Chairman Lee Pal-seung of the Woori Financial Group and other officials join a group of college students following an enrollment ceremony  on Jan. 3 for the 2nd term at the Woori Financial Frontier School this year.The Woori Financial Group held the second enrollment ceremony for 60 colleg…

Chairman Euh Yoon-dae of KB Financial Group.KB Financial Group netted 1.77 trillion won in profits in 2012 with 213.8 billion won in the fourth quarter last year. Annual profit fell 25.2 percent or 598.5 billion won on year, as 2011 annual profit included the sale of Hyundai Construction shares and …

Chairman Park Jong-soo of the Korea Financial Investment Association.Chairman Park Jong-soo of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) said the company will create a fund to invest exclusively in SMEs, which would also be a great help to not only businesses, investors, and the capital mar…

 Hanwha Life Insurance Vice Chairman Shin Eun-chulHanwha Life Insurance Co., the new name for Korea Life Insurance, considers this year as the initial year for its vision to become “a global life insurer growing together with its customers.”The vision means that every employee of the company …

President Hwang Sung-ho of the Woori Investment and Securities Co.signs an agreement with the Parallel Oilfield Fund of the United States to subscribe for its shares for stability and profit potential on Jan. 24 at the company’s conference room in Seoul.President Hwang Sung-ho of Woori In…

Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk Jaewan, Chairman Kim Seok-dong and leading officers of the Financial Services Commission and financial institutions including banks and insurance firms are shown here during the New Year gathering hosted by FSC at Lotte Hotel in Seoul Jan. 3.The F…

Following are excerpts from a written interview with Director Park Bum-su, Ph.D, of the Agricultural Financial Policy Division of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in which he talks about the reform of the business structure of the National Agricultural Cooperatives Federati…

The Korea Exchange's KOSPI Index celebrated the 30th anniversary launched on Jan. 4, 1983. The photo is a scene from a ceremony for the launching of the derivative market at the stock exchange early in January with a number of dignitaries including Chairman Kim Seok-dong of the F…

Vice Chairman Park Keun-hee of Samsung Life Insurance Co.Vice Chairman Park Keun-hee of Samsung Life Insurance Co. will take charge of the company’s overseas operations personally from this year, as the overseas sector lags behind more than expected in his judgment since he took over the company’s…