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KSFC President Kim Jung-gak gives a speech at a press conference commemorating the company’s 70th anniversary in Yeouido on Sept. 16. (Photo: KSFC)Korea Securities Finance Corporation (KSFC) is strengthening its capabilities as a growth platform in addition to playing its roles as a safety platform…
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KIS President Kim Sung-hwan poses for a photo with Aakash Thombre, managing director of the Fixed Income & Liquidity Solutions Group, Sung Cho, managing director of the Fundamental Equity Group, Matt Gibson, head of Global Client Solutions Group, and Ron Lee, co-head of Asia Client Solutions Gro…
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Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Group. (Photos: Mirae Asset Group)Mirae Asset Securities’ retirement pension robo-advisor service automatically creates and manages portfolios using algorithms. The service, which was launched in September 2022, has been in the spotlight of investors.&nbs…
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President Park Chang-hoon of Shinhan Card. (Photos: Shinhan Card)Shinhan Card announced on Aug. 28 that its Shinhan Card, The BEST-X and Trip Pass Card, picked up two of the main awards in the Brand & Communication category at the Red Dot Design Award 2025. Shinhan Card has now earned10 awards a…
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol presides over an Extended Meeting on Macroeconomic and Financial Stability with related institutions to look into market changes, caused by an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve at the Korea Federation of Banks buildi…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee presides over the 2025 Second Half KB Financial Group Management Workshop on July 11-12. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group announced its first half 2025 business results via live internet and mobile broadcast on July 24.KB Financial Group’s net income in the first…
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Shinhan Financial Group holds its 2025 Second Half Management Forum with Jin Ok-dong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group, presideding over the forum at Shinhan Bank's Blue Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, on July 1. (Photo : Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group posted a record net profit o…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photos: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group reported consolidated net income of 2.301 trillion won for the first half of 2025, including 1.1733 trillion won for the second quarter of 2025.This represents an increase of 11.2% (232.3 billion won) …
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Chairman Yim Jong-yong of Woori Financial Group. (Photos: Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group announced its first half 2025 business results on July 25. The financial institution racked up cumulative net income of 1,551.3 billion won for the first half. Despite a challenging business en…
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NongHyup Financial Group announced on July 31 that its net profit for the first half of 2025 reached 1.6287 trillion won. This represents a 114.9 billion won (6.6%) decrease compared to the same period of 2024.NongHyup Financial Group’s interest income contracted by 231.5 billion won (5.3%) year-on…
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Chairman Joo Young-jin, former chief of the National Assembly Budget Office, recently elected as chairman of the Korea Parliamentary Research Institute. (Photos : Korea Parliamentary Research Institute)Joo Young-jin is a recognized legislative b…
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Koo Ja-hong, the late first chairman of LG Group, died of 77 on Feb. 11.LS Nikko-Copper Chairman Koo Ja-hong, who shepherded the growth of LS Group, succumbed to a chronic disease he had been suffering from. He was 75. Chairman Koo, born in Jiny…
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By Park Jong-sun, a former professor with Jeonju University and ex-Korean consulate general in Qingtao, China.The global economy posted a high growth rate of 5.5 percent, as each country around the world employed expansionary fiscal and currency poli…
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Honorary Chairman Kim Jae-chul of Dongwon Group discusses on AI with KAIST President Lee Kwang-young at a talk show at KAIST’s main campus in Daejeon on April 2.Honorary Chairman Kim Jae-chul of Dongwon Group was once an old hand who had contributed…
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