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President Chun Byong-jo of KB Securities.
KB Financial Group said on Dec. 30 that KB Securities, its affiliate, raised 180 billion won in new capital through the issuance of stocks. The move was made to help KB Securities have a large investment banking facility after it merges with Hyundai Securit…
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CEO Lee Cheol-young of Hyundai Marine and Fire Insurance Co.
Hyundai Marine and Fire Insurance Co. captured the 2016 Dasan Financial Award in the Insurance Sector in recognition of its contributions to Korea’s social safety net, particularly with non-life insurance products that it developed and i…
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Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Group.(Photo: Mirae Asset)
Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Group has set his eyes on the creation of an energy fund jointly with the Korea Electric Power Corp with 500 billion won in assets.
The chairman’s burning ambition has helped propel him to bec…
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President Kim Won-kyu of NH Investment and Securities Co,(Photos:NHIS)
NH Investment & Securities Co. aims to pool more than 500 billion won ($414 million) this year from financial services under NongHyup Financial Group to reinforce its private equity operation.
According to investment bank s…
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A group of dignitaries including Gov. Lee Nak-hyun of South Jeolla Province, Mayor Joo Chun-hyun of Yeosu, Commisioner Kwon Oh-bong of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone Authority and Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset, a member of the Mirae Asset Consortium pose for a photo session after sign…
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President Suh Joon-hee of BC Card.
BC Card captured the 2016 Dasan Financial Award in the Credit Finance Sector at a New Year’s Party for the financial community held on Jan. 3 at Lotte Hotel in down town Seoul. It was recognized for being the first credit card firm in Korea to set up operations a…
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President Lee Won-tae of Suhyub Bank delivers his speech at a ceremony to celebrate the bank’s separation from NFFC to become an independent bank as of Jan. 1, 2017.(Photo: Suhyub Bank)
Suhyup Bank will be a fully competitive medium-scale bank in Korea boasting total assets of 35 trillion won by 2…
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CEO Nam Young-woo of Korea Investment Savings Bank. (Photos: KISB)
Korea Investment Savings Bank (KISB) is a 100 percent subsidiary of Korea Investment and Securities Co. and has been providing financial support to SMEs and the general public, true to the mission given to the company when it was fi…
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A scene from the official signing of a contract to sell KDIC’s 29.7 percent stake in Woori Bank in a bidding on Dec. 1, 2016 to seven successful bidders including Hanwha Life Insurance, Korea Investment & Securities, Mirae Asset Global Investments and Chinese-owned Tongyang Life Insurance Co., …
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President Moon Chang-yong of Korea Asset Management Corp.(KAMCO). (Photo: KAMCO)
Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) has fulfilled its role by providing a safety net by effectively disposing NPLs from financial institutions, corporations, households and the government.
During the Asian Financial …
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Nongshim CEO Jo Yong-chul makes a presentation on the success of Shin Ramyun at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on May 13. (Photos: Nongshim)Nongshim announced on May 13 that cumulative sales of Shin Ramyun, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, surpassed…
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. Korean Air has gotten a lot of “love” from financial markets, in particular for the brainchild of the merger, Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. The historic M&A with Asiana Airlines is evaluat…
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A view of Samsung Electronics Suwon Digital City. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Labor and management of Samsung Electronics reached a tentative agreement on incentives at the last minute on May 20, averting a strike one and half hours before the deadli…
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Hyundai Motor Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon (right) poses for a photo with Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak at the 23rd Automobile Day Event on May 12.Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon won the Gold Tower Order of I…
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