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Chairman Sohn Tae-seung of Woori Financial Group. (Photos: WFG)Woori Financial Holdings Corp. delivered a net profit of 568.6 billion won ($490.5 million) in the first quarter, posting better-than-expected results since its rebranding to a holding entity earlier this year.The Korean company said Apr…
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President Lee Dong-cheol of KB Card, left, delivers a check for 120 million won in donation to the Mirok Umbrella Children’s Foundation on May 3. (Photo: KB Card)KB Card donated 120 million won to the Mirok Umpbrella Children’s Foundation to help the foundation’s efforts to fight against fine dus…
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President Chung Young-chae of NH Investment & Securities Co. (Photo: NHIS)NH Investment & Securities posted 171.1 billion won in net profit in the first quarter, up 33 percent from a year earlier. The strong performance was attributed to the growth of its investment banking division and an i…
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President Jung Il-moon of Korea Investment & Securities Co. (Photo: KIS)Korea Investment & Securities Co.(KIS) posted 3.183,6 trillion won in the 1st quarter this year, up 34.7 percent YoY with net profit coming to 218.6 billion won, up 44.5 percent YoY while operating profit rising 33 perce…
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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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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Duk-geun delivers a commemorative speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 17th anniversary of Semiconductor Day at Grand InterContinental Hotel Seoul Parnas in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on Nov. 22. A ceremony to…
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Dignitaries, including First Vice Minister Jang Young-jin of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Co-Chairman Kang Sung-hyun of the Joint Promotion Committee of Korea sale FESTA 2023, pose for a photo at an opening ceremony for the …
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Notables, including Minister Nam Sung-hyun of Korea Forest Service (KFS) and Rep. Hong Moon-pyo of the People Power Party, Chairman So Byung-hoon of the National Assembly Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Ocean and Fisheries Committee, attend a cerem…
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An image to publicize Smart GEO Expo 2023, to be held at KINTEX in Goyang, north of Seoul, from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10. (Photos: MOLIT)Celebrating the 15th anniversary, Smart GEO Expo 2023 will be held at KINTEX in Goyang, north of Seoul, from Nov. 8 to N…
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