HYBE Chair Bang referred to prosecutors over alleged unfair trading

HYBE Chair Bang referred to prosecutors over alleged unfair trading

South Korea’s financial watchdog has referred Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse HYBE Co., to prosecutors over alleged fra...

HYBE Bang under financial watchdog’s scrutiny for alleged unfair trading

HYBE Bang under financial watchdog’s scrutiny for alleged unfair trading

Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of HYBE Co., the South Korean entertainment giant behind K-pop global sensation BTS, could face investigation by ...

Regulator denies reporting MBK to prosecutors over Korea Zinc

Regulator denies reporting MBK to prosecutors over Korea Zinc

A senior Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) official on Thursday denied a report that the regulatory body has referred MBK Partners and Young Poong...

Korea Zinc chair reported to prosecutors over rights issue

Korea Zinc chair reported to prosecutors over rights issue

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has reported Korea Zinc Inc.'s Chairman Choi Yun-birm and its board of directors to prosecut...

HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting

HSBC, BNP Paribas reported to Korean prosecutors for naked shorting

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. (HSBC) and BNP Paribas CIB have been reported to South Korean public prosecutors in violation of ...

Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s $177 million assets in Korea under seizure

Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s $177 million assets in Korea under seizure

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, the mastermind behind the Terra-Luna cryptocurrency collapse, has had most of his assets in South Korea frozen, a...

Seoul sees high odds of reversing Lone Star-favoring ruling

Seoul sees high odds of reversing Lone Star-favoring ruling

South Korea’s justice ministry expressed confidence in winning an appeal against an international ruling that accepted part of Lone Star&rsquo...

Korea prosecutors probe alleged EcoPro BM insider trading

Korea prosecutors probe alleged EcoPro BM insider trading

EcoPro BM Co., South Korea’s top cathode material producer, is under probe by local prosecutors for allegations of insider trading, according ...

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