The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at dongyang.kim@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Disclosure of corporate governance reports is taking root. Expectations are high that Korean firms will enter into a responsible investment virtuous cycle via strengthening of disclosure target
The author is an analyst of KB Securities. He can be reached at cygun101@kbfg.com. -- Ed. Maintain BUY and raise TP by 8.0% to KRW270,000 We maintain BUY and revise up our TP by 8.0% to KRW270,000 for Samsung Fire & Marine (Samsung F&M). 1Q21 standalone NP reached KRW431.5bn, beating our estimate (K
The authors are analysts of NH Investment & Securities. They can be reached at minjae.lee@nhqv.com and ys.jung@nhqv.com, respectively. -- Ed. In addition to its existing in-house/contract projects, IS Dongseo is adding new projects in Gyeongju, Ulsan and Daegu, a positive which is to spur its constr
Overseas investment funds, which invest in overseas stocks, bonds and real estate, have surpassed 180 trillion won (about US$155 billion), accounting for about 30 percent of all investment funds. Private equity-type overseas investment funds mainly targeting wealthy people have grown rapidly.The amo
South Korean investors are turning to offshore asset investment. The size of overseas investment funds fell short of 80 trillion won (US$66.06 billion) at the end of 2016 but has more than doubled in just two years to 170 trillion won (US$140.38 billion). An increasing number of investors is flockin
South Korean investors have been continuously upping their investment in Vietnamese equity funds on expectations for benefits from a trade dispute between the United States and China and the Southeast Asian country’s stable economic growth.The rate of return of 20 Vietnamese equity funds with more t
The total amount of principal invested in domestic bond-type funds has topped 120 trillion won (US$101.82 billion) for the first time as a large amount of investors' money keeps flowing into bond funds, which are considered risk free assets, amid concerns about the slowdown of the Korean economy
The domestic asset management market topped 2,010 trillion won (US$1.72 trillion) in terms of assets entrusted by customers at the end of last year, up 9.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on May 1.The asset management market has grown by more than 50
The South Korean fund market enjoyed an inflow of more than 1 trillion won (US$878.35 million), mostly into bond-type funds, in March.The net asset value of local investment funds came to 584.78 trillion won (US$510.13 billion) as of the end of March, up 0.2 percent from 1.11 trillion won (US$978.48
South Korean money market funds (MMFs) attracted more than 20 trillion won (US$17.60 billion) this year.The amount of capital that flew into the MMFs totaled 23.98 trillion won (US$21.10 billion) from Jan. 1 to March 13 this year, according to the Korea Financial Investment Association (KOFIA) on Ma
Chinese funds, which showed a steady decline last year, have been recovering from the beginning of this year. They made some 20 percent of loss last year but are now making a double-digit return rate this year. Renewed optimism over the trade negotiations between the United States and China and expe
The South Korean stock market had been bullish throughout last week. Investors' confidence was lifted by expectations for smooth trade negotiations between the United States and China, announcement of the U.S.’ provisional agreement on budgets and a bullish Chinese stock market based on electric
Hedge funds, which were once considered an investment vehicle only for well-heeled investors, have become a popular investment tool among ordinary Korean investors 10 years after the introduction. In particular, hedge funds, which are relatively insensitive to stock prices, have been gaining popular
Retail stock investors are underperforming in indirect investment through funds as well as in direct investment. They are not benefiting from the rising stock market since the turn of the year as they have betted largely on bond-type funds, which are more like risk-free assets, while shunning Samsun
Security token offerings (STOs) have become the talk of the town in the cryptocurrency industry, following initial coin offerings (ICOs) which attract investment by issuing cryptocurrencies.Issuing a security token means converting assets into a form of cryptocurrencies offer them to invetors. These
Korea Securities Finance Corp. (KSFC) CEO Chung Wan-kyu has pledged to improve retail investors’ access to short selling.“We have decided to increase the number and amount of stock loans available to retail investors for short selling,” Chung said during a New Year's press conference held in Yeo
It has been a year since the current government announced its so-called May 15 Plan for the realization of the creative economy through the promotion of venture firms and startups. During the past year, various policy measures have been poured out for the revitalization of angel investment and M&As,