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Thu, October 1, 2020 | 17:51

BTS agency set to make splash on market debut

BTS agency set to make splash on market debut

Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency of K-pop superstar BTS, will make its debut on the main bourse this month, arguably emerging as the top entertainment pick by investors this year. The company will open subscription for retail investors Monday and Tuesday at an initial public offering (IPO) price of 135,000 won (US$115).

2020-10-01 14:36

BTS tops two Billboard charts with latest hit 'Dynamite'

'Pro-business' reports from securities firms raise investors' eyebrows

'Pro-business' reports from securities firms raise investors' eyebrows

Securities firms' decades-long practice of only releasing “pro-business” stock reports keeps tarnishing their reputation and raising investors' eyebrows. The biggest problem is that there are no proper legal measures to put the brakes on the practice. This raises concerns that more and more retail investors and beginners in stock investing may fall prey to the practice.

2020-09-29 16:41

KRX running website for SRI bonds

KRX running website for SRI bonds

The Korea Exchange (KRX) said Tuesday it has been running a website providing all information on socially responsible investment (SRI) bonds in both Korean and English since June.

2020-09-29 15:51

JC Partners delays KDB Life takeover again

JC Partners delays KDB Life takeover again

JC Partners is facing growing concerns over its bid to take over KDB Life Insurance because of its failure to close the deal in time, according to industry sources, Monday.

2020-09-28 16:11

KakaoPay set to ride on 'IPO craze' in Korea

KakaoPay set to ride on 'IPO craze' in Korea

KakaoPay is fully set to ride on the ongoing initial public offering (IPO) craze in Korea as it signed a contract with local brokerage KB Securities under which KB will handle all the necessary procedures for KakaoPay's planned IPO, scheduled for the first half of next year.

2020-09-28 16:10

Investors swamp IPO for K-Pop band BTS management label

Investors swamp IPO for K-Pop band BTS management label

Big Hit Entertainment, the management label of hugely popular South Korean K-Pop group BTS, priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its range on Monday, as hopeful buyers chased South Korea's largest listing in three years. Institutional investors sought more than 1,000 times the number of shares on offer, with Big Hit riding on the success of the seven-member ...

2020-09-28 14:23

Non-life insurers downsizing workforces

Non-life insurers downsizing workforces

Non-life insurers are downscaling their workforces in car insurance sales channels, as part of their inevitable step to cut operating costs amid falling revenue. The auto insurance business used to be one of the crucial profit sources for major property insurance firms here. But most non-life insurers are recently taking a variety of measures to minimize operating expenses in...

2020-09-27 19:18

BTS fans join swarm of bidders chasing agency's IPO

BTS fans join swarm of bidders chasing agency's IPO

Kim Eun-hee wants to complete her collection of memorabilia of Korean boy band BTS by bidding more than $120,000 to buy shares in the group's music label Big Hit Entertainment in South Korea's hottest IPO, which could even shake money-markets. Fervour is building among die-hard South Korean BTS fans to secure at least one share of the K-pop band's label as order books for nex...

2020-09-25 16:20

BTS' new documentary film tops box office upon release

Cash recommended amid rising uncertainties, falling asset prices

Cash recommended amid rising uncertainties, falling asset prices

Amid rising uncertainties from the upcoming U.S. presidential election and concerns about the further spread of COVID-19, representative asset prices ranging from stocks to gold seem to be following a downward trajectory. Both U.S. stocks and Korean stock markets logged bearish movements this month, despite short-term upturns. This month alone, Nasdaq plummeted by 10.8 percen...

Anna J. Park | 2020-09-24 17:28

Hanwha, SNU join hands in blockchain research

Hanwha, SNU join hands in blockchain research

Hanwha Life Insurance has teamed up with Seoul National University (SNU) for blockchain research, in a bid to develop more advanced digital finance platforms, the insurer said Wednesday.

2020-09-23 15:50

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