How Korean platform giants disrupted the digital comics market with webtoons

South Korean webtoons (mobile and digital comics) are taking over the digital comics markets in Japan and the US. Market watchers claim it is&nbs...

Credit Suisse raises KOSPI target to 2,600 amid positive outlook for market recovery

Swiss-based investment bank Credit Suisse has raised its KOSPI target to 2,600 from 2,300 on August 19 on the back of the weakened US dollar and impro...

Europe’s residential property market to fare better than fixed income: Patrizia

Europe’s residential property market will likely continue to fare better than fixed-income assets on the prospect of interest rates remaining lo...

Billion-dollar deals likely to flood Korea’s M&A market in H2

South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market is expected to gain momentum toward the end of the year, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes large ...

Market keeps close watch on Korea's short-selling ban decision

Korea’s six-month ban on short selling is set to expire on September 15, fueling market chatter whether or not the country’s financial wat...

Korea’s money supply sees fastest growth in decade as foreigners return to stock market

South Korea’s money supply grew at a quicker pace in June than it has in a decade, as foreign investors, who shunned risky assets just following...

Hanon Systems eyes top spot in world’s car thermal management system market

Hanon Systems Corp., a South Korean auto parts maker, said on Wednesday it aims to become the world’s top supplier of automotive thermal and ene...

[Interview] Manga platform Piccoma ready to take over Japan's comics market

Manga platform Piccoma is gearing up to take over Japan’s massive digital comics market as the company continues to see prominent growth in its ...

Companies eye $2 bn sneaker resale market to lure next generation

Korea’s sneaker resale market is gaining traction as it becomes increasingly lucrative for buyers and sellers. The $2 billion sneaker resale mar...

Korea’s EV battery trio, led by LG Chem, emerge as market’s top picks

South Korea’s three electric-vehicle battery makers have become the local market’s top picks as their combined market capitalization nearl...

Samsung inches closer to Intel as chip market posts Q2 growth despite pandemic

Samsung Electronics Co. is seen narrowing its chip business revenue with Intel Corp. as the global semiconductor market continues to grow despite the ...

Carlyle to enter Korea’s reinsurance market with Korean Re for embattled insurers

The Carlyle Group has joined hands with Korean Re, the largest reinsurer in South Korea, to become the first co-reinsurance providers in a market esti...

Samsung narrows gaps fast with image sensor market leader Sony

Samsung Electronics Co. is narrowing gaps fast with Sony Corp., the global leader in image sensors, which are widely used in smartphone cameras and ot...

NPS returns shift to positive on stock market rebound

The National Pension Service has posted a 0.37% return as of the end of May, cancelling out the negative return of the previous four months as th...

Market view on Hyundai Motor takes a turn after Q2 earning surprise

The market's perception of Hyundai Motor Company has taken a turn, from considering the Korean automaker as a value stock to seeing it as a growth sto...

Korea’s IPO market gains steam amid global pandemic

SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. made a strong market debut on the Korea Exchange, as the country's IPO market has been gaining steam with newly listed ...

NPS logs negative Q1 investment return on stock market plunge

The National Pension Service (NPS) reported a negative 6.08% return on investment in the first three months of this year, weighed down by double-digit...

IMM enters China’s infrastructure market with $40 mn investment

IMM Investment Corp. has acquired a minority stake in China’s private water supplier for $40 million, in the first investment by a South Korean ...

Stronghold Technology's smart roaster stirs up coffee market   

It's part of our morning routine, an afternoon pick-me-up and a good complement to an evening get-together with friends. We're talking about coffee. I...

[Dealmaker] Credit Suisse leads Korea's M&A advisory market

Credit Suisse arranged five buyout deals worth 5.2 trillion won ($4.4 billion) for SK Group’s units in 2019, which represented half of its M&...

GSO Capital raises $511 mn in Europe mid-market CLO fund: report

GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of the Blackstone Group, has raised 450 million euros ($511 million) in a Europe mid-market collateral...

[ASK 2018 SUMMIT] KIC eyes emerging markets, real estate debts

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) will look to a broader range of emerging markets and consider investing in real estate debts to further diversify...

[Interview] Korean office building market set for further growth: Savills

South Korea’s office building market is poised to continue its record-breaking growth, buoyed by heavy money inflows from overseas investors and the c...

Veteran Korean real estate investor sees growth in Seoul office building market

Low foreign ownership, swelling assets at South Korean institutional investors and small office space per worker all point to growth potential for...

NPS’ global alternative head, global public market head offer to resign

Two key fund managers of South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) have offered to step down earlier this month, joining in 25 other employees ...

Korea teachers’ fund eyes CLOs, PEFs as market volatility seen up in 2017: report

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), the largest savings fund in South Korea, sets its eyes on offshore collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), priva...

Europe banks return to Korean brokerage market; target debt, alternative products

A growing asset size of South Korean institutional investors and soaring demand for overseas alternative assets have been prodding foreign banks, incl...

[Interview] Korea firemen’s fund eyes overseas structured bonds, office buildings in advanced markets

Korea Fire Officials Credit Union, managing $520 million in assets, will boost its exposure to structured bonds and alternative assets in developed ma...

[Interview] POBA CIO says keen on brownfield infrastructure in advanced markets; eying farmland and timberland

- Plans to allot 480 billion won ($410 million) to new alternative investments in 2016: alternative investments may top 50% of total AUM - Interest...

Graphene Square eyes global market with the next ‘wonder material'

Graphene is often called a “wonder material” because of the extraordinary properties that come from its nano-scale structure. It is an exc...