KT, E-mart warm up S.Korea's corporate bond market

KT, E-mart warm up S.Korea's corporate bond market

South Korea's KT Corp. and E-mart Inc. are the frontrunners in the new year's corporate bond demand forecasts, attracting attention on if they can b...

Korea’s NPS to be in red in 2022 with 5.3% loss in Jan-Oct

Korea’s NPS to be in red in 2022 with 5.3% loss in Jan-Oct

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest such fund, is poised to report an annual loss in 2022 for the fi...

S.Korea's Medicox boosts unit for oral insulin, medical cannabis

S.Korea's Medicox boosts unit for oral insulin, medical cannabis

South Korea's Medicox Co. on Wednesday said it will raise 40 billion won ($32 million) to boost its unit for oral insulin and cannabidiol (CBD).The ...

European real estate is well-positioned for attractive relative value: M&G

European real estate is well-positioned for attractive relative value: M&G

The war in Ukraine continues to stoke ongoing uncertainty in Europe, with the impact on energy supplies and prices likely to be felt more intensely ...

Hyundai Motor Group sweeps eight Kelley Blue Book Awards

Hyundai Motor Group sweeps eight Kelley Blue Book Awards

Hyundai Motor Group won eight awards out of 19 categories in this year's Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, the most of any global auto group.Kia Cor...

LG Innotek unveils plastic-glass lenses for self-driving car camera modules

LG Innotek unveils plastic-glass lenses for self-driving car camera modules

LG Innotek, the electrical component unit of South Korea's LG Group, said on Wednesday that it has developed two types of high-performance hybrid le...

Korea won near 5-mth high as Powell signals slower hikes

Korea won near 5-mth high as Powell signals slower hikes

The South Korean won currency hit a near 5-month high on Thursday as US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested a slowdown in its tightenin...

NPS posts 7% investment loss in Q1-Q3 as equities, bonds plunge

NPS posts 7% investment loss in Q1-Q3 as equities, bonds plunge

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said Tuesday it saw a cumulative loss of 7.1% on investment, or 68 trillion won ($51.3 billion), betwe...

KEPCO raises $368 mn via bond issuance on heated demand

KEPCO raises $368 mn via bond issuance on heated demand

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) saw on Nov. 27 around 1.7 trillion won ($1.3 billion) worth of investor bids for its bond issuance targeting 400 ...

BOK takes 25-bp rate hike as won rebounds against dollar

BOK takes 25-bp rate hike as won rebounds against dollar

South Korea’s central bank raised the base interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.25% during its monetary policy board meeting on Nov. 24, slow...

KDB reaches out to Hyundai, POSCO, CJ, LX on HMM stake sale

KDB reaches out to Hyundai, POSCO, CJ, LX on HMM stake sale

State-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) has contacted major conglomerates including Hyundai Motor Group about the sale of its stake in HMM Co., the c...

SK, Doosan to launch hybrid EV fuel cell charging stations

SK, Doosan to launch hybrid EV fuel cell charging stations

South Korea’s SK Energy Co., refiner giant SK Innovation Co.’s petroleum production subsidiary, said on Tuesday it will join forces with...

KEPCO turns from bonds to banks for money on govt plans

KEPCO turns from bonds to banks for money on govt plans

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is set to raise 600 billion won ($442 million) from a local bank in a plan to seek loans to secure money instead ...

KOGAS to sell $745 mn in hybrid securities despite jittery

KOGAS to sell $745 mn in hybrid securities despite jittery

The state-run Korea Gas Corp. is set to raise some 1 trillion won ($745 million) by issuing hybrid securities to lower its debt ratio although the d...

HMM’s shares undervalued despite $12.5 billion in cashable assets

HMM’s shares undervalued despite $12.5 billion in cashable assets

South Korea’s largest container line HMM Co. has seen its shares trapped in a boxed range for a protracted period despite its spectacular earn...

Korean brokerages' restructuring targets investment banking units

Korean brokerages' restructuring targets investment banking units

South Korea’s small- and mid-sized brokerage houses have begun their workforce reductions ahead of the end of the year. The brokerages are set...

Korean life insurer eases bond market woes with buyback

Korean life insurer eases bond market woes with buyback

A South Korean small insurer will buy back dollar perpetual bonds as scheduled, reversing its earlier decision not to recall the notes, to ease conc...

Small Korean life insurer further rattles bond market

Small Korean life insurer further rattles bond market

A South Korean small insurer has made a rare decision not to buy back dollar perpetual bonds, in the first such case for the country’s issuers...

Hyundai, Kia post record hybrid vehicle sales in US in October

Hyundai, Kia post record hybrid vehicle sales in US in October

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., which are gradually increasing their presence in the US market, saw their hybrid vehicle sales reach an all-time hi...

Korea's stock deposits dip to lowest point since July 2020

Korea's stock deposits dip to lowest point since July 2020

Monthly average deposits for stock investment in South Korea are poised to drop below 50 trillion won ($35.1 billion) for the first time since July ...

Korea's $35 bn plan yet to ease Legoland default woes

Korea's $35 bn plan yet to ease Legoland default woes

South Korea’s $35 billion rescue plan provided a temporary painkiller to the domestic bond markets rattled by Legoland Korea developer’s...

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai to ramp up hybrid vehicle production next year

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will increase production of hybrid models by some 15% next year to focus on the popular segmen...

Samsung Asset says to pursue global, active, bond-type ETFs

Samsung Asset says to pursue global, active, bond-type ETFs

Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, will focus on global, active and bond-type ETFs, as we...

S.Korea exempts foreign investors from treasury bond tax

S.Korea exempts foreign investors from treasury bond tax

South Korea on Oct. 17 started exempting foreign investors from two types of taxes on Korean treasury bonds and monetary stabilization bonds investm...

Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks

Stay in market despite rising interest rates: Howard Marks

NEW YORK – Investors should stay in the financial market as rising interest rates have put the values of assets such as stocks and bonds at ap...

Korean corporate bond issuance hits 2022 monthly low in September

Korean corporate bond issuance hits 2022 monthly low in September

South Korean corporate bond issuance in September hit a monthly low this year on souring investor sentiment due to interest rate hikes.Corporate bon...

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

EVs, hybrids in growing demand in used car market

Eco-friendly cars such as electric vehicles and hybrids have increased their share in South Korea's used car market, together accounting for 36% of ...

Korea on watch list for WGBI inclusion; hoping for bond inflows

Korea on watch list for WGBI inclusion; hoping for bond inflows

FTSE Russell, a global index provider, added South Korea to the watch list for potential inclusion in its FTSE World Government Bond Index (WGBI), p...

S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets

S.Korea to take measures to support stock, bond markets

South Korea is set to take measures to stabilize local stock and bond markets hit by global interest rate hikes amid growing risks of a worldwide ec...

Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

The South Korean won on Monday extended losses to a fresh low since the 2008-09 financial crisis as local financial markets lost ground, alongside t...

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