries Group is making big steps forward to transform itself as a platform business in the global shipbuilding sector. According t...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Games
NCSoft to launch Lineage W, first game with priority on global users
South Korea’s leading game developer NCSoft Corp. will be launching its latest massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), Lineag...
Aug 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global carmakers to speed up EV push as governments pressure harder
US and European governments are pressing harder with tough regulations to expand electric vehicles (EV) adoption for cutting emission. Global automa...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
New FSC chief nominee tough on household debt, against cryptocurrencies
South Korea’s incoming financial regulatory chief says his policy priority is on limiting economic and financial risks stemming from higher ho...
Aug 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Mirae Asset step closer to full-fledged investment bank
Mirae Asset Securities Co. has become South Korea's first brokerage company to boost its equity capital to 10 trillion won ($9 billion), taking a st...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Korean companies’ race heats up in $2.8 tn global wind farm markets
The global offshore wind power generation equipment market is heating up with cut-throat competition among South Korean companies. The country&rsquo...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Tourism, aircraft take bulk of 2020 alternatives loss
South Korea's eight leading brokerage companies, including Mirae Asset Securities Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co., are estimated to have booke...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Growing pains: Korea’s smaller crypto exchanges face shutdown
In mid-July, a small obscure South Korean cryptocurrency exchange posted a notice on its website at midnight, saying it is suspending trading of 57 ...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Korean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark
South Koreans’ appetite for foreign stocks continued to grow with holdings of overseas shares by retail investors exceeding the 100 trillion w...
Aug 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Netmarble bets $2.2 bn on global social casino game market
South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. decided to buy the world’s No. 3 social casino game publisher SpinX Games for $2.2 billion, bettin...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Korea’s Samyang to manage 30% assets globally by 2025
Samyang Group, a South Korean food and chemicals producer, aims to manage 30% of its total assets overseas by 2025, while fostering nutrition, medic...
Aug 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
Current asset prices not irrational: Howard Marks
Many asset prices have skyrocketed to their highest-ever levels as interest rates remain historically low, but that does not mean their current valu...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Canada’s CPPIB promotes Suyi Kim to global head of private equity
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has named Suyi Kim, its Asia head, as the global chief of its private equity business, effective Se...
Jul 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Shinsegae enters alternative meat market with own brand
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s food affiliate Shinsegae Food Inc. has entered the fast-growing alternative meat mar...
Jul 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOGAS attempts to expand LNG bunkering as global demand grows
Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) aims to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering business as global demand for cleaner fuels for ships is growing.LNG bu...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Krafton aims to become global content provider with $3.7 bn IPO
South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. dreams of growing into global content provider with an up to $3.7 billion fund to be raised from an initial...
Jul 26, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Surging global used car demand brightens Hankook Tire outlook
The global tire industry is enjoying a boom driven by fast-growing used car demand in the world. Hankook Tire & Technology is seen as a key bene...
Jul 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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RFPs
Construction workers' fund invites bids for $25 mn infra mandate
South Korea’s Construction Workers Mutual Aid Association issued a request for proposals to commit $25 million to a global infrastructure fund...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
Kakao’s Ground X to work on Korea central bank digital currency initiative
Kakao Corp.’s blockchain arm Ground X was selected as a simulator for the Bank of Korea-led central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, beat...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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