Scandal-hit SillaJen faces higher delisting risk

South Korea's SillaJen Inc., once the largest stock on Kosdaq by market value, faces a higher risk of being kicked out of the country's junior stock...

Collapsed merger’s silver lining: More cash for Hyundai Heavy

The European Commission’s rejection of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.'s proposed merger with crosstown rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine En...

Korea mulls measures on Indonesia’s coal export ban

South Korea is preparing measures to secure coal as Indonesia, the world’s largest supplier of thermal coal, banned exports of the commodity t...

[Discussion] Think twice before heavy inflation hedge: NYLIM

November’s inflation print, while mostly in line with market expectations, was staggeringly high. Headline inflation increased ...

Moody's sees low risk of burst in S.Korean property bubble

South Korea's real estate prices have risen at a rapid pace over the past two years, but that would not indicate an increased risk of loan defaults ...

Polar Asset joins NPS' hedge fund managers in Q3

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea selected Toronto-based Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. as a new mandate of hedge fund managers in t...

US sees security risks from SK Hynix capex plan in China

The United States expected SK Hynix Inc.’s capital expenditures plan in China to pose a threat to national security, Washington’s top tr...

Korea Inc. braces for rising costs, supply chain risks, volatile FX

Hopes for improving corporate earnings are rising as countries around the world are relaxing their anti-COVID-19 measures, but South Korean companie...

KIC, NongHyup, Suhyup to co-invest $300 mn in overseas hedge funds

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is slated to jointly invest a combined $300 million in overseas hedge funds with Korea’s National Agricultu...

Deepening diesel exhaust fluid crisis puts Korea’s key industries at risk

The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...

SK Chem says no immediate plan to sell SK Bioscience stake

SK Chemicals Co., the top shareholder of South Korea's SK Bioscience Co., is not considering reducing its stake in the vaccine maker in the immediat...

Slower Korean economic growth puts 4% target at risk

South Korea’s economy expanded slower than expected in the third quarter on sluggish private consumption and capital expenditures offset healt...

S.Korean companies stockpile record-level dollar holdings

South Korean companies have built up their dollar holdings to record levels, following record-breaking shipment growth this year, as rising raw mate...

Delayed EU approval puts Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding deal at risk

The deal to combine the world's largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. with second-ranked Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co....

Capstone Partners: Korea's 'guardian angel' for early-stage startups

In 2018, a South Korean food startup GoPizza Co. was on the brink of shutting down. Lim Jae-won, GoPizza's founder, had launched the business with a...

Korean military fund targets medium-risk global assets

The Military Mutual Aid Association (MMAA), a South Korean retirement fund, is chasing medium-risk, medium-return assets in developed markets with a...

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...

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...

MBK sees new opportunities in China's regulatory risk

China's regulatory crackdown on Chinese technology and private education companies is driving up the level of volatility and creating mispricing in ...

Hahn & Co’s $270 mn deal to buy Namyang Dairy at risk of collapse

South Korean private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co.’s deal to acquire Namyang Dairy Products is at risk of collapse as the owner and his fami...

Strong Korea Q2 growth keeps rate hike stance despite COVID-19 risks

South Korea's economy reported strong growth on healthy private consumption in the second quarter, keeping expectations of an interest rate hike lat...

BOK ratchets up warning over asset price bubble, private debt

The recent asset price rises in South Korea, in particular in the equities and real estate markets, have been too rapid, even considering an expecte...

Chips, autos set S.Korea’s May export growth at fastest pace in 32 years

South Korea’s exports surged to the highest level in over 32 years in May on the back of strong demand for semiconductors and automobiles, rei...

Howard Marks warns of inflation, higher risk tolerance

Current high asset valuations might be justified by record-low interest rates supported by expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, but investors ...

US hedge fund Whitebox Advisors says to vote against LG’s planned spin-off

US-based hedge fund Whitebox Advisors LLC plans to vote against the proposed spin-off of South Korea’s LG Corp. at the upcoming general meetin...

Hyundai to recall some 82,000 EVs over fire risk; cost seen at $900 mn

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday that it will recall 81,701 units of its electric vehicles sold worldwide over fire risk, in a move that could co...

Korea’s treasury yields climb on hopes of vaccines, more bond issues

South Korea’s treasury yields are heading higher as advances in vaccine development and concerns over increased government bond sales prompt f...

US hedge fund Whitebox Advisors opposes LG’s planned spin-off

Whitebox Advisors LLC, a US-based hedge fund, opposes a planned spin-off by South Korea’s LG Corp., saying the plan sacrifices minority shareh...

Global funds flow into S.Korea as investors look to life after COVID-19

An increasing amount of global funds are flowing into South Korea as advances in COVID-19 vaccine development and a weaker dollar boost investors&rs...

KIC, NPS to boost customized hedge fund investments

South Korea's sovereign wealth fund, Korea Investment Corp. (KIC), and the National Pension Service are looking to boost hedge fund investment through...