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President Choi Young-moo of Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Co. shakes hands with President Michael Watson of Canopius after signing an agreement on investment at the head office of the British insurance firm in London on May 2. (Photo: Samsung Fire)Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance has made an …
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group who also doubles as the CEO of Woori Bank.Woori Bank announced on May 8 that it has floated US$450 million (532.13 billion won) worth of Formosa sustainability bonds in Taiwan.A Formosa bond is a bond issued in Taiwan but denominated in a currency oth…
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Chairman Kim Gwang-soo looks back at the initial year of his achievements at a media briefing session on May 8.(Photo: NHFG)NongHyup (NH) Financial Group Chairman and Chief Executive Kim Gwang-soo said May 8 the group will strengthen its business by reorganizing its nonbank assets and seeking opport…
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President Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Bank.Shinhan Bank has decided to go ahead with its plan to use AI technology for the automation of its operations, this time on the analyses of documents and credit evaluations, for the first time in the commercial banking sector.The AI technology will be the first I…
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President Choi Hee-nam of Korea Investment Corp. (Photo: KIC)The Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) said the KIC is expected to have its operational results for this year turned around to the “plus” side and post 7.5 percent growth after April, President Choi Hee-nam of told Korean media on April 30 at …
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23일 동대문디자인플라자에서 열린 '코리아 핀테크 위크 2019' 개막식 참석자들이 기념사진을 찍고 있다.한국금융투자협회(회장 권용원)와 한국핀테크지원센터(센터장 정유신)는 ‘자본시장과 핀테크 세미나 : 로보어드바이저, AI'를 주제로 한 세미나를 5월24일(목) 오후 4:30부터 동대문디자인플라자 알림1관 국제회의장…
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Chairman Cho Yong-byoung of Shinhan Financial Group.Shinhan Financial Group launched Shinhan AI, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based investment consulting company, the group said Feb. 18.The financial group set up an AI-specialized company as a subsidiary which the group registered at a court in S…
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photo: WFG)Woori Financial Group plunged is looking to acquire Tongyang Asset Management and ABL Global Asset Management, the former Alliance Asset Management, in its first M&A move since it became a financial group on Jan. 14. China’s Anbang I…
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A view of an opening ceremony for KB Kookmin Bank’s branch in Gurugram, the state of Hariana, India, the bank’s first branch in India, held on Feb. 18 with some 200 related people attending led by President Hur Yin of the Korean bank, Korean Amb. to India Shin Bong-gil, and local dignitaries inclu…
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President Jung Il-moon of Korea Investment Securities Co.Korea Investment Securities Co. is ready to take a crack at boosting its global operations and compete with global investment banks now that its global operations in Asia are on a solid foundation.The company will strive to become a leading do…
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Secretary General To Lam of the Vietnamese Communist Party, escorted by BPA President Song Sang-geun, looks around the seventh wharf of Busan New Port, the nation’s first fully automated terminal, on Aug. 13. (Photo: BPA)Busan and Vietnam are streng…
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Jeollanam-do Gov. Kim Young-rok and other participants pose for a group photo while attending a policy session on Yeosu and Gwangyang ports, hub ports for Artic routes at the provincial government building on July 11. (Photo: Jeollanam-do)Yeosu Gwang…
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President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hae-kyung attend a ceremony to receive a letter of “light appointment” from 80 national representatives, at the Gwanghwamun Plaza in Sejong the Great Boulevard in Seoul on Aug. 15, symbolizing popular sove…
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Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok announces Incheon’s AI innovation vision at the AI vision announcement and contract signing ceremony at Incheon Startup Park in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on Aug. 4. (Photo: Incheon City)The Incheon City government said the muni…
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