Ringleader of SocGen stock dump sentenced to 25 years over historic price manipulation

A district court sentenced Ra Deok-yeon, head of an investment advisory firm, to 25 years in prison for stock price manipulation, along with a fine of 146.5 billion won ($101.5 million) and forfeiture of 194.4 billion won.

2025-02-14

Korea to encourage lockup agreements, cornerstone investor in IPO crackdown

Korea's Financial Services Commission is tightening IPO investment rules.

2025-01-21

Kospi opens higher ahead of Fed rate decision

Seoul shares started higher Wednesday as investors were paying attention to the results of the Federal Reserve's rate decision meeting.

2024-12-18

Finance minister concerned about 'excessive' volatility, but trusts fundamentals

Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok expressed concern over volatility in the local stock and foreign exchange markets that he deemed "excessive" given the economy's solid fundamentals.

2024-12-10

The allure of China’s volatile stock market (KOR)

Even a diligent young man like Wang Feng is contemplating whether to invest all his savings in the fluctuating market.

2024-10-15

The allure of China’s volatile stock market

Even a diligent young man like Wang Feng is contemplating whether to invest all his savings in the fluctuating market.

2024-10-14

Why does the stock market lose customers? (KOR)

Shareholders are tired of an unexpected paid-in capital increase, discounted block deal, frequent issuance of convertible bonds and split-off.

2024-09-09

Why does the stock market lose customers?

Shareholders are tired of an unexpected paid-in capital increase, discounted block deal, frequent issuance of convertible bonds and split-off.

2024-09-08

Could the AI-sparked clouds be cleared? (KOR)

I look forward to seeing Samsung Electronics successfully mass-produce the 5th generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3E) to be used for Nvidia’s high-end AI chips.

2024-08-12

Could the AI-sparked clouds be cleared?