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Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group
Woori Bank shares may be sold off to as many bidders as there are in an open bidding as recommended by the Korea Financial Research Institute.
The institute held a policy discussion at the Korea Banker’s Building in Seoul on the best way to privatize…
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President Kim Han-jo of Korea Exchange Bank.
“The buck stops here,” was written on a signboard and placed on the desk of late U.S. President Harry Truman in the Oval Office at the White House when he was the Chief Executive. He was the U.S. president who ordered the drop of nuclear bombs over Hir…
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A slew of dignitaries is seen at a ceremony to open the gold trading market at Korea Exchange (KRX) on March 24 led by Chairman Shin Je-yoon of Financial Services Commission and KRX Chairman & CEO Choi Kyung-soo, among them. (Photo: KRX)
Korea Exchange (KRX) opened its gold tradi…
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President Kim Ki-bum of KDB Daewoo Securities Co.
KDB Daewoo Securities Co. announc-ed on April 2 that it will soon launch a new securities product called, “Installment Savings Fund-type RP” with half of the fund to be invested in RP projected to earn around 4 percent per year.
Any individual cu…
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A scene from employees of Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co. at the launching the life insurer’s new insurance product named, “True Difference.”
Mirae Asset Life Insurance Co., the well-known planner for post-retirement life, launched its new variable installment life insurance product “…
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Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group.(Photo:KB Financial:article by SK Lee)KB Financial Group posted a net profit of 1.283 trillion won in 2013 with total earnings of 225.97 billion won in the 4th quarter, down 25.9 percent from the preceding quarter due mostly to the reduced interest margin…
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Chairman Han Dong-woo of Shinhan Financial Group.(Photo:Shinhan Financial Group:article by SKLee)Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Han Dong-woo announced the group’s 2013 operational results on Feb. 11 with net profit coming to 1.903 trillion won and a fourth quarter net profit of 343.3 billion won …
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A scene from the branch managers meeting of Samsung Life Insurance Co. held at Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, near Seoul on Jan. 25 where some 1,000 branch managers of the largest life insurer in Korea gathered to discuss strategies for the new year. (Photos:Samsung Life:article …
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President Kim Sun-kyu of Korea Housing Guarantee Corp.(Photo: KHGC, article by SK Lee)President Kim Sun-kyu of Korea Housing Guarantee Corp. said the company issued 65 trillion won worth of housing guarantees last year, up 23 percent from the 53 trillion won in 2012, showing that the housing supply …
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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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President Ha Dong-geun of Korea District Heating Corp. (Photos: KDHC)Korea District Heating Corporation (KDHC) announced on May 28 that it was selected as an “excellent” enterprise for enhancing corporate value in 2026 by the Korea Exchange (KRX) a…
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Chairman Kim Sung-jin of Korea Power Exchange (KPX) delivers his inaugural speech as he took office at an inauguration ceremony at KPX headquarters in Naju, Jeollanam-do, on May 6.As Chairman Kim Sung-jin of Korea Power Exchange (KPX) took office, he…
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Dignitaries, including Vice Minister Moon Shin-hak of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, KOSA Chairman Jang In-hwa, POSCO President Lee Hee-geun, President Lee Bo-ryong of Hyundai Steel, President Choi Sam-young of Dongkuk Steel, Chmn. Kw…
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Oh Young-guk (right), president of the KFE poses for a photo with Kang Young-cheol, CEO of CES after signing an agreement. (Photo: KEF)The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) announced that it has selected CES Co. as a contractor for the system de…
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