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President Lee Jin-kook of Hana Financial Investment Co.Hana Financial Investment Co. (HFI), an affiliate of Hana Financial Group, plans to boost its capital to around 4 trillion won and become a large investment banking firm. Its closest rival, Shinhan Financial Investment, has put off its plan to i…
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Chairman Kim Jung-tai holds a copy of an MOU signed with President Loie Le Guisquet of Oracle EMEA and JAPAN, for mutual cooperation on GLN’s successful launch of services and global expansion and collaboration on new technologies such as blockchain and AI, among others. (Photo: HFG)Hana Financial …
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Chairman Cho Yong-byeong of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photo: SFG)Shinhan Financial Group Co. reported a 7.1 percent increase in its net profit for the first quarter ending March from a year earlier, thanks to gains from the insurance unit, Orange Life Insurance, Ltd. it acquired last year.Shinhan Fi…
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Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group. (Photo:KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group posted 845.7 billion won in net profit in the first quarter of this year a little down YoY but three times more than the preceding quarter, the group said on April 24.The group cleared that the Q1 net profit …
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A group of dignitaries led by Chairman Kim Jung-tai of Hana Financial Group, 3rd L, and leaders of local banks in Taipei, Taiwan, pose for a photo session at a launching ceremony of the Hana Bank’s overseas electronic payment service at the bank’s Taiwan branch on April 24. (Photo: Hana Financial …
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Chairman Kim Gwang-soo of NH Financial Group. (Photo: NHFG)NH Financial Group reported an 11-percent jump in its first-quarter earnings from a year earlier thanks to a stellar performance of its banking and investment securities units.NH Financial Group said in a regulatory filing on April 29 that i…
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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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Geyongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo. (Photo: Gyeongsangbuk-do)Gyeongsangbuk-do struck a contract to achieve self-sufficiency for defense semiconductors with major research institutions in the national defense and semiconductor sectors, universities a…
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President Ahn Byung-gil of Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) poses with participating dignitaries at a ceremony to open KOBC’s first overseas branch in Singapore’s central business district. (Photo: KOBC)Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) has opened…
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President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). CES 2026, the world’s largest innovative new technology exhibition, held under the catchphrase “Innovators Show Up,” wrapped up a four-day run in Las Vegas on Jan. …
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President Lee Kyung-gyu of Incheon Port Authority and Kim Yong-tae, the head of the Incheon Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, poses with award winners at a ceremony to celebrate held a ceremony to celebrate Incheon Port’s record high coastal …
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