Korea April inflation hits 13-1/2-year peak; bond yields up

Korea April inflation hits 13-1/2-year peak; bond yields up

South Korea’s consumer prices in April rose at the fastest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, reinforcing expectations of further...

Korea Post to tap two GPs for global ESG bond ETFs

Korea Post to tap two GPs for global ESG bond ETFs

Korea Post, South Korea's state-run postal service agency, said on April 21 that its insurance arm will select a maximum of two asset managers for...

Telecom stocks bullish as foreigners' net purchases increase

Telecom stocks bullish as foreigners' net purchases increase

South Korea’s telecommunication stocks are getting a boost from foreign investors’ net purchases. Telecom shares, which are relatively...

POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds

POSCO Chemical to raise $244 mn in green bonds

POSCO Chemical Co., South Korean steelmaker POSCO Group’s chemical and battery material unit, said on April 8 that it will issue green bonds w...

Korea March inflation at 10-year high; bond yields surge

Korea March inflation at 10-year high; bond yields surge

South Korea’s consumer prices in March grew at the fastest pace in more than 10 years on surging energy and commodity prices, while the centra...

Korea firms reconsider bond sale plans on surging yields

Korea firms reconsider bond sale plans on surging yields

South Korean companies are hesitating to raise funds on surging corporate bond yields. More firms are repaying existing debt and have postponed new ...

NongHyup Life to issue $493 mn in subordinated bonds

NongHyup Life to issue $493 mn in subordinated bonds

NongHyup Life Insurance Co. of South Korea is slated to issue 10-year-maturity subordinated bonds worth 600 billion won ($492.6 million) on March 31...

Korea won at three-year high vs yen on rate differentials

Korea won at three-year high vs yen on rate differentials

South Korea’s won currency on Monday hit its strongest point against the Japanese yen in more than three years on higher interest rates and co...

Insurers rush to bolster equity capital to boost solvency

Insurers rush to bolster equity capital to boost solvency

South Korea's key insurers are rushing to increase their equity capital ahead of two new solvency regulations set to take effect from Jan. 1, 2023. ...

BOK’s mission impossible: To lower both inflation and govt bond yields

BOK’s mission impossible: To lower both inflation and govt bond yields

South Korea’s central bank is caught in a dilemma as it needs to raise interest rates to curb rising inflationary pressure in Asia’s fou...

Korea corporate borrowing costs jump to 8-year peaks

Korea corporate borrowing costs jump to 8-year peaks

South Korean companies suffered from surging financing costs as corporate bond yields shot to eight-year highs. Affiliates of major conglomerates wi...

Korea bond yields near four-year highs on extra budget

Korea bond yields near four-year highs on extra budget

South Korea’s government bond yields jumped to their highs in almost four years as lawmakers sought to raise a supplementary budget to up to $...

German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says

German urban logistics and light industrial assets promising, DLE says

The pandemic has brought logistical real estate and infrastructure into the spotlight driven by long-term underlying e-commerce trends. It is advant...

IMM to buy Samsung Life stake once owned by Jay Y. Lee's sister

IMM to buy Samsung Life stake once owned by Jay Y. Lee's sister

IMM Private Equity is set to acquire a 1.73 percent stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co., according to investment banking sources on Jan. 27. The sta...

HDC Hyundai eyes over $800 mn in loans after fatal accident

HDC Hyundai eyes over $800 mn in loans after fatal accident

South Korea's HDC Hyundai Development Co. plans to raise more than 1 trillion won ($832 million) in funding backed by its real estate holdings as th...

Corporates raise record-high $193 bn via stakes, bonds in 2021

Corporates raise record-high $193 bn via stakes, bonds in 2021

Korean companies raised capital of 231.5 trillion won ($193.2 billion) through stock and bond issuance in the domestic market in 2021, according t...

S.Korea's Jan. bond issues on track for record $6 bn

S.Korea's Jan. bond issues on track for record $6 bn

South Korean companies are ramping up their local bond issuances to finance expansion into low-carbon and contactless platform businesses, with stro...

Export-Import Bank of Korea eyes $3 bn global bond sale

Export-Import Bank of Korea eyes $3 bn global bond sale

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) is planning to sell up to $3 billion worth of new global bonds this week, tipped to be the largest-ever bond...

NPS posts 7.6% return as of October 2021

NPS posts 7.6% return as of October 2021

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) posted a 7.6% rate of return as of October 2021, according to a preliminary data report by its in...

Korea’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen maker to issue first bond

Korea’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen maker to issue first bond

South Korea’s Samyang Foods Co., the maker of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, plans to issue its first corporate bonds ever as it is expanding b...

Korea’s Netmarble Neo drops listing plan as sentiment sours

Korea’s Netmarble Neo drops listing plan as sentiment sours

South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid ...

Korea to buy back treasury bonds to curb rising interest rates

Korea to buy back treasury bonds to curb rising interest rates

South Korea plans to buy back 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) worth of government bonds in a move to stem a jump in market interest rates.The Ministry...

S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high

S.Koreans' global stock, bond holdings at record high

South Korean investors maintained their buying spree in overseas equities and bond markets, with the balance of their holdings in both securities re...

M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022

M&G picks logistics, residential property for 2022

London-based M&G Investments expects the logistics and residential real estate markets in most parts of Europe to continue to offer attractive r...

Korea benchmark bond yield near 2-1/2-year high

Korea benchmark bond yield near 2-1/2-year high

South Korea’s benchmark bond yield hit the highest level in about two and a half years as expectations of tighter monetary policies at home an...

Industrial Bank of Korea to sell $500 mn bond at lower cost

Industrial Bank of Korea to sell $500 mn bond at lower cost

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is slated to raise $500 million in dollar corporate bond at a lower-than-planned cost on strong demand.IBK decided to...

Korea postpones forex bond sale to October

Korea postpones forex bond sale to October

South Korea’s government delayed a sale of foreign exchange stabilization fund bonds to next month, disrupting local companies’ plans to...

LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds

LG set to fund OLED plant expansion with over $400 mn in new bonds

LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...

Korean firms scramble for bond sales on further rate hike views

Korean firms scramble for bond sales on further rate hike views

South Korean companies rushed to issues bonds as the Bank of Korea is expected to raise interest rates further, ramping up financing costs. Some war...

NPS to cut outsourcing of foreign bond investments

NPS to cut outsourcing of foreign bond investments

South Korea’s National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest pension fund, was set to reduce outsourcing of foreign bond investment...

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