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Financial Services Commission Chairman Shin Je-yoon
A great number of large financial firms will be listed on the Free Board (FB) Market, an over-the-counter-market within the system, including Mirae Asset Life Insurance, KDB Capital, Samsung SDS, and other well-known firms not yet listed on the Ko¡¦
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Leaders of the financial community, the related cabinet ministers and legislators are gathered for the New Year¡¯s reception hosted by Korea Federation of Banks and five other financial organizations on Jan. 3 at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul. The participants included Deputy Pri¡¦
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Hana Financial Group Chairman Kim Jung-tae and his staff pose for pictures after climbing Mt. Bukhan to see the sun-rise view of the new year on Jan. 1.
(Photo:Hana Financial)Chairman Kim Jung-tae of Hana Financial Group in his New Year¡¯s statement, said the group solidified its base for a ne¡¦
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Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KB Financial)Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group said the group will still go after a securities firm such as Hyundai Securities or Dongyang Securities.
In his New Year¡¯s message, Chairman Lim said the group should continue t¡¦
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Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of Woori Financial)Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group said he would like to tell every officer and staff member working for the group¡¯s affiliates to be proud for working for the group, not dispirited by the pending privatiz¡¦
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Chairman and CEO Lim Jong-ryong of Nonghyup Financial GroupThe NH Financial Group has taken over three affiliates of Woori Financial Group in a package that included Woori Investment and Securities (I&S) Co., Woori Life Insurance Co., and Woori Savings Bank in an open bidding held on Dec. 16 bea¡¦
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Korea Asset Management Corp. President Hong Young-manPresident Hong Young-man of Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) said in his New Year¡¯s speech that this year should be the year for KAMCO to become a state-owned company that the people love by resetting its corporate culture based on trust and ¡¦
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Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KDB)Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group said in his New Year¡¯s speech that KDB has been given back its role to act as a state financial group, a window of government policy loans, as it did last year in order to contribute t¡¦
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IBK President Kwon Seon-jooKwon Seon-joo, the senior executive vice president of the Industrial Bank of Korea, has taken over as the CEO of the state-run IBK on Dec. 27
She is the first female president of a bank in Korea as she was officially installed to head the IBK on Dec. 27, last¡¦
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Chairman Kim Yong-hwan of Korea Export and Import Bank holds a bouquet and the Dasan Financial Award for his achievements in the area of public finance, along with Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission, left.(Photo: Courtesy of Korea Exim Bank)Chairman and CEO Kim¡¦
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A poster to publicize a national briefing session on the three mega projects ¡°for Korea¡¯s Great Leap Forward¡± at the State Guest House of the Cheong Wa Dae on June 29. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)The Korean government wil¡¦
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Min Hyung-bae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, takes the oath of office at Main Assembly Hall of the City Council in Muan on July 1. (Photo: Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City)Min Hyung-bae, went down in history as the firs¡¦
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Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young explains the direction of city administration, including growth strategies to lead the future of Gyeongju and a vision for the next four years, in a meeting with reporters at Alcheon Hall in Gyeongju City Hall on July 15.¡¦
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural address during the 40th Seoul Mayor¡¯s inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1.On the first day of his fifth term in office, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon again brought up ¡®youth¡¯ as the key keyword¡¦
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