Economy
M&A·IB
[Market In] National Pension Service Changes Investment Classification for KoreaZinc from "Simple Investment" to "General Investment"
The National Pension Service (NPS) has changed the purpose of its stockholding in KoreaZinc(010130) from “simple investment” to “general investment.” This comes two years and four months after the NPS…
Business·Industry
"Cutting Wages If We Run a Deficit?" SK Hanik Union 'Fumes'
Management and labor at SK hynix are struggling to bridge their differences in this year’s wage and collective bargaining negotiations over the method of paying performance bonuses and the restructuri…
Business·Industry
SamsungElectronics to Supply Residential Heat Pump Boilers in Jeju… Targeting the High-Efficiency Heating Market
SamsungElectronics is launching a full-scale push into the high-efficiency heating and cooling solutions market by beginning to supply its residential “EHS Heat Pump Boiler” to single-family homes on …
Business·Industry
DONGWOON ANATECH CO.,LTD. Submits Clinical Trial Application to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for the World’s First Saliva-Based Blood Glucose Monitor... Regulatory Approval ‘Accelerating’
DONGWOON ANATECH CO.,LTD.(094170)has begun full-scale clinical trials to secure product approval for “D-Salife®,” the world’s first saliva-based, non-blood glucose meter. The company plans to accelera…
Financing
[Market In] STO Law Passed, but Detailed Standards Remain a Mystery... Industry 'Racing Against Time'
While amendments to the Electronic Securities Act and the Capital Markets Act—which establish the legal framework for security token offerings (STOs)—have been finalized, detailed standards for actual…
M&A·IB
[Market In] "Stable Fees and a Sales Network"... Global Private Equity Funds Betting on U.S. Asset Management Firms
As demand for personal wealth management—including retirement planning, estate planning, and tax optimization—rises rapidly amid an aging population, global private equity fund (PEF) managers are rush…
Bonds·FX Policy
[Market Insight] As Stock Market Wavers, Bonds ‘Rejoice’… Will the Corporate Bond Market Rebound?
As the domestic stock market continues to plummet day after day, the preference for safe-haven assets is growing across the financial market as a whole. With corporate bond yields now following govern…
M&A·IB
No Actors, No Script… 'AI Creator' Secures First Investment [Market In]
A company developing “AI creators”—which broadcast and interact with fans autonomously without human intervention—has secured its first round of investment. This is seen as a sign that venture capital…
M&A·IB
[Market In] Beyond Direct Investment, a Race for Capital Contributions… 'High-Net-Worth Asset Managers' Are Now in High Demand
Venture capital (VC) firms in the financial sector are successively launching investment initiatives in private venture capital fund-of-funds. As the operational capabilities of limited partners (LPs)…
Business·Industry
“AIDC’s First-Half Orders for Cooling Systems Exceed 600 billion won… Targeting Trillions of won by Year-End”—LGELECTRONICS Conference Call
“Orders for our AI data center cooling solutions have already exceeded 600 billion won in the first half of the year, and production is currently underway. We are aiming to secure AI data center proje…