Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Kakao founder and three others summoned in probe involving ex-first lady

Special counsel Min Joong-ki’s team investigating former first lady Kim Keon Hee has summoned four prominent business figures for questioning, including tech giant Kakao founder Kim Beom-su.

2025-07-14

BOK poised to cut 2025 growth outlook to below 1 percent

The Bank of Korea may reduce its 2025 growth forecast to below 1 percent due to weak consumption and U.S. tariffs.

2025-05-25

Overseas branches of brokerage houses rack up sharp increase in 2024 earnings

Overseas businesses of Korean securities companies saw their net income spike last year on the back of increased trading, data showed Monday.

2025-05-19

Kiwoom Securities sees 89% profit surge in 2024

Kiwoom Securities on Wednesday reported its 2024 net profit of 834.9 billion won ($574.8 million), up 89.4 percent from a year earlier.

2025-02-05

Korea Investment Holdings gets 'A' for ESG from MSCI

Korea Investment Holdings received a huge bump up to an A rating in an environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessment from Morgan Stanley Capital International.

2025-01-16

Mirae Asset Securities' web drama shines spotlight on finance industry

Mirae Asset Securities has people invested in a new way — through its web drama series that vividly portrays the realities of the securities industry.

2025-01-14

Securities firms double profit in Q3

Securities companies in Korea saw their net profit more than double in the third quarter of the year from a year earlier due to a base effect, data showed Wednesday.

2024-12-11

Mirae Asset Securities posts 114% spike in operating profit in Q3

Mirae Asset Securities logged $266 million in operating profit from July to September on the back of robust overseas business.

2024-11-07

Kiwoom Securities Q3 net profit rises 3.7% to $152.7 million

Kiwoom Securities on Wednesday reported its third quarter net profit of 211.6 billion won ($152.7 million), up 3.7 percent from a year earlier.

2024-10-30

Shinhan Securities CEO offers 'sincere apology' for $95 million ETF scandal

Shinhan Securities CEO Kim Sang-tae apologized for a 130 billion won futures trading scandal and pledged to implement emergency measures.

2024-10-16