Global investment banks have criticised a blanket ban on short selling imposed by South Korean regulators last week, accusing authorities of bowing to the demands of local retail investors ahead…
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BUSAN: South Korea is ready to be the global hub for advanced technology industry with strong support from international allies that it hopes will invest more in its economic growth…
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Korea Investment Raises $400 MN to Expand US Assets
by Ryan Hughesby Ryan HughesSeoul-based brokerage firm Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) has raised $400 million in new bonds to strengthen its investments in the US amid growing uncertainty in global financial markets.…
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Korea Investment Partners With Carlyle Group to Buy $4B of Overseas Credit Products
by Michael Loweby Michael LoweKorea Investment & Securities signed a long-term partnership with Carlyle Group to invest a total of $300 million with the U.S.-based private equity fund and purchase overseas credit products worth…
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Dallas-headquartered CBRE has added a team of investment bankers from real assets advisor Sera Global, including in South Korea. The investment banking team of Sera Global is joining CBRE, according…
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Korea Plans Wider Crackdown on Foreigners’ Short-selling
by Deon Nielsenby Deon NielsenSouth Korea’s financial regulator plans wider investigations into illegal short-selling trades by major foreign investment banks to ease concerns over the impact of such practices on local stock markets. The…
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FSC Vice Chief Promotes Korea’s Improved Market Accessibility to Global Investors
by Kane Guzmanby Kane GuzmanFinancial Services Commission (FSC) Vice Chairman Kim So-young promoted the Korean government’s efforts to improve market accessibility and regulations for global investors in an investor relations (IR) session in Hong…
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Presence of Global Investment Banks Diminish in Local IPO Market
by Jaylon Changby Jaylon ChangLocal branches of global investment banks (IB) operating in Korea have barely been seen in domestic initial public offering (IPO) undertakings during the first half of this year, owing to…
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South Korea’s largest investment conference will be held in Seoul between September 11 and 15 with around 100 chief executives from global financial services firms and new growth engine industries…
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S. Korean ‘beautytech’ company APR receives $6.1 mln investment through pre-IPO
SEOUL — South Korean beauty product and service company APR Corp. has received an 80-billion-won ($6.1 million) investment through a pre-initial public offering investment process after investors evaluated the company…
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