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President Jung Il-moon of Korea Investment and Securities Co. (Photo: KIS)Korea Investment & Securities is quickly becoming Asia’s leading investment bank, as it increases its presence in major global markets while securing a stable profit model.The Korean securities firm has been pursuing a tw…
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President Won Gee-chan of Samsung Card.Samsung Card Co. on Friday reported its third-quarter net income of 90.8 billion won (US$ 78.4 million), up 12.5 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 120.1 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, compared w…
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President Lee Dae-hoon of NH Bank joins the Most Excellent Customers of the bank in a program to help the farmers in Goksong, S. Jeolla Province on Oct. 22. (Photo: NH Bank) NH Bank is set to launch a wealth management department next year for the first time in its 58-year history as part of its str…
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President Hur Yin of KB Kookmin Bank. (Photo: KB Bank)KB Kookmin Bank CEO Hur Yin is headed towards another term after KB Financial Group nominated him as a candidate to stay on as head of its banking unit on Oct. 17. The group said the nomination was made during the group's CEO recommendation commi…
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President Lim Young-jin of Shinhan Card, center, shakes hands with Rotem Hershko, head of Amazon Global Export, left, and Bharat Maheshwari, head of the Global Business Development of Amazon, after signing an agreement on mutual cooperation between Shinhan Card and Amazon at the head office of the c…
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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group joins other dignitaries in cutting the opening tape for Shinhan Bank’s branch in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Nov. 7. (Photo: WFG)Woori Bank has opened a branch in Da Nang, Vietnam, further expanding its presence in the Southeast Asian country.The opening on…
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President Yoon Yeol-hyun of Kyobo Life Insurance receives the technology initiative of the year award at the Asia Insurance Industry Award held in Singapore on Oct. 30. (Photos: Kyobo Life Insurance)Kyobo Life Insurance said has developed the world’s first artificial intelligence-based underwriting…
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An open banking system was pilot launched in the banking sector on Oct. 30. During the pilot period, the government will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the system and make adjustments if necessary, before opening the system to fintech firms on Dec. 18.At first, open banking will be offered by…
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President Kim Hak-kyu of Korea Appraisal Board (KAB), KAB executives and staff members participate in a ceremony to declare a new vision, calling for social values to grow with people thru sharing. (Photo: KAB)CEO Kim Hak-kyu of Korea Appraisal Board (KAB) declared a new vision by calling for social…
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<최현만 미래에셋대우 수석부회장(금융투자협회 회장 직무대행)이 기념사를 하고 있다.>금융투자협회는 11월 20일(수) 증권․자산운용․선물사 및 한국거래소 등 증권유관기관과 공동으로 ’제9회 사랑의 김치 Fair' 행사를 여의도공원에서 펼쳤다. 이날 행사에는 협회를 비롯, 62개 금융투자회사와 …
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KR Chairman Lee Young-seok poses with participants at the 2026 Southeast Asia Committee (KRSAC) meeting in Singapore on July 30. (Photo: KR)Korean Register (KR) successfully hosted two key events in Singapore from July 29 to 30: the 2026 Technical Se…
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Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo. (Photos: Busan Metropolitan City Government)Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo revealed his roadmap to remake Busan into a “maritime capital of the nation” to spearhead an era of “New Arctic Shipping Routes”, a huge opportunity for …
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President Lee Jae-myung toasts with Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jay-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chmn. Chung Eui-sun, SK Group Chmn. Chey Tae-won, Chmn. Lee Hae-jin of Naver’s Borad of Directors, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT …
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President of Song Sang-keun of the Busan Port Authority (BPA). (Photos: BPA)The Busan Port Authority (BPA) participated in 2026 IAPH-KMI Forum in Tokyo on July 27 and presented its strategies to make Busan Port a digitalized smart port. The foru…
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