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Sun, April 5, 2020 | 01:22

Coronavirus disrupts Korea's IPO market

Coronavirus disrupts Korea's IPO market

Due to looming concerns about a global recession led by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's initial public offering (IPO) market has been heavily disrupted. Many major companies scheduled to go public this year are reconsidering whether it is the right time to do so, given the ever-fluctuating stock market and negative economic outlook.

Anna J. Park | 2020-04-03 16:40

Wealthy Koreans losing appetite for real estate

Wealthy Koreans losing appetite for real estate

The proportion of real estate in investment portfolios of wealthy Koreans fell in 2019, breaking the uptrend for the first time in six years, a private report showed Thursday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2020-04-02 18:05

Robot advisors gain traction amid market turmoil

Robot advisors gain traction amid market turmoil

The era of robot advisors, or “robo-advisors,” is looming closer with the rise of non-face-to-face financial transactions here and abroad. It was not until recently that the software-powered asset managers started coming to the fore as a reliable substitute for human financial advisors. Robo-advisors utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and big datasets to generate objective ...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-04-02 17:38

Foreign selloff continues despite gov't measures

Foreign selloff continues despite gov't measures

Foreign investors continued to engage in a mass sell-off of Korean stocks, Thursday, despite the government's market stabilization measures against coronavirus-driven financial volatility here. Foreigners have continued the selling spree for 21 consecutive trading days here amid growing fears of the global spread of the pandemic, in what is seen as a move that they still deem...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-04-02 17:04

Kyobo Life chief urges staff to brace for post-virus digital economy

Kyobo Life chief urges staff to brace for post-virus digital economy

Kyobo Life Insurance Chairman Shin Chang-jae urged employees Thursday to brace for a post-coronavirus digital paradigm shift in the insurance industry. “We should drop the idea that the industry will return to the past after the coronavirus outbreak comes to an end,” Shin said in a message to them. “Customers accustomed to the digital trend will not go back to previous consum...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-04-02 16:25

Bottoming out or temporary rebound?

Bottoming out or temporary rebound?

With lingering uncertainties over global stock markets amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 in the U.S. and Europe, a lot of attention is being paid to the future course of the Korean stock market which has shown signs of stabilization after a weeks-long crash. Some argue that the worst is yet to come as it will take some time for the coronavirus fallout to make its way thro...

Lee Min-hyung | 2020-04-01 16:08

[CEO Watch] NongHyup Bank CEO urged to spur digitization

[CEO Watch] NongHyup Bank CEO urged to spur digitization

Newly appointed NongHyup Bank CEO Son Byung-hwan is expected to exercise superb leadership and management capabilities to steer the company through a difficult economic environment, compounded by organizational discord brought on by a power struggle between the bank's holding group and its owner.

Lee Kyung-min | 2020-04-01 09:22

Low oil prices more bane than boon to Korea

Low oil prices more bane than boon to Korea

The recent nosedive in oil prices will do more harm than good to Korea, leading to a substantial drop in exports of refined oil products and petrochemical goods, the key growth drivers of Asia's fourth-largest, export-reliant economy alongside semiconductors, experts said Tuesday.

Lee Kyung-min | 2020-03-31 17:26

[INTERVIEW] 'Buyers should seek M&As before pandemic ends'

[INTERVIEW] 'Buyers should seek M&As before pandemic ends'

The coronavirus outbreak has definitely derailed M&A practices in the domestic market, but potential buyers can take this as an opportunity to acquire valuable businesses at lower prices, according to the head of the nation's largest M&A matchmaking platform.

Park Jae-hyuk | 2020-03-31 16:17

SME founders nourish Korean private equity

SME founders nourish Korean private equity

The number of private equity funds (PEFs) in Korea intending to intervene in the management of businesses reached a record-high of 721 as of the end of last year, 15 years after the country first allowed PEFs to be established, according to data compiled by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS).

Park Jae-hyuk | 2020-03-31 16:16

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