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Sun, May 9, 2021 | 06:43

Finance ministry to help build infrastructure for SK hynix

An industrial complex housing SK hynix in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, will be granted increased supplies of water and electricity - crucial elements needed to fabricate memory chips - to demonstrate the country's efforts in assisting the advancements of “strategic items,” government sources said, Friday.

2021-05-07 16:48

Kakao, Naver eyeing $8.9 million investment in insurance firm

Naver and Kakao are looking at investing in a local independent insurance broker as a way to expand their portfolios in the financial sector, according to industry sources, Friday.

2021-05-07 16:26

A Twosome Place IPO faces skepticism

A Twosome Place, a coffeehouse chain headquartered in Korea aiming to go public, sent out a request for proposal (RFP) for its initial public offering (IPO) recently to some securities firms. According to the investment banking industry earlier this week, A Twosome Place emailed the RFP to major securities firms in Korea at the end of last month.

Anna J. Park | 2021-05-05 16:52

MSCI asked to include Korea in developed market index

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) received an official request from Korean businesses to upgrade the domestic equity market to “developed” from “emerging” in its forthcoming market classification next month.

2021-05-05 16:37

Yellen's rate hike warning to dampen tech stocks

Stock markets are expected to experience a “technical correction” with investors focusing on “profit-taking” after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said rate hikes may be needed to stop the U.S. economy from overheating.

2021-05-05 16:03

Hanwha scion draws attention amid envisioned sale of Daewoo E&C

Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn's youngest son, Kim Dong-seon, who is in charge of global strategies at affiliate Hanwha Energy, has come under the spotlight recently for his close relationship with potential buyers of Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C).

2021-05-05 15:59

'Kakao is willfully overlooking financial fraud on Kakao Talk'

A coalition of financial consumer groups filed a complaint with the prosecution against Kakao Corp., claiming that the operator of the nation's popular online platform Kakao Talk is willfully overlooking many instances of financial fraud, involving users of the messenger service.

2021-05-05 15:16

[INTERVIEW] McKinsey advises PEFs to be wary of minority shareholders, supply chain issues

Domestic private equity firms (PEFs) have not been an exception among Korean companies that are emphasizing environmental, social and corporate governance standards (ESG) as their core management strategy for this year, as they speed up efforts to follow their foreign peers that have already established investment guidelines to take ESC into account. MBK Partners, which signe...

2021-05-05 11:19

Kurly tasked with proving growth potential before US IPO

Kurly, the operator of fresh food delivery platform Market Kurly, is racing to boost profitability and expand its market presence before being listed on the New York Stock Exchange within this year.

2021-05-04 16:00

Bio-led Kosdaq vulnerable to additional shocks

A price bubble of biotechnology stocks listed on the junior Kosdaq is showing signs of bursting, shortly after the partial lifting of a ban on the short-selling of shares.

2021-05-04 15:11

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